Description: Title: The Kerala Kitchen, Expanded Edition: Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South India Author: George, Lathika Publisher: Hippocrene Books Binding: Paperback Pages: 262 Dimensions: 8.90h x 8.00w x 0.80d Product Weight: 1.4 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780781814447 Gourmand WorldCookbook Award winnerp>"My copy of The Kerala Kitchen has notes scribbled in it and has saffron stains on certain pages. Now it's your turn to enjoy. So line up your spices, ready your grated coconut and go to it. You are in for both a literary and gastronomic treat."--Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Waterp>Now in an expanded edition with new recipes and photographs, this unique cookbook-memoir transports readers to Kerala, a verdant, tropical state on the Malabar Coast of South India.Since ancient times, seafarersand traders have been drawn by the lure of spices to Kerala. Saint Thomasalso traveled this spice route, converting several Brahmin families who laterintermarried with Syrians who had settled here; thus was born the vibrantSyrian Christian community of Kerala. Today, ayurvedic massage resorts andbackwater cruises make this scenic land a top tourist destination, and spicesstill draw both travelers and gourmands to its rich culinary heritage. It isthis legacy that The KeralaKitchen brings us, through more than 170 recipes and the storiesthat accompany them. Authenticand easy to prepare, these recipes are adapted for the North American kitchen, and accompanied by a guide to spices, herbs, and equipment, as well as aglossary of food terms. Interwoven between these recipes, in the besttradition of the cookbook memoir, are tales of talking doves, toddyshops, traveling chefs and killer coconuts, evoking the beauty of a bygone eraas well as the compelling pull of the present one.Samplerecipes: MeenVevichathu (Fish Curry Cooked in a Clay Pot) Parippu (Lentils with Coconut Milk) Thiyal(Shallots with Tamarind and Roasted Coconut) PesahaAppam (Steamed Rice Bread) Paalappam(Lace-Rimmed Pancakes) Karikku Pudding (Tender Coconut Pudding) Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Kerala Kitchen, Expanded Edition : Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South India
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Regional & Ethnic / International, Regional & Ethnic / Indian & South Asian, Asia / India & South Asia
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Cooking
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Item Length: 8.7 in
Author: Abraham Verghese
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
