Diwali Hamper, MRP ₹1,299 · Ground at home in Kerala · Delivered across India

Cook with it

Kerala recipes with home-ground spices

Everyday dishes from Kerala homes, with the four spices we sell. Quantities are for about 4 servings.

Kerala fish curry

മീൻ കറി

Uses: Kashmiri chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder

The everyday red fish curry of Kerala homes. Kashmiri chilli gives it the deep red colour, kudampuli (Malabar tamarind) gives it the sourness, and it tastes even better the next day.

Full recipe

Kerala egg roast

മുട്ട റോസ്റ്റ്

Uses: Kashmiri chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, Whole black pepper

A dry, deep-red roast that goes with appam, idiyappam, parotta or rice. The secret is patience with the onions.

Full recipe

Cabbage thoran

കാബേജ് തോരൻ

Uses: Turmeric powder

The quick dry vegetable on most Kerala lunch plates. A small pinch of turmeric is all it needs.

Full recipe

Pepper rasam

കുരുമുളക് രസം

Uses: Whole black pepper, Coriander powder

A thin, peppery rasam for rice or to drink warm from a cup. Crush the pepper just before you make it.

Full recipe

Kerala chicken roast

ചിക്കൻ റോസ്റ്റ്

Uses: Kashmiri chilli powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Whole black pepper

The dark, glossy roast on many Kerala Christmas tables, eaten with appam, bread or rice. It uses all four spices, and the onions do most of the work.

Full recipe

Kerala fish fry masala

മീൻ വറുത്തത് മസാല

Uses: Kashmiri chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Whole black pepper

No packet masala needed. Three spices, ginger, garlic and lemon make the red, crisp-edged fish fry of Kerala homes.

Full recipe

Spice guides