We were excited to cook with Aroma Dipu at the Casa Linda Restaurant and Cooking School in Kochi. We always wonder if the experiences we have will be a good match for you when you (hopefully, someday) travel to this corner of India. Aroma came highly recommended and we had such a great time with …
When it comes to places to stay in Kochi, we like the following list because of their locations, services and amenities. CGH Brunton Boatyard Brunton Boatyard is a short walk from Kochi’s Jew Town and the harbour’s fish markets. It wasn’t always here. The CGH (Clean, Green and Healthy) Earth Experience Group of Hotels took …
If you’ve only got 36 hours in Kochi, here’s a great piece detailing all our favourite things to do. You’ll be busy from dawn until dusk in this gem of the Malabar Coast. On the Water There’s water everywhere in Kochi so start the afternoon of your first day here with a boat cruise around …
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Nimmy Paul says you can vary the vegetables you use in this Avial dish but it should always contain a starch like yam or potato. Plus, a soft vegetable like a raw green banana or plantain and a green vegetable. Enjoy this bright and colourful dish as a side or on its own with appams …
Nimmy Paul’s Chemeen recipe uses small pink prawns that are as tender as can be. Careful selection of ingredients goes a long way to making any dish and with a delicate seafood dish, this is especially true. Kokum – another of the key ingredients in the dish – is a small round type of tamarind …
Fish Molee (pronounced moy-ee) is one of the most popular dishes served in Kerala. With fresh fish from the Arabian Sea and backwaters estuaries, coconut from the trees that shade the land and the beauty of subtle spicing, it’s easy to see why people fall in love at first bite. Every cook has their own …
Kochi Kerala – A soft place to land in India Your plane descends over teeming towers of coconut palms as you approach the airport in Kochi Kerala. Their deep green fronds wave a welcome. You’ll come to know how they dominate the landscape here in Kochi and over most of the state of Kerala. It’s …
Nimmy Paul – South India’s Julia Child “If you are going to cook, do it beautifully.” These are the words of Nimmy Paul. She’s called South India’s Julia Child because she pioneered culinary tourism long before the idea was popular. Almost everything she says is pure gold cooking wisdom. She learned these nuggets at a tender …
We begin our journey in South India No matter what places you visit in the world, sharing plates of food offers the chance to connect with the faces you meet. So this is how we came up with the idea for Faces, Places and Plates. Cooking with locals creates insights into their daily life and …