January 2021 – Page 4 – Mrs. Mack's Spice of Life!

Pineapple Menaskai

This is a South Indian recipe, slightly sweet and is served as a side dish with rice and vegetable curry. It usually calls for freshly roasted and ground spices, but I substituted whole spices with powdered spices which I quickly roasted. This worked for me as all the spice powders I used were home madeContinue reading “Pineapple Menaskai”

Vegan Tunah Salad

I had the vegan tunah leftover after I made the Open Sandwich, so I put together this salad and used up other leftovers I had in my fridge. Tasted surprisingly good, so I see this making an appearance every now and again when we want something light. Ingredients: 1/2 can of vegan tuna (I usedContinue reading “Vegan Tunah Salad”

Prawn Curry and Rice

This is a simple prawn curry with delicate flavours, recipe provided by Leela Akka. It takes about 45 minutes to prepare this curry and rice from scratch and it tastes fabulous. A confession I forgot to add chilli powder and it was only when we sat down to eat that I discovered it, but myContinue reading “Prawn Curry and Rice”

Simple Roast Dinner

My husband and I decided to host the family for Christmas this year, I have never made a roast dinner in my life and my mother in law a pro at roast came to my rescue and shared her tips and tricks with me. Since then I have made it several times including the ChristmasContinue reading “Simple Roast Dinner”

Neer Dosa and Coconut Chutney

This is a traditional Mangalorean breakfast dish however it is also served with chicken/prawn/lamb curries for special lunch/dinners. It is great the way it soaks up the gravy so you experience an explosion of flavours in every morsel. Traditionally to make the Dosa you have to soak the rice overnight, then grind it to aContinue reading “Neer Dosa and Coconut Chutney”

Neer Dosa

For all those who are die-hard fans of my mum’s Neer Dosa, I hereby give you the recipe. The second reason why this is being documented is that I seem to have a memory of a goldfish or more close to home, seems to have developed a Ghajini complex whereby things that are not writtenContinue reading “Neer Dosa”

Vegan Tunah Open Sandwich

Welcome to my website, I will be recording (hopefully daily) recipes that I cook from scratch, most of these have been sourced from the internet/cook books but I have made it mine by substituting ingredients. I hope you also enjoy these recipes as much as I do.. I am not huge fan of tuna, butContinue reading “Vegan Tunah Open Sandwich”