Who doesn’t love the classic creamy Crème brûlée? But we at Mystic Spice bring to you our version…something with a tropical twist. Enjoy! Ingredients: Tender coconut pulp 30 grams Cream 50 ml Sugar 25 grams Vanilla essence 10ml Egg 1 nos. Method: Whisk egg yolk, sugar and vanilla essence in a large...
To The Tea
Picture this: you’re driving the down the serene Swedish countryside. A small signboard with the insignia of a copper kettle grabs your attention. Intrigued, you decide to stop. From a distance, all you can see is a hut, surrounded by tall chestnut trees. A cobbled pathway leads to an enclosure: chequered tablecloths spread on...
The Revolutionaries of Rock
Kuttanadan Punchayile Kochu Penne Kuyilale … I was on the banks of the Punnamada Lake in Alleppey, enthralled by a boat race in progress. Hundreds of men were rowing ferociously across the water in their giant boats. As they rowed, they sang, “Kuttanadan Punchayile Kochu Penne Kuyilale”, and as they sang, they rowed, “oh…thithithra...
Making a Mirror
Not long back, I attended a seminar on heritage at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady near Kochi. Under the broad ambit of heritage”, a number of papers were presented on different topics. One, however, made me think of a mirror held within a brass frame, a mirror which was given to...
Evenings of Kalam Ezhuthu
For a fortnight in the early summer months of February and March, Mr P, a young man would be seen every afternoon in the mandalam of the Thalli Temple. He would change from his shirt and trousers to his mundu, only a thorthu casually covering his bare chest. Afternoon stragglers would gather around him...