About
Welcome to Live To Eat - yet another food blog!
I am Sig, a foodie at heart, stuck in the techie world in Seattle, WA with my darling husband Siv where we , along with some dear friends spend a lot of time around food - eating it, talking about it, cooking it etc… This is the medium for sharing my passion, to share some tried and tested recipes from our kitchen and to share opinions about the restaurants we visit.
All the views expressed here are strictly my own opinions; your perspective may be different. Feel free to disagree with me, but do note that rudeness WILL NOT be tolerated.
I don’t consider myself an expert, neither should you! Try the recipes at your own risk. All the recipes here are tried and tested by me, unless noted otherwise. The measurements given in the ingredient list are mainly for reference, these may vary a bit from what I actually used. Feel free to adjust to suit your palette. If you try a recipe, and figured out a way to make it better, do let me know.
I am from Kerala, a southern state in India. You will find a lot of authentic Kerala recipes here, and most of the other recipes are very much influenced by basic Kerala techniques. Siv is from Tamil Nadu, another southern state in India. You will find a fair amount of Tamil recipes here as well. We love exploring other cuisines, so there are a bunch of other recipes which don’t fall into either of these categories; it is all about variety here. We are hardcore carnivores, so as you can guess, the recipes are predominantly non-vegetarian. We also do a lot of experimentation in the bar, so you will find a lot of cocktail recipes here as well.
Thanks for stopping by, browse around, and let me know what I can do to make your visit better.
Email Me at MailLiveToEat(at)gmail(dot)com
-Sig
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awww sweet write up here and sweeter pic of you two…
Hey sig was just reading this page.
You look totally different in this pic that the oterones i have seen.
Oh and Siv is frm Tamil Nadu. See every time i come to your blog and nose around i learn things
Sigma,
Nice recipes, I will try to make some of them. I have noticed the curries in sri lankan style is some of the best I ever had.
Blessings to you.
I am now back in Altamonte Springs,
Florida.
Miss the Indian brothers and sisters at the
Marietta Bible Chapel in N. Atlanta, Georgia.
They were quite a crew.
Did not really remember them bringing INDIAN
STYLE foods to the monthly chapel dinners however.
Only spent a short two year and an half in
N. Atlanta (Roswell and Alpharetta) but I
do have happy memories of the area,
HARRY’S FARMERS MARKET in Alpharetta and Marietta had foods from all over the world.
Blessings. Once and a while I get nice emails
from some brothers from India around the world.thanks for dropping by Jerry!
Sigma,
I have tried a number of them, may be a clone due to the fact I don’t get all the ingredients handy very much. However I really liked the passion and effort you have made to the food recipes. By looking at the picture and the write up itself, it is very clear that you have done tremendous good work to prepare it.
Some time when I travel (I do travel 4 days a week as part of my job) I look for authentic Indian food in major US cities, some time is very hard to tell you it is not that much easy to find the right Indian food nowadays.
Have you ever tried to make Indian food in clay cookware with slow cooking?
kickass profile write up…
Hey Sig, nice to know that you too are from Kerala, you look good in the pic:) I am also from Kerala, Ernakulam side.
Hey Sig,
I happened to see your blog when I ‘googled’ for some recipes. To be frank, I liked and tried your recipes because u mentioned ingredients which are easily available here in the US. I like your style of writing. It was very easy for me ( who has just started cooking )to understand. After having tried a few recipes, This is the first place I will look for when i want some recipe.
Cheers,
Chaits
hi sig…
i loved ur write up…i too am from kerala too.i loved ur site and ur recipes…am gonna try some soon…
Sig,
Brilliant blog! Thank you for sharing.
I browse through a lot of food blogs, but did not see one with as many must-try recipes for me.
Your assessment on Indian restaurants in US is spot on. It is unfortunate that fewer than 5% of the Indian restaurants here offer food comparable to the food from a basic chain restaurant like Kamat in India.
If you do come across a must-try Indian restaurant list, please publish. I can add a few from NYC area.
Hi Sig,
When i see your recipe its so much identical like my mom’s recipe. I am keralite born and brought in Mumbai,married to a Uttaranchali boy, who hails from Delhi. At present living in Louisville, KY. I liked cooking but never tired before marriage and after marriage with my mom’s on phone support, i managed to cook some kerala cuisine to satisfy my taste. But now that am in Lousiville, i can rely on ur recepies..
one day i called up my mom around 5 am her time to check for rasam recipe…oh god that so bad of me but what to do i just want the same taste as what my mom used to cook. Please keep sharing great Kerala recipe. I shall share some of the Uttaranchal cuisine with you which i have learnt so far :-)…cya.
Was looking for a chicken n potato curry recipe and was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon your site…you’re the first malu foodie blog I’ve come across…impressed with the recipes…I’m from Kerala too…live in Toronto, Canada…learning to cook…thanks for the inspiration :nerd:
Hi Sig,
First time at ur website and you have very cool one. Saw ur recipes and were kinda diff and interesting….keep rocking
hi!
Wondering where I can buy a copy of B F Varghese’s cookbook (non-veg). My current copy has served me well for over two decades and is sadly in tatters!
Thanks
Sajeev
Barbados
Thanks for the reply.
Perhaps you can tell me where in India so I can pick one up when I visit
Sajeev
hi dear,
i am also a mallu married to a north indian. i was not very fond of mallu dishes. but after becoming pregnant i crave for mallu dishes especially ada. now we are at a place where we can find all ingredients except plantain leaves. just tell me how to substitute for those vazhaillas. even the jack fruit leaves are not available here
one more thing u look sweet and ur hubby also is smart.
ur kids will be very happy to have such wonderful cooking parents.
forgot to tell you one thing, i tried ur pavakka theeyal came out very well.
one thing i added. as the theeyal was very bitter, i did my own addition
here you are…..
in another pan add 2 spoon oil, add finely chopped tomatoes-2 no and finely chopped green chillies 2 no, saute well, till tomatoes start becoming a paste. now add this to the fully prepared theeyal and boil for 2 min, the bitterness reduces to a large extent and becomes more tasty………..try it sig
Hi I just wanted to tell you that we just finished our dinner which included your Goat Curry (Quick and easy). It was delicious! Thank you. I am going to try the braised pork belly next. :O) Good recipes, fun blog! I enjoy reading it alot.
:nerd:
Lori
Wow..your site is amazing. I tried your chicken curry and we love it. My 4 year old, a picky eater, says yummy to it. Looks like you are a good photographer too..
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Hey Sig,
I happened to see your blog when I ‘googled’ for some recipes.I like your style of writing its very easy for me to understand. I have tried few recipes and it came out well. I come from KanyaKumari in India which has got a mix of mallu and tamil nadu cuisine. Please add more recipes frequently and keep up the good work.Thanks
Cheers,
Kaveri
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Would you believe I don’t remember the earlier pic at all?
I’ve tried some of your recipes and it has all turned out good for me so far. Thanks for sharing your recipes. I like your write-up too. Pudhiya photo-lu, Mohanlal style shoulder cherichu ninnit-undello?
Just kidding. Looks good.
Thanks again for the recipes.
Wow. You look amazing. I have been to you blog several times, but this visit after a long time, and inspired by your SBD recipes and your weight-loss journey. I am also planning to start one soon. And Congratulations on achieving your target weight.
Hi Sig,
Amazing pic. Phew! I have spent about 2 hrs in your blog today and that’s a RECORD. I am reading a blog at the most for 10-15 mins and outta there usually. Even when i used to visit your for recipes, I’d drool over the pics until somebody notices, make notes and quit. Today your SBD diet story kept me here this long. U TRULY are an inspiration and seeing your pic helps. I am starting on mine seriously tomorrow(all plans of weekend hogging set aside) so I can get back into my size 8 jeans this summer. I went all the way to size 12 and now wear a very uncomfortable size 10 (may be because i don’t see many size 11). Thanks a bunch for all your patience in detailing the diet program including prepwork and grocery list.
Hi Sig,’
I’am from Auckland NZ and just wandered to your blog while searching for typical kerala meen peera recipe.
I have found a whole lot of interesting stuff.
Will let you know how the Meena Peera goes.
I too am just back from a kerala holiday and after reading your blog brings back fond memories.
Thanks for all the great Kerala recipes.
Parvathy