Familiar dishes such as appam, dosai, vada and poriyal as well as more unusual ones such as verum arisi adai (lacy rice pancakes) are featured in Southern Spice, alongside recipes for regional specialities including Maddhur vadai and Palakkad adai.

Preparation time for each dish, including the time taken for fermentation, soaking, preparation and the actual cooking, is clearly mentioned so that you can plan your meal almost to the second!