There is a reason why travelers praise Keralan cuisine with its variety and flavors! Kerala foods are an experience in and of themselves, inspired and enhanced with a touch of the state’s unique culture.
Kerala foods will take you on a culinary adventure, from vegetarian to non-vegetarian dishes. Also, learn Malayalam with Ling App to find out some of the most popular dishes, places, cultures, and much more of what Kerala boasts.
Kerala Foods – List Of Famous And Traditional Foods Of Kerala
1. Puttu And Kadala Curry
Puttu is a cylindrical steamed rice cake with grated coconut shavings as charming as its name suggests. It is a popular breakfast meal and a staple food in Kerala.
2. Appam With Stew
Appam is a rice pancake with a soft, filled center and a crisp, paper-thin outside layer. It is made from fermented rice flour and served in a southern-style stew.
3. Idiyappam With Curry
In Kerala cuisine, Idiyappam, also known as Noolappam, is a combination of rice flour, salt, and water. It goes well with egg curry.
4. Nadan Kozhi Varuthathu (Spicy Chicken Fry)
Chicken is deep-fried with onion, garlic, fresh green chilies, vinegar, and coriander and served on a banana leaf. This Kerala dish is seasoned with cumin seeds and garam masala.
5. Kerala Traditional Prawn Curry
Prawn curry, this Kerala curry is one of the most delicious non-vegetarian delicacies. The traditional Kerala prawn curry is sprinkled with chili and pepper. Before being cooked in whole coconut milk, spices are added and it is topped with curry leaves. One of the nicest things to do in Kerala is to try this delicious seafood meal. It is served with steamed rice or chapattis.
6. Malabar Parota
This is a tasty street meal from the coast’s Malabar region. It has a flaky, crispy, crumbly texture that melts in your mouth and leaves behind a sweet yet savory taste.
7. Mussel Stir Fry
Mussel Stir Fry is served as a side dish with Kappa or Rice curries. Onions, garlic, chilies, garam masala, turmeric, salt, and shredded coconut are also included.
8. Parippu Curry (Dal Curry)
Parippu curry is a dish made with gram ghee and a lot of spices and chilies.
9. Karimeen Pollichathu (Fish)
Karimeen Pollichathu, a meal created from the Pearl Spot Fish, a speckled fish, is one of Kerala’s most traditional cuisines. Karimeen Pollichathu is a Syrian Christian dish that became part of Kerala’s diverse cuisine. The fish is marinated in a mixture of spices before being wrapped in raw plantains.
10. Dosa Ghee Roast With Kerala Style Sambhar
Dosa Ghee Roast with Kerala Style Sambhar is the greatest meal in Kerala. Dosa and sambar, both listed among the “World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods,” are delicious Kerala cuisine combinations. The ghee roast dosa is made from fermented rice and lentils.
11. Idali Sambar
Idli sambar is a popular breakfast dish in Kerala and the rest of India. It is the ideal combination of fermented rice cakes and tangy curry with aromatic spices and veggies like lentils.
12. Kerala Style Fish Molee
This Kerala cuisine has a unique flavor. It combines coconut milk and kokum. Spices like turmeric, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and fresh green chilies add spicy flavor to the food.
13. Juicy Banana Fritters – A Traditional Tea Time Snack
Pazham Pori, also known as Ethakka Appam, are sour juicy banana chips, a popular teatime food in Kerala. Ripe bananas are dusted with ordinary flour then deep-fried in oil.
14. Erissery (Pumpkin And Lentil Stew)
One of the traditional kootans in Kerala cuisine. It is filled with nutritional ingredients such as grain and pumpkin. The combination of coconut, various spices (cumin, turmeric, etc.), and vegetables is wonderful. It is best served with hot rice to get the most out of it. In Sadhya, erissery is one of the primary side dishes (kootan).
15. Naadan Kozhi Curry
Kerala chicken curry is a great combination of spices. It is a must-try for serious meat-eaters. However, Naadan kozhi curry goes well with everything particularly with plain rice, ghee rice, pulao, biryani, naan, pathiri, chapati, and even a slice of bread.
16. Erachi Varutharacha Curry (Fried-Ground Mutton Curry)
In mutton, curry beef is marinated in roasted coconut gravy. Erachi varutharacha curry goes well with appam and puttu.
17. Ada Pradhaman – Malayali’s Favorite Dish
Ada pradhaman is the king of Kerala’s kheers, a sweet rice kheer prepared with spices and almonds. This payasam or sweet rice kheer is a unique blend of thick coconut milk, jaggery, and baked rice adda. Traditionally, it’s served as dessert at the end of a sadhya.
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