A FOOD TRADITION
Kerala Cuisine
Kerala cuisine is a southwest Indian coastal tradition using rice, coconut, curry leaves, seafood, fermented batters, and layered spice blends.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Kallappam
Kallappam is a fermented Kerala rice-and-coconut batter pancake that is cooked on a griddle until soft and lightly browned.
Karimeen Pollichathu
Pearl spot fish is marinated with spices, cooked with an aromatic onion-based masala, and traditionally wrapped and cooked until tender.
Kerala Beef Fry
Kerala Beef Fry is a dry, intensely spiced preparation of beef cooked with aromatics, coconut, and oil until richly browned.
Kerala Chicken Stew
A mild Kerala chicken stew with vegetables and aromatics simmered in a fragrant coconut-milk broth.
Kerala Fish Molee
A gently spiced Kerala fish stew cooked with coconut milk, aromatics, and often tomato.
Kerala Meen Curry
A traditional Kerala fish curry simmered with coconut, souring ingredients, and a robust blend of spices.
Kerala Mutton Stew
A gently simmered Kerala-style stew of mutton with coconut milk, aromatics, vegetables, and mild spices.
Kerala Parotta
Kerala parotta is a flaky, layered flatbread made from wheat flour and oil, repeatedly folded and pan-fried until tender inside and crisp outside.
Kichadi Kerala Style
A Kerala yogurt-based side dish made with cucumber, coconut, and a mustard-seed tempering.
Kozhi Porichathu
Kozhi Porichathu is Kerala-style chicken marinated with aromatics and spices before being fried until crisp and deeply seasoned.
Kuzhalappam
A Kerala rice-flour snack shaped into hollow rolls with coconut and spices, then deep-fried until crisp.
Malabar Biryani
Malabar Biryani is a Kerala-style layered rice dish prepared with aromatic short-grain rice, seasoned meat or poultry, fried onion, and whole spices.
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