The Cuisine of ‘Gods Own Country’
The Cuisine of Kerala is linked in all its richness to the land’s history, geography & culture. It has a multitude of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared using fish, poultry and meat, which differentiate kerala from rest of the main land.
Due to its abundance, coconut is widely used in most of the regional dishes of Kerala. Dishes from Rice & Tapioca form the main course of malayali’s daily food, and are served along with side dishes (Kootan). The side dishes which may be made from vegetables, meat, fish or a mix of all of them.
Kerala’s long coastline, numerous rivers and backwater networks have contributed many fresh and sea water fish based dishes, and has become avoidable side-dish to common man’s daily diet. Owing to the weather and the availability of spices, the Kerala cuisine is richly spicy especially the hot ones chili, black/green pepper, cardamom, cloves, ginger and cinnamon.
25 June, 2017
Nenthrappazha payasam (ഏത്തപ്പഴപ്പായസം), one of traditional Kerala dessert with banana, is an ...
22 June, 2017
Chuttaracha chammanthi (തേങ്ങാ ചുട്ടരച്ച ചമ്മന്തി) was one my favorite accompaniments for rice ...
20 June, 2017
Kovakkai (Ivy gourd) contains beta-carotene, and considered a good source of protein and fiber. It ...
4 June, 2017
Here is an easy way to prepare Palpayasam (പാൽപായസം), a Kerala desert dish. Palpayasam is ...
30 May, 2017
Kerala is well known for its fish consumption hence the preparation methods for fish dishes also ...
28 May, 2017
Here is an authentic Chicken Curry (Kozhi Curry- കോഴിക്കറി) preparation from the Kerala Chirstian ...
13 May, 2017
Bitter gourd (പാവയ്ക്കാ) as the name indicates, tastes pretty bitter in most of the regular ...
13 May, 2017
Delicious Mutton (Lamb) recipe in traditional Kerala style with perfect blend of spices. This is a ...
26 April, 2017
Pacha moru /Sambharam (സംഭാരം) is spiced buttermilk, an ultimate body cooler and thirst killer for ...
22 April, 2017
Vattayappam (വട്ടയപ്പം) is very common traditional appam (cake) recipe from Kerala Christian ...
16 April, 2017
For long I was thinking of consolidating a few recipes for postpartum (post-delivery) care dishes. ...
15 April, 2017
Unnakkaya -Banana Rolls (ഉന്നക്കായ) is delicious, sweet and traditional Kerala snack popular in ...