Spices have always played an integral part of Kerala’s history. It is every food-lover’s paradise. From the enormous platters of vegetarian dishes like Sadya, the range of non-vegetarian dishes made with seafood, lamb, and beef, to the sweet and savoury delicacies, the food of Kerala will take you on a joyride! Our list of Kerala food images with name will bowl you over
1. Idiyappam With Curry
Idiyappam, is made of rice flour, salt and water with a number of thin strands or sevai entwined together to make the lovely texture that this dish bears. You can have it with all kinds of curries, but it tastes best with Egg Curry.
2.Erissery (Pumpkin And Lentil Stew)
A hit in every kitchen of Kerala, this curry is made from either raw plantains or sliced yams. It is typically prepared by boiling slightly sweet pumpkins with salt, chillies or pepper, dried lentils, grated coconut, turmeric powder, cumin seeds and garlic, and is served on a bed of rice once cooked.
3. Puttu and kadala curry
Puttu is a cylindrical steamed rice cake that is cooked in a mould with grated coconut. It can be served with ripe bananas, grated coconut, and kadala curry (the Keralite version of ‘Kala Chana’!
4. Appam With Ishtu (Stew)
It is made from fermented rice flour, coconut milk, coconut water, and a teensy bit of sugar, Appam is essentially a thin pancake with crispy edges. These crepe-like bowls are best enjoyed with Ishtu, a kind of stew that has been originally derived from the European stew and is made from coconut milk, cinnamon, cloves and shallots, and sometimes also mango pieces and vegetables.
5. Ela Sadya
Ela Sadya is the king of all Kerala food items. It is a traditional Kerala dish. Its spread can go up to 28 dishes at a time like pachadi, kichadi, pulissery, olan, sambar, varavu, thoran, aviyal, payasam, served with hot steaming rice on a banana leaf .
6. Parippu Curry (Dal Curry)
Parippu curry is basically a Kerala-style dal curry that is made from small gram and ghee. There is a good balance of spices and chillies in the curry to bring out mouth-watering scents and complement the rice it is usually served with.
7. Dosa ghee roast with Kerala-style sambar
Made from fermented rice and lentils, the ghee roast dosa is first cooked to perfection in pure ghee, and then roasted till it gets as crisp as it can and and sambar in Kerala cuisine make up for a deadly combination! It is, no doubt, the best food in Kerala district.
SUMMARY
Our list of exquisite Kerala dishes would actually give you a good gastronomy tour of the state. Be it fish, mutton or local vegetables, there’s plenty of Kerala dishes available to keep you wanting for more!
