--- title: "Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices" author: "Deepu" published: 2019-08-22 updated: 2022-03-15 --- # Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices Published: 2019-08-22 Updated: 2022-03-15 Author: Deepu Categories: Food & Cuisines, Kerala Tags: Cuisine, Food, Kerala Canonical URL: https://www.indiaimagine.com/lifestyle/food/cuisines-of-kerala-the-city-of-spices/ ## AI Metadata * Content Type: Article * Primary Topic: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices * Country: India * State: Kerala * Language: English * Reading Time: 5 Minutes * Author: Deepu * Published Date: 2019-08-22 * Updated Date: 2022-03-15 ## Quick Facts Destination: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices Location: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices, Kerala, India Category: Travel Destination Ideal For: Travelers Published: 2019-08-22 Author: Deepu Reading Time: 5 minutes ## Summary Kerala cuisines follow the Malabari, Arabian and French touch. These influences with the cooking style in here and the end product is hugely admired around the world. The Portuguese used to visit this place for its variety of spices. These spices usage is in the right quantity in all the meals prepared here. Kerala lies in the coastal region, so the seafood is in abundance and fresh. Hence for Non-Vegetarian foodie, there are many different varieties of foods available here like Tuna, Lobsters, Oysters, Crab, Prawns, Mackerel, etc. The food style in Kerala not only contains Non-Veg; a wide variety of vegetarian food is also available here. ## Key Facts * Destination: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices * Location: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices, Kerala, India * Category: Travel Destination * Travel Style: Travel & Destinations * State: Kerala * Country: India * Ideal For: Travelers ## Related Topics * Kerala Tourism * Kerala Temples * Cuisine * Food * Kerala ## Search Intent * Primary Intent: Informational * Secondary Intent: General Interest * User Type: Travelers * Trip Type: Leisure Trip ## Geographic Information * Country: India * State: Kerala ## Classification * Content Type: Article * Topic Cluster: Travel & Destinations * Audience: Travelers, Readers * Region: India ## Entities ### Places * Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices * Kerala ## Travel Knowledge Graph Destination: Cuisines Of Kerala, The City Of Spices Location: * Kerala * India Travel Type: * Travel & Destinations ## Content Kerala cuisines follow the **Malabari**, **Arabian** and **French touch**. These influences with the cooking style in here and the end product is hugely admired around the world. The Portuguese used to visit this place for its variety of spices. These spices usage is in the right quantity in all the meals prepared here. **Kerala** lies in the coastal region, so the seafood is in abundance and fresh. Hence for Non-Vegetarian foodie, there are many different varieties of foods available here like Tuna, Lobsters, Oysters, Crab, Prawns, Mackerel, etc. The food style in **Kerala** not only contains Non-Veg; a wide variety of vegetarian food is also available here. **Here is the list of the most popular food cuisines of Kerala.** ## **1. Idiyappam Biryani- Cuisines available only in Kerala** **Idiyappam**is a dish made from rice flour. This dish is preferable with a curry or stew. It is known as the **Kerala** style Maggi because of its similarity in shape and texture. Even you can have this dish with egg curry. The thin threads of this dish are easy to digest and gives you a refreshing taste. ## **2. Appam- One of traditional cuisines** One of the most popular dishes in Kerala, appam is another dish prepared from rice. Everyone in **Kerala** likes appam, and in general, it is a rice pancake. There are different styles for making it. It could be made with and without sugar. Usually, the appam is served together with stew or other curries. The best thing about this is that it is healthy food and can directly have without any supportive curry. **Also, read [Explore Foods and Cuisines from all Corners of India](https://www.indiaimagine.com/india/andra-pradesh/explore-foods-and-cuisines-from-all-corners-of-india/)** ## **3. Puttu** The puttu is another rice recipe. Puttu is a cylindrical shape food, that can be prepared from a puttu maker machine. It’s one of the best morning breakfast. It is a light and tasty breakfast to kick start the day. Usually, the combination is with kadala curry, which is black chickpeas and gives a better taste with puttu. ## **4. Erissery** Erissery is every kitchen delight in **Kerala**. Prepared by boiling sweet pumpkins with spices and salt. This is a delicious curry and better have it with rice for great taste. It holds significant importance on the eve of the Onam festival. During Sadhya this curry is second on the serving list. **Also, read [Top 5 Places to Visit In Kerala](https://www.indiaimagine.com/india/kerala/kerala/)** ## **5. Ela Sadhya** **Ela Sadya** is a combination of all-vegetarian Kerala food! with a huge number of choices to select from, **Sadya** is a special thali that is available during festive seasons or during special occasions like marriage, celebrations, etc. This lunch is a mix of dish like pachadi, kichadi, pulissery, olan, sambar, varavu, thoran, aviyal, payasam, together with hot steaming rice on a banana leaf ## **6. Parippu(Dal) Curry** It is quite unusual for the people in **Kerala** for their taste in dal curry. The **parippu** curry is quite famous here and has some wide varieties of dal curry available here. For festive occasions, the Masoor dal curry is prepared, and for the general event, simple dal curry is a choice. The **parippu** curry here is quite spicy and has a lot more spices. So it is a must for every visitor to try this once and feel it themselves. ## **7. Ghee Dosa and Sambar** **Dosa** is worldwide famous for its taste and texture. Ghee is the main ingredient for making it tastier. It is one of the world-famous cuisines available in **Kerala**. The combination sambar as a curry makes a lot more difference to its taste. The sambar is a curry that has all the vegetables available and then when served with the ghee roasted **dosa**, makes the perfect combination. ## **8. Kozhi Varuthathu one of the best Kerala Cuisines** The real meaning of Kozhi Varuthathu is fried chicken. Usually served together with roti or parotta. Flour and maida mixture are the main ingredients to prepare Parotta and becomes very heavy for lightweight food eaters. The **chicken** curry served in a banana leaf with onions garnished around its corner. ## **9. Prawn Curry** The traditional prawn curry of **Kerala** main ingredients is chili, pepper and coconut milk. Leaves act as a garnishing element. This taste is Kerala’s own taste. It is a portion of local cuisines for the coastal regions of Kerala. ## **10. Karimeen fry- One of the extraordinary Cuisines** One of **Kerala’s** most traditional cuisines, Karimeen Pollichathu is made out of a dotted fish ordinarily found in the backwaters of this [**Alleppey**](https://www.indiaimagine.com/india/kerala/kerala/). Once Famous only among the Syrian Christian community of Kerala is now one of the state’s main Cuisines. The fish curry preparation takes place with marinating the fish and filling in the stuffing of spices salt and others inside it. Fish curry is accompanied with either rice or chappatis. ## Sources * Kerala Tourism * Author Research ## Document Metadata * Canonical URL: https://www.indiaimagine.com/lifestyle/food/cuisines-of-kerala-the-city-of-spices * Word Count: 847 * Reading Time: 5 Minutes * Language: English * Last Updated: 2022-03-15