20 Kerala Recipes From The Southern Coast

Saturday, February 15, 2014, 11:43 [IST]

God's own country Kerala is a very special place for food lovers. Kerala cuisine is known to be popular in many parts of India. That is why, Kerala recipes are very interesting to learn and try out at home. Usually we group south Indian recipes together in the same category. But each of the four southern states has its own cuisine.

Kerala recipes are therefore distinct from the other south Indian recipes and have their unique blend of flavours. If you are a fan of Keralite food, you may have noticed that it has a touch of the coastal spices in it. Most of the recipes here contain coconut in some form. In fact, most of the dishes in Kerala are cooked in coconut oil.

Kerala has a long coastline and thus we can see a plethora of fish recipes in this cuisine. Be it the famous Kerala fish fry, Malabar prawn curry or dry fish curry, Kerala cuisine never disappoint foodies. For vegetarians too, there is no dearth of choices. The soft and mushy Kerala paratha is a treat to anyone. There are also other delicacies like unni appam and kootu curry to tingle your taste buds.

So if you are planning a special lunch for your family, you may experiment with these sumptuous Kerala recipes.

Idiyappam

The famous Kerala dish called Idiyappam is also called as noolappam. This breakfast recipe is one of the best and tasty dishes of Kerala. This healthy and nutritious Idiyappam in other words is rice noodles which are served with sweet coconut milk.

Kerala Style Fish Fry

The fish is first marinated with some aromatic South Indian spices. Then the fillets of fish are deep fried in oil. You can use this Kerala style fish fry recipe as a snack or have it with sambar and rice.

Mutton Korma Kerala Style

The taste and flavour of korma comes from the blend of rich spices, yogurt and mutton. Mutton korma Kerala style is a rich and spicy food thus prepared on special occasions like festivals or weddings.

Kerala Paratha

Kerala paratha is a popular Indian bread. The Kerala paratha or parotta is similar to the North Indian lachha paratha. The only difference between the two parathas is that Kerala paratha is made with maida (all purpose flour) whereas laccha paratha is most commonly made with wheat flour.

Kerala Style Prawn Masala

Here is a Kerala style prawn masala which is sure to take your taste buds on a spicy ride. This prawn curry is prepared using coconut oil which adds a unique and fragrant flavour to this seafood recipe.

Kothayam: Dry Fish Curry From Kerala

Kottayam fish curry is cooked with minimal water and without coconut which is usually a major ingredient in all Kerala recipes. This fish curry recipe however, requires a special ingredient called kudampuli or gambooge which is also known as Malabar tamarind.

Easy Avial Recipe

Avial or aviyal, a traditional Kerala recipe, is served mainly during Onam Festival. However, the interesting thing about this easy avial recipe is that it can be prepared using any vegetables.

Mutton Nadan Curry

The Kerala style mutton curry was traditionally cooked in a clay pot over slow fire. This Indian curry gets a flavour of burnt wood and warm clay through the process of cooking. However, if you cannot arrange the fire and pot in your modern kitchen, cook this Kerala style mutton curry in a pressure cooker.

Kerala Parippu Curry

The Kerala style parippu curry is also a part of the Onam Sadya. Parippu curry is nothing but a delicious variety of dal which is eaten with rice and ghee. The specialty of this parippu curry is that the dal is cooked with a spiced coconut mixture, which lends a delectable flavour to this dish.

Kerala Style Prawn Pepper Fry

We have here a Kerala style prawn pepper fry recipe for you. The soft and juicy prawns are cooked with a lot of spices which make this dish an utter delight for all seafood lovers.

Mixed Vegetable Theeyal

Here we have a delicious and mouthwatering vegetarian recipe of mixed vegetable. Theeyal which is sure to take your taste buds on a delightful ride. The most important ingredient in this recipe is the coconut and spice mixture which gives this dish an excellent aroma and a finger licking taste.

Varutharacha Egg Curry

Varutharacha egg curry in Kerala style is a spicy and ideal dish to team up with rice or chappatis. Making Varutharacha egg curry is easy and to get the Kerala style aroma in the recipe

Kerala Style Sambar

Kerala Sambhar is distinct from the sambhar recipes tried in the other 3 Southern states. This South Indian recipe is mainly different on the grounds of the vegetables that are used in it. Kerala sambhar is mainly a dal recipe. But it uses a wide variety of vegetables in it.