Common foods from kerala

Masala Dosa, Originally from Tamil nadu, Now a fovourite of India and available in nook and corner of kerala


Palappam, tastes best with Non Veg, especially egg curry.



Karimeen, much hyped food in kerala. Best tastes when properly fried. Personally I don’t find it much interesting.

Paneer masala. Not so popular in kerala. One of my favourites



kadai Chicken. Too spicy

Ayikkoora masala (fish Curry)

Kappa (tapioca). Best served in toddy shops along with toddy and non vegetarian curry

Ilayappam, sweet dish made up of jaggery, wheat and jack-fruit

Again palappam with potato stew

Beef fry. We keralites believe in either vegetarianism or non vegetarianism. Either eat any living creature or don’t even touch egg.

Palappam, Egg curry and Stew

Puttu, pazham and non veg masala, Tastes good along with kadala curry

Chicken masala



Lemon pickle



Kinnan appam

Mango pickle (kadu maanga)




Plain Dosa, chutney (madeup of green chilly and red dry chilly), sambar and chutney powder

Traditional Feast of kerala



Paper dosa (Got the name from its thickness)

Biriyani

Idiyappam, best with kadala, egg curry or non veg curries

Puttu made of normal rice



Fish fry

Prawn fry (Konchu)



Ada, made of wheat, jaggery, coconut

Idly, chutnies and sambhar

Porotta, Keralites main dish for breakfast and dinner, outside home.
Tastes best with egg curry or non veg dishes. In kerala main side dish for parotta is beef fry or chicken roast