Keralan cuisine

Characteristic parts

Achappam

Deep fried Indian cookie made with rice flour

Ada

Rice flour dough used in Kerala

Ada manga achaar

Sun-dried green mango from Kerala, India

Adaprathaman

Steamed rice from Kerala, India

Appakara

Bronze pan, used in Kerala

Appam

South Indian and Sri Lankan pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk

Appam chatti

Iron cook pot, used in Kerala cuisine

dish originating from Kerala, India

Banana chip

Dried, crispy slice of banana

Banana fritter

deep fried banana or plantain

Barani

Barani soup

Biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Bitter gourd

species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae

Bombay biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Bun nirachathu

Stuffed Malabar bun

Chakkavaratti

Jackfruit based sweet snack from Kerala

Challas

Onion and chili salad from Kerala, in southern India

Chammandhi

Cheeda

Keralan fried dough ball

Chembu

Chemmeen kothu achaar

Chettinad biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Churuttu

Chuttathu

Coconut milk

liquid that comes from the grated meat of a coconut

Coconut oil

edible oil extracted from the kernel or meat of mature coconuts harvested from the coconut palm

South Indian and Sri Lankan pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk

Idli

breakfast in South India

Injipuli

A dark brown sweet-sour&spicy Keralite curry made of ginger, tamarind, green chillies and jaggery

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Kalathappam

Kallappam

Rice pancakes made with fermented coconut sap

Kallu

Fermented coconut sap

Kaththirikkai Kochchu

Kinnathappam

Kothu parotta

Street food dish in India and Sri Lanka

Kottu

street food dish in India and Sri Lanka

Kozhalappam

Savory fried roll from Kerala in India

Kozhukkatta

Sweet Indian stuffed rice dumplings

Kumbilappam

Keralan jackfruit and jaggery snack

Maavu kuzhachathu

Madakappam

Malabathrum

spice plant native to India

Maniputtu

South Indian breakfast dish of steamed ground rice and coconut shavings

Masala dosa

a variant of South Indian food dosa

South Indian stir-fried vegetable dish

Moori erachi achaar

Indian beef pickle

Naranga Achaar

Narangayum Mundiringa Achaar

Narangayum Pacha Kuromolagu Achaar

Nellikka karapichathu

South Indian pickle side dish

Paddu

Indian dish

Papadam

snack food from India

Paper Dosa

thin pancakes originating from South India

Indian rice and coconut milk dessert

Pearlspot cichlid

species of fish

Phirni

Indian sweet rice dish

Pidi

Pisang Goreng

deep fried banana or plantain

Plantain chips

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Pollichathu

Purattiathu

Puri

Deep-fried unleavened bread from the Indian subcontinent

Puttu

South Indian breakfast dish of steamed ground rice and coconut shavings

Puttu kuti

Putu mayam

Indian rice noodle dish

Puzhangiathu

Ragi kozhukatta

Raita

Indian side dish of yogurt with vegetables or fruit

Rava dosa

thin pancakes originating from South India

Sadhya

Traditional feast in Kerala, India

Sukiyan

Thepla

Indian Flatbread

Thera (fruit leather)

Thiyal

South Indian roasted coconut stew

Thoran

Indian vegetable dish

Thuvaiyal

Indian vegetable dish

Undi

Keralan dumpling

Unnakai

plantain sweet dish from India

Unniyappam

Kerala sweet snack

Upma

dish originating from the Indian subcontinent

Uppu manga achaar

Pickled salted mango from Kerala, southern India

Urali

Metal cooking vessel from Kerala in southern India

Vaarpu

Large metal cooking vessel from Kerala, in southern India

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