Cuisine of Kerala,
gods own country is an exotic mixture of nature's very best. There are large
variety of dishes which are
peculiar to Kerala, be it vegetarian or the spicier non-vegetarian, be it the
rice flavoured savoury 'appams' or thse crunchy chips variety, be it the
delicious seafood delicacies or the leafy or root vegetables ..Kerala has it
all.
'Sadya' -
the typical Kerala Hindu feast served on a banana leaf, is a sumptuous spread of
rice and more than 14 vegetable dishes, topped with payasam or pradhamans, the
delicious sweet dessert. The Muslims and Christians excel in their own
particular non-vegetarian dishes like the 'pathiri', biriyani, chicken, fish
dishes etc. Rice is the staple food and the curries are eaten usually with plain
steamed rice. A typical breakfast can be Puttu, Vellayappam or Idiappam made
with pounded rice flour. Almost every dish prepared in Kerala uses coconut - as
oil or grated, ground or with its milk strained together with spices and
tamarind to flavour them. Tender coconut water is used as a refreshing
nutritious drink.
