Kerala

🍳Cooking Style

Coconut-based curries, banana leaf serving, distinctive use of curry leaves and mustard seeds. Both vegetarian and seafood traditions.

📜Historical Context

Kerala's Malabar Coast was central to the global spice trade, attracting Portuguese, Arab, and Chinese traders who all influenced the cuisine.

🌟Signature Dishes

India·Easy·45 minutes

Kerala Fish Curry

A fragrant and flavorful Kerala-style fish curry featuring tender pieces of fish simmered in a tangy, red coconut milk broth infused with the unique sourness of kokum. This signature dish from the coast of Kerala is a delightful seafood experience.

India·Medium·20 minutes (plus soaking, fermentation, and cooking time for all appams)

Appam

Appam are delicate, bowl-shaped fermented rice pancakes, a specialty of Kerala, India. They are characterized by their crispy, lacy edges and a soft, spongy center. Traditionally served with curries or stews.

India·Easy·50 minutes

Chemmeen Curry

A classic coastal Kerala delicacy featuring succulent prawns simmered in a rich, spiced coconut gravy, enhanced with the delightful tang of raw mango. This dish is a vibrant representation of South Indian coastal cuisine.

🍽️More from Kerala

India·Medium·1 hour 10 minutes

Bengali Shukto

Shukto is a quintessential Bengali dish, often served as the first course of a traditional meal. It's a subtly sweet and mildly bitter mixed vegetable stew, celebrated for its palate-cleansing properties. A harmonious blend of various seasonal vegetables, cooked in a light gravy often thickened with poppy seed and mustard paste, and finished with a drizzle of ghee, Shukto is a testament to the nuanced flavors of Bengali cuisine.

India·Easy·45-50 minutes

Besan Laddoo

Delicious and aromatic chickpea flour (besan) balls, sweetened and bound with ghee, often adorned with nuts. A quintessential Indian sweet for celebrations and festivals.

India·Easy·20 minutes

Bhel Puri

A quintessential Mumbai street food, Bhel Puri is a delightful and quick snack mix featuring crispy puffed rice, crunchy sev (thin gram flour noodles), and a vibrant medley of tangy tamarind chutney, spicy green chutney, and aromatic chaat masala. It's a textural and flavor explosion, best enjoyed immediately.

India·Easy·1 hour 25 minutes (including marinating)

Chicken 65

A popular and fiery Indian appetizer from Chennai, featuring bite-sized pieces of marinated chicken that are deep-fried until crispy and then tossed with fragrant curry leaves and spices. It's known for its vibrant red color and spicy kick.

India·Medium·1 hour 10 minutes

Chicken Chettinad

A fiery and aromatic Chicken Chettinad, a signature dish from the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, known for its bold flavors and intense spice blend, particularly black pepper.

India·Medium·8 hours 45 minutes (including soaking and resting)

Chole Bhature

A beloved North Indian breakfast and street food classic, featuring tender, spiced chickpeas (chole) served alongside fluffy, deep-fried leavened bread (bhature).