Thursday, December 4, 2008

Typical Food Items in Kerala(one of the state of India)


Some of the delicious food items are;
Rice
While plain streamed rice is usually taken with dishes.It is the basic ingredient.

Avil
Combination of vegetables like pumpkin ,drumstick,potato,chilly etc and coconut sauce,It is a very popular side dish.

Thoren
Vegetables like cabbage,coconut and green chilly and mustard seed are either fried or streamed with spices like turmeric .

Sambar
It is made out of drumstick,tomato,potato,onion etc mixed with turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander seeds and many more spices.



Olen
Beans and gourds mixed with severel spices like chilly powder.

Rasam
Rasam is best for digestion.It is similar to a clear broth.





Kaalen
Made using banana and curd mixed with coconut paste and green chilly.




Payasam
Sugared rice of noodles,served as a sweet.


And also have Snacks and Sweets. This is the all combination;




2 comments:

farah said...

hey. Your blog gives me a better knowledge on the variety of food available in Kerala. =)

SIWM said...

It is interesting to learn about food in Kerala.

It would be good if you could include your opinions about the food you've blogged about, to make it more personal for your readers, as well as provide credible links and blogrolls.