Kerala Menu

Kerala Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Menu

Here is a Menu for Kerala Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and Dinner. I go for these dishes when my relatives or Keralite friends come home. Some people can be very choosy and picky. They may prefer Kerala dishes over Contemporary dishes like Fried Rice, Chilly Chicken and so on. That’s when I put all my efforts in making the best dishes from Kerala Cuisine.

If you wish to arrange a Kerala style party at home for your friends, then you can choose the dishes from the following Menu. These are the dishes which are served mostly for Kerala Weddings, Parties and other special occasions like Christmas, Easter and so on.

Please select the Category from the following:

1. Breakfast
2. Lunch or Dinner
   Vegetarian Banquet (Sadhya)
   Non Vegetarian Banquet
   • Appetizers
   • Main Course Beginners – Kerala Bread with Curry
   • Main Course
3. Snacks
4. Sweets & Desserts

BREAKFAST

Here are few traditional Kerala Breakfast items. These are usually served with Vegetarian Chutneys and Curries. When you have guests or for special occasions, you can serve Breakfast with Non Vegetarian dishes like Fish Molee, Chicken Curry and so on.

1. Rice Puttu
2. Rava Puttu
   
3. Idli
4. Dosha
5. Uppumavu
6. Idiyappam
7. Palappam (Kerala Rice Crepes)
8. Appam
9. Ada (Coconut Pancake)
10. Wheat (Godhambu) Vellayappam

Side Dish for Breakfast

1. Cheru Payaru ( Green Gram) Curry
2. Kadala (Bengal Gram) Curry
3. Chana Masala
4. Thenga Chammanthi ( Coconut Chutney)
5. Coconut & Peanut Chutney
6. Kunjulli Chammanthi (Pearl Onions and Coconut Chutney)
7. Ulli Chammanthi (Onion Chutney)
8. Tomato Chutney
9. Green Peas Chutney
10. Kerala Sambar
11. Egg Roast
12. Fish Molee
13. Vegetable Stew
14. Chicken Masala Gravy
15. Kerala Chicken Gravy
16. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
17. CheruPayaru Stew (Mung Bean Stew)

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LUNCH AND DINNER MENU

A normal Kerala Lunch consists of Plain Boiled Rice served with Vegetarian gravies and side dishes. A few non vegetarian dishes are also served occasionally.

Many Keralites prefer a traditional Vegetarian Banquet or Sadhya for weddings and special occasions. Vegetarians can visit this page for a complete traditional Kerala Vegetarian Sadhya.

On the other hand, modern day Wedding Parties and Special Occasions consist of three or four courses like Appetizers, Bread and Curry, Plain Rice or Biriyani, and Desserts. It can be vegetarian or non vegetarian.

1. Appetizers

Cutlets form the main appetizer for any Kerala Christian Wedding or Party. Kappa or Tapioca/Yuca is also served as an appetizer.

1. Fried Shrimps
2. Ulli Sarlas
3. Chicken Cutlets
4. Kerala Fish Cutlets
5. Pan fried Fish Cutlets
6. Vegetable Cutlets
7. Spicy Fried Chicken
8. Kerala Beef Fry (Ularthiyathu)
   
9. Spicy Beef/Pork Fry (Irachi Varuthathu)
10. Kerala Chicken Stir Fry (Kozhi Varattiyathu)
11. Kerala Chicken Fry
12. Kappa Chenda (Boiled Yuca with Red Chilly Dip)
13. Karimeen Varuthathu (Pearl Spot Fry)
14. Masala Fried Fish
15. Fried Fish with Caramelized Onions

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2. Kerala Style Bread with Curry

After appetizers, the next round begins with a Kerala style Bread like Palappam, Vellayappam or Idiyappam served with a nice vegetarian or non-vegetarian curry. For many weddings and parties, after the round of Appams, Bakery Bread (Rotti) is served with another side dish.

Kerala Breads

1. Palappam (Kerala Rice Crepes)
2. Appam
3. Coconut Ada
4. Idiyappam
5. Wheat Vellayappam
6. Kerala Porotta
7. Rotti (Sliced Bakery Bread)
8. Dinner Roll
   

Gravies or Curries for Kerala Style Bread

1. Fish Molee
2. Vegetable Stew
3. Egg Roast
4. Chicken Masala Gravy
5. Kerala Chicken Gravy
6. Simple Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
7. Kerala Chicken Roast
8. Prawns Tomato Roast
9. Spicy Chilly Fish Masala
10. Beef Masala
11. Spicy Beef Tomato Curry
12. Red Chilly Tomato Chicken Curry

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3. Main Course

Main Course is usually Plain Rice served with one main Gravy (Chaaru Curry), one or more Vegetarian Sides, and one or more Non Vegetarian Sides. In addition to rice, you can also have Tapioca (Kappa/Yuca). On special occasions, Biriyani, Pulav or Ghee Rice is served along with side dishes. Depending on the occasion and the guests you can decide the items.

1. Kappa Puzhukku (Seasoned Tapioca)
2. Kappa Erachi (Tapioca with Beef)
3. Pidi (Kerala Style Rice Dumplings)
4. Kerala Fish Biriyani
5. Egg Biriyani
6. Vegetable Biriyani
7. Chicken Pulav
8. Ghee Rice (NeyChoru)
9. Chicken Biryani
10. Shrimp/Prawn Biriyani
11. Plain Rice
    

 

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Side dish for Biryani
If you are making Chicken Biriyani, then you can chose a side dish like Fish Fry or Beef Fry. If your making Fish Biriyani or Egg Biriyani, then Chicken Fry will be a good choice. Remember to serve a Raitha, Pappadam and Pickle with the Biriyani.

1. Kerala Fish Fry
2. Kerala Beef Fry
3. Spicy Beef/Pork Fry (Irachi Varuthathu)
4. Kerala Chicken Stir Fry (Kozhi Varattiyathu)
5. Kerala Chicken Fry
6. Prawns Tomato Roast
7. Kerala Chicken Roast
8. Tomato Chicken Roast

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Side Dish for Tapioca (Kappa) and Pidi

The most common combination is Tapioca and Fish Curry. You can also have Chicken Curry or Beef Curry with Tapioca.

1. Kerala Fish Curry
2. Netholi Fish Curry (Kozhuva/Anchovy Curry)
3. Simple Prawns Curry
4. Spicy Kerala Chicken Masala
5. Kerala Chicken Gravy
6. Chicken Masala Gravy
7. Kerala Pork Masala
8. Beef Masala
9. Kerala Style Chicken Curry for Pidi

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Side dish for Ghee Rice/Pulav

Ghee Rice is usually served with a spicy Non vegetarian Gravy like Mutton Curry, Chicken Curry or Beef Curry. The side sih should have lots of gravy to complement the Ghee Rice.

1. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
   
2. Kerala Chicken Gravy
3. Beef Masala
4. Chicken Masala Gravy
5. Spicy Beef Tomato Curry

 

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Gravies or Curries for Plain Rice

Plain Rice is usually served with a nice Gravy or Chaaru Curry.

1. Dried Prawns Mango Curry (Chemmeenum Mangayum)
2. Seasoned ButterMilk (Moru Kachiyathu)
3. Pulishery
4. Spinach Lentil Curry (Cheerayum Parippum)
5. Kerala Sambar
6. Tomato Rasam
7. Thakkali Curry (Tomato Curry)
8. Kerala Mushroom Curry
9. Vellarikka Moru Curry

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Non Vegetarian Side Dish and Curries for Rice

1. Kerala Fish Fry
2. Fried Anchovies (Netholi/Kozhuva)
3. Kerala Fish Curry
4. Netholi Fish Curry (Kozhuva/Anchovy Curry)
5. Kerala Beef Fry (Ularthiyathu)
   
6. Spicy Beef/Pork Fry (Irachi Varuthathu)
7. Pork Ularthiyathu (Kerala Pork Stir Fry)
8. Kerala Pork Masala
9. Beef Masala
10. Red Chilly Tomato Chicken Curry
    
11. Spicy Kerala Chicken Masala
12. Kerala Chicken and Potato Curry
13. Kerala Chicken Stir Fry (Kozhi Varattiyathu)
14. Kerala Chicken Roast
15. Chicken Masala Gravy
16. Kerala Chicken Fry
17. Kerala Chicken Gravy
18. Spicy Pork Curry
19. Mutta Chikkiyathu – Scrambled Eggs
20. Simple Prawns Curry
21. Prawns Tomato Roast
22. Dried Prawns Stir Fry
23. Varutharacha Meen Curry
24. Thenga Aracha Meen Curry
25. Kerala Style Tomato Fish Curry
26. Unakka Chemmeen Podichathu

  

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Vegetarian Side Dish for Rice

1. Cabbage Thoran
2. Beans Thoran
3. Cabbage Carrot Thoran
4. Ivy Gourd Thoran
5. Aviyal
6. Beans Mezhkkupuratti
7. Spinach Thoran
8. Achinga Mezhkkuperatti
9. Mushroom Theeyal
10. Mushroom Thoran
11. Pavakka (Bitter Gourd) Thoran

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SNACKS

1. Chicken Cutlets
2. Kerala Fish Cutlets
3. Healthy Fish Cutlets
4. Vegetable Cutlets
5. Kappa Chenda (Boiled Yuca with Red Chilly Dip)
6. Kappa Puzhukku (Seasoned Tapioca)
7. Madukku San (Coconut Filled Crepes)
8. Aval Velayichathu (Sweetened Rice Flakes)
9. Avalos Podi
10. Godhambu Ada (Sweet Whole Wheat & Coconut Pancakes)

      

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SWEETS & DESSERTS

1. Semiya Payasam
2. Cracked Wheat Payasam
3. Mambazha Pradhaman
   
4. Rice Pudding
5. Paal Pidi/Paal KozhuKatta (Sweet Rice Dumplings)
6. Pazham with Pani
   

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