Try the below traditional breakfast dishes of Kerala for a food adventure.

People in Kerala wake up to the flavour and aroma of some of the most delicious breakfast dishes in India. The soil of the region makes it easy to grow a good quality and variety of foods that contribute to their extensive range of local cuisine.

Therefore, if you are bored of eating the same breakfast every morning, try some of the below dishes from Kerala.

1. Puttu and Kadal Curry

A healthy and filling breakfast, Puttu and Kadal Curry is considered a breakfast champion. Kadal Curry is made with kala channa or Bengal gram, coconut oil and spices. Puttu is made using coconut and rice flour. The combination of both the items makes for a healthy breakfast that will keep you full for hours.

2. Vellayappam

Vellayappam is white rice flour pancakes that are soft and spongy in the centre and crisp on the edges. The pancakes are generally served with a side of simple stew. They can also be accompanied with shallots, cumin seeds and garlic.

3. Pathiri

Popular in the coastal Malabar region of Kerala, pathiri is a soft flatbread, whose dough is made with crushed rice and then baked in special pans called Oadu. The dish is enjoyed on its own or with a simple curry. Pathiri has many versions like stuffed, topped with ghee or even fried instead of baked.

4. Ela Ada

For all sweet tooth people out there, you need to try Ela Ada in Kerala. It is a sweet dish made using coconut and melted jaggery, which is filled into rice flour dough. The parcel is packed in banana leaf and steam to induce the flavour and aroma of the leaf into the dish.

5. Vattayappam

Also eaten as an evening snack, Vattayappam is a soft and round-shaped rice cake that requires almost zero oil. People also add few nuts and raisins to the batter before steaming them to give it a nutritional and health boost.

6. Karikku Dosa

The Karikku Dosas are made using coconut, rice and coconut oil, which give them the combination of the sweet and salty taste. They are healthy and flavour packed breakfast dish that is enjoyed with a side of spicy tomato-garlic chutney.

Are you ready to take your taste buds to an adventure through Kerala?