Malabar kozhi nirachathu and neela pulav Blue rice pulav and stuffed roast chicken Malabar style

Pazhamangaakari - Kerala ripe mango and lentil

Another delicious ripe mango dish with lentils and coconut.

Mambazha pulissery - Kerala ripe mango in mildly spicy coconut sauce

One way of cooking ripe mangoes back home. Delicious with rice.
With a side of fried fresh fish, or fried salted fish, or beef varattiyathu or fried, and chick pea mezhukkupuratti, or on its own, you will eat a bushel of rice. 😀

Kerala varutharacha meenkoottan - Kerala fish in seared spice sauce

Another Kerala special, this dish is heavenly with rice. With the nostalgic aromas of coconut and spices browned in oil along with shallots and curry leaves, this is sure to delight you.

Aviyal

Another vegetable dish from Kerala. A medley with a coconut-cumin-green chili-shallots-yogurt sauce. A staple in sadya. Excellent with rice and sambar or rasam. Add a piece of fried fish, it is a comforting meal.

Kinnathappam

A childhood favorite, this steamed rice cake is another Kerala staple. But while many make this flavored with cumin or cardamom, I always prefer the one that my grandmother and mother used to make -- with pieces of banana on top. you will need the sweet naadan Kerala plantain to make it awesome.

Oalan

One of the staples in a Kerala sadya, I love this mildly spiced coconut milk based vegetable dish. Usually use cucumber, but I have used zucchini here. Cn be made with or without the little red beans. Both versions are delicious with rice.