Tag: kerala cuisine

Kerala’s heritage-preserving Responsible Tourism initiative has drawn up an ambitious project to tap the culinary skills of women at the grass roots, especially housewives, to dish out the distinct flavours of the state’s ethnic cuisine to visitors. The scheme, ‘Experience Ethnic Cuisine”, aims at gainfully engaging up to 50,000 home-makers across the state in three years, by roping in them as key stakeholders in the hospitality sector. The project, which can set a major trend in the state’s tourism sector and empower women substantially, was announced by Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in the State Legislative Assembly recently. The registration to ... Read more

By catering the indigenous tastes of Kerala, Hotel Uday Samudra, Kovalam, delighted the delegates of the Yoga Tour on the second day of the tour. The yogis were taking their dinner, after an eventful day in Kovalam and Kanyakumari. Muthirakkanji, drumstick leaves thoran, vazhachudu mezhukkupuratti, (dish made of plantain stem) pavakka varutharachath (bitter gourd dish) etc. were the main course of dinner. Appam and wheat dosa were also served to the delegates. Juices were made of bitter gourd, carrot and cucumber.   Serving of the food was also exciting. Instead of steel spoons the delegates were provided with spoons made ... Read more

Come Easter and almost every Christian home in Kerala, the God’s own County, will carry the smell of ‘Paalappam’, the classic breakfast dish of Kerala and duck/chicken stew. Paalappam looks more like a veiled pancake and is made with rice flour and coconut milk and the stew is spicy, aromatic duck/chicken bathed in coconut milk. Tourism News Live brings you the recipe of Kerala special Paalappam and Duck Stew: Paalappam Ingredients ● Raw rice: ½ kg ● Coconut milk: Thick milk- ½ cup (made without adding water to the coconut) and thin milk – ¾ cup ● Sugar: 1 tsp ... Read more