The spices play a role in Indian cuisine that is equivalent to the role played by wines in western cuisine. The Alleppy cuisine is mildly flavored and also gently cooked making it popular throughout the state. The Alleppy cuisine in India has captivated people such that they are unable to resist their temptation with one serving. This cuisine is followed by many people all over the world.
Alleppy cuisine includes meat spices such as Biriyanis, Pulaos and Pilafs. Similarly, the Malabar Biriyani that was introduced by the Arab seafarers who crossed the Indian Ocean has become a popular food and in well recognized all over the globe. This is eaten with hot, crisp, crunchy pappads.
Alleppy cuisine in India has gained significance as the food here has concentration regarding health. Almost all the foods available in Alleppy are flavored by spice and natural flavors. Right from their breakfast, Puttu made from rice flour toppled with grated coconut is steamed and sprinkled with mashed banana and served with spicy channa curry making it one of the nourished and rich foods for health.
The fluffy steamed cakes and thin pancakes called Idli or Dosa is popular in Kerala. These are made from yeasty rice and lentil batter and are the cuisine of the next door state of Tamilnadu. However, Kerala has its own unique vegetarian cuisine. The Alleppy cuisine in India is flooded with varieties such as thoran, pachadi, olen, kaalan, avial, palpayasam and ada prathamam.
Alleppy cuisine, especially the vegetarian cuisine is filled with boiled vegetables and spiced with natural spices. The Syrian Christians favorite dish is the stew made from potatoes and chicken and is had with Appams (Rice pancakes that are thick and spongy at the centre with thin golden laced edge. Besides chicken and fish, red meat and sea food is one of the favorite foods of Kerala. Visitors can have a sumptuous meal to their heart’s content. |
