Lingering Tastes of Kerala that will make your holidays a tasty treat
A trip to Kerala is incomplete without tasting the wonderful cuisine of Kerala. Kerala is not only famous for its tourist attractions, but also in providing the best treat for your tummy. Kerala, being a coastal area, seafood is the main dish. Other than a wide range of seafood prepared in the delicious coconut oil, it has a delicious type of vegetarian platter too. Every part of Kerala, from one end to the other, has a variety of dishes and thrilling Kerala tour packages for family in any part of the state can be the best way to enjoy these dishes. Every tour operator provides the best packages for anybody ranging from couples to family and older couple and even young bachelors to enjoy the savor of Kerala. Food and travel always go hand in hand. Without experiencing the local dishes of Kerala, no travel is complete. Every family visiting Kerala in family package tours, feel like home, when they visit any restaurant or a local hub for food. Kerala has dishes that satisfy everyone’s taste buds. From breakfast to lunch, snacks and dinner, there are varieties of dishes to try during your tour packages in Kerala. To experience it, you need to book a customized tour package with a reputed tour manager. Honeymoon couples can enjoy the romantic boat rides through the backwaters and enjoy the perfect seafood served on board.
Yummy puttu.............
Typical breakfast dishes include Puttu (steamed rice / wheat cakes), Idiyappam (rice noodles), Appam, Idli and Dosa, Kozhukatta and much more. Puttu is particularly a native Kerala dish, in which rice powder is mixed with enough quantity of water and grated coconut and salt as per taste until the correct texture is received. Then it is filled into a long ‘Puttu Kutti’ or a long hollow tube, specially designed for making Puttu. It has perforated lids that let the steam pass through the coarse rice mixture which is layered with grated coconut in between. Nowadays other than the long puttu, which is the traditional image of puttu that comes to our mind, we have another shape of puttu, that can be made in a coconut shell-shaped vessel, it comes out like a small cake. Puttu is usually served with banana, spicy Kadala (black chana) curry. This is quite filling and a must-taste breakfast dish on your Kerala honeymoon packages. Kerala has a wide variety of rice flour dishes. Another one is Idiyappam (rice noodles), which is prepared with rice powder, hot water and salt added in correct proportion making rice balls out of it. These balls are inserted into the Idiyappam press. On pressing, the balls come out like noodle strings through the holes. We steam those in the idly plates and to get a better taste, it can be made on banana leaves which add to the taste. Again, this dish is a steamed dish, so it is healthy too. Another dish that can be made out of these rice balls is Kozhukatta. It can be a breakfast dish as well as served as a snack. Kozhukatta is made in two varieties, one is by filling the ball with Jaggery mixed with coconut, which is one of the kid’s favorite snack and the other one is by filling in a spicy masala blended with onion, green chilies and curry leaves. All these are quite tasty, healthy and filling which keeps you going through the Munnar honeymoon packages until lunch time.
Crispy appam..........
Appam is one of the dishes we see in many restaurants in Bangalore and Chennai, so people coming on exclusive Kerala tour packages from Surat and Bangalore know what exactly it tastes like. The crisp lacy Appam is always served with egg curry, vegetable stew and even chicken and duck variety dishes. This is made out of rice and coconut, ground together. It is one of the favorite dishes for every person visiting Kerala. In some parts of Kerala, the Appam batter is mixed with toddy (Kallu) which helps in fermentation. It’s called Kallappam. Nowadays, bakeries also sell Vattayappam, which is again the same kind, only a little sweeter than Appam, which the kids just love. It is light, fluffy and sweet which makes it perfect for an evening snack. Idly and Dosa are the traditional south Indian food. It's served in most of the states now, even many from Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India too love this dish. But if you really want to taste the original idly and sambar, you should visit Kerala and other South Indian states. Idly and Dosa goes well with the traditional coconut chutney and sambar which is a favourite among the couples on honeymoon packages in Kerala. Other than sambar and chutney, there are a wide variety of side dishes that tastes yummy with idli and dosa like the tomato chutney, coriander chutney etc. If you are a Dosa lover, you must visit the Pai Dosa outlets in Kochi during your Kerala honeymoon tour package. They serve more than 100 varieties of Dosa and stay open until midnight.
Traditional sadhya..............
Lunch dishes are again unique to Kerala. Sadya is the king of lunch served here. It has a variety of dishes served on a banana leaf that satisfies all parts of your taste buds. Usually, it is a vegetarian platter with dishes that vary in taste. This is a must-taste during your Kerala family tour packages. The main item is the boiled rice which is common in Kerala and then comes a list of dishes like aviyal, kalan, olan, pachadi, kichadi, pickles, stew, buttermilk, rasam, banana chips and the payasam (kheer). Payasam has different varieties like parippu payasam, sharkara (jaggery) payasam, palada, vermicelli payasam etc. One who enjoys different kinds of tastes will surely enjoy this sadya to the fullest. It has the perfect blend of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy tastes. Sadya is common for festivals and marriages. It again differs from one region to another, yet tastes the best. You will fall in love with Kerala’s cuisine once you taste this extravagant spread of flavours during your Kerala tour packages.
Delicious sea food...........
Non-vegetarian dishes are also very popular in Kerala. Seafood becomes the most popular one, even though chicken, duck and beef are also provided in the state. Being a coastal area, seafood is abundant here and helps Kerala stand out in feeding its guests. The best seafood is the Karimeen pollichathu (pearl spot fish). This is the main dish served in houseboats in the backwaters. It is a true blend of spices, cooked in banana leaves. Using banana leaves in cooking adds a different taste to the dish. The families and couples on honeymoon packages for Kerala can enjoy these dishes served on the houseboats. We get different types of fishes like natholi, sear fish, pomfrets, prawns etc. Fish molly prepared in rich coconut milk is one of the favorite dishes famous among the tourists on chilling Kerala honeymoon packages from Jaipur. Appam and fish molly stands out as the best combination. Fish curry served also has variety in their preparation. In traditional methods, using coconut and adding the Kodampuli (kokum) gives a different taste to the fish curry. It is served with hot boiled rice. When the season of tender mango comes, the people in Kerala uses tender mango instead of tamarind or kodam puli (kokum). Another variety dish you can taste in Kerala is Kallumakkaya or Mussels. It takes a long time to get it cleaned and prepared, but the fruits of the efforts are worthy. The dish is prepared by adding garlic, ginger, shallots and garam masala. It gives a heavenly taste. Seafood lovers will enjoy their stay in Kerala perfectly.
Hands down to the chicken biriyani.... it has a charm of its own..
Chicken Biriyani served in the Malabar area, which is not only famous for their beaches are particularly enjoyed by couples on honeymoon packages and family packages. The Thalasseri biriyani is one of the famous lunch variety for tourists. Unlike the biriyanis offered in other parts of India, this one stands out, with a perfect blend of spices and chicken, served with a boiled egg on top. People in Kerala, especially the Christian community enjoys duck curry and it is one of the famous dishes served in Kottayam and other parts of Kerala too. Mutton and Beef dishes are also offered in restaurants. Mutton, is common for the festivals like EID, wherein the goats are slaughtered as an offering. The festivals in Malabar area are incomplete without a dish made of lamb. Truly, Kerala has a perfect mix of all the variety of dishes. Whether you are a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian, you will enjoy the cuisine of Kerala. You get to taste more varieties of traditional dishes like Kappa (Tapioca) dishes in the Nadan Thattukadas (small restaurants) which is served with yummy and delicious spicy chili chutney or fish curry. It is a popular dish to be tasted during you Munnar honeymoon packages from Chennai. One needs to get the best tour packages to enjoy the heavenly tastes of Kerala. To invigorate your taste buds to the fullest, you need to visit Kerala, the state that offers you the best tourist spots for vacation and sumptuous food that satisfies your mind and body.
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