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    Kerala Veg Recipes

    Kerala Veg Recipes uses different techniques and a wide range of ingredients. It caters to every palate with offerings from spicy, tangy curries to creamy coconut-based gravies.

    Whether it’s a hearty main course, a flavorful side dish, or a delightful accompaniment, the options are endless. These dishes are deeply rooted in tradition and packed with healthy choices.

    The festive spirit of Kerala elevates its vegetarian cuisine to new heights. This is especially true during celebrations like Onam and Vishu, where the Sadya feast takes center stage.

    Kerala Veg Main Course Recipes

    The main courses in Kerala’s vegetarian cuisine are hearty, flavorful, and designed to pair perfectly with staples like rice, Appam, Puttu, or flatbreads such as Chapathi and Porotta. These dishes showcase the state’s expertise in balancing spices and textures.

    • Avial is easy to prepare and a yummy side dish that goes well with rice. This mixed vegetables curry with coconut is one of the must side dishes for Kerala Sadhya
      Kerala Style Mixed Vegetable Curry with Spiced Coconut (Avial)
    • Red Cowpea(payar), pumpkin and raw banana cooked in flavorful coconut gravy. This dish is called Mathanga Erisseri in Kerala and one of the popular recipe for Onam/Vishu Sadya. This is an easy and delicious Red Cowpea, and Pumpkin curry and goes well with rice.
      Kerala Style Red Cowpea and Pumpkin Curry with Coconut (Mathanga Erissery)
    • Jackfruit seeds and Raw mango curry (chakkakuru manga curry)
    • Kerala Style Sambar
    • Kerala Style Chickpea / Kadala curry

    Kerala Veg Side Dish Recipes

    Kerala’s veg side dishes elevate any meal, adding vibrant colors, varied textures, and complementary flavors. In a Sadya, they’re indispensable, turning the banana leaf into a culinary art.

    • Kerala style cabbage stir fry with coconut, ginger-garlic and green chilly.Cabbage thoran is one of the side dishes for Kerala Onam Sadya! A simple and healthy side dish that goes well with rice.  It’s also called as “cabbage upperi” in the central part of Kerala
      Kerala Style Cabbage Stir Fry with Coconut (Cabbage Thoran)
    • Moong Bean / Green gram stir fry with coconut (Cherupayar Thoran - Kerala Style)
    • Kerala Style Beans stir fry with coconut (Beans Thoran)
    • Kerala style beans stir fry with spices, ginger, and garlic. This Beans Mezhukkupuratti or Beans Olathiyathu is a quick and healthy side dish that goes well with rice.
      Kerala Style Beans Stir Fry (Beans Mezhukkupuratti)
    • Bitter gourd stir-fried with onion, thin coconut pieces, and spices. In Kerala, this dish is popular as Pavakka Mezhukkupuratti. This Bitter Gourd Fry / Karela Fry is a quick and healthy side dish that goes along with rice.
      Bitter Gourd Fry (Paavakka / Kakarakaya / Karela Fry)
    • Kerala Style Long Beans Stir Fry (Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti)
    • Moru Kachiyathu / Kachiya Moru / Seasoned Buttermilk without coconut
    • Lady’s finger/Okra/Bhindi fried and cooked in spicy coconut and yogurt based gravy. It’s an easy to prepare and a yummy side dish which goes well with rice
      Kerala Style Ladies Finger / Okra / Bhindi Curry with Spiced Yogurt and Coconut (Vendakka Kichadi) Recipe
    • Pineapple in Spiced Yogurt Sauce (Pineapple Pachadi Kerala Style)
    • Tomato chutney

    Kerala Accompaniment Recipes

    Kerala’s accompaniments complete the meal, enhancing flavors and creating a perfect balance with every bite. Among them, rice-based accompaniments like Idli, Puttu, Pathiri, Appam are among the most commonly enjoyed.

    • Kerala Style Appam (Rice and coconut pancake)
    • Puttu – Rice Steamed Cakes the Hipster Style
    • Kerala Ghee Rice (Ney Choru)

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