Kerala cuisine is noted for its variety, flavours and tastes. On a regular day, most of the hotels and resorts in Kerala serve vegetarian food as listed below.
Some of the must-try vegetarian Kerala dishes are:
Breakfast options
Puttu: A steamed dish made with rice flour and grated coconut, often served with kadala curry (chickpea curry)
Appam: These rice and coconut pancakes are served with various stews and chutneys.
Lunch options
Rice and veg. curries: This vegetarian lunch option comprises rice. This usually would have vegetarian side dishes like sambar, puliseri, rasam, avial, thoran, kichadi, koottukari and pickles (mango / lime).
Sadya: This a traditional vegetarian feast served on special occasions like festivals, ceremonies in family and wedding functions. It is served on banana leaves and traditionally consists of variety of dishes, including rice, parippu, sambar, puliseri, rasam, avial, thoran, kichadi, pachadi, koottukari, olan, kaalan, inchi kari, pickles (mango / lime), banana chips, ripened banana chips, pappad, sharkara varatti and desserts like paal payasam, ada pradhaman, etc.