Malabar Tawa Fish · Kerala. Kerala fish rubbed with a shallot, pepper and Kashmiri chilli masala and slow-fried on a hot tawa in coconut oil, finished under a heap of crisp curry leaves.
Fish Biryani · Kerala. Thick steaks of seer fish fried in a chilli-turmeric crust, nestled into a tomato and shallot masala and steamed under ghee rice with fried onions, cashews and raisins.
Kerala Egg Roast · Kerala. Hard-boiled eggs tossed in a deep, jammy onion and tomato masala, slow-cooked in coconut oil with fennel, pepper and curry leaves.
Appam with Vegetable Stew · Kerala. Lacy, bowl-shaped rice and coconut pancakes with soft spongy centres, served with a mild, peppery Kerala stew of vegetables simmered in coconut milk.
Kerala Avial · Kerala. A sadya essential: batons of mixed vegetables cooked just tender in a coarse coconut, chilli and cumin paste, soured with curd and finished with raw coconut oil and curry leaves.