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Malabar Recipes from North Kerala

My roots are Malabari, and the food of North Kerala is the taste of home for me…aromatic and coconut-forward. Malabar cuisine sits at a unique crossroads of Arab trade influence, local Kerala flavours, and centuries of coastal cooking tradition. In this collection, you'll find the dishes I grew up eating and have been slowly perfecting: rice breads, plantain sweets, coconut-based curries, biryani, and the comforting breakfast drinks. I'm still growing this list, so come back often.

Malabar Breads & Crepes

  • A platter of deep fried neypathal ready to serve.
    Neypathal - Malabar Deep-Fried Rice Bread
  • Ari Dosha with dal.
    Ari Dosha | Rice Crepes with Coconut
  • kalathappam recipe
    Kalathappam Recipe (Small Batch Cooker Appam)
  • kakka orotti recipe
    Mom's Kakka Orotti

Plantain Recipes

  • deep fried ripe plantain fritters
    Pazham Pori - Mom's Ripe Plantain Fritters
  • kaipola recipe
    Kaipola | Ripe Plantain Egg Cake
  • A plate of sweet banana dumplings served with two cups of chai.
    Sweet Banana Dumplings (fried banana balls)
  • Ripe Plantains and Eggs | Pazham Vatiyathu

Malabar Rice & Meat

  • thalassery chicken dum biryani recipe
    Thalassery Chicken Dum Biryani
  • erachi choru - kerala style beef rice recipe
    Beef Rice (Erachi Choru)
  • Kozhi Nirachathu
    Kozhi Nirachathu (Stuffed Chicken)
  • aleesa recipe
    Aleesa

Malabar Curries & Sides

  • Varutharacha Malabar Chicken Curry | Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut Sauce
    Varutharacha Malabar Chicken Curry | Chicken Curry with Roasted Coconut Sauce
  • poached egg curry kerala style recipe
    Poached Egg Curry in Coconut Sauce
  • A bowl of green gram curry
    Cherupayar Curry with Coconut
  • a bowl of freshly ground malabar garam masala
    Malabar Garam Masala

Malabar Drinks & Breakfast

  • two tall glasses of aval milk
    Avil Milk Recipe | Kerala's Famous Malabar Drink
  • semolina milk recipe
    Thari Kachiyathu - Semolina Milk Drink
  • gothambu kachiyathu recipe
    Gothambu Kachiyathu
  • ela ada served in a round plate.
    Ela Ada | Sweet Coconut Parcels
  • stir fried pulled chicken
    Shredded Chicken Chilli
    Cook Time1 Hour
  • Malabar Cuisine Prawns Biryani
Mr.F and Famidha

Hey, I'm Famidha

As a passionate food blogger, I share a diverse collection of recipes spanning the Middle East and South Asia. With each dish, I aim to spark your culinary curiosity and encourage you to try new flavours and cooking methods. He is Mr F, my unpaid taste-tester.

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Indian Snacks

  • Dahi Baray platter
    Dahi Baray Recipe (Soft, Fluffy Lentil Fritters in Yoghurt)
  • Fried shami kababs with onions and lime on a blue plate.
    Beef Shami Kabab Recipe (Instant Pot)
  • Tuna cutlets with ketchup
    Tuna Cutlet Recipe (Kerala Style)
  • A platter of fried keema samosa served with a bowl of ketchup.
    Keema Samosas

Middle Eastern Recipes

  • mutabbaq
    Saudi Mutabbaq Recipe (From-Scratch Meat & Egg Flatbread)
  • yemeni pancake with black eyed peas
    Jabeez (Yemeni Savoury Pancakes with Black-Eyed Peas)
  • a platter filled with bracelet baklavas
    Bulbul Yuvasi Baklava Recipe (Nightingale Nest)
  • a skillet filled with daoud basha
    Daoud Basha | Lebanese Meatballs in Tomato Pomegranate Molasses Sauce

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