ndia is fortunate to have brilliant culinary traditions within each of its states, with each region providing its own take and twist on popular dishes. The Essential Kerala Cookbook is the a handbook for anyone looking to dwell in the culinary art form from Kerala.

The cooking style is traditionally coconut-based, with a healthy dose of spices thrown into the cauldron. This volume includes dishes prepared using vegetable, meats, making pickles, seafood, sweets, and snacks. Specific popular dishes such as tapioca potage, stir-fried banana flower with coconut, deep-fried meat, spicy chicken curry, duck curry, prawns with potato and coconut, and stir-fried crab with coconut have been included.

The Essential Kerala Cookbook offers a comprehensive guide to preparing all your favorite Malayali foods. This books was published by Penguin India in 2003 and is available in paperbac