Kerala is known for its delectable cuisine and delicious sweets. Here are seven popular Kerala sweets you must try whenever you visit.
It is a traditional Kerala snack made with rice flour, jaggery, ripe bananas, and coconut. The batter is deep-fried in a special appam pan, resulting in a small round, and crispy.
It is another deep-fried sweet made with rice flour, jaggery, and ghee, and flavoured with cardamom. It has a soft and spongy texture.
Also known as rose cookies, are crispy, flower-shaped snacks made with rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, and a hint of cardamom. They are deep-fried until golden brown.
It is a rich and flavorful dessert made with rice flakes (ada), jaggery, coconut milk, and garnished with roasted coconut, cashews, and raisins.
It is also called Calicut Halwa, a famous sweet from Kozhikode. It is a chewy-jelly-like sweet made with wheat flour, sugar, ghee, flavoured with nuts and spices like cardamom.
This is a delicious Kerala-style lentil pudding made with moong dal (green gram), jaggery, coconut milk, and ghee. It is flavoured with cardamom-garnished with cashews and raisins.
This is a rich and creamy rice pudding made with milk, sugar, rice flakes, and flavoured with cardamom and ghee. It is a must-have sweet during festivals and special occasions.