Manchatti kerala restaurant

Meen Curry

Kerala-style fish curry cooked in a clay pot with coconut milk, kudampuli (Gambooge), and a paste of red chilies that stains the pot a deep rust — properly sour and aromatic

Appam with Vegetable Stew

Lacy, fermented rice hoppers with a pillowy center served alongside a mild coconut milk stew fragrant with whole spices and vegetables

Kerala Beef Fry

Dry-roasted beef cooked with shallots, curry leaves, coconut slivers, and a blend of whole spices until almost caramelized — a dish Kerala does unlike anywhere else in India

Puttu with Kadala Curry

Steamed rice-flour cylinders layered with grated coconut, served with a black chickpea curry that has a slow-spiced coconut gravy — a quintessential Kerala breakfast combination

Malabar Biryani

The Kerala coastal take on biryani — shorter-grain kaima rice, whole spices, and meat cooked together in the dum method, lighter and more fragrant than the Hyderabadi style

Kerala Parotta with Curry

Layered, flaky flatbread with a distinctive pull-and-fluff texture, best paired with a rich beef or chicken curry for dipping