Food & Shopping

Must-Try Dishes in Kottayam

 Kottayam Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulakittathu)

• A spicy red fish curry made with kokum (fish tamarind) and coconut oil
• Often served with steamed rice or tapioca

 Appam & Stew

• Soft rice hoppers served with mild and fragrant vegetable or chicken stew cooked in coconut milk

 Erachi Ularthiyathu (Spicy Beef Fry)

• Dry-fried beef cooked with coconut slivers, pepper, and curry leaves—great with parotta or kappa

 Kappa & Meen Curry

• Boiled tapioca served with spicy fish curry—a staple in Kottayam homes

 Kerala Sadya (Vegetarian Feast)

• Traditional meal served on a banana leaf with rice, sambar, avial, thoran, pappadam, and payasam
• Especially available during festivals and in vegetarian hotels

 Palada Pradhaman / Pazham Pradhaman

• Classic Kerala desserts made with rice ada or bananas, jaggery, and coconut milk