The menu

Tiffin

Kerala’s morning table, served all day

• Idli, Sambar & Chammanthi£—

  Steamed rice cakes, lentil sambar, coconut and curry-leaf chutneyVGGF

• Appam & Vegetable Stew(Chef’s selection)£—

  palappam. Lace-edged rice hoppers, coconut-milk stew with whole spicesVGGF

From the coast

• Kappa & Meen Curry(Chef’s selection)£—

  tapioca & fish curry. Mashed tapioca with red fish curry soured with kudampuli, cooked in a clay potGF

• Chemmeen Roast(Chef’s selection)£—

  Kerala prawn roast. Prawns roasted dry with shallots, Kashmiri chilli, coconut slivers and curry leafGF

• Meen Varuthathu£—

  Kerala fish fry. Whole fish rubbed with chilli, turmeric and ginger, shallow-fried until crispGF

• Nadan Oonu£—

  the Kerala meal. Matta rice, fish fry, thoran, curries, pappadam and pickle on a thali

Nadan

Home-style meat curries

• Nadan Beef Curry(Chef’s selection)£—

  Beef slow-cooked with roasted coconut, black pepper and curry leafGF

• Nadan Kozhi Curry£—

  country chicken curry. Chicken on the bone, shallots, coconut milk and garam masalaGF

• Mutton Kurumulagu Fry£—

  black-pepper mutton. Tender mutton, dry-roasted with crushed Malabar pepperGF

Biriyani

• Thalassery Dum Biriyani(Chef’s selection)£—

  Short-grain kaima rice layered with chicken or mutton, fried onion and ghee, sealed and slow-cooked

Alongside

• Malabar Porotta£—

  Flaky, layered flatbread from the griddleV

• Kerala Matta Rice£—

  Red parboiled riceVGGF

• Avial£—

  Mixed vegetables in coconut and curd, finished with coconut oilVGF

• Cabbage Thoran£—

  Stir-fried with grated coconut, mustard seed and curry leafVGGF

To finish

• Palada Payasam£—

  Rice flakes slow-cooked in sweetened milkVGF