God’s own country is home to the authentic and traditional Malabar Cuisine.
Wide range of classic tastes include mouth watering wheat and rice preparations like layered flatbreads, Idiyappam, Puttu, Appams, Chattipathiri and Pathiri. Gravy and non gravy accompaniments like Varutharacha Kozhi/Meat curry, Vegetable or Non Vegetarian stew and Fish Curry make an excellent combination for any meal at any time of the day.
In the North Malabar region tradition is behind every taste, complex and rich. One dish that stands apart and has stood the test of tasty times is the neypathal and chicken curry, a dish that can flatter anyone, making your love for good food go deeper and fonder.
Resembling a deep fried pancake, the preparation is made of rice, soaked, grounded and later mixed with grated coconut, shallots, fennel seeds and cumin. Served as breakfast or sometimes as a tea-time snack or even for dinner, neypathal is a festive treat.
In most Hindu households of North Malabar, neypathal is served with the varutharacha kozhi curry to the newlyweds when they visit their near and dear. This terrific treat is a compulsory item on the menu of the Hindu families to congratulate the newlyweds on their new beginning. Call it a compulsion of tradition.
Varutharacha Kozhi Curry is a traditional chicken curry that has a gravy base of roasted coconut and spices. The chicken gravy is made differently across different households. The combination of Malabar’s exotic spices and roasted coconut add a savory flavour to the gravy. The gravy is also an excellent accompaniment to other flat breads like chapathi, porotta, etc.
Here at Poothali, we make sure you get to taste this traditional gustatory delicacy at least during one meal. It is a must-have item on our menu, because to us at Poothali, every guest is special. Accompanied by many other delicacies too, this combination of Neypathal and Varutharacha Kozhi curry is a taste you will never forget.
Visit North Malabar and stay at Poothali to acquire the taste of this culinary tradition and also the occasional servings and the staple foods.