Sweets & snacks

Statewide Palada payasam Rice-ada pudding in milk — the dessert that closes a sadya. Read more → Kozhikode Kozhikode halwa Black or jewel-coloured wheat halwa from Kozhikode’s sweet shops. Read more → Statewide Elayada Rice parcels steamed in banana leaf, filled with coconut and jaggery. Read more → Statewide Aval vilayichathu Beaten rice tossed with jaggery, coconut, and ghee — a simple Kerala sweet snack. Read more → Statewide Kozhakkatta Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with coconut and jaggery, offered at Ganesh and family hearths. Read more → Statewide Unniyappam Small fried rice-and-jaggery cakes, offered in temples and sold as a snack. Read more → Statewide Pazham pori Ripe banana fritters — the tea-time snack of Kerala bakeries and toddy shops. Read more → Statewide Banana chips Coconut-oil fried nendran chips, salted or jaggery-coated. Read more → Statewide Kulukki Shaken lime soda with mint, green chilli, and soaked basil seeds — a Kerala street drink. Read more →