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Backwaters Table

Kerala Coastal Nights

Seven courses along the Malabar shore
Indian · Kerala
prepared by Chef Priya Menon
“Kerala's cuisine is a conversation between sea, coconut, and spice. Each course tonight follows the coast from Kochi south to Trivandrum.”
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amuse

Amuse

Karimeen Ceviche

Pearl spot fish, coconut milk, curry leaf oil, green mango
Fish
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appetizer

Starters

Meen Pollichathu

Banana-leaf-roasted seer fish, mustard-coconut masala
Seafood

Kappa Meen Vevichathu

Tapioca mash, spicy red-chili sardine curry
Fish
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soup

Soup

Rasam of the Backwaters

Tamarind, tomato, curry leaf, cracked pepper
Vegetarian
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main

Main Table

Malabar Prawn Biryani

Kaima rice, tiger prawns, fried onion, ghee
Seafood

Nadan Kozhi Varuthathu

Kerala pepper chicken fry
Chicken

Olan

Ash gourd, black-eyed peas, coconut milk
Vegan
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dessert

Mishti

Ada Pradhaman

Rice-flake payasam, jaggery, coconut, cashew
Vegetarian
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