Kerala cuisine is known for its use of coconut and spices. Some of the popular dishes include:
- Avial: A vegetable stew made with coconut milk and spices.
- Idli: A steamed rice cake.
- Dosa: A thin crepe made from fermented rice and lentil batter.
- Appam: A lacy pancake made from fermented rice batter.
- Puttu: A steamed rice cake made from grated coconut and rice flour.