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25 Delicious Kerala Christmas and New Year's Eve Recipes

 


 25 Delicious Kerala Christmas Recipes

 How is the Christmas planning coming along for everyone? It is almost Christmas, and today I, am sharing some tasty ideas for a traditional Kerala-style Christmas feast. Festivities and traditions are diverse in countries around the world, but the holidays bring in joy and happiness. It takes lots of planning to make the ultimate holiday spread. I hope this list comes in handy for those who are planning a Kerala-style Christmas feast or New Year's Eve dinner.

Spiced fruit cake and wine are part of the Christmas celebration.  Dried fruits are soaked in liquor,  to make fruit cakes.  It tastes delicious with homemade sweet grape wine. Christians of Kerala celebrate Christmas with midnight mass, Christmas carols, and a feast with family and friends. The traditional feast is generally a non vegetarian affair. Traditionally meals were served on banana leaves, with lip-smacking delicious, spicy curries and rice. Roasted or curried chicken, duck, mutton, and beef all adore the Christmas table, along with scrumptious desserts. Over the years, I have tried to recreate and share some of the most popular Kerala Christmas delicacies. These are my top picks, that I have shared in my blog. If you need more ideas for entertaining, check my post 20 best Christmas recipes. I hope you find this menu list interesting, and pick up a few dinner ideas from this list. Include your family favorites and enjoy with family! Happy Holidays!


Appam and Fish Molly


 Home made Grape wine

Beef Cutlet

Erachi Choru- Kerala Style Chicken Pulao


 Neychoru/ Malabar Ghee Rice


Chicken Ghee Roast


Chemmeen Thoran/ Prawns Coconut Stir Fry


Kerala Chicken Fry


 Achinga Payar Kaya Mezhukkupuratti


 Spicy Prawns Fry/Nadan Chemmeen Varuthathu


 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Naranga Achar/Lemon Pickle


 Duck Roast


Kerala Mutton Stew

Semiya Payasam

 

 Chocolate Cream Cake/  Chocolate Pastry Cake 

Easy Coffee Pudding



Sweet Diamond Cuts 


 Egg-less Tender Coconut Ice Cream/ Karikku Ice Cream

Fruit custard- Fruit Salad with Custard Sauce


  Pineapple Halwa


Finally a must have for Kerala Christmas celebration

Kerala Christmas Fruit Cake/ Plum Cake Recipe 


Like to check more Kerala Christmas recipes

Check my earlier post  20 Best Kerala Christmas Recipes 

You might also like,

Kulkul- Goan Christmas Sweet
Black Forest Cake/ Black Forest Cherry Torte
Butter Bun/ Cream Bun- Kerala Bakery Style
Goan Mutton Vindaloo
Bûche de Noël/Yule Log Cake
Easy Mocha Truffles



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  1. Angie's RecipesDecember 22, 2020 at 7:37 PM

    What a feast! Everything looks so delicious and good! Happy Holidays :-)

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  2. Tisa JacobDecember 24, 2020 at 8:52 AM

    Such a good collection. Made my mouth water. I might look into that duck roast.

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  3. Amina CreationsJanuary 6, 2021 at 8:22 AM

    what a feast to the eyes! My mouth is watering!

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