Kalathappam (കലത്തപ്പം) is a dish from the
North Malabar
North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala State, Kerala's present day Kasaragod district, Kasaragod and Kannur district, Kannur districts, Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad District, Wayanad distr ...
and
South Malabar
South Malabar refers to a geographical area of the southwestern coast of India covering some parts of the present-day Kerala state. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode and Thamarassery Tehsil, taluk of Kozhikode dist ...
regions of India, especially found in
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...
,
Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...
and
Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...
. It is known as kalthappa by the
Beary Muslims of
Mangalore
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.
It is a
rice cake
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made of ground
rice
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(brown rice), water,
coconut oil
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,
jaggery sugar, fried
onions
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or
shallots,
coconut
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flakes and
cardamom
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powder. It is cooked in a pan like a
pancake
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, or baked in a traditional
oven
upA double oven
A ceramic oven
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, or even steamed in a
rice cooker
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.
Preparation
The traditional Kasaragodian way of cooking kalathappam is a bit different from other places. The batter of rice, coconut flakes, onions, cardamom and water is poured into hot oil in a traditional utensil called
uruli. Metal is placed over the
uruli over which fire is placed in coconut shells. It is heated from above and below. This makes a crunchy shell all over.
Kalathappam
See also
* North Malabar
North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala State, Kerala's present day Kasaragod district, Kasaragod and Kannur district, Kannur districts, Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad District, Wayanad distr ...
References
Cakes
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Indian rice dishes
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South Indian cuisine
Foods containing coconut
category:Kerala cuisine
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