From God’s Own Country with Love- ‘Kuttanad Food Fest’ at Simbly South Restaurant

From God’s Own Country with Love- ‘Kuttanad Food Fest’ at Simbly South Restaurant

Mangaluru: This week taste the culture that embraces richness in every sense. Savour a wide variety of authentic lip-smacking dishes from the coasts of Malabar cooked to perfection- and that’s “Kuttanad Food” originated from a place called ‘Kuttanad’ in Alappuzha, Allepey and Kottayam Districts, in the state of Kerala. Come, be a part of the Kuttanad Food Festival now going on until this weekend at Simbly South Restaurant, near Collector’s gate, Balmatta Circle Mangaluru and take your taste buds on an expedition right into the heart of The God’s Own Country – Kerala. Due the overwhelming response, this food fest which was suppose to end lat weekend, has been extended due to popular demand until June 26, 2017.

L-R: Vinay Hegde (Restaurant Manager-Simbly South); Sanjeeth Das (Manager-Diesel Cafe); Damodar Shetty (Operation Director-Prestige Hotel/Simbly South) and Nithin Shetty (Front Office Manager- Hotel Prestige); and Praveen Shetty ( Assistant Restaurant Manager-Simbly South)

Kuttanad Food Festival at Simbly South brings to you a cuisine so divine that takes you right into the Land of Boat houses and Kathakali! Kuttanad is known as the rice bowl of Kerala. Through this week long festival, Simbly South will bring you the little known and hard to source delicious flavours of this region. Sit back, and indulge. For starters you can feast on- MaIli Kozhi (Chicken) – Crushed coriander and pepper marinated with chef’s special masala; Peralan: Kozhi (Chicken) / Aadu (Mutton) – Koonthal (Squid) / Tharavu (Duck) – Choice of meat cooked in Kuttanad spices and coconut milk; Kuttanad Kozhi Pepper Roast – Chicken roasted with Kuttanad spices; Kuttanad Mutta Roast – Egg tossed with onion and tomato roasted with Kuttanad rich masala; Kuttanad Njandu Roast – Crab cooked in Kuttanad Spices and coconut milk, among many other items.

Other delicacies of Kuttanad favorites are- Kuttanad Meen Pollichathu – Seasonal Konchu (Prawns) / Avoli (Pomfret) / Aikura (King Fish) / Karimeen (Pearl Spot);
Kuttanad Paneer / Mushroom Peralan – Choice of paneer / Mushroom cooked in Kuttanad spices and coconut milk; Madhura Kizhangu Peralan -Sweet potato cooked in Kuttanad spices and coconut milk; Kuttanad Mappas: Kozhi (Chicken) or Tharavu (Duck) / Aadu (Mutton) – Choice of meat cooked in thick gravy Kuttanad spices and coconut milk Kuttanad Curry: Kozhi (Chicken) / Tharavu (Duck) – Choice of meat cooked in chef’s special Kuttanad spices

Kuttanad Meen Vattichathu: Seasonal – King Fish / Mudav Spicy fish curry with Malabar tamarind; Meen Manga Curry: Seasonal – King Fish / Mudav / Kane / Karimeen Medium spicy fish coconut based curry cooked with raw mango; Mutta Urulakizhangu Curry (Potato & Egg curry) – Onion & tomato based egg & potato curry in Kuttanad rich masala; Varutharacha Meen Murinagakka Pacha – Manga curry: Seasonal Options: Aikura / Chemmeen (King Fish / Prawns) Roasted coconut based fish curry with raw mangoVarutharacha Curry – Mushroom – Roasted coconut based mushroom curry ; Kuttanad Roast: Kozhi (Chicken, Tharavu (Duck) or Aadu (Mutton) – Choice of meat cooked in Kuttanad spices and coconut Milk. And what cold go well all these items of course- Pachari Choru (White Rice); Matta Rice (Boiled Rice) Appam, Kerala Parota (Maida / Wheat); Idi Appam, Kappa (Tapioca), Puttu (Rice / Ragi / Wheat). you should also try the special Kuttanad Biryani: Chicken .Yummy!

And all those who are still craving for more- and have sweet tooth, then try some desserts like Manga Pradhaman (Mango Payasam), Parippu Pradhaman (Green Gram Payasam) and Palada Pradhaman (Rice Payasam) . Truly, the kuttanad cuisine stands apart in a class of its own. The aroma of fresh coconut and coconut oil, fresh masala, fresh fish and meat. I would recommend anyone who is craving for authentic Kuttanad Kerala food to take a trip to Simbly South and taste this amazing fabulous cuisine.

Chef Santhosh hailing from Alleppey-Kerala an exclusive chef for the Kerala style cuisine along with Joseph, the Executive Chef at Simbly South have both collaborated to bring home-cooked and authentic dishes of Kuttanad from Kerala to the people of Kudla longing for some good food. This food festival will feature plenty of dishes cooked exquisitely by these two chefs, brimming with authentic varieties of local food from Kerala. Together with these two chefs, Simbly South wants to bring in the entire cultural heritage of Kerala and its delectable cuisine and not only restrict it to the vegetarian taste buds and go beyond that, to showcase the rich culinary offerings of the state and its people.

Speaking to Team Mangalorean, Damodar Shetty said, “Food is our common ground a universal experience. With this pretension we are presenting for the First time ‘Kuttanad food festival’, and we got a prodigious response during the first week that we launched it, so we decided to extend it for one more week. We would like to invite all gastronomes to savor some of the authentic cuisine’s from God’s own country now going on until 26 June. During this Fest period of sumptuous food, expressive art, – Come and join us to spur your taste buds with some exhilarating Kerala tradition and culture at this Kuttanad Food Festival. “

Both Damodar and Nithin were kind enough to invite Team Mangalorean to savour some of the Kuttanad delicacies- and we were all “thrilled” to see the different varieties of dishes that we were served by the courteous and friendly restaurant staff, and we were totally “filled” with all the sumptuous food that we consumed. Among the food we tasted, The piece de resistance was a tangy fish curry and I learnt it was due to gamboge or Malabar tamarind, mistaken by most as kokum (Garcinia). The yellowish fruit is de-seeded, rubbed with coconut oil and salt, sun-dried and smoked in kitchen chimneys to acquire its unique taste. It is typical to central Kerala where it is used as a souring agent in fish dishes. I loved it!

So if you are looking to put some spice in your life- and also craving for Kuttanad food of Kerala, then make your plans to dine at Simbly South Restaurant, during this week, and explore the goodness that comes from the from God’s Own Country with Love- (Kuttanad) Kerala!

SIMBLY SOUTH

Balmatta Junction, Collectors Gate, Upper Bendoor, Mangaluru
Hours:
Open today · 11AM–11PM
Phone: 0824 241 0601