{"id":33342,"date":"2025-12-16T16:42:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=33342"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:43:25","slug":"lunch-recipes-south-indian-kerala-lunch-recipe-ideas-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/lunch-recipes-south-indian-kerala-lunch-recipe-ideas-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch Recipes | South Indian \u2013 Kerala Lunch Recipe Ideas 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33355\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kerala-Lunch-Recipes-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kerala-Lunch-Recipes-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kerala-Lunch-Recipes-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kerala-Lunch-Recipes-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kerala-Lunch-Recipes.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Comforting Kerala lunch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Matta rice<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/anchovies-netholi-peera-kerala-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anchovies- Netholi Peera, Click Here For Recipe<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33346\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anchovies-Netholi-Peera.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anchovies-Netholi-Peera.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anchovies-Netholi-Peera-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anchovies-Netholi-Peera-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anchovies-Netholi-Peera-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Carrot Thoran Recipe<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coconut Oil- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mustard seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Whole dried red chilies- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Carrot, chopped small- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- \u00bd tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- \u00bc tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Grated coconut- 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">To a hot pan, add oil, let turn hot.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add mustard seeds, let splutter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add dried whole red chilies &amp; curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the carrot, season with salt &amp; combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add 1\/2 cup water &amp; cook covered till carrot has turned soft.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After carrot has cooked well, add chili powder, turmeric powder and grated coconut.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Saute for a few minutes till coconut turns golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">This is a dry dish.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Take the pan off the heat &amp; keep it covered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/kerala-easy-fish-curry-claypot-easy-fish-curry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threadfin bream- Kilimeen Fish Curry, Click Here For Recipe (Any kind of fish can be used)<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33351\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kilimeen-fish-curry-recipe-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Threadfin Bream- Kilimeen &amp; Anchovy-Ko Netholi Fry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve added chili powder, turmeric powder &amp; salt to the fish, let marinate for 15 minutes. Fry in coconut oil, add some curry leaves while frying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33352\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fish-fry-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/easy-cucamelon-pickle-south-indian-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cucamelon Pickle, Click Here For Recipe (Raw mango, gooseberry can be used)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31533\" src=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Easy-cucamelon-pickle-South-Indian-recipe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Easy-cucamelon-pickle-South-Indian-recipe.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Easy-cucamelon-pickle-South-Indian-recipe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Easy-cucamelon-pickle-South-Indian-recipe-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?s=kerala+lunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Kerala Style Lunch Recipe Ideas, Click Here For Recipes<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comforting Kerala lunch&#8230; Matta rice Anchovies- Netholi Peera, Click Here For Recipe Carrot Thoran Recipe Ingredients Coconut Oil- 1 tbsp Mustard seeds- 1 tsp Whole dried red chilies- 2 Curry leaves- 1 sprig Carrot, chopped small- 2 Salt- 1 tsp Chili powder- \u00bd tsp Turmeric powder- \u00bc tsp Grated coconut- 1\/2 cup Preparation To a &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1371,1170],"tags":[1344,110],"class_list":["post-33342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kerala-lunch","category-lunch-recipe-ideas","tag-kerala-lunch","tag-seafood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33342"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33356,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33342\/revisions\/33356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}