The cuisine of the southern most Indian state of Kerala reflects the fact that it's the most lush and fertile of all the Indian states in its great variety.
Keralan chef Das Sreedharan cooks up a festival feast in the studio and explains what tiffin is and why it's carried around in a special box. Read the recipes:Cheera thayir curry and Savoy cabbage thoran. The New Tastes of India - Over 100 vibrant vegetarian recipes from Southern India by Das Sreedharan (Headline, ISBN: 0-7472-7147-X, £17.99).
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