Kerala Sadya: The Traditional Cuisine You Must Try Onboard

Sadya is a traditional Kerala feast, typically served on a banana leaf, consisting of rice paired with a variety of curries, pickles, papadam and payasam for dessert.

Onboard a houseboat, meals are cooked fresh in a small galley kitchen using locally sourced vegetables, fish and spices, giving guests an authentic taste of home-style Kerala cooking.

Popular dishes served during a houseboat stay include karimeen (pearl spot fish) pollichathu, avial, sambar and a rich coconut-based fish curry — best enjoyed slowly while watching the backwaters drift by.