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Kerala grocery names in Malayalam and English

164 everyday ingredients with their Malayalam name, Malayalam script and an easy way to say it. Type in English, Malayalam or a transliteration such as "kurumulaku".

Fish and seafood

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Rice, pulses and pantry

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How to use these lists

Each list gives the name most people use in central Kerala markets, with common regional alternatives in the notes. Malayalam is written in its own script, so the transliterations are only a guide to pronunciation: "zh" is the soft retroflex sound in words like vazhuthananga (brinjal), and a doubled consonant is held a little longer, as in pappaya.

Shopping for someone else? Tick items in the grocery list maker and share a list that shows both languages. To see what is fresh this month, open the Kerala season calendar.