Herb is a Keralan restaurant that exclusively offers vegetarian and vegan dishes that take their inspiration from the aromatic spices of the Indian region. This kind of cooking has a long and varied history with culture woven into it, and with an abundance of fresh ingredients, spices and herbs. Herb brings to you the finest examples of this cooking so that you can widen your tastebuds to new flavours.
Order the pre meal snacks and pickles, which are special Kerala high tea snacks that are served during the church or temple festive moments. This platter comes with murukku, a crispy snack of rice and black gram batter, poppadoms, banana slices in turmeric with salt and deep fried, and deep fried poppadoms. To start order the bhel puri assortment of crushed and crispy pastry with seasonal potatoes, dates, garlic and puffed rice, coated in a sweet and sour tamarind chutney, along with the delicious, golden fried lentil doughnuts of uzhunnu vada that are fluffy in the middle and crispy on the outside, served with sambar and chutney. Dosas are a typical part of South Indian cuisine, and the Herb menu's offering includes one flavoured with potato, onion and peas, along with another that contains cottage cheese, capsicum, potatoes, carrot, peas, green chillies, ginger and onions.
A show stopping main dish is the pavakka pachadi, a mildly spiced dish from Kerala cuisine, with a palate pleasing blend of bitter gourd with coconut and yoghurt gravy, tempered with mustard, whole red chillies and curry leaves. Other favourites include the green papaya stew with fresh shallots in a thick and velvety sauce, along with Herb specials of fresh okra or Indian cottage cheese that is steamed to perfection before being wrapped in a banana leaf with herbs, spices and served with chickpea fritters and salad.