Read Part I of our trip here: Trip to Kuzhippilly Beach & Narikulam Tharavadu
When the previous post ended, we were seated at the Narikulam Tharavadu dining table, with widened eyes, grumbling tummies and ready to pounce on a sumptuous feast. Before I continue, I’d like to rewind a bit here.
We are a part of this amazing community on Facebook called Eat Kochi Eat. Facebook really came in handy with this group, where Cochin Foodies post their reviews about the new eateries, their discoveries and all sorts of dishes from all sorts of food joints. Within the last four months, I realized that I haven’t visited most of the must visit food joints here. And so, I already covered 4 the week after exams! 😛 This is where we got to know about this Homestay. We had added it in a ‘to-attack’ list and suggested this place to the group for our trip. Before going to Narikulam tharavadu, you are supposed to inform them about the visit, give them a list of food you’ll want and the headcount. We had ordered Chicken fry, chicken curry, beef, Fish fry, chappati & Appam. The quantity of each depended upon who likes what.

The food was amazing and very much filling. In fact, almost a quarter of it was left after we were done. So, I am talking about high quantity Naadan (Authentic country-side) food, comprising entirely of non-veg at affordable prices! You read that right. The food along with Payasam (Dessert) cost us just Rs. 200 per head. I’d like to add that prices differ with the type of fish you opt for. Even so, the experience was worth much more than this.
We thanked Paul chettan for the food, clicked some more pictures and as per his suggestion, made our way to the Nedungad Boat Jetty nearby. How do I even begin to describe it? As the land tapered to end in the Kollam Kottapuram Waterway, we found ourselves surrounded by water and myriad species of birds. It cannot be compared to a normal beach or a lake view since the landscape was such that, at one point, all we could see was water. I am in loss for words and so, I’ll let my friend’s pictures speak from now on.



The Boat Jetty was unplanned and the uniqueness of it made the trip all the more memorable. If you plan a visit to Kochi anytime, and if you are looking for a Homestay and authentic Malayali Non-Veg food, Narikulam Tharavadu Homestay is the best choice. I cannot comment on the Vegetarian food since we didn’t have any. Besides, I always have a soft corner for the Tamil Vegetarian dishes. So, I strongly recommend this place for the Non-vegetarians. Also, they have homestay package at Rs. 2000 per night with food for a couple. As promised in the previous post, here are the details:

I sign off with a picture of us – The kachara team! The Minions! The Chipmunks! Five extreme people with entirely different characteristics that gel so well with each others’, and ofcourse the Homestay! 😛

Pic Courtesy – All the images here were clicked by these guys ^ 😀
Are you from Kerala??
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Yes 🙂
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😍… That’s great! Nice to meet you Ranjini_____(Chechi or whatever fits there) which place exactly? And by the way I was more attracted to the pics of the dishes you’ve added in this post, missing them badly.😐
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Suffixes onum venda. Palarivattom aanu. And you are from?
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😊😊, I’m from Pala!
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Ipo vere evdelum ano?
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Yup
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Yay. Yet another Malayali!
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😋😍😊….logattinde edu moolayil poyalum avide Malayali undavum, pathalatillum undallo….Mahabali!!
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Sathyam 😂
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😊😊
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Haha 😀
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Being a vegetarian, I appreciated the landscape pics more. Great post. Hope you had a great time in Kochi 🙂
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Thank you so much Shweta. Actually I always have a great time in Kochi. Kochi is home 😀
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That’s nice. Kochi njan athra explore cheythitt illa. 😅 For me, Trivandrum is home. 😊
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Okay. Same here. I haven’t been to Tvm much 😀
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😀
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I loved both your posts and Kochi has been high on my list to visit… This post made it even more urgent!!! How’s Kochi weather in April -may – would you be able to advise?
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All that food looks soooo tempting!I’ve never been to Kochi till now.Will definitely try this place this vacation time!
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Please do visit Kochi. You will have some unique experiences here 🙂
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I guess you would have already listened to this, if you havent all songs from this movie are great!
Especially Do Do Naina/ La La Vettam:
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No I haven’t. Kelkam 🙂
Btw, long time! 🙂
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