Fried in Malayalam
Neither of these means fried as such. ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) names the chips of banana or yam fried in coconut oil that are a fixture at Kerala feasts, so it is a food word rather than an adjective.
Most common translation
Chips of banana, tubers, etc. fried in oil.
അമ്മ രാവിലെ ഉപ്പേരി വറുത്തു
amma raavile upperi varutthu
Mother fried banana chips in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “fried”
- ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) — Chips of banana, tubers, etc. fried in oil.
- അവല് (aval) — Flattened rice made from fried paddy.
ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) is fried chips of banana or tuber, and അവല് (aval) is flattened rice made from fried paddy, eaten with coconut and jaggery. Neither can describe something else as fried.
Common questions
How do you say fried in Malayalam?
There is no adjective among these entries. ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) names fried banana or tuber chips.
What is the other word?
അവല് (aval) is flattened rice, made by frying paddy and then flattening it, and it is eaten as a snack mixed with grated coconut.