Roast in Malayalam
ചുടുക (chuduka) is the kitchen verb for applying heat, so it covers roasting along with baking and frying. Kerala cooking uses it for roasting coconut, grilling fish and anything else put directly to the fire.
Most common translation
Burn, bake, roast, fry, destroy.
ദോശ രണ്ടുവശവും നല്ലപോലെ ചുടുക.
dosha randuvashavum nallapole chuduka.
Bake the dosa well on both sides.
All Malayalam words for “roast”
- ചുടുക (chuduka) — Burn, bake, roast, fry, destroy.
- പൊള്ളുക (polluka) — Roast, feel, very hot, burn.
- പൊള്ളിക്കുക (pollikkuka) — Fry or roast, heat, cause blister, cauterize vesiculate.
polluka is intransitive, to be scorched or to burn, and pollikkuka is its causative, to scald or blister something, so neither is the plain verb for roasting food.
Common questions
How do you say roast in Malayalam?
Say ചുടുക (chuduka).
Is there a separate word for baking?
Not really. The same verb covers baking, roasting and frying, with the method clear from the dish.