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Encyclopedia > Chettinad cuisine
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Chettinad cuisine hails from the southern most region of Tamil Nadu. Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest, oiliest and most aromatic in India. The name Chettinad cuisine comes from the fact that it is prepared by Chettiars. Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The Chettiars are Hindus predominantly originating in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu. ...


Chettinad cuisine is characterised not only by delicious vegetarian preparations, but includes all kinds of fish, fowl and meats, as well as delicate noodle-like dishes and carefully preserved sun-dried legumes and berries that the Chettiar ladies make into curries. Oil and spices are liberally used in cooking and most dishes have generous amounts of peppercorn, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, nutmeg, green and red chilies, etc. It has been suggested that Japanese Curry be merged into this article or section. ...


Some of the popular dishes in Chettinad menu are varuval -- a dry dish fried with onions and spices (chicken, fish or vegetables saut�ed), pepper chicken, poriyal -- a curry, and kuzambu which has the ingredients stewed in a gravy of coconut milk and spices.


The cuisine also includes numerous pickles, powders, specially roasted and ground spices, dry snacks, papads, appalam and vada. Retail shops now sell pre-packed snacks like murukkus, small spirals of fried rice dough, chips, thattai, masala vada and so on.

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References

Indian Foods Co - South Indian Cuisine


External links

The Hindu - Varieties from Chettinad cuisine



 

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