About Kaaraikudi
Chettinad food is one of the spiciest, oiliest and most aromatic in India. Chettinad cuisine is characterized by liberal use of oil and spices. Most Chettinad dishes have generous amounts of peppercorn, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, nutmeg, green and red chilies, etc. Chettinad cuisine offers a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Some of the non vegetarian dishes like crab pepper masala, fish kariveppilllai fry( fish coated with curry leaves and spices) kaadai fry/ masala (quail bird) mutton nalli kuzhambu, sora puttu and much more to discover from the list of typical chettinad preparations. Some of the popular vegetarian dishes include idiyappam, paniyaram, vellai paniyaram, paal paniyaram, kuzhi paniyaram, kozhakattai, masala paniyaram, kandharappam.