Palakkad Recipes

(Palakkad Brahmin Recipes, Iyer Recipes, Palakkad Chamayal, Palakkad Cuisine)

Palakkad is a district in the Indian southern state of Kerala. It is at the border of Tamilnadu near Coimbatore. Palakad cuisine is very famous for its Brahmin vegetarian style of cooking. Though there are few non vegetarians, the vegetarian cuisine is quite famous. The brahmins in palakkad migrated from the nearby state of Tamilnadu. They are basically Tamil Brahmins, with Malayalam infused Tamil as their language. The Palakkad cuisine uses a blend of ingredients available in the region like the coconut, black pepper (peppercorn) along with the traditional Iyer style of vegetarian cooking with extensive use of rice, dall and milk products. The dishes in Palakkad are a combination of Kerala dishes like the different pickles, pradhamans, pachadi, kootan, curry etc. and dishes from Tamil Nadu like varieties of vattrals, adai, kozhukattai, sundal etc. During festivals, many fried snacks are prepared like the thattai, cheeda, murukku etc. Palakkad Brahmins are known for their extensive Sadya preparations too. 

Here we have a collection of traditional Palakkad Brahmin recipes for you, that includes recipes from all categories.

Kootan, Kuzhambu

Moru Kootan	Molakootal	Horsegram Curry	Kootu Curry
Olan	Banana Flower Sambar	Banana Stalk Sambhar	Thalakam
Manathakkali Uppadan	Brinjal Poricha Kulambu	Paavakka Pitlai	Manathakkali Moru
Ulli Theeyal

Thoran, Pachadi, Mezhukkuperatti

Banana Stalk Pachadi	Breadfruit Bhaji	Jackfruit Seeds Sabzi	Vaazhapindi Thoran
Pavakka Kichadi

Podi, Thogayal, Chammandhi

Idli / Dosa Milagai Podi	Horsegram Chammandhi	Malli Illa Podi

Achaar

Sweet Lime Pickle	Kannimanga Achar	Wild Lemon Pickle	Puli Inghi
Kaipakka Achar	Manga Thokku

Tiffin Items

Mix Sprouts Adai	Upma Kozhukattai

Payasam

Mampazha Pradhaman	Nenthrapazha Pradhaman	Parippu Pradhaman	Nei Payasam
Chakka Pradhaman	Vazhapindi Pradhaman

Festival Recipes

Nombu Adai Sweet	Nombu Adai Savory	NewYear Mango Pachadi	Ellu Kozhukattai (Sesame Seeds Dumpling)
Kaara Kozhukattai	Vella Kozhakkattai	Ammini Kozhukattai	Ammini Kozhukattai Spicy
Paruppu Sundal	Payaru Sundal	Aval Puttu	Sweet Karamani Sundal
Parippu Vada	Diwali Lehyam	Raw Banana Halwa	Thattai
Navadhanya Sundal	Black Channa Sundal	Uppu Cheedai	Pazham Nurukku
Plantain Chips	Sarkaravaratti Upperi

Other Traditional Palakkad Dishes

Ila Vadam	Chukumanam	Chimango	White Rice (Steamed Rice)
Chakka Varatti