Chettinaad cuisine reflects the lifestyle of the people  from  Chettinaad  situated  in  the South-East of Tamil Nadu  state,  India.Essentially vegetarians, the people of Chettinaad imbibed a taste for non- vegetarian food from their travels to South East Asia and these influences are visible.The Chettinad style of preparing chicken, meat and sea food have become immensely popular. The taste of the ingredients is not swamped by spices and it is ideally not "hot". Locally available rich spices such as coriander, cumin, pepper, fenugreek, anise and sweet stick are ground and added judiciously to make each dish a gourmet's treat.At Chettinaad Palace we have tried to bring to the people of Plano /Dallas, TX the inherited tradition and authentic tastes of the Chettinaad and hope that you enjoy the specially prepared cuisine.