▁South ▁India . ▁Ch ett in ad ▁cu is ine ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁ren owned ▁fare ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁re per toire . ▁ ▁It ▁uses ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sp ices ▁and ▁the ▁d ishes ▁are ▁made ▁with ▁fresh ▁ground ▁mas al as . ▁Ch etti ars ▁also ▁use ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sun - d ried ▁me ats ▁and ▁salt ed ▁veget ables , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁dry ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁d ishes ▁are ▁e aten ▁with ▁rice ▁and ▁rice ▁based ▁accompan iments ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁dos ais , ▁app ams , ▁id iy app ams , ▁ad ais ▁and ▁id lis . ▁The ▁Ch etti ars , ▁through ▁their ▁merc ant ile ▁contacts ▁with ▁Bur ma , ▁lear nt ▁to ▁prepare ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁rice ▁p ud ding ▁made ▁with ▁stick y ▁red ▁rice . ▁ ▁Ch ett in ad ▁cu is ine ▁offers ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁veget arian ▁and ▁non - ve get arian ▁d ishes . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁veget arian ▁d ishes ▁include ▁id iy app am , ▁p ani yar am , ▁v ella i ▁p ani yar am , ▁kar upp atti ▁p ani yar am , ▁pa al ▁p ani yar am , ▁k uz hi ▁p ani yar am , ▁k oz h ak atta i , ▁mas ala ▁p ani yar am , ▁ad iko oz h , ▁k and har app am , ▁se ey am , ▁mas ala ▁se ey am ,