▁k av uni ▁ar isi , ▁ma av ur und ai , ▁and ▁ath iras am . ▁In ▁Ch ett in ad ▁food , ▁major ▁sp ices ▁used ▁include ▁an as ip oo ▁( star ▁an ise ed ), ▁kal p asi ▁( a ▁l ichen ), ▁pul i ▁( t amar ind ), ▁mil ag ai ▁( ch ill ies ), ▁som bu ▁( f enn el ▁seed ), ▁pat ta i ▁( c inn am on ), ▁lav ang am ▁( clo ves ), ▁bay ▁leaf , ▁kar u ▁mil agu ▁( pe pper c orn ), ▁je er ag am ▁( c umin ▁se eds ), ▁and ▁v enth ay am ▁( fen ug reek ). ▁ ▁Historical ▁influ ences ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁book ▁The ▁Bang ala ▁Table : ▁F lav or ▁and ▁Re ci pes ▁from ▁Ch ett in ad ▁by ▁S ume et ▁N air ▁and ▁Me en ak sh i ▁Mey y app an , ▁ ▁historian ▁S . ▁M uth iah ▁writes : The ▁Ch etti ars ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁veget ari ans . ▁Their ▁fe asts ▁at ▁l ifest yle ▁rit ual ▁functions ▁remain ▁veget arian . ▁But ▁trade ▁once ▁had ▁them ▁cr iss - cross ing ▁the ▁southern ▁reaches ▁of ▁pen ins ular ▁India ▁and ▁absor bing ▁non - ve get arian ▁influ ences ▁from ▁the ▁Mal ab ar ▁Coast , ▁where ▁Christians ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox y ▁of ▁West ▁Asia ▁and ▁Muslim s ▁lived ▁in ▁large ▁numbers