This is a special Coimbatore-style spicy fried chicken dish in which shallots and garlic paste are cooked with red chilli, turmeric, salt and curry leaves. To this, chicken is added and pan fried for about 40 minutes until all the flavours blend together.

Kalkandu Pongal is prepared with rice, milk and rock sugar candy. It is a thick, creamy dessert that is very popular in Coimbatore.

This popular sweet dish is made from the juice extracted from palm trees, which grow indigenously. The juice is combined with jaggery and milk to make this dessert.