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Kanji Kalayam

Traditional Tamil Cuisine • Authentically Prepared

Taste the Traditionof Tamil Nadu

From naturally fermented rice kanji to hearty Mansatti Soru and traditional thokku, we bring the flavours of Tamil kitchens to your table.

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Traditional Tamil clay-pot rice served with curry leaves and spices

கஞ்சி

Naturally

Fermented Rice

A traditional Tamil meal spread with rice, gravies and sides

Tradition · Taste · Wellness

Our Tradition

A Bowl of Kanji.A Taste of Our Roots.

Our food celebrates the wisdom of traditional Tamil kitchens. From naturally fermented rice kanji and heritage rice varieties to clay-pot gravies and handmade thokku, every dish is inspired by food that has been passed down through generations.

Simple ingredients, traditional preparation and authentic flavours come together to create food that feels familiar, nourishing and deeply connected to our roots.

Discover Our Kanji
Fermented rice kanji served warm in an earthen bowl
500 ML
Our Signature

Fermented Rice Kanji

We specialise in traditional fermented rice kanji — rice soaked and left to ferment naturally overnight, then served warm. Cooling, probiotic-rich and quietly satisfying, it is the everyday food of Tamil homes.

Traditional Rice

  • Karuppu Kavuni Kanji

    கருப்பு கவுணி
    ₹70

  • Mappillai Samba Kanji

    மாப்பிள்ளை சம்பா
    ₹70

  • Sivappu Arisi Kanji

    சிவப்பு அரிசி
    ₹60

  • IR 20 Kanji

    ஐ.ஆர் 20
    ₹60

  • Puzhungalarisi Kanji

    புழுங்கலரிசி
    ₹50
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Heritage Rice

Rice With a Story

We treat rice as the heart of the meal, not a side. Each variety below is a landrace grown in Tamil Nadu, chosen for its flavour, fibre and place in our food history.

Karuppu Kavuni — Black rice

Black rice

Karuppu Kavuni

கருப்பு கவுணி

Once grown for Tamil royalty — deeply pigmented, nutty and rich in antioxidants.

Mappillai Samba — Red rice

Red rice

Mappillai Samba

மாப்பிள்ளை சம்பா

The 'bridegroom's rice', traditionally eaten for strength and stamina.

Sivappu Arisi — Red rice

Red rice

Sivappu Arisi

சிவப்பு அரிசி

A soft, everyday red rice with a fibre-rich bran and a cooling nature.

IR 20 — Parboiled rice

Parboiled rice

IR 20

ஐ.ஆர் 20

A light, familiar table rice — the base for a gentle, everyday kanji.

Puzhungalarisi — Parboiled rice

Parboiled rice

Puzhungalarisi

புழுங்கலரிசி

Parboiled before milling to lock in nutrients — the classic village kanji rice.

Combos

Kanji, Paired the Traditional Way

Each combo brings two or three fermented rice kanjis together with a classic Tamil side — a complete meal, ready to travel.

Combo 01 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 01
  • Mappillai Samba Arisi Kanji
  • Karuppu Kavuni Arisi Kanji
  • Karuvadu Thokku — 1 pc
Meal Platter₹200
Combo 02 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 02
  • Puzhungalar Arisi Kanji
  • IR 20 Arisi Kanji
  • Fish Fry — 1 pc
  • Karuvadu Thokku — 1 pc
Meal Platter₹210
Combo 03 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 03
  • Mappillai Samba Arisi Kanji
  • Puzhungalar Arisi Kanji
  • Fish Fry — 1 pc
Meal Platter₹180
Combo 04 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 04
  • Karuppu Kavuni Arisi Kanji
  • Sivappu Arisi Kanji
  • Fish Fry — 1 pc
Meal Platter₹200
Combo 05 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 05
  • Karuppu Kavuni Arisi Kanji
  • Mappillai Samba Arisi Kanji
  • Sivappu Arisi Kanji
  • Karuvadu Thokku — 2 pcs
Meal Platter₹310
Combo 06 — Tamil kanji meal platterCombo 06
  • Puzhungalar Arisi Kanji
  • IR 20 Arisi Kanji
  • Sivappu Arisi Kanji
  • Karuvadu Thokku — 2 pcs
Meal Platter₹280
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Clay-pot rice cooked with spices, curry leaves and shallots
Mansatti Soru

Mansatti Soru

Traditional clay-pot rice meals with bold Tamil flavours — cooked in an earthen man-satti that lends its own deep, mellow character.

  • Mutton Mansatti Soru

    ₹250

    Rice slow-cooked in a man-satti with mutton, whole spices and shallots.

  • Chicken Mansatti Soru

    ₹150

    Country-style chicken and rice layered and finished in a clay pot.

  • Fish Mansatti Soru

    ₹200

    Rice cooked with fish, curry leaves and a fresh-ground masala.

  • Prawn Podi Mansatti Soru

    ₹180

    Clay-pot rice tossed with a dry prawn podi for a deep, roasted flavour.

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Slow-fried dried-fish thokku with chilli and shallots
Small / Large
Thokku

Bold Flavours. Traditional Thokku.

Seafood and dried fish slow-fried down with tamarind, chilli and gingelly oil until thick and intense. Priced small / large.

  • Karuvadu Thokku

    ₹50 / ₹100

    Dried fish simmered down with tamarind, chilli and gingelly oil.

  • Prawn Thokku

    ₹70 / ₹140

    Prawns cooked to a thick, clinging masala with roasted spice notes.

  • Nandu Thokku

    ₹70 / ₹140

    Crab meat slow-fried with pepper, shallots and curry leaves.

  • Karuvadu Fry

    ₹60 / ₹100

    Dried fish crisped in a shallow fry with chilli and garlic.

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A robust Tamil fish gravy in an earthen vessel
500 ML
Kulambu

Slow-Cooked Tamil Kulambu

Village-style gravies simmered until the spice, tamarind and oil come together — packed in 500 ML to finish at home with hot rice or kanji.

  • Mutton Kulambu

    ₹300

    Mutton simmered in a tamarind-and-spice gravy until deeply flavoured.

  • Fish Kulambu

    ₹220

    Village-style meen kulambu — tangy, hot and finished with gingelly oil.

  • Chicken Kulambu

    ₹190

    Country chicken in a fresh-ground masala gravy with shallots.

  • Meen Mandai Kulambu

    ₹150

    A robust fish-head gravy, a prized part of the traditional Tamil table.

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Traditional Sides

Small Plates, Big Flavour

Fried fish, dried-fish pickles, idli with meen kulambu, paniyaram and the digestive pirandai thuvaiyal — the accompaniments that complete a Tamil meal.

Fish Fry

Fish Fry

₹90

Fresh fish marinated in Tamil spices and pan-fried.

Fresh
Nethili Karuvadu Pickle

Nethili Karuvadu Pickle

₹70 / ₹130

Anchovy dried-fish pickle — sharp, hot and tangy.

Prawn Podi Fried Idli

Prawn Podi Fried Idli

₹100

Idli tossed in a spiced prawn podi with sesame oil.

Idli Meen Kulambu

Idli Meen Kulambu

₹80

Soft idli served with a tangy village-style fish gravy.

Paniyaram + Pirandai Thuvaiyal

Paniyaram + Pirandai Thuvaiyal

₹80

Crisp kuzhi paniyaram with a digestive pirandai (adamant creeper) chutney.

Traditional Rice
Pirandai Thuvaiyal

Pirandai Thuvaiyal

₹30

Ground pirandai chutney — a traditional aid to digestion.

Traditional Rice
Idiyappam with Pepper Chicken Gravy

Idiyappam with Pepper Chicken Gravy

₹100

Steamed string hoppers with a peppery country chicken gravy.

A large family-style spread of Tamil food shared around a table
2500 ML
Family Packs

Bring the Whole Familyto the Table

2500 ML — fermented rice kanji for four to six people.

  • Karuppu Kavuni Kanji

    ₹300

  • Mappillai Samba Kanji

    ₹300

  • Sivappu Arisi Kanji

    ₹280

  • IR 20 Kanji

    ₹240

  • Puzhungalarisi Kanji

    ₹220
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Testimonials

Food That Takes YouBack Home.

“The Karuppu Kavuni kanji tastes exactly like the one my grandmother made. That first spoonful took me straight back home.”

Lakshmi V.

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