This recipe for Karupatti Halwa is from Chef Arokiya Doss, Head Chef – The Malabar Coast. Also known as Palm Jaggery Halwa, this is a traditional South Indian dessert from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Kilakarai also has a strong culinary heritage with unique dishes like the ghee rice, coconut milk rasam and it's most famous sweet - the thothal halwa. This sweet was the topic of my conversation with ...