Palai

Pala additionally written as Palai, is an Indian municipal metropolis placed 28 km east of the district capital Kottayam inside the Indian state of Kerala. It's unfold over an area of 74.09 km2 and is situated 173 km north of the nation capital Thiruvananthapuram. Pala is on the banks of the Meenachil river and is the headquarters of the Meenachil Taluk and the Pala Revenue Division. Pala is placed 5 km west of Bharananganam, an critical Syro-Malabar Catholic pilgrimage centre which additionally holds the tomb of Saint Alphonsa.

It is one of the main gateways to the southern excessive degrees of the Western Ghats. Pala connects to the highranges thru Thodupuzha and Kanjirappally taluks. Kappa and Beef is a fave dish of People of Pala. Appams, kallappams, or vellayappams are rice flour pancakes that have soft, thick white spongy centres and crisp, lace-like edges.Esaha Appam is the rice bread made via the Saint Thomas Christians to be served on Maundy Thursday night time. Traditionally, Pesaha Appam is served in a ceremonial way on Maundy Thursday night time in Syrian Christian households. The head of the family cuts the appam, dips it in paalukurukku or Pesaha Pal, and serves it to the alternative family contributors.