Our story
From Karikad, with ghee & patience
What began in a family kitchen in Karikad - big steel urulis, ghee-heavy payasams and neighbours who kept coming back - is today one of Thrissur district's most trusted catering teams. CM Catering & Event was formalised by the CM family of Pazhanji, who spent years cooking for church perunnals and temple sadhyas before ever calling it a business.
That apprenticeship shows in how we work. We still grind our masalas fresh, still cook nadan curries in coconut oil, and still insist the payasam is made on-site - because Thrissur guests can taste the difference, and they will mention it.
When hosts started asking us to style the stage too, the decor team grew out of the same instinct: build it like it's for family, finish it like the photos matter. Today, wedding catering and stage decoration arrive as one coordinated package - one team, one timeline, one point of contact.
“If the payasam isn't worth a second helping, the event isn't over - that's how Karikad taught us to cook.”
5,000+
plates in a single sitting
1,200+
celebrations catered
10
towns & villages served
4.9/5
average host rating
Food safety
Standards we don't negotiate on
Large-scale catering is a responsibility. These are the non-negotiables behind every plate we serve.
- FSSAI-registered kitchen practices, audited monthly
- RO-filtered water for all cooking & drinking
- Gloves, caps and sanitised service counters, always
- Fresh cooking on venue - nothing reheated from yesterday
- Temperature-controlled carry for off-site gravies
- Cooking oil changed daily; no stale stock, ever
Scale without stress
How we serve 5,000+ plates - hot
Big numbers fail on logistics, not recipes. Our system is built so the 5,000th guest eats as well as the first - hot rice, crisp porotta, payasam at temperature.
- 01One central prep kitchen at Karikad with on-site live-cooking teams
- 02Five service brigades that can run concurrent events
- 03Queue-designed counters that move 1,000+ guests in under 20 minutes
- 04A dedicated floor supervisor for every 300 plates
Plan your event
Come taste before you book
For bookings above 250 plates, we'll arrange a tasting at our Karikad kitchen - or bring samples to you within 20 km of Pazhanji.