Madras Cuisine
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Madras Cuisine's :- |
Madras is so much absorbed in its own culture and practice, the
cuisine has much more a reason to ne unhindered by the invasion of the
west, hence there is very little cross culture on the banana leaf -the
natural platter that takes away toxins in the the food.
'Coffee Day' or not, Chennai wakes up to filter coffee. The aroma of
gound coffee seeds seeping through the filter and into the tumbler is
a divinity by itself. Although chennaiites visit Coffee day for a
Capuccino, it is Cothas or Narasus cofee that makes them say "Bhesh,
Bhesh, Romba Nalla irukku".
Very few nuclear families dine out in Chennai. For most it is a light
tiffin at home comprising rotis or chapattis. But if they dine out, it
will definitely be to experiment their taste buds.
Thats great about them. Its idli for breakfast and Pizzas for dinner.
New places like 'Just around the corner', 'Tulsi', 'Chettinad' or the
jazzy 'Kafe 2000'.
Breakfast :-
Idli, vada, sambhar, varieties of dosas, pongal, uppma, idiyappam are
some famous preparations for breakfast. Remember that all these have
the basic ingredient as rice. That doesn't rule out pulses. Black
gram, green gram and other dal varieties are added to the chutneys and
sambhar accompanyments making it a balanced breakfast. Try 'Dosa
Diner', 'Saravana Bhavan', Woodlands' or 'Komalas' for a good
breakfast.
Lunch & Dinner :-
Curd rice. Tamilians are very fond of milk and milk products. And curd
rice plays an important role in their meal. This is due to the cooling
nature of curds and the manner in which it helps soothe the stomach of
the masalas and spices. So next time you visit a South Indian
Restaurant in Chennai, and ask for a south Indian meal, you will be
amazed by the quantity and the varitey. The best place for South
Indian meals in Chennai is Saravana Bhavan. Thought they offer a vast
choice of tother cuisine int heir menu, South indian tiffin and meals
are faves. Other places you can check out are 'Annalakshmi', 'Apoorva'
chain of restaurants. Appalams, Vadams, Vathals, Podis, Spices,
poriyals, masiyals, sambhar, rice, rasam, curds and buttermilk come in
the South Indian meals. Payasams are the favourite. The pickles are
usually hot and spicy, so better watch out! |
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