The staple food in Chennai is rice and rice dishes like Idli, Uttapam, etc. Rice dishes are prepared and served with lentils, coconut, and a variety of spices. Though being a metro city, one can find a number of food outlets serving different cuisines. But, on your Chennai visit, we recommend the following food-
Idli, Dosa, and Sambar
Idli and Dosa are the fermented rice and lentil dishes. Idli and dosa are very healthy, as they are cooked with least oil and are made from fermented batter. Sambar is a tangy watery lentil dish, served along with. These dishes are accompanied with a variety of red, green, and white coconut chutney. In Chennai, you can find a variety of dosa. What’s more, these are the anytime dishes. You can have them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or at all times. You can find idli, dosa, and sambar in every corner of the city.
Nethili Fry
Nethili Fry is the city’s popular seafood. In this dish, the anchovies (salt water forage fish) is fried and tossed in spices. Many restaurants coat the in spicy 65 masala, a spice mix of 65 ingredients.
Uttapam
It is also known as Uthappa in Chennai. It is a thick pancake made of same batter as idli. It is topped with tomatoes, onions, chillies, and capsicum and served with coconut chutney.
Pongal
Pongal is yet again a rice dish. It is usually eaten for breakfast. On your morning food trail, you can find this dish served hot by the street food vendors.
Sundal
This is a dish made from chickpeas. The boiled chickpeas is fried with curry leaves, grated coconut, mustard seeds and raw mango. It is a traditional evening snack in Chennai.
Folks, on your Chennai trip, try these dishes at least once and we bet, you won’t be disappointed. You can book a taxi or rent a car for the entire day in Chennai and enjoy hassle free food trail.
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