{"id":2830,"date":"2018-03-10T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T03:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2018-02-01T09:17:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T03:47:43","slug":"what-to-eat-in-chennai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/what-to-eat-in-chennai\/","title":{"rendered":"What to eat in Chennai?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 <\/span>Chennai visit<\/span><\/a>, we recommend the following food-<\/span><\/p>\n

Idli, Dosa, and Sambar<\/span><\/h2>\n

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 <\/span>chutney<\/span><\/i>. In Chennai, you can find a variety of dosa. What\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nethili Fry<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Nethili<\/a>
Courtesy: www.youtube.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nethili Fry is the city\u2019s popular seafood. In this dish, the anchovies (salt water forage fish) is fried and tossed in spices. Many restaurants coat the \u00a0in <\/span>spicy 65 masala, <\/span><\/i>a spice mix of 65 ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uttapam<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"South<\/a>
Courtesy: food.ndtv.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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. <\/span><\/p>\n

Pongal<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Pongal\"<\/a>
Courtesy: www.vegrecipesofindia.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sundal<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Sundal\"<\/a>
Courtesy: cookwith.whiskaffair.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Folks, on your Chennai trip, try these dishes at least once and we bet, you won\u2019t be disappointed. You can <\/span>book a taxi<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>rent a car for the entire day in Chennai<\/span><\/a> and enjoy hassle free food trail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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