Madurai Restaurant

We round up three types of parottas that are among the most popular in restaurants and small eateries, particularly in Southern Tamil Nadu. They're not difficult to make if you can find the most important ingredient - patience.

The traditional rasam powder in Tamil Nadu usually combines coriander seeds, pepper, jeera along with tur dal and chana dal. The sambar powder is enhanced by fenugreek seeds but doesn't feature jeera.

Tamil Nadu: The hunger for containing COVID-19 in the state is increasing. Anyone stepping into this eatery in Madurai is likely to bite into a 'mask' parotta, a kind of flat bread. A restaurant in the temple town is serving parottas made in the shape of masks to encourage locals to use the face cover and protect themselves from COVID-19.

We pick 10 dishes you must try when you are in Madurai. Of course, there are no fine dining options.

Piping hot Pongal is the latest item for breakfast at Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu. A plate of this popular cuisine costs just Rs 5. Three months ago Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched these canteens in Chennai to help the poor get quality nutritious food at subsidised prices. Fluffy idlis cost just Re 1 each; sambar rice Rs 5 and curd rice Rs 3. ...

We round up three types of parottas that are among the most popular in restaurants and small eateries, particularly in Southern Tamil Nadu. They're not difficult to make if you can find the most important ingredient - patience.

The traditional rasam powder in Tamil Nadu usually combines coriander seeds, pepper, jeera along with tur dal and chana dal. The sambar powder is enhanced by fenugreek seeds but doesn't feature jeera.

Tamil Nadu: The hunger for containing COVID-19 in the state is increasing. Anyone stepping into this eatery in Madurai is likely to bite into a 'mask' parotta, a kind of flat bread. A restaurant in the temple town is serving parottas made in the shape of masks to encourage locals to use the face cover and protect themselves from COVID-19.

We pick 10 dishes you must try when you are in Madurai. Of course, there are no fine dining options.

Piping hot Pongal is the latest item for breakfast at Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu. A plate of this popular cuisine costs just Rs 5. Three months ago Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched these canteens in Chennai to help the poor get quality nutritious food at subsidised prices. Fluffy idlis cost just Re 1 each; sambar rice Rs 5 and curd rice Rs 3. ...