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' Thai Virundu' ..at 'Madras' Raintree, Anna Salai 

1/14/2016

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 The ' Madras' restaurant at Raintree Anna Salai has been a favourite for south indian food for me for quite a few years. You get five star hospitality and food at a relatively more affordable pricing.  

A couple of weeks back a Friend and I were listing out options for 'Meals' in Chennai and 'Madras' was up there on my list. A coupleof days back i saw an advert for 'Thai Virundu' meals at this restaurant in the supplement of the paper and  I decided to check it out.

​Ambience

Pleasant with relatively dim lighting. There is a three piece Indian Carnatic classical ensemble that plays pleasant live Carnatic instrumental music in the evenings.

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Cutlery

I have to make a special mention about the 'south Indian' caricatures on the plates at the restaurant. Have documented a few below. 
Welcome Drink and Starters

We were welcomed with 'Vasantha Neer' which is a favourite of mine. I have been tasting this for years at the Taj and ITC hotels. This restaurant has also perfected it and is a 'must have'. It is a concoction of Tender Coconut Water, Jaggery, Honey, Lemon and Ginger.

An Assortment of papads along with a set of Chutneys were also kept on the table. 
  • coconut 
  • pineapple
  • beetroot
We were served a 'Pongal Platter' which had the following Pongals
  • Amirtha Pongal (The sweet Pongal with dry and fresh fruits)
  • Kara Pongal
  • Ven Pongal (the tradtional Pongal)
All of them were absolutely yummy  !!
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Vasantha Neer
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Pongal platter
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Pongal Platter
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The Thali

We were then served the thali in a Thattu with a plantain leaf with the following accompaniments
  • Muttakos Poriyal
  • Thakkali Masiyal
  • Kathirikkai Kosumalli
  • Chakkaravalli Podimas (Sweet Potato)
  • KaiKari Podimas
  • Curd
This was served with unlimited parottas, Puris and steamed rice.
(I had incidentally also requested a Kal Dosa off the menu because I had always liked their Kal Dosa.)

Every dish was perfect and not a single one had a bad day !!

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The 'Thali' with Parotta
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Poori
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Vadai
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Kall Dosa
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Steamed Rice
Desserts

We were served the follwoing three desserts
  • Elaneer Payasam
  • Badam Halva
  • Pepper Ice cream

I loved the pepper ice cream and the Elaneer Payasam. The Badam Halva was very authentic but personally speaking, I am not a great fan of that sweet.
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Elaneer Payasam
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Pepper Payasam
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Badam Halva
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Chef Prabhakaran of Raintree Anna Salai
Verdict

I loved the meal. Chef Prabhakaran of the Rain Tree was very kind to explain the dishes as i am usually an extremely inquisitive diner.

Don't miss this traditional 'Pongal' meal at the Rain tree Anna Salai, available till the 17th of January.

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2 Comments
Sridevi
1/14/2016 06:48:06 am

Very nice review sir...ur review's are now on becoming more and more good..and he pictures are so clear...what phone do u have?

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Prabhakaran
9/4/2020 12:36:43 am

Thanks for Apriciating

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