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உணவுப் பட்டியல்The menu

29 dishes, priced with taxes included. Tiffin runs mornings and evenings, the rest is lunch and dinner. The seven-course tasting menu is ₹2,400, booked a day ahead.

Vegetarian. Vegetarian · Non-vegetarian. Non-vegetarian
Vegetarian. Spice, from mild to Chettinad hot. Blank squares mean no chilli.

டிபன்Tiffin

Served 7 to 11 in the morning and again from 4 to 7. Batter is ground every evening for the next day.

  • இட்லிIdli, 3 pcs

    ₹120

    Three, with sambar, coconut chutney and gunpowder in gingelly oil.

    Vegetarian.

  • பொடி தோசைPodi dosai

    ₹180

    Crisp dosai painted with molagapodi and ghee, folded twice.

    Vegetarian.

  • குழிப்பணியாரம்Kuzhi paniyaram, 7 pcs

    ₹160

    Seven, from the cast-iron pan. Four savoury with shallots, three sweet with jaggery.

    Vegetarian.

  • வெண் பொங்கல்Ven pongal

    ₹150

    Rice and moong dal cooked soft, with whole pepper, cumin and a lot of ghee.

    Vegetarian.

  • மெது வடைMedu vadai, 2 pcs

    ₹90

    Two, with a hole in the middle and a shard of green chilli inside.

    Vegetarian.

  • ஆப்பம் & ஸ்டூAppam with stew

    ₹220

    Lace-edged appam with a coconut milk vegetable stew, or the mutton stew for ₹80 more.

    Vegetarian.

சாப்பாடுMains

Rice is Seeraga samba unless you ask for ponni. Every gravy comes with rice or parotta.

  • காரைக்குடி கோழி வறுவல்Karaikudi kozhi varuval

    ₹460

    Country chicken dry-roasted with fennel, star anise and a fistful of shallots.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • மட்டன் மிளகு வறுவல்Mutton pepper varuval

    ₹620

    Slow-cooked shoulder, finished with crushed Tellicherry pepper and curry leaves.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • மதுரை கறி தோசைMadurai kari dosai

    ₹380

    Dosai, egg, minced mutton. Eaten hot from the tawa with a spoon of ghee on top.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • கொத்து பரோட்டாKothu parotta

    ₹340

    Chopped on the tawa with egg and salna. Ask for it without egg, or with the mutton.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • வத்தல் குழம்புVathal kuzhambu

    ₹290

    Tamarind, sundakkai and manathakkali vathal, thickened with roasted rice flour. With ghee rice and appalam.

    Vegetarian.

  • பருப்பு உருண்டை குழம்புParuppu urundai kuzhambu

    ₹320

    Toor dal dumplings simmered in a tamarind and coconut gravy. Chettinad house food.

    Vegetarian.

  • செட்டிநாடு காளான் மசாலாChettinad kaalan masala

    ₹310

    Button and oyster mushrooms in the same masala we use for the chicken.

    Vegetarian.

கடல் உணவுSeafood

Bought at Kasimedu harbour before 6 every morning. What is not fresh is not on the board.

  • மீன் குழம்புMeen kuzhambu

    ₹580

    Seer fish in a tamarind and coconut gravy tempered with fenugreek. Better the next day, but we do not wait.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • வஞ்சிரம் வறுவல்Vanjaram varuval

    ₹640

    A thick seer steak in a red chilli and turmeric crust, shallow fried in gingelly oil.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • நண்டு மசாலாNandu masala, for two

    ₹720

    Two mud crabs cracked and cooked in a thick pepper masala. Bring people you like.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • இறால் தொக்குEral thokku

    ₹560

    Tiger prawns in a dry tomato and shallot thokku, with curry leaves fried till glass.

    Non-vegetarian.

  • நெத்திலி வறுவல்Nethili varuval

    ₹340

    Anchovies, whole, fried crisp with pepper. Order a plate for the table.

    Non-vegetarian.

தொடுகறிSides

Small plates for the rice. Two of these and a rasam is a meal.

  • பீன்ஸ் பருப்பு உசிலிBeans paruppu usili

    ₹160

    French beans tossed with crumbled steamed dal and red chilli.

    Vegetarian.

  • கத்திரிக்காய் கொத்சுKathirikkai gotsu

    ₹140

    Smoked brinjal mashed into a tamarind gravy. Made for the pongal.

    Vegetarian.

  • தயிர் பச்சடிThayir pachadi

    ₹110

    Curd with cucumber, mustard and coconut. The cooling one.

    Vegetarian.

  • ரசம்Rasam

    ₹90

    Pepper and cumin rasam, poured from a height so it froths.

    Vegetarian.

  • அப்பளம்Appalam, 2 pcs

    ₹40

    Two, fried the moment you order.

    Vegetarian.

  • கறிவேப்பிலை பொடி சாதம்Kariveppilai podi rice

    ₹120

    Rice tossed with a curry leaf and urad dal powder and a spoon of gingelly oil.

    Vegetarian.

இனிப்புDesserts

Sweet things and the coffee. The jigarthanda is made the Madurai way, with almond gum and nannari.

  • எலநீர் பாயசம்Elaneer payasam

    ₹180

    Tender coconut, jaggery, cardamom. Cold.

    Vegetarian.

  • ஜிகர்தண்டாJigarthanda

    ₹160

    Reduced milk, badam pisin, nannari syrup and a scoop of ice cream, in a tall glass.

    Vegetarian.

  • அதிரசம்Athirasam, 2 pcs

    ₹120

    Two, warm. Rice flour and jaggery, fried till the edges go dark.

    Vegetarian.

  • சர்க்கரை பொங்கல்Sakkarai pongal

    ₹140

    Rice and jaggery with ghee-fried cashew and raisins.

    Vegetarian.

  • டிகிரி காபிDegree kaapi

    ₹60

    Filter coffee in a davara and tumbler. Chicory-free, from Yercaud.

    Vegetarian.

Allergies: tell us at the door, not on the form. Most gravies contain peanut or cashew; the tiffin does not. We do not use MSG, and the rasam is the only dish with tomato.

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