Travelling To Madurai? Do Not Miss Sampling These Dish!
Madurai is known as the culinary captial of Tamil Nadu. Here are 5 lip-smacking dishes that you have to try out when you are in Madurai.South Indian food has pleased palates of many foodies around the globe for decades.
Tamil Nadu’s ever-popular idlis and dosas have crossed borders and made it to our stomachs and hearts over and over again. While each city in the state brings a diverse and delectable range of dishes to the table, we have attempted the impossible of focussing on one region of the state, Madurai, and what makes this temple town stand out amongst the crowd of delicacy filled cities in the region. We go beyond the staples and bring to you a range of lip-smacking dishes that are authentic to the culinary capital of South India, that you simply must try. By Amitha Ameen
Madurai is an important cultural hub of Tamil Nadu and is popularly known as the food capital of the state. Food from Madurai is a potpourri of influences drawn from its yesteryear trading partners like ancient Rome, Saurashtra and Sri Lanka. We have rounded up five lip-smacking dishes you don’t want to miss out on when paying a visit to this city that never sleeps.
Best dishes to eat in Madurai
Kari Mutton lovers listen up! Madurai’s famed Kari Dosa or Mutton Kari Dosa will make you fall in love with it the minute you have that first bite. Finely minced meat, caramelised onions, curry leaves, and ginger-garlic paste — all sautéed together — will serve as one of the toppings on your three-layered rice pancakes a.k.a dosa, which includes an omelette at the base. Although the Kari Dosa is available in pretty much every outlet in Madurai, you must head to Konar Mess, an iconic eatery originally kickstarted by a community that specialised in cattle cultivation and lived in forest areas. The traditional recipe of this dish has been passed on to many generations and it resulted in the iconic eatery that it is today.