The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach they say and many think this is an advice to girls on how to get their Man! But I came to know that this is a scientific fact as my doctor told me that all those cheese and paneer, sweets and samosas that I put in my tummy had found their way to my heart. High cholesterol and stress had the doctor looking grim my wife looking determined and me sheepish. So there I was now in Chennai banned from the mysore paks and full meals and papadams all those things that made life livable.
Oats for breakfast and Dinner with salad and other green stuff made me pity the cows. In this famished state I reached the Kadalivanam restaurant at Sanjeevanam where I was promised a healthy meal. I looked grumpily as the waiter suggested a Rajkeeyam meal. I nodded while wondering what unpalatable stuff the name camouflaged. The waiter came back with a plate having a few slices of nendram banana and five cups of liquid. I groaned am I to remain hungry today? The first cup was sweet with the flavour of dates, the second was almond milk, the third was butter milk with a tinge of haldi, the fourth was vegetable soup and the last red rice gruel.
They sparked my interest which rose to fever pitch as the Waiter spread a full size plantain leaf in front. Then came a SWEET!!! made of wheat, and salads and lots and lots various vegetables cooked in different styles. Rice both the un polished red variety and the normal white to be eaten with sambar, rasam and Kallan. All this followed by a payasam of divine taste. As I lay on my comfortable chair like a satitiated python the waiter came back with a spoonful of honey to aid digestion! As you would have noticed from the gentle subtle hints given above the natural food here is delicious and doled out in quantities that does not make you feel famished soon.
The menu is planned by a dietician and Ayurvedic expert and the total calorific value is only 1040 i.e. half our daily need ( Provided off course you do not succumb to gluttony and ask for 2nd and 3rd helpings of the payasam like I did ) There is little oil used and no butter or mirchi powder or any artificial stuff used. All the ingredients are natural and fresh and there is no refrigerated or reheated stuff. But best of all none of the food tastes artificial or horrible like most of the other health foods I have been inflicted with. Moreover the place is comfortable and friendly and looks and feels like a normal restaurant. There are a lot of other stuff also like natural ice creams, juices and snacks also for you to savor. The place is on the first floor AMM towers opposite the Spartan school at Mugappair, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Go and Enjoy.
Kris ©