Theres no better place to explore Tamil Nadus vast culinary repertoire than Chennai. Its impossible to draw up an exhaustive list of dishes but our list is a good starting point:
The karandi omelette works really well with biryani or even rice and rasam. Its also a perfect teatime or coffeetime snack for winter or when you need some comfort on a rainy day.
Think of the Makkan Peda as an improvised, richer version of a gulab jamun with a couple of wonderful twists. One is the filling - each khoya ball is stuffed with an assortment of dry fruits.
The Palani Panchamirtham combines five key ingredients - ripened bananas, dates, palm sugar, sugar candy and honey. Its quite different and a lot sweeter than the traditional pachmamrita.