food??

Hi all

What food shall we avoid what is the cheapest filling food, whats recommended??

I dont know about what foods to avoid, thats a matter of taste but probably best to avoid the stalls to start with. As far a costs and whats filling if you can afford to get to India food isn't going to be a problem, In Goa we bought whole Tuna with chips and vegetables Bar B Qd for 450 IR the same for 10 large tiger prawns , The only thing left me hungry was a beautiful Tandoori chicken in Delhi, fantastic taste but there isn't much meat on a chicken in Delhi

did you have many Thali, been told these are the cheap option and would it be best to eat where the locals eat to keep costs down??

Answer for Chennai: Vegetarian thali ('Meal') in cheap place: R15 to R30. In New Woodlands Hotel I think it is R40. Not a lot of difference, but if R10 matters to you...
I don't have a clue how much the same thing would cost in a posh hotel.

I very seldom eat 'meals' as, even if I can stop the staff ladling more, more and yet more onto my plate or leaf it is always too much and I waste a lot. I took two take-away 'meals' a couple of weeks ago. My friend and I ate about 2/3 of one, took the other to a friends house who fed herself and her son and still she had some to give to a neighbour!

We ate Thali's I wouldn't say many of them but loved them, 1st day in Mumbai we went into a restaurant that a lady at the Tourist booking office recommended to us and we sat down wondering what to order , some really friendly locals helped us and told us to just ask for lunch, it turned out to be Thali's they then showed us how to go about eating them and we had a great luch with two lemcas for about 60 IR, cheap as chips

so thali looks like a good option, can you pick up a bacon butty, on the tracks with HP sauce???

Unfortunatley you can in GOA also Heinz beans and Walls pork sausages

what did you have for breakfast?

You've reminded me that I've seen Heinz beans in a Chennai supermarket and, guess what? My mouth is watering!!!

Ahh: that place is closed on a Tuesday: I'll probably have forgotten about it by Wednesday

WHAT IS THE USUALL BREAKFAST MEAL THERE I WILL BE THERE FOR FOUR MONTHS AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY STOMACH WILL PROBABLY BE INTAKING FOR BREAKFAST.

Please don't shout; I'm only a bit deaf

If you want something bland and unchallenging (or even soothing) to the stomach then Idly is a good option. This is sort of cake made from rice flour, served with sambar, a light vegetable 'soup'.

Otherwise Dosa is a good option, plain or masala (with potato filling) or Poori.

Oh, Lots of other choices, but these are my regular favourites (from Southern cuisine). If you are staying in a ***+ hotel you probably will get bacon and eggs if you want it!

Even though I'm fairly unadventurous food-wise I'd say that discovering the food here is part of the fun, so... Hey! Wait and See!

Avoid the Chutney that they serve with many of the dishes as the water they use may not be boiled.Any hot cooked meal should be fine.

I think the Dosa sounds better than the Idly but i have yet to taste either thanks!

I didn't forget.
But they're R70 a tin so I didn't buy
Someone remind me how much they are in UK?

Hi ak74, definately try masala dosa and Idli sambar for brekkie! I since returnning from Chennai have been busting to have Idli sambar for breakfast. It reaches the parts cornflakes/weetabix et al cannot get to. As the guy's say the journey in India is as much about inside as outside! Bon appetite