Andhra
Bhavan is what a foodie's paradise is. No, not the foodie that has
his restraints and doesn't like food full of calories and oil, but a
foodie that enjoys his food in the true sense of it. Enjoys the taste
and eats only for that but nothing else!
Situated
inside the Andhra Pradesh Bhavan, this place is the official canteen
of the state house in Delhi. A huge hall filled with very normal,
no-fuss kind tables and chairs. Wooden and metallic furniture, wooden
tables, a high ceiling, fans hanging down of that ceiling, the place
is really really humble without any attention being paid to the decor
or ambience. The food is the star here and nothing else!
The
staff is like robots - they will swiftly walk past you with hundreds
of things in their hand but thei flair, oh the flair! The flair with
which they place dishes on your tables and drop not one drop of the
dish on your table is really commendable! They're quick, they're on
their toes, and they're not bothered by anything else in the world!
The
place does a thali for both lunch and dinner, all 7 days of the week.
This thali, that's their trademark and signature, has unlimited
portions of poori, rice, sambhar, rasam, 4 vegetables, and a
sweet(that's not unlimited, along with papad and curd). It's food that's not
for the stomach but for the soul! Such delicious delicious dishes
that thali has! Priced at Rs.110, you can't get a better deal than
this!
Other
than the thali, the place does the most gorgeous Chicken Biryani in
the world! Available only on Sundays and priced at Rs.150, this
biryani mostly gets over by 1 30-1 45. If the weather is good and
people flock here in huge numbers, then it might even get over by 1
15. People specially come to Andhra Bhavan on Sundays to relish this
superb biryani! If you have guests coming over for an afternoon meal
on Sundays, you can even get this biryani packed and enjoy it at
home. Served with a Mirch ka Salan and Raita, each component tastes simply brilliant!
Now
coming to their most flavourful and full of spices dishes - Chicken
Fry and Mutton Fry. It's quite frankly your choice when it comes to
picking between chicken and mutton, because the gravy/masala is the
same in both. I personally prefer Mutton, hence, always go with that.
Such flavour, such deliciousness, it's almost impossible to find
something as divine and as yummy in Delhi!
Each table has pickle, gunpowder, salt and ghee for adding to the food as per each person's taste.
Andhra
Bhavan also has a breakfast menu which consists of Dosa, Idli, Vada,
Sambhar, etc. But I have never visited this place for their
breakfast, hence, can't comment on that.
Right outside the canteen is a small ice-cream and milkshake stall that sells matka kulfi and some smacking flavoured milk! They have the usual Choco Bar and Mango Duet type ice-creams too but I've only tried the kulfi and pista flavoured milk. Try this for the experience, only because you've come all the way to Andhra Bhavan so why not try the sweets available outside as well?
One
hell of a place Andhra Bhavan is, go here when you're on a low budget
or when you want to experience authenticity at its best, but don't
come here if you're one of those people who doesn't like to wait.
Expect to stand here in a huge queue for at least 20-25 minutes if
you visit around 1 30-2, and then be rushed inside for the best meal
ever!
Address: 1, Ashoka Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi
Reviews for other State Bhavans (click on them to read more):
1. Gujarat Bhavan2. Goa Bhavan
3. Karnataka Bhavan
4. Bihar Niwas
5. Maharashtra Bhavan
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