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        Serving the best for vegetarians is the on-going food festival - Cuddalore to Cuddapah - at Days Inn Deccan Plaza which takes one on a journey towards the coastal areas.

        Being a unique festival of sorts, one gets a chance to enjoy the finest from Cuddalore, Puducherry, Chittur, Guntur, Nellore and Cuddappah.
 

Executive chef A Selvaraj with the variety of food displayed at Days Inn Deccan Plaza. Photo: A R Jayakumar

        The food takes one to world of spice for they are made with red chilly, black pepper along with coconut, tamarind and mango of Chittur district.

        With men in traditional attire welcoming the guests, the original ambience sets in for the day. As a welcome drink, butter milk is served. And the culinary trip begins with Kuruvakka Takkali soup and cholathatta vadai, all starters.

        The food items are selected and prepared in authentic style, says executive chef A Selvaraj.

        The festival offers a variety to choose from, there are karamani palakottai soup, mango chutney, pala pala urukayalu and manga thenga karaa sadham. Around 52 dishes are presented with seven cooks involved in the preparation, points out Selvaraj.

        For a good eater, there are rice varieties starting with pattani varutha saadam, ellu kothamalli saadam, puli saadam and thair semiya.

        With senai roast, vendakai masala and salads like vellary kondakadali, cholam kodamilagai and vathal one can sit back for a sumptuous meal for the day.

        Kaara paniyaram and inipu paniyaram are prepared on the spot and to wind up, go for desserts like paal kolukattai, rava urundai, jaangiri, payaru payasam, gulab jamum and of course, ice- creams.

        The festival is open for dinner during week days between 7 pm and 11pm and for lunch and dinner during weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) from noon to 3 pm and from 7 pm to 11 pm.

        The buffet is priced at Rs 250 plus tax per head. The festival will be on till 10 June.