History on a platter

The Hindu : History on a platter: "THE DAKSHIN team has been wowing and wooing us with classic South Indian cuisine for a long time. They took us not only into neighbours' kitchens and the rural `samayalkettus,' but also into the royal ones. For the 15th anniversary celebrations, chef Praveen Anand and co. is again on flashback mode. The current do at the South Indian restaurant at the Park Sheraton is based on 'Hindu Pakka Sastra,' a cookbook dating back to 1890.

The exquisite motchai (butter beans) rasam to palaakkai (raw jackfruit) curry, peerkangai puli paruppu (ridged gourd and dal) to pomegranate rice and chameli khuska or jasmine rice, the entrees are enchanting. "