Taste Street Food while Your Stay at Hotels near Chennai Trade Centre

[Kirti Sharma]

The great thing about street food in Chennai is that it is easily available, healthy to eat, and quite cheap. You can taste it yourself during your sojourn in the capital city even while staying at hotels near Chennai Trade Centre, a happening location. From ‘parottas’ to the ubiquitous ‘idlis’ and from delicious ‘dosas’ to ‘idiyappams’, your choices simply boggle the mind. Stalls across the streets of the city offer to appease all kinds of palates with hundreds of vendors selling local delicacies.

So which are the must have street food in Chennai? Here's a list of Taste Street Food while Your Stay at Hotels near Chennai Trade Centre

Idli Sambhar

The stark white idlis create a beautiful contrast with the colorful sambhar and the fantastic chutney that is sure to come with the plate. Made from batter containing fermented rice and black lentils, idlis or rice cakes are extremely popular throughout South India. Traditionally it is a breakfast item served with sambhar containing various vegetables and lentils along with coconut chutney.

Idiyappam

These mouthwatering delicacies are quite easy to grab around the streets of Tamil Nadu capital. Another name for them is string hoppers made with rice flour shaped into noodles before steaming. Vendors will serve this to you with coconut chutney or various spicy curries. Just grab them before going about your work according to the planned itinerary or try them in the evenings before getting back to the hotels near Chennai International Airport.

Parottas

A lip smacking street delicacy in this city, ‘parottas’ are quite easily available at the various stalls. ‘Kothu Parotta’ is the most famous of them all and it signifies ‘Minced Parotta’. Made with meat, egg, and a dose of salna spicy sauce, it is meant to be eaten with onion raita. A delightful variation of the same snack is egg and chilli parotta.

Crispy Dosa

These crepe-like savory pancakes are the natural favorite street food of Chennai. Anywhere in the city or across the state you may be going it's quite hard to miss these as most of the stalls on the roadside serve this. Numerous variations are available so that it never gets monotonous. You can have anything from the sada/plain variety to those made in accompaniment with cheese, or masalas dosas and nowadays, sometimes even its non-veg variations can be found. Even hotels near Chennai Trade Centre serve these at breakfast.

Uttapam

It is a thick pancake, topped with capsicum, onion, chilies, and tomatoes. No wonder, people here love to call it the Indian pizza. While, traditionally it is a breakfast dish in South India those who want can also try it during the evenings without any problems.

As you can see, staying at the hotels near Chennai International Airport is no reason to leave out experimentation with food. You're going to love this gastronomic experience.

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