Expressnews
Chennai, Jan. 2023
This Pongal, Geetham is laying out a huge spread of delights to ensure that the festival is rich in tradition and overflows with delicious food and happiness. The Founder and Managing Director of Geetham, Murali N. Bhat, “Our Pongal Offers are our way of honouring hard-working farmers who toil hard in their fields to ensure we have plenty on our plate. This is our way of giving back. Our sumptuous ‘Pongal O Pongal’ festive breakfast platter is a tribute to indigenous Indian grains that are healthy and tasty. The Munnattu Arusuvai Virundhu is a rich lunch with traditional vegetarian dishes from various parts of Tamil Nadu many of which have been forgotten in modern times. This is not just about a rich feast but about reviving these marvels that our ancestors enjoyed.” These Pongal offers are available from 14th Jan – 17th Jan 2023.
The ‘Pongal O Pongal’ festive breakfast platter invites one to savour a wide variety of Pongal dishes, many of which are quite rare. The platter comprises both sweet and spicy Pongal varieties. The Sweet Pongal or Inippu Pongal variants consist of Akkaravadisal, Kavuni Karupatti Pongal, Varagu Arisi Pongal and Godhumai Rava Pongal.
The spicy or Kaara Pongal variants consist ofVen Pongal, Kaikuthal Arisi Pongal, Samai Arisi Pongal and Mappilai Samba Arisi Pongal. The whole platter comes at an attractive cost of Rs. 425/- for dine-in and Rs.499/- for takeaway or delivery. Each variety is priced at Rs.99/- for dine-in and Rs.125/- for takeaway or delivery. This will be available from 7 am – 10:45 am.
The Munnattu Arusuvai Virundhu is a beautiful culmination of exciting culinary traditions from across Tamil Nadu. It’s an experience in itself and takes one back to the days where grandmothers cooked these rich and flavourful dishes and loved watching the family eat to heart’s content. The masalas are freshly prepared and the food is fresh, wholesome and delicious. The dishes are drawn from age-old recipes and include handpicked dishes from Chettinadu, Kongunadu and Nanjil Nadu which gives it a great range of tastes.
The appetiser is the Pazha Sarbath from Nanjil Nadu which is a refreshing drink made with seasonal fresh fruit juices and chunks. The lunch includes Maravalli Kizhangu Mezhukkupuratti (Nanjil Nadu), Kollu Rasam (Kongu Nadu), Manjal Poosanikai Sambar (Nanjil Nadu), Vendhaya Kuzhambu (Nanjil Nadu), Makka Cholam Keerai Kadaiyal (Kongu Nadu), Varagu Arisi Ulundhu Sadam (Kongu Nadu), Vazhakkai Varuval (Chettinadu), Chettinad Biryani (Chettinadu), Kothu Parotta (Chettinadu), Murungai Elai Adai (Kongu Nadu), Mochai Kathirikai Mandi (Chettinadu), Pakoda Katti Kuzhambu (Chettinadu), Kondai Kadalai Theeyal (Nanjil Nadu), Pudina Thogayal (Kongu Nadu), Thayir Pachadi (Chettinadu), Vellai Sadham/ Thayir/ Pickle/ Appalam. This comes with a mouth-watering range of desserts Boli (Kongu Nadu), Paasi Paruppu Payasam (Chettinadu) Nudhal (Nanjil nadu) and Sakkarai Pongal. This is reasonably priced at Rs.450/- for dine-in and Rs. 550 for takeaway or delivery. This will be available from 11:45 am – 3:30 pm.
Geetham Veg Restaurants are located in T Nagar, Velachery, Thoraipakkam, Medavakkam, Navalur, ECR, Pallavaram, TCS – Siruseri and World Trade Centre – Perungudi.
Bulk and corporate orders are undertaken. Pre-bookings can be made at 7397 222 111 and also on Swiggy and Zomato. It’s easy and convenient to order these directly from their user-friendly website: www.geethamveg.com
Celebrate Pongal in a beautiful and traditional way with these sumptuous choices.You can reach out to them for any query at [email protected] or their Insta handle geethamvegrestaurant.
