If you are looking for the definite taste of Chettinad and South Indian cuisine along with Northern Indian delights, then Karaikudi Restaurant is the place to be. Located in Market Street which is in the heart of George Town’s Little India, this restaurant is well known for its flavorful cuisines.
We had the privilege to savor cuisines with different flavors, seasonings and fragrance in this invited review at this restaurant, thanks to the arrangement by Penang Tua Pui.
We were served with the thick and refreshing Mango Lassi @RM4 to go along with our meal...
If talking about Great Indian food in Penang, So far I have tried Kapitan, Passion of Karala, Woodlands and even Sri Ananda Bahwah. However, I was not considered as a fully qualified Indian food taster, at least not before this post. There are a lot of questions on what is the difference between North and South Indian food and also the Chettinadu Cuisine.
For the North Indian food, there is absolutely no dearth of it. The Nothern region in India is the hub of some of the world’s most exotic styles of cooking. Many of which are renowned all over the world...
My family and I eat regularly at Karaikudi (Hillside) Restaurant, but we’ve never gone to the original outlet at Market Street. I’ve always enjoyed the food there which serves Chettinad cuisine and immediately said yes when the invitation came in from PenangTuaPui. I was excited to see what the original outlet had to offer! The menu for the night mainly focused on South Indian cuisine and we were told that the food is cooked fresh everyday!
First up to whet our appetite was a Chettinad style Vegetable Soup (RM3). It was a light clear soup with cauliflower, carrots and french bean. The soup was a great start to the meal...
I accidentally came across to know this restaurant when I am randomly surfing the net, and saw Penangtuapui blog about it. So here am I, at Penang’s small little Indian town, finding Restaurant Karaikudi.I actually found the shop kitchen first before found the main entrance though.
The inside of the restaurant is quite simple, and according to PenangTuaPui, most of the decorations inside are imported directly from India. However, due to I am not an art person, and I am pretty hungry when I am there since I skip lunch, so I just glued my ass on the chair and waiting to order...
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