Haagen-Dazs · Teynampet, Chennai
Cookies and Cream ice cream layered with a swirl of cookie chunks and frosted with cookie crunch icing
Cream cookie in Chennai: 17 places list it on their menu on IndiaRestros, most in Teynampet and Ambattur.
BiryaniLong-grain rice, slow dum, a fight over the last piece.
Masala dosaCrisp, golden, with sambar and three chutneys.
Paneer tikkaCharred at the edges, soft inside, mint chutney on the side.
Butter chickenDelhi's gift to the world, best with a buttered naan.
Chole bhatureA puffed bhatura, spicy chole, pickled onions. Lunch sorted.
Vada pavMumbai's burger: a spiced potato vada in a soft pav with dry garlic chutney.
Pav bhajiButtery mashed vegetables and toasted pav off a tawa.
IdliSoft, steamed, dunked in sambar. The gentlest breakfast there is.