Thali meal at Krisna restaurant of New Woodlands Hotel, Chennai' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

Thali meal at Krisna Restaurant, Hotel New Woodlands, Chennai. Rice served with the meal is not in the photo. Well presented but just average in taste and aromas bordering on the bland. Definitely not amongst the best South Indian meals that I have taken.!

'Pakhala Bhata- an Odiya dish to feel drowsy during hot summers'- K.J.S.Chatrath

Photo source-Wikipedia 

Pakhaḷa seasoned with curry leaves, cumin and fried chilly peppers with alu-potala bhaja (potato and pointed gourd deep sauté) and Badi bhaja.

Sometimes water is mixed in the leftover rice of dinner and it is allowed to ferment. When taken for lunch the next day, this pakhal bhata gives one slight drowsiness