A "Meal" at an Andra Style restaurant

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We had lunch at an Andra Style restaurant .It is different from other restaurants. We had the "Meals" as they call it.A "meal " is pure vegetarian ,if you want chicken or fish ,you order that separately. The meal is served on a Banana leaf. So when you walk into the restaurant you will find all the tables set with a banana leaf , folded along the stalky thingy and a steel glass for each person.You use your God given spoon to eat. When you are seated ,they will ask you to open the leaf.Then starts the service.Each person does a specific job. The serving -In order - Lentils and greens curry,plonk. One vegetable cooked with spices ,plonk. Next,the rice is dumped on the leaf.Pure ghee is poured on top of the rice (this helps to cut the spice,especially the chilli hot stuff) Then coconut chutney on one corner. All This Is served on the leaf.Then come the small bowls of sambar ( thick spicy lentil soup with vegetables) rasam (very chilli hot gravy ) buttermilk with cucumber and onion fine,yogurt and payasam ( vermicelli and semolina pudding) two papads . On the centre of the table there are jars containing a dry chutney power, mango pickle, dried fried salt chillies, and gongura chutney. Andra food is very very spicy,so carry plenty of tissues. You can eat as much as you want and keep asking for more.It is an unlimited meal,except for the papad. Once you are done,they pick up the leaf and put down a new one for the next customer.They do not encourage you to sit and socialize. The turn over is fast. A meal costs one hundred and seventy five rupees per head. Would you be interested in trying out Indian cuisine?