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வீட்டு சமையல் சுவையை தேடி போன எனக்கு, கோவையில் கிடைத்தது ஒரு செம்மையான Kongu-style விருந்து! 😍🔥
Location;
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I was in Coimbatore and suddenly had one of those moments where you just want to sit down and eat a proper homemade-style meal. No fancy nonsense… just rice, kuzhambu, meat and that feeling of “Amma veetla saapta madhiri irukkanum!” 😄
That’s when I came across Gobi Sanda Vilas.
The place has a really nice interior, and the service was warm and welcoming. I dropped in for lunch, had a look at the menu, and as usual… choosing what to eat became the biggest problem. 😂
Finally, I went with their Mutton Biryani, Mutton Non-Veg Meals, Kola Urundai, along with their signature dishes — Munnar Idicha Milagu Kozhi and Puliyampatti Mutton Varuval.
And then came the actual food marathon! 😄
The Mutton Non-Veg Meals came with cabbage poriyal, vazhakkai varuval, beetroot pachadi, dry nethili thokku, rice, mutton kuzhambu with mutton pieces, chicken kuzhambu, fish kuzhambu, rasam, pachapuli rasam, and finally curd with gulkand.
Basically, by the time everything arrived, the banana leaf was looking like it had taken a full-time job. 😂
I started with the Mutton Biryani. It had a mild flavour, and the mutton was cooked perfectly. Interestingly, it reminded me a lot of the mutton biryani I had at home the previous weekend. 😄 The lemon flavour was a little overpowering for me, but overall it was a very comforting, homemade-style biryani.
But the real star for me was the Mutton Non-Veg Meals.
The mutton kuzhambu was thick, rich, and went beautifully with the rice. The mutton pieces were cooked really well too. It had that simple, authentic flavour that makes you keep mixing “konjam innum kuzhambu podunga” with the rice. 😂
The chicken kuzhambu was excellent as well, and the fish kuzhambu had a nice flavour without being overly tangy. Both worked really well with the rice.
And then there was the Nethili Karuvattu Thokku — dry nethili, loads of onions, and plenty of flavour. Mix that with hot rice and… yeah, diet plans can wait until tomorrow. 😂
The Mutton Kola Urundai was good too. Nothing particularly extraordinary compared with the other dishes, but a nice, familiar kola that does its job.
The signature dishes were where things got more interesting.
The Munnar Idicha Milagu Kozhi had a lovely pepper flavour and just the right amount of spice. The Puliyampatti Mutton Varuval was also really good, with plenty of flavour packed into the meat.
After all that, the curd with gulkand was the perfect way to finish the meal. The curd itself felt noticeably different — creamy, fresh, and absolutely delicious. The gulkand added that little sweet finish that made it feel like the meal had ended on a proper high.
So, if you ask me:
Mutton Biryani or Mutton Non-Veg Meals?
For me, definitely the Mutton Non-Veg Meals.
Not because the biryani was bad — it wasn't. But the meals had that authentic Kongu-style, homely flavour that I was actually looking for when I came to this place.
A satisfying lunch, some really good kuzhambu, plenty of mutton, and enough food to make me question all my life decisions by the end of it. 😂
If you're in Coimbatore and craving a meal that feels a little like eating at home, Gobi Sanda Vilas is definitely a place worth checking out.
Watch the full video to see what I ordered, how it tasted, and whether it really lives up to the “homemade food” vibe! ❤️
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