Mallu Stories

I don't know if I should give credit to the ambiance or the food.  The fact is that both were equally good.

Yesterday we went to Mallu Stories, a great place for Malayali cuisine. I ordered a fish meal while wifey ordered Pothi chor (rice and curry wrapped in a banana leaf).

All the items on the plate were tasty, especially the Sambhar. The fish curry was a bit spicy (for me) but then that is how fish curry is supposed to be.  The Cheera thoran was just yummy. Had pappadam after a long time.
Along with the food we were served semiya payasam. We were told that on sadhya dates, they serve paal payasam or parippu payasam. (Sadhya dates are announced through their instagram posts)
I liked the illustrations on each page of the menu card.

But better than that, the illustrations on the walls speak for themselves.

The twirled moustache of Innocent says that it is from the movie Mithunam where he acts as a tough brother in law.
Those who have watched Malayalam movies would relate better as most of the famous dialogues from the movies are put up there.
Like this lady Philomena who is famous for using crass language in almost all her movies

Below is one of the famous dialogues between Mohanlal and Srivisan in the movie Nadodi kattu "Etra Manoharamaya nadakatta swapnam"

Harishree Ashokan's dialogue in Punjabi House "Chappatti  nahi, Chor Chor"

In the same frame above you can see the Genzee's heart throb Fahadh Faasil with his dialogue "Eda Mone"
A typical scene from a rural part of Kerala where a KSRTC bus arrives while the elderly sit under a tree reading newspaper and engaging in discussions on current topiics.

I was a bit disappointed with the pazham pori (banana fritters) . Usually nicely ripe bananas are used for preparing this. What we got was a bit on the raw side. 

I heard that there is a lot of wait time involved, but we got a table quickly as it was a weekday. 
A special mention should be made about the pocket friendly prices. Our total bill came to Rs 620/- for two (about $7)  after having a sumptuous meal.

The location is D P Road in Pune.
As a typical Mallu I would reiterate what Ashokan said "Chapati nahim nahim'