Hyderabad, June 6 -- I was looking to buy idly one evening and I remembered a friend telling me about Coffee Sangham, a new South Indian (and fusion) eatery that opened up at Jubilee Hills a month ago. Since I was in the area, I walked in the place and asked for a plate of idly. However, to my surprise, there wasn't any. Instead they had 'Pistachio Idly' on the menu. "No way I am getting that" said my brain, pretty averse to even what it could be, and I left.

Classic case of judging a book by its cover. Plus, when it comes to food, keeping an open mind is certainly important.

A few days later I turned up at Coffee Sangham for a review and this time I was ready. I guess you could say that I am sometimes as conventionally South Indian as ...