An outlet under the Cafe Ekante brand of Hidco, serving south Indian snacks, opened after being relocated on a New Town bus stand island. The earlier stall was dismantled to make way for an escalator for the upcoming Metro station.

Named Karipatta On The Go, the stall sells south Indian munches. “We have largely retained the old menu but added a few special items from Kerala like Paniayaram, which is fried mini idli, and Appam with Vegetable Stew,” said Snehasis Sinha. additional general manager (tourism), Hidco.

Other than traditional dishes from Andhra Pradesh, there are Ragi Dosa from Karnataka and Kanjeevaram Idli from Tamil Nadu. “A couple of fusion items — Special Butter Paneer Makhni Dosa and Pav Bhaji Dosa — are new additions, too, being inspired from cuisines of Punjab and Mumbai respectively,” he said.

Though the outlet is mainly for take-away orders, there is seating arrangement for about 20 customers in the open.