The video, uploaded by ‘Village Cooking Channel’ on YouTube, displaying the Congress MP sharing the meal, in addition to getting ready onion raitha, the ubiqitous Tamil Nadu facet dish that matches any kind of biryani, final garnered over 31.24 lakh views on the social media platform.
The video appeared to have been shot throughout his Tamil Nadu go to when Gandhi toured the western components and held election conferences final week.
He was accompanied by Karur Congress MP S Jothimani and the occasion’s Tamil Nadu in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao.
Describing the components that go into the making of a raitha, like onion and curd by their Tamil names, “Vengayam” and “thayir”, Gandhi is seen mixing them and tasting it and apparently is happy along with his culinary expertise.
Later, in his pre-meal chat, he lauds the group and asks them what they wish to do when one in all them is seen saying he needs to go to the US, to which Gandhi replies he can attempt to organise it by way of “good good friend” Sam Pitroda.
Later, the Congress chief and the others are seen having fun with the spicy mushroom biryani, in true Tamil model the place the meals is served on plantain leaf and all of them are seated on the bottom.
During the meal the Congress chief lauded the makers, saying the meals was “romba nalla irukku” (it is vitally good, in Tamil) at the same time as he’s seen enquiring what different delicacies they’ll cook dinner.
“I loved the meals very a lot.. wonderful Tamil meals, tremendous,” he stated and wished the group earlier than leaving.