Sanjeevanam is a restaurant based on Ayurvedic principles - no oil, onion, garlic, chilli or sugar. No doubt that such a diet would make one as healthy as the gods...
We were first served five liquids: date juice, almond milk, vegetable broth, buttermilk and rice kanji. This was followed by three different salads, and red, unpolished rice with sambar and rasam. For dessert there was jaggery-flavoured payasam. And, finally, one teaspoon of honey to aid digestion. I must admit it was surprisingly delicious, besides giving us a curious ritualistic pleasure. I have no doubt that such a diet would make us as healthy as the gods, but then there’s the inconvenient reality of thick, juicy steaks and double-fudge sundaes. What to do?