Wed Apr 09 08:49:59 UTC 2025: **Bengaluru Welcomes New Andhra Restaurant: Antera Offers Unique Culinary Experience**
**Bengaluru, April 9, 2025** – Antera, a new Andhra-style restaurant, has opened its doors in Bengaluru’s Marathahalli, bringing a fresh take on the region’s cuisine. Originally launched in Hyderabad, Antera offers a menu featuring delicacies from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Rayalaseema, with dishes showcasing a diverse range of flavors beyond the region’s well-known spiciness.
The restaurant, described as welcoming and kid-friendly, boasts an inviting atmosphere with ethnic motifs adorning its two floors. A recent review highlighted the diverse appetizer selection, featuring unique ingredients and dishes such as ellipaya karam royyalu (spiced prawns) and thotakura liver fry (amaranth leaves with liver). Other standout dishes included putta godugula vepudu (crispy fried mushrooms), gongura paneer pockets (cottage cheese in sorrel leaf paste), and the flavorful kodi chips (spiced chicken strips). For those seeking milder options, the kothimeera chicken (chicken in buttery coriander sauce) was recommended.
The main course offered more than just biryani, with the reviewer recommending the comforting pappu annam (dal and rice) with avakaya pickle and pachi pulusu (raw tamarind rasam), and the ragi sankati with natu kodi (ragi balls with chicken) from the Rayalaseema region. The Raju gar kodi pulao, a chicken and rice dish with a lighter spice profile, also received high praise.
The meal concluded with Bobbatlu (sweet flatbread) and jaggery ice cream, a perfect sweet ending. With an average cost of ₹1,200 for two, and a second location soon to open in Indiranagar, Antera is poised to become a significant addition to Bengaluru’s diverse culinary scene.
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