Veetu Samaiyal Private Limited

Our place is tucked away on Vyasar Street in T-Nagar. If you know this part of Chennai, you know how crowded it gets with all the shoppers and the constant traffic. We are on the first floor of building number three. The name Veetu Samaiyal means home cooking, and that is really what we try to stick to in our daily work. It is not some big industrial factory setup with robots. We have a regular kitchen where all the work happens. Most of our days start very early, long before the big shops in T-Nagar even open their shutters. We get the vegetables fresh and start all the prep work immediately. It involves a lot of chopping and stirring and checking the pots. Being a private limited company sounds very formal, but inside it is just a lot of steam and the smell of spices. We do not use any fancy technology, just the usual stoves and large pans. The stairs up to the office are a bit narrow, so we have to be careful when we are carrying heavy crates up and down. We have had some very long days here, especially during the festival seasons when everyone is looking for good food. We do not have a marketing team or anyone like that. We just focus on the recipes we have used for years. It is practical work and we enjoy being part of this local community.