Mani's Lunch Home

Aham annam aham annam aham annam !

Aham annādo’ham annādo’ham annādah!

 I am the food! I am the food! I am the food!

I am the eater of the food, I am the eater of the food, I am the eater of the food

“You are what you eat”

brahmārpaṇaḿ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam 

brahmaiva tena gantavyaḿ brahma-karma-samādhinā

In Hinduism, food is so vitally important, that considered being actual part of God.

Annam Parabrahma Swaroopam. Hindus before having their food make an

offering to Lord and later partake of it as Prasada (blessed food) – a holy gift from

the Lord.  According to Hinduism, what we receive in life as food is really of Lords

alone.  Hindu concept is that “You are what you eat”. When one eats food, the

food is Brahman (God), it is offered to Brahman (God) then the process is; he is

In Taittiya Upanishad Varuna gives advices to his Bhrigu (Chapter 3 Bhriguvalli)

annam na nindyaat  tatvratam praanO vaa annam shariiramannaadam 

praane shariiram pratishtitam  shariire praana.h pratishtita.h  

tadEtadannamannE pratishtitam……….. 

“annam vai prānah”                                      All life force comes from food

“annam bahu kurveet”                                  Let food be produced in plenty

"annam na nindhyAth!"                                 Thou shalt not abuse Food

"annam na pari-chaksheeta”                         Thou shalt not discard Food

"annam bahu kurveeta”                                Thou shalt grow Food in abundance

The Mahabharata (Book 13: Anusasana Parva Part-2 Section 63) says as:

The giver of food is said to be the giver of life. There has never been, nor be any

gift that is equal to the gifts of food. A man, by making gifts of food in this world,

is sure to attain to an excellent place hereafter. He, who makes gifts of

sweetmeat and all food that is sweet, attains to a residence in heaven where he

is honored by all the deities and other denizens.  A gift of food is visibly and

immediately productive of the happiness of both the giver and the receiver. All

other gifts produce fruits that are unseen.

On Srimad Bhagavad Gita (chapter 17-7) Lord Krishna advices, Arjuna, the

descendent of Bharata that, food which is dear to every one impacts the triple

qualities; say ‘Sattva’, ‘Rajas’ and ‘Tamas’ in our bodies, which in turn reflects on

the balance of mind in terms of qualities. 

Food that is freshly made, sweaty, juicy, fatty and tasty is ‘Sattvic Food’. It

promotes happiness, cheerfulness, purity and strength are dear to one who is in

the quality of goodness.

Foods which are bitter, sour, salty, excessively hot, dry and burning is ‘Rajastic

Food’. It causes pain, grief, sufferings and disease are liked by one in the quality

of passion.

The food that is half cooked, decayed, stored, left over, half eaten and impure is

‘Tasmic Food’.  It promotes cruelty and evil nature and is dear to one in the

quality of ignorance.

The Hindus are particular in choosing the food they eat and are also cautious

about the source from which the food come

A Good South Indian Restaurant is hard to find

The Restaurant Mani's Lunch Home date backs to the year 1937

 Sri. V. S, Mani Iyer

1911-1978

Started and belongs to Sri. V.S. Mani

Iyer, Keralite Tamil Brahmin Iyer a native

of Palakkad, the Man who came up hard

way.

Sri. V.S. Mani Iyer lost his parents both

in his early childhood.  And was

compelled to move from his home town

Palakkad in his early childhood itself for l

ivelihood. Traveled through out India and

served with various different dignitaries

at their house kitchens. And finally came

to Mumbai and settled with his own

venture in the field of catering by

1920’s. With his sound skills and vast

experience could easily give a very good

introduction to     Mumbaikars exemplary

exquisite South Indian delicious

delicacies.  He himself as a born cook,

cooked himself, served and delivered at

houses & offices, in bicycle

LOCATION

The present Mani’s Lunch Home,

the exclusive South Indian décor

opened sometime back in 1937

at 153/C. Mhaskar Building,

Matunga, Mumbai-400019, Near

Ruia College, Opposite Hindu

Colony Dadar Tel. 022-24127188 

BRANCHES 

The Restaurant have a sister

concern at Sion, close to Sion

Railway Station and Opposite to

'Our Lady School', Plot No.12 Sion

- Dharavi Road, Sion Mumbai-

400022. Tel No. 022-24079584 

MANI’S AT TELANG ROAD:-

May, 2002 Mani’s have opened

their one new additional outlet at

Model Co-Op.Hostel society

( popularly known as Society),

384, Dadbawala Sadan, Telang

Road, Opp: Sree Bajan Samaj, next

to Sankar Mattam, Matunga,

Mumbai-40019, Near Matunga Post

Office serving with authentic entire

gamut of South Indian delicious

fine cuisine, breakfast, Lunch,

snacks and dinner. Tel. No. 022-

24021112