Madikeri: District In-charge Minister M R Seetharam inaugurated the Indira canteen at Race Course Road in Madikeri on Thursday.

Minister Seetharam, MLC Veena Acchaiah, CMC president Kaveramma Somanna and others tasted the food at the canteen on the first day. The menu consisted of idly, pulao and kesari baath. The canteen evoked a good response on the first day.

Breakfast and meals will be available in the canteen on all seven days of the week. Breakfast is priced at Rs 5.

The breakfast menu will vary from day to day and is as follows: Monday: Idly – puliyogre, Tuesday: Idly – khara baath, Wednesday: Idly – pongal, Thursday: Idly – rava khichdi, Friday: Idly – chitranna, Saturday: Idly – Vaangi baath, Sunday: Idly – kesari baath. (One of the two dishes will be served)

The afternoon and evening meals cost Rs 10 per plate and will comprise of rice, sambhar and curds. Any one item out of tomato baath, chitranna, vaangi baath, bisi bele baath, menthe pulao, puliyogre and pulao will be served.

The minister, meanwhile, inaugurated the market in Mahdevpet and the mobile canteen.