New Parampara restaurant brings South Asian flavours to Guyana 

The Parampara Restaurant was declared open on Friday with the promise of bringing bold South Asian flavours to the capital city.

Co-Chair Men Chandu Nudurupati and Mohan Kaki own Parampara Indian Restaurant. Kaki opened his first restaurant- Tamberma- in Nigeria in 2020 during the pandemic.

He received great reviews for his innovative twists on South Asian cuisine and then capitalised on the demand at the time, opening several other locations across the country.

Kaki, who lived in Nigeria for the last 23 years, was encouraged by associates at a local business to bring his unique Asian flavours to Guyana. And so he did.

The restaurant was named Parampara, which traditionally means ‘generations’, to symbolise the generational linkage between Africa, India, and Guyana.

Parampara will serve as Guyana’s first South Indian restaurant with added African, Chinese, Mexican and Italian cuisines. In an interview with the News Room, Kaki highlighted what South Indian dishes would be available. There’s naanza, which can be compared to pizza, chapati, which can be compared to Mexican tacos, and indian style rice balls, which can be compared to Chinese seaweed rice balls.

“It’s gonna be a totally different experience because you’re gonna be tasting a completely new cuisine altogether. We’re also gonna specialise on North and South Indian seafood; crabs, lobsters, whole fish, and stuffed squid,” Mr. Kaki stated.

There’s also dessert, of course. One creation being looked into is the  bunny chow dessert. In Nigeria, ‘bunny chow’ is a dish which is a hollow bread filled with curry.

Parampara’s aim is to modify it by making the bread sweet and using custard pudding and caramel as the filling to make a sweet treat.

“At the moment we are not selling alcohol, we have fruit juices. Yogurt-based drinks and some milk-based smoothies. It’s a place where the family can come and enjoy, so we want to keep the alcohol on a low profile” Kaki explained.

Parampara at Oronoque Street, Queenstown is the first of four locations to be opened at a later date.