Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Masala dosa


Masala Dosai (as they say it here in Bangalore) is my favourite anytime snack. The best ones I have had is in Chennai. Shops in T-Nagar serve the best I have tasted. The ones served in places in Bangalore do not measure up to those served even in places in Trivandrum.
Come to think of it,they say some restaurant here claims that it invented the Masala Dosa.

I hear that Thiru “Dosa Man” Kumar from NY Dosas Washington Square South and Sullivan Street Sri-Lankan style vegan fare won the 2007 Vendy Award. (An intense cook-off between the best sidewalks chefs in New York City. A festival of respect and gratitude for all vendors and everything they provide us-from your morning coffee (half-and-half, two sugars) to the $2 umbrella when you get caught in the thunderstorm.) Then it must be some Dosas and idlis.
The citation says "Thiru makes super fresh Indian food– mixed in with his own influences from Sri Lanka. All under the constraints and philosophy of veganism. He’s always exceptionally nice and professional. Everyone knows that if money is scarce, you can get a meal from him and pay later. He’s a great guy, humanitarian and environmentalist all while being one of the most legit chefs in the city. And his food is cheap.

1 comment:

Keerthana Venkatesh said...

Hey Bimal... if you really like dosas, and masala dosas to top that, then I must suggest two good places in Bangalore... one is hotel brindavan on MG Road and the other is Dosa Stop at Jeevan Bhima Nagar.

These two are must-try places if u like these south Indian snacks!