http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:09:00 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-341044 Thanks Kim! Point noted. Ledzius, thanks!! 341044@desicritics.org Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:09:00 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-341036 When I first read the title of this post, I thought to myself, omg, must be yet another review by a club-going elitist who is raving over the ham sandwich at Koshy's or Tiffany's. Therefore I was pleasantly surprised that the review was about darshini-style food, which is one of the best things about Bangalore (save for the sambar). 341036@desicritics.org Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:27:53 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-341029 This brought back some amazing memories about the dosas I have had in Bangalore. I agree with Kerty, have mercy! I have heard a lot about the dosas you get in Mumbai. They have some interesting combination of paneer dosa and chili dosa with a lot of Gujarati and North Indian influence. I had a chance to visit Mumbai and taste the dosas at some of the restaurants (RamaKrishna's was the best), all of them are what you can expect at an average restaurant in Bangalore. A cut above these are the dosas in Vidyarthi Bhavan, CTR, Janatha hotel, et al. in old Bangalore. None of the Mumbai restaurants that I tasted at could match that. A caveat is that most of the restaurants in Mumbai are managed by people from the Udupi region who are well known known for their culinary expertise. 341029@desicritics.org Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:01:34 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-341027 Must you be so graphic describing foods some of us can't have? It nearly brought me tears while munching on my Cereal and milk. Have mercy on some of us whose main access to Idly and Wada is frozen sections of Indian grocers. Dosa and Idly originated in south and what you get in many places in south can claim authenticity and originality but it is in Mumbai that Dosa rocks and undergoes cosmopolitan make over - you can have it any which way you like - yes, it can boast of even Gujarati Dosa, and Jain Sambhar too if you prefer, and Mumbai can make it far better than folks in Gujarat. Mumbai is the Dosa capital of the world with bragging rights. To list all the good Dosa joints would fill up a yellow pages, brags my wife - reason why she never bothered to learn to make them at home, and now I have to settle for unsavory alternatives because of it - Please do not remind me that Idly-wada can be better than Frozen ware. 341027@desicritics.org Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:33:26 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-341022 Love your descriptions of the breakfasts, it just makes me want to be back in Bangalore! In a slightly different league where the breakfasts at Victorias, which sadly had to close down to make way for "Bangalore Central" but it had the most awesome breakfasts. a strange combination of Malyali and English items. But both varieties were equally excellent. a small correction on the "neer dosa" This dosa is made with rice. Coconut being ground with the rice is optional and rarely used. No coconut water in the preparation. The "neer" comes from the batter which needs to be of an extremely watery consistency. water = neer coconut water = el neer or bonda neeru 341022@desicritics.org Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:41:43 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-340974 how how how can you leave rava dosa out of the equation? I am eternally devoted to them. to the rava masala dosa I got, in particular, from the sri ram darshani just across from the provision store... 8th Main, 3rd Block koramangala.... oh boy.... and you've failed to even mention the rava idli... studded with coriander.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, love it more when the rava idli is more like a plate idli.... big as my head! and I also love chow chow bhath, as long as the kesari bath is not too too sweet. the khara bhath can steam my head off, but I hate it when the kesari bath is too sweet. 340974@desicritics.org Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:12:37 EDT http://desicritics.org/2008/09/05/115635.php#comment-340970 The best food I've ever eaten is found on the highways connecting Delhi and Haryana/Punjab. And the lassis are another thing altogether. 340970@desicritics.org Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:09:32 EDT