Merlot Daruwala wrote:I can. But I hope you realize that your quintessential Iyer delicacy won't appreciate your spirit of inquiry wandering into these very sensitive areas. You should stick to the safer Akbar / Jahangir / Rousseau territory.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:I can. But I hope you realize that your quintessential Iyer delicacy won't appreciate your spirit of inquiry wandering into these very sensitive areas. You should stick to the safer Akbar / Jahangir / Rousseau territory.

Sasthi wrote:I vote Karnataka....

Simple logic:

Step 1: Go to Saravanabhavan, Chennai and have a masala dosa.
Step 2: Go to MTR, Bengaluru and have a masala dosa.
Step 3: Decide for yourself!
Step 4: Write down the answer.
Step 5: Check your answer. (Follow step 6 and step 7)
Step 6: If you have written "MTR" then you are right.
step 7: If your answer is not "MTR"...repeat step 1 to step 6 till you get it right!

Sasthi wrote:I vote Karnataka....

Rashmun wrote:can someone tell me whether the dosa originated in Tamil Nadu or in Karnataka?

goodcitizn wrote:

Rashmun wrote:can someone tell me whether the dosa originated in Tamil Nadu or in Karnataka?

As long as this delicacy travels through my tastebuds and mirthfully ends up in my tummy, I don't care where it originated. That place where Nephew took me on Margosa Street/4th Cross churns out some of the very best.

goodcitizn wrote:
As long as this delicacy travels through my tastebuds and mirthfully ends up in my tummy, I don't care where it originated. That place where Nephew took me on Margosa Street/4th Cross churns out some of the very best.

Richard Hed wrote:Agree! Are you referring to Janatha Hotel in Malleswaram 8th cross, off Sampige Rd (they must've made it a one-way) through Margosa Rd now...

indophile wrote:

Sasthi wrote:I vote Karnataka....

Do they still have that filling delicacy called "set dosa" in Mysore? It's 4 to 6 melt-in-your mouth dosas with a big blob of butter on top and 4 or 5 condiments on the side.

.|Sublime|. wrote:

goodcitizn wrote:
As long as this delicacy travels through my tastebuds and mirthfully ends up in my tummy, I don't care where it originated. That place where Nephew took me on Margosa Street/4th Cross churns out some of the very best.

veena's on margosa and and I think 12th or 13th cross. I dont think they have dosas. a hole in the wall place famous for idlis and coconut chutney. idlis are very soft and the chutney is the best i have tasted.
after some shopping on 8th cross one evening, I had a craving for kesaribath. they had run out of that so I reluctantly decided to have kharabath - reluctantly because I am not a big fan of upma in any form. but gimme veena's kharabath anyday.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:
I've had friends rave about this place but I'm not convinced sufficiently to give it a try. C'mon, an idli can only be that much soft and fluffy. I very much doubt if anyone can do anything more with the idli without meddling with the basic form. After an evening of shopping on 8th cross, I certainly would not make the effort to walk up all the way to Veena stores. Any of the *.darshinis turn out perfectly light and fluffy idlis - there's one on 9th cross margosa rd itself.

Merlot Daruwala wrote:

Richard Hed wrote:Agree! Are you referring to Janatha Hotel in Malleswaram 8th cross, off Sampige Rd (they must've made it a one-way) through Margosa Rd now...

GC Unkil is referring to Central Tiffin Room on 7th cross Margosa Rd. I'd rank their benne masale as the #1 masala dosa in the world. Janata is a close second.

I've heard much of Vidyarthi Bhavan but have eaten only once a long time back and was not impressed. Will give it a second shot next time I'm in B'lore.

.|Sublime|. wrote:
after some shopping on 8th cross one evening, I had a craving for kesaribath.