Bowring Instt Kulfi Stall

I have written about this in several blogs and considering how unbelievably good it is and how little people know about it, I decided to write a blog dedicated to this.

On St Marks road, as one travels from SBI towards MG Road, there is a petrol bunk adjoining the Bowring Institute. In the corner there is a small stall, looks like the typical pan beeda kind of stall, but it is not.

This is the famous kulfi stall, the kulfi here is easily the best in Bangalore(and lot of other places). There are several flavors available, elaichi, pista, pista badam, kesar badam, kesar and khajoor. The cheapest of them is elaichi which costs Rs 13 and the most expensive is khajoor which costs RS 16. Believe it or not, these are tastier than any kulfi I have eaten in any other fancy restaurants. Also, kulfi in these fancy restaurants costs a bomb.

Elaichi is probably my least favourite flavor, it just tastes sweet. The real good ones are pista, pista badam and kesar badam. All the three are simply out-of-this-world. During my previous job, we used to frequent this place a lot, especially during summer when it would become a daily routine.

Another great thing about the place is the way he packs kulfis if you want to take a parcel, he packs kulfis amidst crushed ice and salt, that way the kulfis wont melt for atleast 30min, so you can take it home and store. I have heard that for larger orders, he even freezes the kulfis in a block of ice so that you can carry it farther without fearing melting.

People, you must visit this place to know what I am talking about. Considering the crowds in MG Road, Church St, Brigade Rd etc, am surprised how many people have never been here. It is so so close to 'downtown' Bangalore if I may call it that :-)