Dosa Express

Last week, while returning from office, we wanted to eat the usual masala puri but forgot at the moment we were passing Madhavan park...turning back in that peak traffic is out of question...that is when Ravi suggested we try out the "new" place Dosa Express.
It looks like a hep south Indian darshini (standing and eating, yes). They have about 10-12 varieties of dosas on the menu, but on that day, 5-6 were available. Some dosas available include Mysore Masala, Open, Palak, Vegetable, Khali/Plain, etc. I tried the Mysore Masala, the dosa was very nicely done, golden brown to perfection, crisp on the outside, soft and thick on the inside, just as a masala dosa should be! The difference compared to ordinary masala dosa was that the chutney inside was not red, not sure what chutney was smeared on the dosa, but it sure did taste good! Coconut chutney and some other chutney are the accompaniments, no sambar!
Since the mysore masala dosa was good, I tried an open dosa as well..this is a thicker than normal dosa on which they sprinkle chutney powder liberally, and then serve it with a dollop of butter, potato curry and the two chutneys...this is spicy and nice. I tasted the palak dosa which Chethan had ordered, it was good...I got vegetable dosa packed for my parents, it was decent as well(best veg dosa to date is at the Outpost, Marathahalli).

Idli, khara bath and other snacks are available there. The coffee was really good...not had this good coffee outside of India Coffee House, strong, really strong!

The dosas are priced around Rs 18-30, considering the hygiene, ghee, etc, it is worth it. Since it is located on Patalamma temple street(the road joining Armugam circle/Gunasheela Nursing home/Krishna Rao park to South End Circle), parking etc is not a problem.

Overall, if we consider CTR, Vidyarthi Bhavan as an 8-8.5 on 10, I will give this place a 6.5-7. It is a very good place but would like to see how he maintains the initial josh over time. Definitely worth a visit...especially for a change, considering the extremely convenient location.

Higher Taste

When I was offered chakli, kodbale and nippattu at Sesha's place which he very highly rated, I was eager and curious to see what it was about them that Sesha was praising them so much. These were bought from Higher Taste, the ISKCON shop in Jayanagar 4th Block.

These are really great, the moment I tasted them, I was hooked! The nippattu and small kodbale were particularly good., the difference with all other equally wonderful nippattu and kodbale was that the color was greenish, they had probably added ground green chillis to it, it gave a nice spicy kick to the whole thing!

Samsoa chaat, etc is supposedly good as well. I had chaats at Bangalore ISKCON, and they were really good...dont know how they had substituted the non-saatvic ingredients so well...
Pastries supposedly are very delicious..each costing upwards of Rs 45 per piece. And the added attraction for lot of people is that all the food there is strictly saatvic! It does not matter to me personally...but there are people who are fussy about such things, and for them, it is a God-send.

I need to go and check out the place myself, but my first impression of eating the kodbale and nippattu has been so good that I want to go see the place asap. I have been warned that it is really expensive, but then my logic is that if you are ready to pay Rs 80 for a coke at a movie, how can you crib about paying for any 'real' food item?