Kanishka and I did a Thindi walk in N.R. Colony. This walk was organized by Ajit Bhaskar along with Enthu Cutlet (what a cool name!) and Edible Issues. Icame to know about these walks organized by Ajit on Twitter, started following him and landed on the first one that was organized.
As a Thindi lover, this walk was delightful, informative, with a gang of people who are serious about their breakfasts. It was super fun. Plus, the new places were super cool. In this blog, I will cover the restaurants but this is just information and the walk is an experience. It is a must!
Meeting Point - South Kitchen, NR colony
Stop 1 - Hotel Dwarka
No walk in N.R. colony will be respectable if it does not include the Khali Dosa of NR colony. This is the only place that I had been before out of the below list. Khali Dosa is amazing, fluffy, no oil (yes, it is dosa without oil) along with a liquidy chutney. You dip your dosa in the chutney to just soak it in and then have a bite. It is legendary.
We also tried the Vada Sambhar here which was also good
We largely stopped here to get a taste of Mangalore Buns. Again, how can you have a Thindi walk without Mangalore buns. Buns were decent. Not the best :) But still Mangalore Buns plus coffee is a combination that is difficult to beat. We also had a Pudina Masala dosa here, I just had a bite and it was good. This place also deserves respect for its audacity to open right opposite Hotel Dwarka :)
Just ahead of Trupthi Aahar on the way to South Kitchen is this small chat shop called Mookambika. It was not a planned stop but the Rawa Wada (Suji Pakoda) made us stop. Apparently, Hotel Dwarka also has it but only in the 2nd half. Suji Pakoda are anyways my favorite. So good to see it here.
It was fair bit of walk from NR colony to Gandhi bazaar but it was worth it to get time to digest the food. Along the way, we crossed Vidyarthi Bhawan and saw huge lines there. Some part of me likes to believe that Ajit planned this intentionally :)
Namma SLN is a Darshini in they style of Cubbonpet Muddanna - a variation of breakfast where dosa has a filling of rice bhat inside it. Done so that the breakfast is a meal higher in calories, meant for folks who work in factories, high laborious kind of work, it is a twist to the standard Darshini fair. Served with a delicious chutney, in an open dosa style, it was very delicious.
Another tid bit here is that you do not pay before your meal. You come, order from this hole in the wall outlet, eat food outside and then inform the owner what you ate so that he give you the amount to pay. talk about integrity, heh.
Now, this was a total surprise. Just wow. A hidden gem in between some residential quarters. You know this place is good just by looking at the queue outside. It is known for its chutney dosa, but we could not have it because it had a massive waiting time. We settled for its Podi Thatte idli and it was awesome. Look at the pic below, it is mouth watering just to look at it. This place needs a second visit :)
In this carefully curated itinerary, Ajit ensured that we do not try the standard dosa (masala dosa) faire. It is available everywhere. The idea is to check out different variations, preparations. and understand the history behind it. One such is the Davangere benne dose (benne=butter). This one was crispy, I had never had a crispy davangere benne dosa before. Chutney had too much chillies and with bland mashed potatoes, this combination, though got sweat to foreheads, but definitely a unique culinary delight to taste.
Back where it all started :) . Little did I know that this ordinary looking Darshini is a cult place. Its choice of offering were delightful. Even though we were stuffed, this place forces you to make room (overeat) and then some more. The Halabai (square kalakand made with rice though was amazing). Regular Idli, Shavige bhath were very well done. The chutney here is similar to Taaza Thindi style one. Overall, it is yet another new discovery place to not miss out.
Lastly a group photo and an enthu cutlet badge because I am one :)
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