I know- even for frequent bloggers this is too frequent. But, something happened this morning that could alter my life in an unexpected, radical fashion.
I'm a dosa guy. Anywhere I go, if there is dosa available, I'll probably be eating it. My folks are big fans of the much poorer relative, the idli- bah it sux. Ok, moving right along- I am having difficult deciding whether I like the chennai dosa better or the Bangalore one. The Chennai ones are thinner and crispier but I have taken a liking to the thicker Bangalore variety. The Msaslaa dosas are a different story altogether. Don't like either!!! The masala adds nothing to a good dosa.
Now, to the point. I dropped the older one off at the airport and on my way back home, decided to stop for a dosa. I went to the Sangeetha outlet on Bazullah Road. Now, while I like Saravanaas, Sangeetha is closer and I used to be a regular there. I order my dosa and coffee. The coffee was mildl cold and could have competed with the Pepsi I drank last night.... and the dosa, was not crisp, thin or hot. How hard can it be to give a hot dosa. I mean all you have to do is just serve it off the 'kal'. I am starting to tilt more and more towards the Bangalore types and I definitely won't recommend Sangeetha to anyone. All those dosas and coffees at the Sangeetha, man... those were good times. It's the end of an era, sigh!
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Adyar Sangeetha's are good. Are very good. The dosas, I mean.
bah..imagine eating your own half baked(pun intended) attempt at making a dosa:(and btw i hate idlis and masala dosa's too..i'm a rava dosa fan!
@shrik: Sangeetha's are becoming weaker by the day. very
@nanta: Welcome. Bad Pun!!! And rava dosa hmmmm... it's alrite I suppose.
B'lore dosais r waaay better than their chennai counterparts. I esp like the Mysore masala dosai with that really tangy red podi/chutney inside.
Proclamation: I hate rava dosai..one of the few things that i do hate.
And to widen the base of this horizon and shrink the frying surface on which these dosas are made i must add the good old white cousin of the brown restaurant made dosai. I would say they are at a different level all together. A different dish almost.
I have had dosas in chennai and they are no doubt very good. But, I must say that Bangalore dosas are the best. Vidyarthi Bhavan in Bangalore makes the world's best dosas.
The onion rava dosa at saravana bhavan rules!
you should try dosas in hyderabad..with amazing sambhar!! crisp, yet not too crips, thick and yet not too thick.just perfect.
:)
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