I have eaten moderately good vade at Woodlands in Chandler. But their idlys are cold and hard and so totally sad... :| I forgot to add their chatni is pathetic :/
I once ate a plate of light and soft idlys in Milpitas. But the vades they gave were almost like a demonstration setup for culinary lessons.. One needed to just cut the vade to see all the ingredients - like in a state they would be, before you actually cook. So, it's almost as if they are hinting you -- "Now you really know the recipe. Go, give it a shot."
Sambars are pretty good in most places though.
So, my question remains thus: Are good idly and good vade mutually exclusive in the US? :( May be we need to get idly from one restaurant and vade from the other...
Oh, I did not mention about dosas at all. There are absolutely NO restaurants in US which can do a dosa as good as any of the road-side darshinis of Bangalore. Period.
Miss you precious..... :(
See more I say. Don't fall prey to pre-emptive generalization.
ReplyDeleteSaravanaa Bhavan in NYC makes pretty good stuff! I remember having eaten decent dosas in Udupi when I was down there in NC !
That said, anything that they make here stands no comparison to whatever we get back home.
:) Why are you searching for Idlis, Vadas and Dosas outside. Cooking is not a talent, just a knack of adding things in proportion. Gear up and get what u need. No outlet, US or home can compete your kitchen, if u put ur heart in the preparation.
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