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My Guide to the Best Dosas in Bangalore

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For the longest time, I've held this grudge against folks who spoke ill of the beautiful golden brown goodness that is the masala dosa we get in Bangalore. I'll categorize these folks into: 1. Folks from outside South India who get used to the "thin & crispy" or worse, the mashed up version of everything that you get on the streets of Mumbai, so much so that they start thinking that that is the real version of of a dosa. They're not too bad actually but hey, that dosa is as authentic as gobi manchurian is "Chinese". Read this blog to know more  or see the image below for a quick snapshot. 2. Stubborn Tam folks with whom I've had umpteen borderline philosophical debates on  Karnataka sambar vs Tam sambar. Murugan Idly Shop's amazing Podi Idly cannot make up for the shapeless, hapless and underwhelming "dosai" that you get at the same place 3. Folks who like "99 variety/verity/vareity/varity Dosa" where they go have their fa