Being a vegetarian in a predominantly non-vegetarian country
is kind of an uphill task. The number of vegetarian restaurants are quite a
few, hence eating out might turn out to be an experience appalling than
appealing.
From a vegetarian whose occasional visits to the shawarma
joints are masked by a pretentious veil of notoriety and obscurity, here begins
a journey of eating and documenting vegetarian food across Kuwait.
Food, as we know, fuels the body. As for me, it fuels
passion more than life.
For a vegetarian, Udupi cuisine is as indispensable as salt
in a dish. The most prominent vegetarian food chain in Kuwait, Udupi restaurant
serves as the best option for dosas and thalis while the unexplored other
varieties seems forgotten in dingy corners of the menu card. What is a more apt way to start an attempt to be a food blogger than to try to review the best vegetarian cuisine of the subcontinent.
Nestled in a cozy spot amidst the hustle bustle of the city, the Sharq branch of the chain was almost full as we came in
for a quick dinner. While the menu listed North Indian cuisine, we decided
against it and placed the safest bet- dosas.
Our order was curd vada, masala dosa and onion rava dosa and
coffee to wash it down.
The extremely soggy vada dipped in sour curd was a pretty
bad start to appease our ravenous hunger. The masala dosa were a fitting reply to the bad setback
done by vadas. Eating through crisp outer layers to reach the
"highlight"- aloo masala, we dug in with great expectations.
As the saying goes, with great expectation comes great
disappointment, this was a classic example. Oddly shaped potatoes mashed with
bland masala- something that did not do justice to the looks as well as the
palate.
The onion rava dosa was crisp and had copious amounts on
onion which were charred to perfection. While the batter had a hint of age, it
was far from being a bad choice.
The sambar served was a distant cousin of a dish whose next
door neighbor knew the real Udupi sambar. The chutneys were the best of the
lot. Something that tasted like gongura made up one chutney and that was
mmmmmm..... The other one was a coconut based chutney which had nothing to
complain about.
The filter coffee served here was basically like a cheap
Chinese rip off of the original- the infamously famous traditional filter
coffee. Overly sweet but drinkable, period.
The verdict: Batter matters.
The cost: KWD 2.500 for 2 hungry and crazily food fanatic
adults
Happiness: **1/2
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