Meeting the world famous Dosa Guy of NYC to learn his tips to making a perfect dosa!

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  • I traveled to New York City to meet a street cart vendor who is world-famous for dosa! The tips he taught me were more than just dosa, he taught me that service is the highest calling. Wait till you see this!
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  • @pmohanram
    @pmohanram Місяць тому +74

    I have known Thiru since the time he used to work at a restaurant in Queens near the temple. I was a professor at NYU when he started his truck in Washington Square Village, I'm going to say 2002 or so. Having left NYC in 2010 for Canada, I still try and drop by his cart every NY trip. Often, the line is too long, but I always get to chat with Thiru. He is an absolute legend and his food is amazing.

  • @mands406
    @mands406 Місяць тому +63

    Natural fermatioation of the dosa batter is the most critical part of best dosa. As that man mentioned kerala boiled rice in combination with Urad dal with small portion of puffed rice and some fenugreek seeds makes a good dosa batter. He is a humble and grounded man which makes him respectable. Hats off to him!

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +8

      Yes, you are right

    • @praveenspike
      @praveenspike Місяць тому +1

      Actual natural fermentation process takes place with barehands mixing the batter, its the true Indian way because we have good bacteria after washing with soap, our hands which helps in the process of fermentation, the same applies in French baking too even though the yeast is added the barehands helps it in process to fermentation faster. That is why when you kneed a dough which has alot of butter, your hands becomes steaming hot.

    • @70newlife
      @70newlife Місяць тому +1

      ​@@praveenspikeno it's the bacteria present in Urad dal some of which remain even after washing. Fenugreek seeds are the insurance as they harbour more types of bacteria and retain more of them.
      This was pointed out by a scientific paper by a food scientist.
      Of course the environment of restaurant kitchens in South India ie hot and humid has these bacteria floating around in the air which give unique fermentation profile.

    • @praveenspike
      @praveenspike Місяць тому

      @@70newlife There are dosa machines which make the batter and a dosa, please do compare and let me know.

    • @mands406
      @mands406 Місяць тому +2

      ​​@@praveenspikeThe natural fermaintation process happens because of the rice and Urad dal requires to be soaked in water for at least 6 to 8 hours before it is grind with a little fenugreek seeds and a small portion of puffed rice and a right amount of water. Then the batter has be covered kept aside atleast for 6 to 8 hours at room temperature. This process of natural fermaintation is followed across at households of the west coast and east coast of india. The temperature at coastal areas also helps for natural fermaintation. Its all about right portions and combination of the ingredients with right temperature. You should do a proper research and then comment.

  • @jaiku99
    @jaiku99 Місяць тому +33

    He is so customer focused!
    This is it. Not just a corporate buzz word for him.

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +5

      Yes!! This was the biggest lesson. He cares. Not just about food but about the people.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB 12 днів тому

      Lies again? Grab Food USD SGD

  • @rj6404
    @rj6404 19 днів тому +9

    When your work is your passion , u become content n gratified, delighted in life , thats true happiness .

    • @emotionalIntelligence2078
      @emotionalIntelligence2078 15 днів тому

      Yeah his passion is great. Just like his mention of grandma, that's the same love he imparts in his cooking. Though, His daughter graduated from Stanford- probably the major reason he is content n gratified too😅

  • @ANINDYA-001
    @ANINDYA-001 Місяць тому +21

    The fluidity of his motion is incredible

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      Right!?

    • @sk-ig4wt
      @sk-ig4wt 8 днів тому

      i believe he can make dosa blind folded , my grandma used to do that, its pure muscle memory with these old cooks

  • @salempasangasp
    @salempasangasp Місяць тому +19

    It's the ratio of rice to urad dal, fermentation, thickness of batter and the temperature of the pan. On surface dosa is a simple dish but to make it in a certain way you like you got get all these right.

    • @salempasangasp
      @salempasangasp Місяць тому

      PS there's a hundred varieties of dosa out there but if you want to challenge yourself try making neer dosa and ilan dhosai and mulubagal dosa.

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      Yes!!! 100% agree

    • @mands406
      @mands406 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@salempasangaspTo make a best nir dosa you need a rice flour made a specific manner. You need to reinse rice through water and then dry the rice in sun till it dried completely and then grind the rice in a coarse way Rest is play of water intake and then the heat the nir dosa is made.

  • @revaniamoonsamy3574
    @revaniamoonsamy3574 Місяць тому +8

    This was our last day in nyc and what an amazing way to end our trip! We were so privlaged to have met not only the legend himself, Mr NY Dosa, but also Keith who is an absolute gem of a human being. The food was absolutely amazing and literally kept us full for the entire day! Definitely recommend visiting this amazing man and getting a taste of his delicious food. Keith, hope you can come to Durban in South Africa one day as you will really enjoy the fusion of different cultures here!

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +1

      Hey my friends!!! It was such an honor to meet you! I hope you had a great time. Please do come back soon! Would love to stay in touch!

  • @AussieAngeS
    @AussieAngeS Місяць тому +4

    That man is awesome I respect that he has made something of himself and is now pretty much famous. Good on him

  • @chandineebhujan3868
    @chandineebhujan3868 2 дні тому

    OMG i can't believe you made it to the legend Dosa man. Hope you had a great time Chef Keith

  • @rollsroyce4249
    @rollsroyce4249 Місяць тому +4

    This is a legend.

  • @facthub9964
    @facthub9964 Місяць тому +4

    He came to US bcoz of civil war in Sri Lanka and now a legend

    • @Tamilz
      @Tamilz 10 днів тому +2

      Yes he is a eelam tamil ❤

  • @ttgautam21
    @ttgautam21 Місяць тому

    I heard abt him after my newyork trip.. hope I get to go again and this time will try definitely..

  • @kurushdalal
    @kurushdalal Місяць тому +2

    Really lovely video Keith, showcasing such a spl man in NY

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому

      Ty my dear friend. Can’t wait to do soooo many more with you

  • @Madhav513
    @Madhav513 13 днів тому +3

    Namaskar to the legend .😊😊

  • @vivaansethi
    @vivaansethi Місяць тому +2

    I’ve seen this guy on other videos, kind of a surprise seeing him here.

  • @Tamilz
    @Tamilz 10 днів тому +3

    True tamil eelam guy hardworking ❤

  • @ManeeshSolankiVideos
    @ManeeshSolankiVideos Місяць тому +7

    He's an absolute legend. And you are an amazing guy who genuinely loves food from our region.
    Looking forward to seeing you here in New Delhi Keith!

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      Thank you my friend! It was such an honor to meet him.

  • @konikacariapa3289
    @konikacariapa3289 Місяць тому

    Thats so sweet- giant Student Samosa to keep 'em going the whole day !

  • @krishnansrinivasan830
    @krishnansrinivasan830 25 днів тому

    I had a nice time watching this video :)

  • @PradeepRaajkumar1981
    @PradeepRaajkumar1981 Місяць тому +3

    WOW Lot of things Happenned lovely.. SRILANKAN Tamil Thiru... Wonderful....
    he is in twitter.. he announces the opening and closing information there...

  • @kasturipillay6626
    @kasturipillay6626 Місяць тому +4

    Great, but I think all ammas are legends in dosa making.😊
    So nice to see you enjoy classic food of south asian.❤

  • @farahsaeed3102
    @farahsaeed3102 15 днів тому +1

    I went especially to have it on my birthday
    He was so amazing he said you came so far you should’ve tell me and why you stood in the line ❤❤
    And gave me one free dosa😂

  • @roysuman23
    @roysuman23 Місяць тому +5

    One master meeting the another, bravo both....

  • @kalivarapuramacharan
    @kalivarapuramacharan 24 дні тому +1

    Being an NYU student and South Indian , I completely love his dosas

  • @shaun5761
    @shaun5761 9 днів тому +1

    He makes all the tamils around the world proud. Great man 👍

  • @bangvija82
    @bangvija82 Місяць тому +5

    We in coastal Karnataka also use red rice.we prefer red rice over white rice as it's more nutritious & tasty.

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому

      Yah he did for one of his dosa's as well! Is it Matta rice?

    • @vsuperbhat
      @vsuperbhat Місяць тому +1

      ​@@chefKeithSarasinnot the commenter but i am from that region too. Yes it's Matta rice.

  • @nand3576
    @nand3576 Місяць тому +3

    Very disciplined in his profession and supported his daughter to study in Columbia university ….

  • @3Areviews
    @3Areviews Місяць тому +6

    1st comment... 😁
    It's evening, and now I am craving for Dosa ☹️

  • @harshachoudhary7847
    @harshachoudhary7847 2 дні тому +2

    Awesome

  • @HunterVlog350cc
    @HunterVlog350cc Місяць тому +4

    there is one more - pesar attu[dosa) made from green moong that is eaten with fried onions on top ❤❤

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      yes! I love a good pesar attu

    • @HunterVlog350cc
      @HunterVlog350cc Місяць тому

      @@chefKeithSarasin one more point i observed is that if the batter is made in stone grinders it adds more taste rather than grinding in mixer as a shortcut , the same applies to spices since stone crushing extracts oil by pressing rather than cutting in a mixer.

  • @Sid.Malkhani
    @Sid.Malkhani Місяць тому +1

    The NYC Dosa Man

  • @romeldias
    @romeldias Місяць тому +1

    Dosa the best things in life!

  • @harshera8520
    @harshera8520 16 днів тому

    MORGAN FREEMAN as DOSAMAN...
    WHAT A GREAT MOVIE IT WOULD BE

  • @praveenspike
    @praveenspike Місяць тому

    Good to see you met the legendary nyc dosa man, the podi in English is called gunpowder don't know why (maybe pierces the heart with spices). Anyways there are many more restaurants in NYC with Indian cuisine, do check them you might be surprised by the taste and number of restaurants.

    • @MinisterOfAffairs
      @MinisterOfAffairs Місяць тому

      Most of them have Americanized flavor. Hard to find 100% authentic joints, although they do exist.

    • @L20241
      @L20241 Місяць тому

      This is not gunpowder this is chamanthi podi as Thiru mentioned. Gunpowder is molagai podi in Tamil. Chamanthi podi has coconut

  • @jigneshraval0609
    @jigneshraval0609 26 днів тому

    Thank you for showcasing the vegan food and taste of India

  • @malcolmsoh5648
    @malcolmsoh5648 11 днів тому +1

    Dosa, one of my favourite south Indian food apart from prawn Vadai.

  • @3rdeyeEagle
    @3rdeyeEagle Місяць тому

    Nice Dosai, Kallu dosai, Set Dosai, Masala dosai, Paper Roast, Ghee Rost... yummy for our tummy... Tamil Dosa King.

  • @warsil3735
    @warsil3735 19 днів тому +1

    Sri lankan green chutny is different and is more flavourful than mist what you find in India

  • @apurvsaha4648
    @apurvsaha4648 11 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @vv6533
    @vv6533 Місяць тому +1

    Shoot, that NYU law student gotta be rich. Last time I checked the tuition fees and my jaw dropped lol.

  • @Patmin
    @Patmin 20 днів тому +1

    Year 2050 a radom youtuber, meet the DOSA man of NYC.

  • @EarthenVegan
    @EarthenVegan Місяць тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @satyamevajayate1138
    @satyamevajayate1138 Місяць тому +2

    Keith
    Atma means soul

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +1

      I know. It’s the name of my pop up. I was saying he has a lot of heart. Then I used soul because it was even better of a word

  • @asifnihal
    @asifnihal Місяць тому +1

    Lol we at NY let goooooo

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +1

      Yessssss

    • @asifnihal
      @asifnihal Місяць тому

      Enjoy your time trying much as you can@@chefKeithSarasin

  • @minakumari7552
    @minakumari7552 Місяць тому +1

    I just ate dosa 😂

  • @amritpalkahlon3427
    @amritpalkahlon3427 Місяць тому

    Where in nyc?

  • @truptisawant91
    @truptisawant91 Місяць тому +2

    He is a legend indeed!!! ❤ og vegan dish...

  • @L20241
    @L20241 Місяць тому

    Is khasta crispy?

  • @mukeshchoudhari8615
    @mukeshchoudhari8615 25 днів тому

    dosa in us, really !

  • @einsteinwallah2
    @einsteinwallah2 Місяць тому +3

    keith he is tamil ... i don't think he understood your khasta comment ... you stick with english he will understand english ... or else find out equivalent tamil word for hindi word you want to say

  • @RSXXX229
    @RSXXX229 День тому

    👍

  • @nagpurindia
    @nagpurindia Місяць тому

    Hii. Can you please give exact address of this person selling Disa?

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      He is in Washington Square Park in NYC he sets up right by the street.

  • @fankooshaloosh6062
    @fankooshaloosh6062 26 днів тому

    @8:45 Keith first of all kudos for trying. Yes a good samosa should be "KHASTA" meaning a flaky crispy dough. However the area or the language that the dosa guy primarily speaks is not hindi hence he did not understand the word khasta.But nice try to have a conversation with him.

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  25 днів тому +2

      I know that. He speaks Tamil. My Tamil is very poor. I said it more for the video

  • @Yadnesh565
    @Yadnesh565 Місяць тому

    Collab with the food lab

  • @filmyworld87
    @filmyworld87 Місяць тому

    Waheguru ji

  • @FACTSLEADER9294
    @FACTSLEADER9294 29 днів тому

    It's normal in india..a simple dosa..in every houses we can have it..he is popular due to youtube..and the food is not available in many places of your country

    • @Tamilz
      @Tamilz 10 днів тому

      Not just india even in sri lanka but doing it USA specially in yn its hard and to do it for all this years he came with nothing from sri lanka 🇱🇰 cuz of war like most of us and its hard to build with nothing all respect for him ❤

  • @srinath6247
    @srinath6247 Місяць тому

    Endorsed as the "Dosa Legend" unanimously by the Indian people.

  • @VARMOT123
    @VARMOT123 Місяць тому +2

    That last guy was cool 😂

  • @thamaraipoo-rj3eo
    @thamaraipoo-rj3eo Місяць тому

    Idly and Dosa or good for the Gut Health.... Eating breakfast keeps healthy...

  • @MG-kz9ig
    @MG-kz9ig Місяць тому +2

    Please come to TAMIL Nadu

  • @warsil3735
    @warsil3735 19 днів тому

    He really cares for the students low budget foid pattern

  • @70newlife
    @70newlife Місяць тому +2

    Hes a Sri Lanka. He has no idea what khasta means its an Hindi word.
    Aloo Samosa is not seen much in South India and its not local food.

  • @YuperSoutuber
    @YuperSoutuber Місяць тому +1

    Ideally you should have brought your own dosa, idli, sambhar, chutney and asked for his feedback or some other Indian Srilankan dish. He thought you are just a random vlogger

  • @shrirangbondale2263
    @shrirangbondale2263 Місяць тому

    Keith be honest, you felt like you are in India for minute didn't you?

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому +2

      Honestly, yes, but not because of the food. It was because of him. In India, I met so many people who cared and showed so much love. That sense of community is something I haven't found in the west often. The dosa guy, had it and it make me so happy.

  • @kiney0713
    @kiney0713 2 дні тому

    Love Thiru. Dosas in a cart are nice in NYC. But the green chutney seems rather off-color - very artificial. Not sure what he is putting in it.

  • @mahesh230192
    @mahesh230192 16 днів тому

    Every South Indian home makes dosas way much better .. I don't mean dosa man is not doing well but honestly the bhaji looks bland.. but u know it's America and what can u expect their taste buds will b like.. it will still be masala dosa although it's bland for Indians ..

  • @sainiamarjeet
    @sainiamarjeet 19 днів тому

    idli is healthier than dosa

  • @einsteinwallah2
    @einsteinwallah2 Місяць тому

    hot weather batter thicker uhh thinner and cold weather i make thinner ... what? thinner in both hot and cold weather? ... i think so culturally rice eaters have required ferment germs living in their kitchens and bodies ... if you sanitize kitchen too much or clean bodies too much you will not only have fermentation failures but you will make these people sick ... also new oils and oily seeds affect fermentation success ... before columbian exchange india was using oils from mustard seeds, sesame seeds (there are at least two varieties: white and black), cotton seeds oil (cotton and silk were main fibres for clothes and beddings, hut thatch etc but there were numerous other natural fibres too like jute, hemp, etc) ... a species of strychnos plant was used to clean water, soap nuts were used to clean hair, vettiver was used as hanging curtains before houses during harsh summers to cool houses ... so all those must have contributed to natural ferment flora too ... and i forgot to mention dahi and habit of eating fermented rice ... to get ferment right you need to live like a tamil person

  • @MrHarshz
    @MrHarshz 7 днів тому +1

    look at the food vlogging in the west and just see the animalistic food vlogging in delhi , smh

  • @kbhaskaran9113
    @kbhaskaran9113 Місяць тому +1

    Come to Karnataka. Every joint makes perfect dosas. Nothing new, everbody use natural ferments

    • @chefKeithSarasin
      @chefKeithSarasin  Місяць тому

      Would love to

    • @neethakamath3385
      @neethakamath3385 Місяць тому

      Of course in India fermentation is easier cos of the warm weather but in NY it’s challenging

  • @drneeraj9061
    @drneeraj9061 24 дні тому

    he should clean the iron plate, it looks dirty and should wear gloves

    • @Piyush_Gzb
      @Piyush_Gzb 16 днів тому +2

      Hygiene key chodey come to India fir bolna he is best in NYC bro more clean n hygienic

    • @emotionalIntelligence2078
      @emotionalIntelligence2078 15 днів тому

      Gloves? In Indian food cooking... Maybe you look down upon street vendors to see their hands touching their food. Bcoz gloves etc are equally dirty and unhygienic.
      - Accept the reality of doing work. Hygiene is way more compromised in 5 star hotels, if you are aware of the reality.

  • @NoName-bb2pu
    @NoName-bb2pu 21 день тому

    I've had it and met the great man himself in NY, absolutely no insult to him but I think the rice and ingredients just do not cut it in terms of the flavor profile, the veggies there taste bland and soulless.
    Even here there are different states that murder the dosa, Karnataka, Andhra and Kerala absolutely butcher the recipe. Real dosas are found in Tamil Nadu, period, its like how NY is the best for the big slice 🍕 and Chicago for deep dish or how Tacos and burritos are best in South Am and not in Taco Bell.
    Idly, dosa and upma are best in their home at Tamil Nadu, not even the Lankans can imitate them.

  • @fuckkatuas2837
    @fuckkatuas2837 25 днів тому +2

    He's sri lankan tamil, not a north indian hindi speaker.

    • @shaun5761
      @shaun5761 9 днів тому +1

      Who said he was 😂

  • @filmyworld87
    @filmyworld87 Місяць тому

    Waheguru ji

    • @S1KrrSoCal
      @S1KrrSoCal Місяць тому +1

      Chal hutt Khalistani