Central Tiffin Room - a foodie's delight

One of my favourite restaurants is the Central Tiffin Room, located at Malleswaram 7th Cross, Sampige Road in Bangalore. Now though, for the past many years, it has been known by the name Sri Sagar. It is a very old restaurant, presumably at least 50-70 years old. The place is crowded, especially in the evenings. At about 6-6:30pm, the crowd starts to swell and it is usually difficult to get a place to sit at that time. The restaurant closes quite early, at about 9-9:30pm.

The menu caters exclusively to the South Indian palate. Vegetarian fast-food, to be precise. The restaurant offers everything from idlis, masala dosas, pooris, bajjis, plain dosas, etc. A hot favourite is the butter masala dosa, more popularly known as 'benne masala dosa'. It comes with the regular coconut chutney & pudina chutney. The dosa, golden brown in colour, is very satisfying and followed by a hot cup of coffee, makes for a very good meal.

Another favourite is the Mangalore bajji (the 'goli' bajji). Both the dishes are best consumed hot. The dosa is quite reasonably priced at about Rs.18, and the bajji is priced at about Rs.10 a plate. People would be well advised to try out some eatables there.

Bangalore meri jaan

Note: I wrote the following article as a writing exercise: I realise that it may sound like a child's writing - however, when it comes to writing, I am like a child. Hopefully, this first article will go a long way in smoothening my writing style.

Bangalore was founded by the historically famous Kempegowda.In the last couple of decades, it has emerged as a city to reckon with. It is famously known as silicon city, IT capital, pensioners' paradise, etc. It has always been known for its salubrious climate and a calm atmosphere. The work
culture too, is good, especially since the IT Boom.

However, compared to other cities like Delhi & Mumbai, it gives the impression of being more laidback. Nonetheless, people from other places flock here, due to the availability of various types of jobs. Of course, there are some, who set up their own enterprises in the city.

Bangalore is one of the most famous South Indian cities.As to the cuisine available in the city, there is quite a wide range. South Indian snacks like idli, vada, dosa, poori, etc, are very popular here. One can find cuisines from other places too. Bangaloreans comprise mostly Kannadigas. As one can infer, Kannada is the principal language in the city. The city is well connected to most other places by road, the railway system and also by air.

Mysore, the twin city of Bangalore, is well connected to it by road and train.It is just 140 kms. from Bangalore. A person visiting India would do well to pay a visit to Bangalore.