Basaveshwar Khanavali
It was a pleasant afternoon and I was hungry. This was on my wishlist for ever. Basaveshwar Khanavali an icon from the North Karnataka region. I did not have to go to Dharwad to enjoy the fresh hot meal. This location suited me perfectly in Gandhi Bazar, BLR ! I walked in early aware that it gets very busy at lunch hour. Got a table on the Balcony. The ambience so amazing that I literally got transported into the rich legacy of the past era. Just as the service started it started to drizzle. Cool breeze blowing in and bringing fine droplets to give your sweet heart a tickle. At sharp 1 pm the service started. The food streaming in hot and fresh from their kitchen. The kosumbari, gojju, the pachadi, palya, matki usali, chana, enne badnekai, zunka vadi and the beginning of all things holige with molten golden tuppa ! The majjige and mosaru on the table. I took a nice big swig of the buttermilk and the first thing to bite into the zunka vadi. Then swiped up the tiny bit of huggi. The...
