NYC’s Best South Indian Food Is Hidden In A Temple Basement
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- We head out to Queens to try some of the best South Indian food in New York. And guess what? It’s hidden in the basement of a Hindu temple. We meet with temple-goers and chefs to talk about their legendary dosas and see how the Temple Canteen has cultivated a community for South Indians and Queens folk alike.
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NYC’s Best South Indian Food Is Hidden In A Temple Basement
“Food anywhere will bring people together” - so true!
This place respects religious beliefs which involve a caste system which is racially and socioeconomically exclusive. Not progressive, but they do good and have the balls to stick to their beliefs.
@@larrybirdstrashtalk8272 spoken like a true ignorant
No ma'am, dosa 's anywhere will bring people together
@@larrybirdstrashtalk8272 why are you sticking caste system to religion.
religion has varna system i.e. people are divided by their abilities and skills, and caste system is something very different and cruel.
@@BlackHawkTejas come to India to know how caste system works
It's like racism
I love Indian dishes. They are spicy and tasty at the same time. My previous tenant was a 24 year old Indian student who came to stay in my basement while she was in School. I enjoyed her cooking. Me and my husband used to finish everything she cooks in no time ha ha.. Miss you Jayanthi and your cooking's. Love from xX Maggie & Bob
We Indians love your name... Maggie
.😜🤣🤣🤣
That's so sweet of you!
omg my mom's name is Jayanthi
@@deviprasady8027 sooo true 😜
For you guys spices means chilli pepper that's it
Spices are called masala..masala is not one of the spices
She sad the dosas are filled with spices called masala at 2:15
Masal is also called mixture of various spices and other stuff(mashed-potato, tomatoes etc.)... Bt these foreigners will not understand
The filling of masala dosa is actually called masala
@stan men. Masala means spice and in the case of masala dosa means the spicy potato filling.
I think she meant that spices were called masala and not that masala was a certain type of spice
I’m from the West Midlands in the U.K. and luckily for me, it has hundreds of Indian restaurants! We have a large Asian community and it’s famous for food- there’s a road in Birmingham that is just made up of Indian restaurants! It’s honestly my favourite food!
Sparkhill? The Balti Triangle? I visited from Glasgow. Loved it 😊
@@talkaboutabuse9866 chennai dosa
Yay brown people invading the UK but at least you've got Pajeetfood :D
Any particular dishes you like or are you speaking just generally.
west mids is islamabad lol with all kebab shops every corner
I respect everyone's food choices but I hate it when people say that vegetarians eat grass and it's boring to be a vegetarian, I don't know about other countries but if you are a vegetarian in India you will never even realize that you are missing out something as a foodie. You can eat different-different dishes each day all around the year.
So true
But I do hate vegans not vegetarians but vegans are just so obnoxious
Exactly.
sorry i need my meat
Well it's true for the most part except for India because they know how to make food
@@MARCM0DE Vegans are bunch of hipsters not true vegetarians.
This Medha girl definitely has no clue about dosa and how to eat it.
Do you?
@@28set215 I'm a South Indian, I eat this regularly 😂.
She is American of Indian origin these most Indians don't know the culture
I’ve eaten here before. Food is great, as a Malayali, dosas r the best
I agree 💯
Oh no, you told people about this place. My local spot is gonna be overrun with the insta flocks now 😭😭😭
😂
😅😂
Lol !!
Garbage food
@@milek8428 lmao your name and pfpf
Foreigners in 2019 :
ooh! Indian foods are great combinations of spices. Let's eat them.
Foreigners in 1800 :
Ooh! Indian foods are delicate mixtures of spices. Let's invade and colonise India.
If they Do those kind of thing again, then they will nuked by 15 TNT or more mass of Hydrogen Bomb 💥🔥💤, only Blood River existed in their area, Nobody will care about them 😡😡😡
Hey, It's me! Drunken Donuts! Ok
the germans had nothing to do with this
Shouvik Roy no only the brits
Shouvik, you don't have to wave your patriotic racism and your victim mentality
Lol, dosai is my everyday food here in Chennai😂. I'm surprised to see people enjoying it much more than native eaters like me😂😂😂😂
na kovai! en veetla kalaila itli night dosa madiyam sapadu
Same I eat this meal literally every day I’m bored of it 😂😂
@@shriyasriram4100 yup. That's why i switch to itlee
@@luvvemnno I ate idli 3 times in a week as being in Chennai this is like our common food there
@@shriyasriram4100 yea ikr. im from kovai
This dosa looks just like the ones you will get in any good restaurant here in south India in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad. It is authentic and not altered to cater to local taste buds buds like a lot of Indian restaurants abroad tend to do.
Please don't forget about Kerala 🙏🙏
As a kannadiga I really appreciate that you mentioned"south" Indian food!
Malleswaram in Banglore is the Land of Karnataka food #i"m Andhrawali
@@Westerntales The Land of Karnataka Food is Udupi. And who can forget Mysore Masala Dosai and Pesarattu. I am Madarasi :p
@@adityasundar324 Tbh South India has the richest heritage in India
The vast Tamil literature , sangam , the temples , sculptures , gosh!
Wanted to visit it but I don't get enough time 😌
Karunaada sampattu
From BIJAPUR ..
BRO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY U HATE NORTHIS
4:37 :- they call sambhar and chutney two dipping sauces
Indians :- hey hey!! That's not dipping sauce its not french fries to have with dipping sauce
🤣
Atleast they say sambaar.. while other north Indians call it : sambur🙄
yes
Thank you for mentioning "south" Indian food
Oh heck yeah..
Aren't you guys indian? Why to discriminate within our country
@@shreyas_dubey it's not discrimination, it's diversity.
@@shreyas_dubey because south indians dont get the attention they deserve. and hows this discrimination lmao?
Oh in sOoo happy they did haha
Wow hidden gem in NYC! Everytime we see dosa, always excite us😋
I want to eat it
Wait I live in south India
😂😂😂
I live in delhi
😂
Haha
Same lol
I love this! This is so cool. The Indian culture and food. 🤸♂️
I have been to this temple several times, I love their chai, dosa, vada, all the sweets and namkeen 😋.. of course after praying to God 🙏🏻
Much love for the Ganesh Temple Canteen!
Temple food is always super authentic, same in Paris. Im Mexican, my boyfriend is half-polish and we live in Paris, I asked him to take me to the most authentic pierogi in town and he took me to the polish temple in rue Saint Honore. If you ever want to try authentic polish food in Paris, go there.
Dosa is not temple food.. It's just a snack in canteen... It's available in every Indian restaurant too. The thing is only that place is famous for it's Dosa and all that...
Suvikhya Siingh it is not about Dosa being temple food. It's about finding authentic food. Most restaurants don't really offer authentic food- they change things up to make it more suitable for the taste of the locals there.. or they change things up, because they need to substitute ingredients-- Gaby said that if you want to try authentic food, the food offered in temples is usually very authentic
@@rosepark2669 Rose... Critical thinking is not everyone's strength
Strangely enough i too am of Mexican- Indian decent ,husband was of polish background.lolxoxo
Try going to Gurudwara (place od worship for Sikhs & even Hindus) some day near your home. Your will get good food (North Indian Veg only) all day, served to community there for free.
Not only NYC, but here in Australia and Canada and other countries, good South Indian food is 100% in temple canteen 💯👌🏼
Yes
Korean temple food goes into the least seasoning. So the south indian temple food looks so delicious!
Ravi Tripathi its a South Indian Temple, the architecture of the temple is completely South Indian. Just saying! Obviously any temple is a temple.
@@ravitripathi1659 stupid fellow, it is a South Indian temple. Don't bring your RSS nationalism here idiot !
@@prashanthb6521 I think they were saying Korean temple food has little seasoning and then complimented South India temple food. Don't be rude
😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
@@prashanthb6521 Gajab aadmi hai re tu 😂
Couldn’t agree more. Definitely one of the best places to have authentic South Indian food (more like snacks) and the prices are cheaper compared to other restaurants. I’ve been going there since 2001 and the taste is always spot on...Highly recommend it..
This food looks amazing! I'd visit this temple any day!
the food in this temple's canteen has genuinely had the same quality for the past ten years now, it's always amazing
Wow everything looks so delicious!!!! 😍
Great job Food Insider and much love from Italy
For foreigners even if we give a spoon of sugar they will be like " Oh! Indian sugar is so spicy"
😂😂😂, you are correct
so true!!!
Lmaooooo
Food gets everybody together.Its so true.Food bonds all.Let there be peace all over and food for all.Its a dream,hope it turns to reality
Enjoying the masal dosai made by my grandmother as I see this video. Idlies and Dosas are really underrated. A typical breakfast includes a couple of steaming hot idlies and a crispy dosai along with one chutney and sambar and topping it with a hot cup of filter coffee! Just typing this makes my mouth water
@Sage Sith Teaching a Tamilian how to pronounce/spell his daily food is like teaching an Italian how to pronounce Lasagna
1:49
What he actually meant is all the priests in the temple are bhramins and also cook the food.
Again castism 🙄
Yep, castism. But getting reservation in the name of caste is cool.
@@vinaykumarhegde641 hell are you talking about bro?😭😭
@@thesaint8022 what casteism?
@@thesaint8022 he just told that the priests in the temple are Brahmins and they also cook the food. That's it, casteism means discriminating other caste people or trying to showy that some caste is greater than the other.
What I loved is the fact that it's all Indian outside the nation border. The Tamilian man speaking Hindi is a bliss. I have recently started learning Tamil and its a beautiful language(although tough to learn) . Hats off to the guys at the temple..
How do u even know he is tamilian
He could be kannadiga or a malayali
@@vaibhav7164 or even a telugu guy, why are we always left out oof
This is clearly racism. Haven't you seen any dark skinned Hindi wallas. If he is black, then he ought to be a Tamilian‽ How does that even work‽ Aren't there any light skinned Southies‽ People like you are the ones who watched stupid Bollywood stereotyped movies like Chennai express, The dirty picture, etc. (Most likely that would be the only 2 movies) and assume you know everything about South India and especially Tamil Nadu
That guy's last name indicated he was a north indian.
@@Wall_flower relax man wtf you on?
I’ve been there so many times over the years. A beautiful temple, excellent food and wonderful people!
The paper dosa is so good, even just by itself!
The best thing a narrator said was "it contains Indian spices like masala" :D You Americans are really cute, with your American type misunderstandings.
You don't know shit about every single other culture too
Mega Scizor THANK YOU
Actually, I'm fairly certain she's referring to masala dosa masala, not just random spices.
@Mega Scizor, How are you supposed to know that? Im indian and i know most countriy's cultures. You americans know nothing about other cultures besides yours because your only main holiday is "Thanksgiving" which is the most stupid gathering ever. Dont get me started on your food.
@@orangemethane9087 You don't know most country's cultures, you can't even respect the culture of Americans. You probably know nothing about the culture in lebanon, iran, algeria, france, angola you probably never been to some of these places
Also, I am indian too, im not even American lul
Being Indian born in the States , I feel lucky enough to have grew up eating South India food .☺️
Thank u for doing this video🙏🏿
My cousin brought me here. We’re Sikh but we love it!
Wtf is that supposed to mean
@@speedevil51 ur a foreigner you won't understand 😂
@Rahul Ranjan Western Sikhs don't want to associate themselves with Hindus. Thank God the Sikhs at home are not so and some of the most welcoming people.
@Rahul Ranjan the original poster was the one who brought religion into it, I interpreted his words as saying despite me being a Sikh I went to a Hindu temple and ate the food
I love dosa and vada a lot because I'm from Chennai a South Indian girl so it's a awesome food... 💙💙💙❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😘
These ladies don't know how to eat these.
Yes, they ate it horribly... XDD
Ik
My inner true Indian died
And then resurrected because I realised
FINALLY SOUTH INDIAN FOOD ON YT
Is there a certain way to eat it? Just curious
@@waltercooper7199 Not really, the sambar can also be poured on rice and eaten as a meal. Just rip out big pieces dunk it in the sauce and eat. Some people don't like the sauces and eat it dry, some people literally marinate it in the sauces till it's soggy and then eat. You can also make rolls if you want, there is no traditional way of eating it, everyone does what they want.
@@tarunkumaar625 Thank you because i love Indian food its ingrained in me
Happy to see foreigners and others there enjoying dose.. Dose is the most common breakfast in India (especially South) even though I eat frequently, It was and will be my favorite breakfast item in the world!
Love from bengaluru, karnataka
This canteen is amazing. Visited it for the first time a month ago!
I thought that the brown girl was Indian until I saw how she ate the dosa at 5:35 lmao
4:19 who puts farsan in dosa btw 👀
Since they started making Chinese versions of dosas, pav bhaji and cheese dosas. I could go on
@@mohitmasand these so called 'varieties' r butchering the actual taste which is supposed to be in a dosa, i have seen a restaurant in bangalore which sells butter chicken dosa, and they call it a 'fusion' of the north and south, what a mockery of a dish.
If you’re in Vancouver BC you MUST try House of Dosas! They’re so good!!
I have heard about this canteen. People love it.
The President of this Hindu Temple is the OB/GYN who delivered my two daughters in 1977 and 1980. She is a wonderful person.
Many speak very favorably of this canteen.
I can eat dosa all my life and still not get bored of it
Happy to see SOUTH INDIA in titles 😍🥰😎
Wow. Why is this a big deal
@@matuaginam4774 You see normally for outsiders it's India but for Indians it's North India and South India... If possible you can Make a research on Google... The habit, culture, education and etc etc are different different ❤️❤️❤️
These Dhosas look very authentic. You guys are so lucky you get to eat this while visiting temple. It’s like a prasadam.🙏😋
Indian foods really gives an amazing texture in all of their delicacies. A must try food recipes.
Thank you for mentioning it as south indian food 😘😘😘
"is hiding in basement"
just like me lmao
Super taSty n healthy recipe.
Great presentation.big like.
Thanks to share
This is the video about Indian food that I have been searching for weeks!
Ohh my god... Tq for mentioning South Indian food 👉medha imam..... I love dhosa very much 😋😋😋...
Edit : don't say if you don't like spices go for chutney... Come to tamilnadu i will show whether it is spicy or not 😜😜😜
4 idly 4 vagai chutney
Lovely. Gotta visit soon. Glad you haven't destroyed the dosa with those Mumbai (Gujju style) toppings.
They used khara shev mixture in the bhaaji mann. That's destruction right there
@@aashishsharma9106 exactly! I cried when they added mixture.
It’s always about the restaurants both in India and in abroad!
Hope to see something innovative other than always the restaurant business !
Anyone see the collegehumor gods of food? The episode with the buddhist nun? This situation reminded me of that.
தமிழர்கள் யாராவது இருக்கிறார்களா? 🤗🤗😚
Enna panradhu sago andha kovil la vela paakura ellarum brahmins nu perumaiya solraanga...... adha nenaicha dhan kavalaiya iruku
@@comali5162 brahmin ela vegitarian illa athanala tha solurangalo enamo cauz American vegans want someone who is vegitarian or vegan to cook their food
Looks amazing
My family is Indian, but tons of our relatives and friends live in NYC. We visit yearly and go to the temple every time. We never forget to eat lunch in this cafeteria!
Thank You for your Good Work
Namstey, I love Himachali Dishes💕 South n North Indian street foods r simply common among US 😍
Aaawww am from karnataka ( south Indian) this is my favorite breakfast ....even today we did it .
Here in India people are eating Burger, KFC ,Taco,MC Donald's,Star bucks and there in USA Americans are having Dosa, Samosa,Filter Cofee . Really Unique 🌎 world we live.
I'm still finding 🔍the correct recipe of dosa batter. Which we see on street stalls and in hotel . I tried many variations of dosa batter but I'm not satisfied yet so Anyone knows the perfect recipe then please let me know
Finally I'm happy that they made a video of my hometown dish♥️
If u need a real taste of South Indian fish like Dosa try visiting Tamilnadu
🤣🤣🤣
this really has some American Gods vibe. Totally in love now
Indian food elaborated well by An Indian Vice host. Perfect straight the point easier way of delivering message.
I eat dosa every third day and I love it. I'm so ecstatic to see my culture represented so beautifully and Is liked by many.
When they said chetni is how you lower the spice, they clearly havent eaten chetni
She is right about coconut chutney, does cool down the spices if sambhar
@@rohitsharma1901 Nope bro typical chutney keeps your ass on fire if your not used to spicy food
Peas and carrot in dosa . Killllll me I’m standing here
@KaviK KJ uttapam is onions, chilli and coriander not peas and carrot 😕
I have seen people in India killing dosa with Paneer Chilly, Schezwan Pav Bhaji masala, chocolate dosa, Maggie dosa, the list of pathetic fillings goes on. So peas and carrot is nothing
@@karthikburli3052 Thanks to Maharashtra who try value addition in everything 😂.
@@karthikburli3052 i died inside reading that😭😭😭
@@vaibhav3946 Interestingly Sambar isn't even South Indian, it's Maharashtrian
You should try Sai temple which is in parallel lane of this Ganesh temple.. they provide home made food every day and it’s free of cost..
Food Insider can you do videos of going to Dave and Busters, The Heart Attack Grill and The Vortex Bar and Grill and eating there. Also can you do videos of going to Buffalo Wild Wings and Olive Garden and eating there.
Lots of love from Tamil Nadu... 😍😍😍
1:48 Desh Choda but Casteism nahi ! Waah 👏🏽
Do we buy the dishes or is it given as prashad? I am wondering because usually temples feed the worshippers as prashad.
Dosa is my all time favourite I never get bored eating it never and ever
Didn’t Great Big Story do a story on this a while ago?
I've eaten dosa so many times that it's now a normal food for me.
Food brings people together ❤
So misleading- the canteen/restaurant is NOT in the actual basement of the Bowne Street Hindu Temple itself. The canteen/restaurant is in a separate building NEXT to the temple. You exit the actual Temple and walk into another building, or enter that building from the curb side. The canteen/restaurant is NOT actually in the basement of the Temple, but you can probably say it is on "Temple grounds". The actual Temple basement is just an open space /"empty hall" ready to be used for a variety of other things. There is also a Dosa Hut restaurant above ground next to the Temple. Once Upon A Time, like in the 1980's , the stretch of Main Street right across from Patel's Grocery had at least 10 Indian shops with freshly made sweets, the latest Bollywood VCR rentals, fresh samosas, some Sari shops, etc. All has now been swallowed up by the Communist invasion of Queens, where they don't want your business if you can't read their language. On the opposite spectrum of Hindu Philosophy and Religion, it is probably ANYTHING GOES as to what may be listed on some of those other Asian menus.
My God!!! Its our daily thing. A normal dosa . Proud thamizhan
"It is hidden at the basement of a temple"
Proceeds to follow the signs the lead to the restaraunt
'Food anywhere will bring people together' 🙌
Hello❤️Hello, Love this nice video!! I love Indian cuisine. Acha, Korma, biryani, kheer, halwa, Aloo gohbi, chana masala, matar paneer, and puri. I love them️
I love India and it's food
How has a professor at NYU been studying the rise of the cuisine for two decades?
Does this restraunt prepare pongal poori masala??
We have a beautiful neenakshi sundereshwar temple in houston built in dravidian Style and has canteen.also there are saravana bhavan uduppi balaji ,chettinadu bhojan and so many other indianrestaureants
Do they taste the same as in india
Bruh the 'Indian' host doesn't even know how to eat a dosa
It’s not food that she is custom to eating. She is South Asian Muslim.
She isn't Indian
She is Pakistani
@@majestic6303 bruh like there are no south indian muslims or something
Wtf 😂😂 how that host Medha was having that dosa piece! I showed it to my mom, she was laughing too 😂😂😂
Why am I watching this just when my dosai batter got over
Thanks for the southern food. The dosas look marvellous.
darth vader u cant eat with ur mask on
@@cathodert7890 LOL! Good one.
2:43 tikka masala😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rofl
they way she pronounced in kannada it means 🍑
@@gayathri.nnagaraj.s131 Yeah LOL
Damn man, there goes my favorite dosa spot
I am from pondicherry. But never seen such dosa in my place. How come dis dosa, got its name ? 🤔
facts this food is so good I go here all the time
Indian food tastes very good due to the correct ration of spices, water and all ingredients. I am proud to be an Indian.
food is worship,.
"I do it every Tuesday because i love the food.......
.. and visiting God" xD
The place is the best yes it's true!!🌻
I really miss dosaaa, here outside India it's very difficult to even find the lentils to make Dosa, seeing this just make me miss home more