CULINARY ADVENTURE WITH CHEF JOLLY #NH48 PART 3 MANGALORE

Our journey continues from sakleshpur to mangalore. The drive from sakleshpur was amazing. The sharp curvy roads led us to untouched wilderness we passed through many plantations, woodlands, picturesque views, and the foggy climate added to the charm...Uff the mystical charm that fog creates...

The Mangalore Express Highway is truly amazing we reached mangalore (lalbagh) around 2 pm. All of us were super hungry and the weather surprisingly was bit humid than expected. Mangalore truly has wonderful structures first colonial style building that I noticed was the MCC (Mangalore City Cooperation) the government building looks classy and stylish here.

We wanted to finish lunch first before heading to udupi. Chef Jolly and team led us to a restaurant called foodlands located at lalbagh road mangalore it is said to be one of the best shetty restaurants in that area. Once all of us settled down a bit at foodlands we got to meet the owner Ashish Shetty.

Foodland whips up some amazing dishes,  I've not tasted fish so fresh and tasty before they serve  generous portions. The kori roti (Free range chicken curry served with a crispy rice bread) was super tasty and I felt it was an authentic recipe and was right...When I told Ashish the kori roti was superb he gently nods his head with a smile and says its my grandma's recipe. 

What we tasted at foodlands...

Spicy Buttermilk (Lassi)

Crispy Fried Kane

Pomfret Pulimunchi

Koli Gassi and Fish Gassi (Anchovies) With Rice

Chicken Sukka

Kori Roti

Kane Pulimunchi

Chicken Pulimunchi

 After a terrific meal we boarded back in the car and headed towards Udupi...Thank you so much for reading part-3 of culinary adventure with chef jolly...In part 4 I will showcase a Udupi Brahmin family and an adventures meal.

CULINARY ADVENTURE WITH CHEF JOLLY #NH48 PART- 2 SAKLESHPUR

The Drive from Hassan to Sakleshpur was around 45 minutes. Saleshpur nestled in the foothills of western ghats seems to be a retreat. Surrounded by captivating mountains and greenery the calm and peaceful environment is a haven for campers. Sakleshpur is know for pepper, coffee, kallu (slowcooked beans) and roti.

We stopped by surabhi hotel to savor some akki/rice roti and coffee. Chef jolly and team wanted to see the entire process how these fluffy rotis are made. 

The restaurant owners were bit reluctant to allow us in the kitchen once they got to know chef jolly they were more then happy to accommodate all of us in a tiny kitchen located at the basement.

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These rice rotis are made from IR8 rice. Cream of rice is cooked and salt is added once cool to the touch.They knead the rice to form a dough and this process needs lot of practice and patience. 

The dough ball is pressed in a roti press and then cooked on stove the roti puffs like a pillow and here in bangalore we call it ubbu roti. 

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After a wonderful master class on ubbu roti...All of us had wonderful creamy coffee totally satisfied we started our journey and headed towards mangalore.

Thank you so much for reading Part- 2 of Culinary Adventure. I will take you across mangalore and udupi in the upcoming posts. 

CULINARY ADVENTURE WITH CHEF JOLLY #NH48 PART 1 HASSAN

Chef Surjan Singh Jolly Director F&B- JW Marriott and Judge at Master Chef India plans a road trip (Culinary adventure) all of a sudden nothing planned...do you want to join us asked my friend blogger? I thought this was a prank and...very casually said yeahright! let me know whenever this trip is and will join you. 

Until...

I got a call the day before leaving Bangalore from his PR and The Chef Himself invited me to join them on this totally unexpected trip. My heart was pounding hard...emotions uncontrollable never ever traveled with a bunch of strangers before and specially a celebrity I was star struck for sure...:P 

Once confirmed...How could I sleep the entire night...At 2 am brushed and bathed...dressed quickly and it was 3 am my blogger friend came over to pick me...I rushed down the stairs like a rocket and jumped in his car we left.

At JW Marriott we met the chef in person...He looked charming and dashing as always. We grabbed quick bites and a coffee without wasting any more time all of us boarded the car for an unforgettable trip of a life time #NH48.

At the Break of dawn we reached Hassan. Hassan seemed to be relaxed no traffic around the residential area was quite. We came across a road vendor selling spicy hot masala dosas and tea. The timing was perfect we had to stop over for breakfast and enjoyed the best street food had to offer us...

Fiery Hot Masala Dosa on my plate...

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Man selling fresh chickpeas...its a snack and vegetable when its tender...

A cosy countryside house.

Chef and his team found a man selling tender cucumbers on the Highway...they were so fascinated...

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After a wonderful breakfast and a quick look around the country side. We boarded the car and were in search of more food specifically a local delicacy called akki roti. 

Our car drove back on the highway...we landed in sakleshpura...Thank you so much for reading part 1.

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