Manga Chutney

I saw this Ammachi on YouTube making Mango Chammandi on the grinding stone and I couldn't help salivating. 

To our bad luck, the mango tree outside our bedroom window did not yield any mangoes this year (except for two mangoes) 

It could be due to the unseasonal rains. Talk about wrong timing, that went hand in hand with the lockdown.

To pluck the mango, I borrowed an idea from a DIY video I saw on FB about the different uses of plastic bottles.   

We did the grinding in a mixer as Ammachi's grinding stone was something that is not seen in many households now a days. 

For my part, I did the grating of the coconut (apart from plucking the mango) 

The final product looks yummy and we are waiting for lunch time to feast on the chammandi. 

The second mango is earmarked for next week.

A good place to stop

On the way to the south (Bangalore Mysore road) there is this Kamat hotel which is a good place to stop for food. (Kamat Lokaruchi)

We halted for breakfast on the way to the Nilgiris. The best part is the open ambiance.  

As you enter, you get to see this aesthetically decorated place near the cash counter

We ordered Idli and  wada. The Idli over here is known as Mudde Idli.

It is steamed in banana leaf and the taste is quite different than a normal Idli.

   

The sweet dish too was not very sweet but at the same time tasty.  

I had a look at their open kitchen where the idli and the dosas were made.

One thing I observed about the place was that it was “manned” by gents and ladies.

In fact more ladies than gents

On the way back to Bangalore we stopped at the same place for lunch.  The assorted vegetable spread was a real treat to the eyes.  

What they serve first is a type of puran poli with ghee.  

When you are done with it, you get your rotis with butter (raggi roti) 

This is followed by rice. You can have as many helpings as you want. The butter milk is something that you should not miss.

Children too will like this place, as there is enough open space for them to unwind   

I found this in a prominent place, probably the founder.  

On the whole, a good place to halt and fill up.