Do you know the Dosa Man?
I’m back from New York City with a plethora of information to share! While it may take me awhile to sort through all the photos, collect my thoughts, & catch up on blogs & comments, I thought I’d start with a post about NY Dosas! In Washington Square Park on West 4th Street & Sullivan, there’s a man who sells delicious dosas & other South Indian goodies, cooked to order, all from a curbside quick food cart. This is not quick food though, these are dishes made with care, kindness, & a smile from the generous Thiru, owner & chef of NY Dosas. Best of all, it’s all Vegan! It thrills the hell out of me to see a street cart selling Vegan dishes to the public & there was no shortage of people enjoying them!
On my first visit, I had the most popular selection; the Special Pondicherry, a rice & lentil crepe filled with vegetables & spiced potatoes. The first thing I noted was the freshness of the vegetables, lightly cooked & crispy in the delicious crepe. A coconut chutney & spicy sambar accompany the dosa, all for only $6! In addition to dosas, a small selection of lunch specials, veggie uthappam, and quick bites such as samosas, veggie roti, lentil donuts, and veggie drumsticks are available.
I decided to make NY Dosas my final meal before heading home from my trip. I left my selection to Thiru this time & was not disappointed! He loaded my container with a dosa, uppthapam, a portion of the idly meal, AND a veggie drumstick in addition to the standard sides! I was in shock, very, very full & toting leftovers.
I look forward to next time I’m in NYC, a trip (or three) to NY Dosas is definitely in order! Go support the “vegan dosa cart guy” & enjoy some fun & fresh food!
By the way, in response to NaNoWriMo, a Vegan Month of Food project has been formed called VeganMoFo! 
While I lack time to participate, there's a lot of great entries being churned out by the many vegan bloggers out there. I'm not sure if there is a complete listing of participant, but check out this listing from Isa & find a new favorite recipe or blog!
24 comments:
I want to go to NYC, so bad! maybe another time we can coordinate our trips so we can meet up there too.
Welcome back!! I've never had dosas before, but I HAVE heard about NY Dosas - when I go to NYC in a few months, I definitely need to look for that cart and try some dosas! :0)
Thank you for taking me to see the Dosa Man! Had a great time- let me know when you are back in town.
i have heard of this cart before. i can't wait to go there when i visit NYC. thanks for sharing these wonderful pics!
I saw the Dosa Man on Food Network. I wish I had the kitchen equipment to make my own dosas.
Rad!! A vegan cart!!
Now that is amazing. Maybe he can come to Montréal!!
i'm glad you're back, melisser! dazee and i are about to go to south india for three weeks and we're going to uthapi, the birthplace of dosa!!!
i loved this post.
xo
kittee
I have heard of that guy, he's been on tv, a few times I guess from seeing other people's comments! We have a vegan hot dog vendor here in Orlando and people love him!
I love dosas! Savory, super spicy little dreams. I'm ashamed to say that I've never been to the Dosa cart, but I'm very glad that he exists. Ok, I just had breakfast, but now I want a dosa...
Wow, vegan dosas from a street cart? Super cool.
Excited to hear about the rest of your trip!
Everything here looks so delicious.
The more and more blogs I read, the more and more appealing NYC is to me. I've been there once and didn't do anything fun, nor did I eat anything good. Now I have to go back and redeem myself.
Welcome back!
mmmm dosas and i get along nicely. i'll be in NY in a week or so and am going to try and fit in a visit to NY Dosas!
dosas! i wants them!
I'm a New Yorker that is so happy to learn about a new veg option! *So excited for the Dosa man!
Thanks,
Paula
On Friday I'm taking a train to Grand Central and then walking about a mile to Penn Station (right name?) to grab a different train to Connecticut. Any chance this dosa miracle man is on the way? Near Bryant Park perhaps? I know NYC is super big so I'm dreaming, but any chance? Would love dosas! Plus, on our way back maybe I could sidetrack to this most wonderful cart.
Me again. Sorry for being a total dumb ass. I just saw the address. Thanks!
YUM! I've gotta get myself to NYC too. Hmm...it's only a few thousand miles away, no worries eh? :) With street food like that, I'd be a very happy visitor.
Go dosa man!
Welcome Back! How awesome to get vegan dosas, and from a cart! I wish I knew about that when I went to NYC this summer.
Now that you are back in SF, we should try meeting up. Maggie Mudd is having $1 scoops on Wednesday, and I've still never been there. Wanna go?
Ah man, I want to go to NYC so much and even more after reading your post...lucky you!
I have to check this out! I have heard of him, but never actually seen or tried..
celine- Yes, please! I go to NYC as often as I can find an excuse!
veggiegirl- Thank you! Dosas are similar to crepes; yum yum! Totally find the cart, it's right near NYU.
vko- It was great spending time with you! I will, of course, be in touch when I come back!
thePPV- It's a fun visit, be sure to talk to Thiru, he's SO nice!
atxvegn- I've heard he gets a lot of press. He's so nice, he deserves it!
candice- so cool, right?! I wish he'd go on tour! haha.
kittee- South India; SO COOL! Eat a dosa for me, please! xo!
alexis- a veg hot dog cart, that's awesome!
mihl- NYC is totally vegan paradise! I'd fear the fate of my waistline if I moved there!
bazu- Get thee to a dosary!
Veg_Noodle- Thanks!
Ashasarala- NYC is AWESOME! If I could deal with the weather, I'd be living there right now.
gigi- Thank you!
shaun.marie- You totally should! Talk to Thiru, he's awesome!
textual- me too!
Paula- They're the best quick food NYC has to offer.. although not all that quick!
thelittleone- Have a great time! Maybe you can go to Hangawi for a quick bite?
Veganista- It's worth the trek, NYC is awesome!
UV- totally!
maybepigscanfly- OMG, yes! $1 scoops sounds perfect. I'm getting in touch!
Gaia- I want to go back!
jess- It's fun to check out! You walk past a lot of veg restaurants on the way there though! haha.
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