Home for the yontif , MG, MS and myself did what any onther good hebrews would do - beeline for Flushing's Chinatown. Huzzah! This obviously included a stop at White Bear where the wontons in hot sauce will make you say ooooh wheee. Yet, our usual itinerary soon diverged as we ambled out of the mandarin log-jam towards al Hind - home of the dhosa. While Jackson Heights is the Little India of the NY metro area, the tentacles of hindustan do indeed stretch into Flushing's fertile plains. More specifically, MG discovered the existence of the Ganesh Temple, a Hindu waystation for prayer and potluck. In the basement of this place of worship is their canteen which is known to serve a dank dhosa. A dhosa is essentially a South Indian crepe filled with various foodstuffs. See The Dhosa for further information. Our three variations were as follows Masala Dhosa, Set Dhosa, Pondicherry Dhosa. The wikipedia article clearly defines the first two, leaving the contents of the pondicherry dhosa more of a mystery (something with fried lentils...).
Pondicherry and Masal Dhosa
Set Dhosa
Through my wiki-research I also have isolated the two different sauces accompanying our meal. One was certainly a coconut chutney while the other, I believe, was what they call "Sambar."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_(dish) Some of that OG sauce. The meal was awesome.
However don't just go to the Ganesh Temple to eat, go to pray!
Although don't break your coconut here...
Bonus round.
Every culinary escapade in Flushing should be immedietly followed with a mushroom hunt through Rockeffeller state park. How do you think we maintain these slender figures?
Mushroom Hunters
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