Karavalli

Bangalore

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Karavalli

Set in a wonderfully evocative location that calls an old and royal Mangalorean home to mind, completed with antique furniture and an open-air courtyard, Karavalli at The Gateway Hotel offers some of the best dishes in the city. Try the Goan baby lobster, the Alleppey fish curry or the Mangalorean black pomfret, which are all known delicacies prepared by Chef Jose Thomas.

Dining

Bangalore is a gourmand's paradise, as the local cuisine takes in influences from Andhra, Chettinad, Hyderabadi, Tamil, Mangalorean and Keralan dishes with a big emphasis on rice, sambar and rasam (vegetable stew and soup) dishes. As a global capital, Bangalore also offers a great variety of international cuisine but the real delight is to fully indulge in its delicious local cuisine, as there is something for everyone. You should start the day with a plate of unbeatable masala dosa, a delicious crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes known as the “food of the gods”, accompanied by some chai tea. Lunch or dinner normally consists of steamed rice, curries, vegetable dishes and pickles, and one or two sweet dishes like poppadoms, buttermilk, curd and ghee. It is tradition to start the meal with a sweet dish and to finish it with curd rice, and everything is served on well-rinsed Banana leaf.