From Working In Top Chinese Restaurants 40 Years To Their Own Eatery! MY LITTLE CHINA, Bengaluru

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Pradeep moved from his hometown in Nepal to Bengaluru over 40 years ago to seek employment in Chinese owned kitchens. SInce then, he has worked in some of the top Chinese restaurants in the city and also in Mumbai. Joined by his brother, also a service staff veteran in Chinese restaurants, the duo opened My Little China, a modest restaurant in Kothanur, East Bengaluru nine years ago. I dropped into their restaurant impromptu one afternoon and tasted a range of their dishes. The food here, I found light, flavourful and bereft of the chilli-garlic stodginess that passes off for the cuisine in the mainstream segment. Definitely a must visit if you enjoy Chinese food.
Hope you enjoy this episode, part of our special initiative to shine a bit of light on unsung eateries that are doing good work.
Do support small businesses like My Little China. Take care; stay safe and strong. Happy eating!
Pepper Lemon Chicken Soup
8.5/10
Rs. 110
Mushroom Chilli, Salt and Pepper
8/10
Rs. 110
Stir Fried Chicken With Vegetables
9/10
Rs. 220
Basil Butter Garlic Noodles
8.5/10
Rs. 120
Sweet Pickled Chilli Sauce Chicken
8.5/10
Rs. 220
Chicken Fried Rice
8/10
Rs. 100
Kripal Amanna
Gourmet On The Road & Founder, Food Lovers TV
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ADDRESS: My Little China,32, K Narayanapura Main Rd, Geddalahalli, Kothanur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560077; tel: [phone]
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TIMINGS: Open from 12 noon to 11pm
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[@PTBLR]

Good job Kripal Sir. Such humble souls. I hope they do well in life. So many years of experience should be recognized

[@charlesmathew6992]

We have known these brothers for more than a decade and when we came to this area they happened to open their outlet here too. I highly recommend their food and what Kripal mentioned about the crunch in their veggies is so true and it's been consistent over the years. We love their hakka noodles, Tsing Hoi chicken and many more. The cherry on the top is their humility and the genial manner in which they deal with their customers. Wishing them many more years of service

[@rufuscollins2834]

It's very heartening Kripal see you showcasing these small eateries. I often find the food in these places a lot tastier. Superb place and very clean kitchen.

[@Sanjayphoto]

Thank you Kripal and team for encouraging and promoting such lesser known eateries.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@venkateshs6394]

I’m a regular customer here. The owner is a really good person who always treats me well whenever I visit his restaurant.

[@renooppo6713]

My heartiest congratulations to the wonderful and humble chefs. Me and my husband have been a regular at MY LITTLE CHINA since past 5 years. And I have to say, they make the best indo-chinese food in the whole of Bangalore at such amazing prices. I request all to give them a visit and try their amazing food. I am glad Kripal ji covered this place.

[@bajaj3485]

Bangalore food scene is like a theater. There are characters on either side of the serving table. Then there is Mr Kripal - The SUTRADHAAR. Very skillfully knitting the scenes - briging the characters together. There is also that phrase in Hindi that fits " Pyase ko kuwein se milana" - meeting of thirsty with the well :-) I very often questioned what's an influencer. Now, I myself have visited many outlets that you have brought to us. I now have the clarity on influencers 🙂

[@FoodLoversTV]

Appreciate your kind words, just doing what we can. 🙏

[@charanrai5861]

I still remember our Good old days and the Great Chinese Food at Blue Heaven and China Garden in Bangalore 😢

[@josephsujai5543]

Wow! I miss Blue Heaven as well. Please recommend any places in Bangalore where the Chinese food is at least close to Blue Heaven, please

[@charanrai5861]

@@josephsujai5543 Kripal Sir is the Best Guide If you ask me Sir

[@cahiteshoza3727]

Over past 4 years watching your prog The explanation on ingredients is top notch 🎉❤

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thanks a lot 😊 for being with us 4 years.

[@dilipmys]

Hi Kripal You are doing a fabulous job by highlighting small eateries which were not in lime light. Nonetheless to say you are doing the god's job. Dilip

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thank you, Dilip, as I have often said earlier too, just doing what we can. Grateful!🙏

[@VicTheflyingDentist]

It’s always a pleasure watching your videos Mr Amana . I did my dentistry graduation from Bangalore almost 28 years ago and my student life there was some of the best times of my life. I used to explore lots of eateries and remember my teachers used to ask me of good places in Bangalore. My last visit to Bangalore was in 2001, and I couldn’t recognise the place and find my home where I stayed for almost 5 years. Watching your videos bring those wonderful memories and listening to you speak in Kannada fills my heart with joy as I was one of the few North Indian students who made a conscious effort to learn Kannada language. It’s been almost 13 years since I visited India, and am looking forward to visiting India soon. I really enjoyed your videos with MarkWeins and also these videos where you promote some well deserving but unsung heroes in the food industry. Thank you so much for sharing your honest experiences and your wonderful videos.

[@Bunts05]

That stir fried chicken with veggies look yum. The way Kripal explains every dish❤️

[@FoodLoversTV]

It was very good too.

[@abhisheksukumaran9160]

It was definitely a go to place when I was studying in Kristu Jayanti college ❤

[@divyanandshivanand9906]

Kripal you are so humble 😊

[@pratheepkrishna]

Great Job supporting Small Businesses 🙏

[@veynz1]

The food here looks far tastier than what they serve in some star chinese restaurants. Best of luck to the brothers. Anybody else would have named their restaurant just "Little China". By adding 'MY' to it, the brothers have made it feel more warm and inviting.

[@kavitaupponi]

Great Job Kripal Amanna sir! Thank you for promoting businesses who do not have expensive PR teams at their disposal, neither do they have profiles with fake followers on Instagram. There are so many people like him who are real Chefs but do not have any recognition for their skills and years of experience.

[@srikaanthsridhar1525]

Awesome

[@user-sc9ch4od5m]

Kripala Ji was making sure that he washes the lemon grass before he cooks it 😅 Yes, we need to be careful as their garden is exposed to the road . I sincerely appreciate your efforts 🙏🏾 Kripala Ji 🙏🏾

[@oneworld797]

I can't really call that thing as kitchen garden. So much exposed to stray dogs, cats, flies and insects, not to mention people spitting on it at random. Instead they should plant ornamentals to enhance the looks. Hope they follow other hygiene strictly.

[@virendraacharya3572]

One of the best episode recently❤

[@sunitanair6753]

OMG what a spread... Indo Chinese corner .. tooooooo goooooooood ✨.. very sincere and honest and dedicated people.... God bless them to do even better 💯😊🩷👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✨ Kripal Sir you were enjoying every morsel... Especially the noodles... My mouth was watering tooooooo 😋😀🩷

[@vaibhavdhonsekar]

Have watched a few of your shows and have decided to subscribe, the most heart warming thing in your videos is to see you paying for the food that you eat at the end. 👍👍

[@FoodLoversTV]

🙏

[@robinsamson100]

Great communication skills nd presentation ❤I really loved everything, too good

[@piscesabhi87]

I am so happy for the 2 chef brothers Jagadish ji and Pradeep ji on getting recognized by one of the best food vlogger in Bengaluru. Thanks Kripal anna on finding this gem of a place and showcasing it in your channel. The food is fantastic and the best indo-chinese i have tasted in the entire city. Their quantity and quality is top notch as shown in this video. The brothers are very humble, tries to always take customer feedback and takes very good care of them. Cant recommend this place enough. P.S. we have met Chef Pradeep's son who is an engineering student and have to say, he is such a sweet and kind person. God bless the family!!!

[@nelsondsouza2881]

So happy to see humble folks promoted

[@balkrishnatiwari4811]

So nice ❤ happy to see you dai

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Excellent and Reasonable anna.. personally I DO NOT LIKE MainlandCHINA... I loved HUNAN Koramangala Bangalore....

[@Un_biased_opinion]

Nice 👍

[@ajayagarwal5596]

Chinese food lover ❤ 👍*.

[@nevinsanthosh658]

Amazing place , really nice food and even better service from jagadish bhaiya

[@chilarai1]

Apprediate the review! Will look forward to visit soon. I would much rather eat at a place like this than a "big city" Chinese restaurant.

[@MAYURJAINKS]

Too sweet brothers and usual kripal sir, an story teller of food with craze and humbleness, registered in our doc, if in the same place, after i am fit enough to eat, will sure check in

[@umairthehero]

Very rare to see Kripal covering north Bengaluru. Appreciate your initiative to highlight small businesses.

[@hanselcoutinho8106]

I used to live next door at BDS Gardens, this restaurant was our favourite for Indo Chinese and the co owner Jagdish was really courteous to us, Since then we moved back to Mumbai and really miss the food. Awesome food, but I suggest a dine in rather than a takeaway because Chinese food once packed tends to get soggy and looses its original wok tossed flavour.

[@sambinuvarghese6527]

We come here often, and yes they serve the best food in an affordable rate.

[@pattathilsasikumar1391]

Kripal Sir, You have done a great video to encourage small restaurants like this through your channel. Hope you may have a visit after a short period to know that this place had developed with your visit. Awaiting your encouraging videos throughout the country .

[@sanilsawant1786]

❤❤

[@raajkp7789]

Yummy

[@organiciyer2293]

Amazing vlog sir. Love from Canada

[@FoodLoversTV]

Thank you.

[@ontheroad8149]

Satish Arora, a Taj chef, who served Indias finest PM and foodie, AB Vajpayee had said watching his expression after he took the first bite of a dish was more than any feedback he could give. the soup and the noodles seem to be good, albeit in vegetarian form, wish more items were covered.

[@srinivasrao369]

Recently had visited a London and scotland A similar kind of restaurant we found in Edinburgh Name is Gurkha A small but cozy restaurant started by Nepalese person

[@raghus7404]

This place is near to my apartment where I stay and it is always crowded Small joint lovely 🥰 place 👌😊

[@BRMediaHouse]

Namaskara Bengaluru Kripal amanna sir is such a heart throb for Kannada words

[@AbirGhosh1803]

Arey sir, you were in our part of town. Would have loved to meet you and give you a taste of home cooked Bengali food!

[@chain2mnm1]

You know what I miss about Indo-Chinese cuisine, The Pork items like double cooked pork (semi gravy) which has fat attached to it. You do not get such cuts in the Chinese cuisine in Europe. It is mostly lean meat which is boring.

[@himss2998]

Come to north east india brother .

[@SurajKumar-xu9ll]

You should really try Kim Lee in Rajajinagar! It’s really old but never gets any attention

[@motomv]

Great suggestion bro I was also about to comment the same 😊

[@sunnysshashidhar7682]

Kripal thanks for the detailed episode as I stay around east Bengaluru will surely visit the place and will surely try the dishes you have tried except Chicken. Very interesting and to all travelling to International Airport NON TOLL Road this is on the way. thank you 🙂

[@new_user_123]

Kripal's shirt looks like my breadspread.

[@RB-om8sk]

Grt u acknowledged it as Sinoindian cuisine n to be precise it's called Sino Ludhianvi Cuisine it's just that up north they use more of sauces etc n is more chatpatta

[@mdzakriyaattar3086]

Come to dharwad and go to bassapa khanavali,court circle.❤❤

[@shridharniranjan625]

Good morning all friends

[@basabchatterjee2026]

Sir whats the difference in taste between chinese at Bengaluru and Chinese at Kolkata preferably at tangra ( the birth place of Chinese dishes not indo Chinese

[@mahisharma6656]

That's my college area and it's a famous place

[@tln694]

Bangalore's legend is rice bowl 👍👍👍

[@rajeshramachandran1704]

Good afternoon dear Kripal - So today’s vlogs is on an Indo-Chinese Eatery at My Little China . Yes it’s been a while since you posted a vlog on Chinese Cuisine. Hello to the owners Jagdish & Pradeep 👋 Wow Pradeep has 43 years of experience in cooking . Hailing from Nepal then working in Mumbai at Mainland China & finally settling in Bengaluru for the past 26 years and being the main Chef of “My Little China” is an incredible journey. It’s great that you went unannounced and more surprisingly they don’t know that you are a a Celebrity as well ( like the ones who have visited their eatery ) . In a way it takes a huge pressure of them to overdo beyond their regular practice in order to appease you . Anyways time to kick start the proceedings with Pepper Lemon Soup which is also perfectly loaded with zucchini, broccoli, chicken,bok choy , chilli and lemon grass ( from their herb garden ) . I agree with you the climate is absolutely conducive to have a warm and spicy soup and that soup straight away received a green tick ✅ from you . Good tone to start for the next round of starters ; Mushrooms with Chilli Pepper & Salt . The second on being Chicken with stir fried veggies . Pradeep immediately came to explain the process of preparation of the Chicken starter. I love my Chinese dishes to be balanced with right flavour of the sauce and the cooking of the meat or veggies. In this case you relished both the starters. After recommendations received on their Burnt butter garlic chicken noodles your ordered it and they also got you some Chicken Fried Rice with goo chunks of chicken in the FR 👍 Loved the condiment to help accentuate the taste of the main course dishes ; the Chilli pickle sauce . I am drooling looking at it and what a combo it would be along with the CFR . I agree with you ; what I resonate the most with BBGCN is the after taste and the BG thin layer sticking on your lips . That’s pure bliss 😇 Very candid review by you when you mentioned that you thoroughly enjoyed the dishes in varying preferences . Spot on . Great recommendation on the BBGCN BY the youngsters who are regular customers at this eatery 💯💯💯 Good wishes to Manoj on pursuing his Engineering degree 👍👍 The entire family is so humble and ever smiling . The best past being for the quantum of items you ordered the total bill was under Rs 1000 . That’s absolutely amazing and no wonder it’s a favourite place for youngsters . Thoroughly enjoyed every frame of the vlog . You are 😊doing a phenomenal job in recognising and promoting such eateries. They definitely need support from influencers like you . As always once you visit any place your fans are ready to visit the places and help the businesses. Good luck to “My Little China” . May they continue to grow on an exponential basis . Thanks so much dear Kripal for dishing out this wonderful vlog . The weather in Mumbai is awesome and it’s been raining a bit over the past week. Take care and God Bless 😇 Have a wonderful weekend ahead 👍👍 Loads of Love & Respect 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️

[@FoodLoversTV]

Hi Rajesh, glad you enjoyed this little 'Sino-Indian' find in namma ooru! It's nice to find Chinese eateries where the food is not stodgy and overpowered hopelessly with chilli-garlic. I found the flavours here fresh and exciting, and the brothers humble in their work and interaction with customers. I wish them the very best too. Enjoy Mumbai's monsoon, perfect weather to get some good vada pav or kaanda bajji, no?😋 Cheers!

[@rajeshramachandran1704]

@@FoodLoversTV Absolutely dear Kripal . Since the past couple of weeks we have been enjoying the Mumbai weather with Mixed Pakoras with Lasoon dry chutney , Vada Pav & Bhutta 😋😋

[@anjanspace]

Sir, please review some more Chinese restaurants like Beijing bytes.

[@murlibhat]

Definition of Very Spicy= The pepper and chilli have seeped into the mushroom 😂 Art of conveying between the lines and of course understanding between the lines !!

[@chethanreddy4547]

Super Food Sir🍗🍗🍗

[@basavarajkerekere4153]

we were regular customers to this hotel while we where doing masters in KJC

[@FoodLoversTV]

Lovely! Nice to know.

[@vinayrao2158]

Shetty's lunch home jaynagar 5th block Navodaya military hotel tyagarajanagar Hassana kerala Pura hotel bsk 3rd stage near kamakya You would love all these q

[@ashokmathur137]

Kripal do you pay for the food at these restaurants ?

[@FoodLoversTV]

Always. In most cases, you will also see it at the end of the video.

[@ashokmathur137]

Very good 🙏

[@nadeemkondkar1275]

Yes He always does. Bcz I haven't missed his single video and watch them till end...

[@amandeepmani3982]

Hamari news channal wale ese sawal nai puchhenge.wo ye puchhte hai ke modi ji ne kya pehna kya khaya kaha gaye.

[@Ramkrishna-rr3us]

First comment

[@ksubramanyeshwara]

Sad to see that no one knows Kannada. They are here for like a decade.

[@hurshasnarayan]

Close to 4 decades. Idhu kannadigara samasye. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@snfab1]

kripal sir pls check their kitchen hygiene many a times it goes for a toss and it so happens they give zero importance to cleanliness

[@rufuscollins2834]

WTF you talking about. Didn't you see him in the kitchen.

[@snfab1]

What do you mean WTF HE DID NOT SHOW THE COMPLETE KITCHEN I am not blind got it fake name zero identity

[@oneworld797]

​@@snfab1Could be very scary to show 💯🤪

[@FoodLoversTV]

Appreciate your comment, but you perhaps expect far more than what I am capable of. I am under-qualified to be a hygiene inspector, would require an entirely different set of skills and knowledge required to do that job. Something we often underestimate. I showcase the place as I visit it, and in this case too, including a short segment in the kitchen. Cheers!

[@yogadevaiah6718]

I think you should try " WANLEY Restaurant " which is located at indiranagar 👍

[@king_prashant]

If you are interesting to open in mumbai region then contact me

[@curioussravi]

Man is doing great job visiting and reviewing these outlets 🫡.

[@FoodLoversTV]

🙏

[@0AP2017]

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