Meeting the world famous Dosa Guy of NYC to learn his tips to making a perfect dosa!

I traveled to New York City to meet a street cart vendor who is world-famous for dosa! The tips he taught me were more than just dosa, he taught me that service is the highest calling. Wait till you see this!
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Chef Keith’s exciting take on Indian cuisine uses his passion for the spices and flavors of the Indian subcontinent with fresh, seasonal ingredients from New England farms to create a dining experience like no other.
Years ago, he dipped a charred piece of bread into a rich gravy that soaked each crumb like a sponge. He raised it to his mouth and closed his eyes, and that is where his journey began.
Chef Keith is a 5x author, restauranteur, and public speaker who grew up in a small city in New Hampshire in the United States. Growing up in kitchens, he learned how to cook from many amazing western chefs. Each chef would impart the knowledge passed down to them by their mentors. It wasn’t until much later in life that he would try his first bite of Indian food. He began learning under an Indian home cook and went on to study with food archeologists and historians from across India.

[@pmohanram]

I have known Thiru since the time he used to work at a restaurant in Queens near the temple. I was a professor at NYU when he started his truck in Washington Square Village, I'm going to say 2002 or so. Having left NYC in 2010 for Canada, I still try and drop by his cart every NY trip. Often, the line is too long, but I always get to chat with Thiru. He is an absolute legend and his food is amazing.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Awww. This is an amazing story. Ty so much for sharing

[@mT-py4lq]

He got beat up by a lesbian woman during gay parade.

[@MwkthangBGayary-jy3qd]

​@@mT-py4lqwhat

[@jordanking2210]

fr ? lol@@mT-py4lq

[@mkgaming990]

​@@mT-py4lq what really

[@facthub9964]

He came to US bcoz of civil war in Sri Lanka and now a legend

[@Tamilz]

Yes he is a eelam tamil ❤

[@mands406]

Natural fermatioation of the dosa batter is the most critical part of best dosa. As that man mentioned kerala boiled rice in combination with Urad dal with small portion of puffed rice and some fenugreek seeds makes a good dosa batter. He is a humble and grounded man which makes him respectable. Hats off to him!

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yes, you are right

[@praveenspike]

Actual natural fermentation process takes place with barehands mixing the batter, its the true Indian way because we have good bacteria after washing with soap, our hands which helps in the process of fermentation, the same applies in French baking too even though the yeast is added the barehands helps it in process to fermentation faster. That is why when you kneed a dough which has alot of butter, your hands becomes steaming hot.

[@70newlife]

​@@praveenspikeno it's the bacteria present in Urad dal some of which remain even after washing. Fenugreek seeds are the insurance as they harbour more types of bacteria and retain more of them. This was pointed out by a scientific paper by a food scientist. Of course the environment of restaurant kitchens in South India ie hot and humid has these bacteria floating around in the air which give unique fermentation profile.

[@praveenspike]

@@70newlife There are dosa machines which make the batter and a dosa, please do compare and let me know.

[@mands406]

​​@@praveenspikeThe natural fermaintation process happens because of the rice and Urad dal requires to be soaked in water for at least 6 to 8 hours before it is grind with a little fenugreek seeds and a small portion of puffed rice and a right amount of water. Then the batter has be covered kept aside atleast for 6 to 8 hours at room temperature. This process of natural fermaintation is followed across at households of the west coast and east coast of india. The temperature at coastal areas also helps for natural fermaintation. Its all about right portions and combination of the ingredients with right temperature. You should do a proper research and then comment.

[@jaiku99]

He is so customer focused! This is it. Not just a corporate buzz word for him.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yes!! This was the biggest lesson. He cares. Not just about food but about the people.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Food USD SGD

[@AussieAngeS]

That man is awesome I respect that he has made something of himself and is now pretty much famous. Good on him

[@salempasangasp]

It's the ratio of rice to urad dal, fermentation, thickness of batter and the temperature of the pan. On surface dosa is a simple dish but to make it in a certain way you like you got get all these right.

[@salempasangasp]

PS there's a hundred varieties of dosa out there but if you want to challenge yourself try making neer dosa and ilan dhosai and mulubagal dosa.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yes!!! 100% agree

[@mands406]

​@@salempasangaspTo make a best nir dosa you need a rice flour made a specific manner. You need to reinse rice through water and then dry the rice in sun till it dried completely and then grind the rice in a coarse way Rest is play of water intake and then the heat the nir dosa is made.

[@kalivarapuramacharan]

Being an NYU student and South Indian , I completely love his dosas

[@chefKeithSarasin]

That’s awesome

[@ANINDYA-001]

The fluidity of his motion is incredible

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Right!?

[@sk-ig4wt]

i believe he can make dosa blind folded , my grandma used to do that, its pure muscle memory with these old cooks

[@rj6404]

When your work is your passion , u become content n gratified, delighted in life , thats true happiness .

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

Yeah his passion is great. Just like his mention of grandma, that's the same love he imparts in his cooking. Though, His daughter graduated from Stanford- probably the major reason he is content n gratified too😅

[@eatmeiam69]

He's from a war affected area he's doing a job for saving his life not for passion there isn't passion in real you like it do it if you don't like it take a rest,do the same thin untill find alternative way

[@revaniamoonsamy3574]

This was our last day in nyc and what an amazing way to end our trip! We were so privlaged to have met not only the legend himself, Mr NY Dosa, but also Keith who is an absolute gem of a human being. The food was absolutely amazing and literally kept us full for the entire day! Definitely recommend visiting this amazing man and getting a taste of his delicious food. Keith, hope you can come to Durban in South Africa one day as you will really enjoy the fusion of different cultures here!

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Hey my friends!!! It was such an honor to meet you! I hope you had a great time. Please do come back soon! Would love to stay in touch!

[@ManeeshSolankiVideos]

He's an absolute legend. And you are an amazing guy who genuinely loves food from our region. Looking forward to seeing you here in New Delhi Keith!

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Thank you my friend! It was such an honor to meet him.

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

WOW Lot of things Happenned lovely.. SRILANKAN Tamil Thiru... Wonderful.... he is in twitter.. he announces the opening and closing information there...

[@bangvija82]

We in coastal Karnataka also use red rice.we prefer red rice over white rice as it's more nutritious & tasty.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yah he did for one of his dosa's as well! Is it Matta rice?

[@vsuperbhat]

​@@chefKeithSarasinnot the commenter but i am from that region too. Yes it's Matta rice.

[@kurushdalal]

Really lovely video Keith, showcasing such a spl man in NY

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Ty my dear friend. Can’t wait to do soooo many more with you

[@rollsroyce4249]

This is a legend.

[@Tamilz]

True tamil eelam guy hardworking ❤

[@LSnew1224]

You mean Sri Lankan Tamil? There's no such thing as eelam.

[@chandineebhujan3868]

OMG i can't believe you made it to the legend Dosa man. Hope you had a great time Chef Keith

[@ttgautam21]

I heard abt him after my newyork trip.. hope I get to go again and this time will try definitely..

[@kasturipillay6626]

Great, but I think all ammas are legends in dosa making.😊 So nice to see you enjoy classic food of south asian.❤

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yes, true

[@vivaansethi]

I’ve seen this guy on other videos, kind of a surprise seeing him here.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

I had a nice time watching this video :)

[@mgr001]

This gentleman clearly takes cleanliness to another level. BTW, not surprised that a Sri Lankan does South Indian food so well (perhaps, even better than some of us, Indians)

[@roysuman23]

One master meeting the another, bravo both....

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Oh I’m a student. Too kind though

[@nand3576]

Very disciplined in his profession and supported his daughter to study in Columbia university ….

[@harshachoudhary7847]

Awesome

[@konikacariapa3289]

Thats so sweet- giant Student Samosa to keep 'em going the whole day !

[@HunterVlog350cc]

there is one more - pesar attu[dosa) made from green moong that is eaten with fried onions on top ❤❤

[@chefKeithSarasin]

yes! I love a good pesar attu

[@HunterVlog350cc]

@@chefKeithSarasin one more point i observed is that if the batter is made in stone grinders it adds more taste rather than grinding in mixer as a shortcut , the same applies to spices since stone crushing extracts oil by pressing rather than cutting in a mixer.

[@farahsaeed3102]

I went especially to have it on my birthday He was so amazing he said you came so far you should’ve tell me and why you stood in the line ❤❤ And gave me one free dosa😂

[@shaun5761]

He makes all the tamils around the world proud. Great man 👍

[@Aj-eb7ej]

You are not Indian ig

[@shaun5761]

​@@Aj-eb7ej when did I say I was lol 😂

[@Aj-eb7ej]

@@shaun5761 that what I said too lmao

[@shaun5761]

​​@@Aj-eb7ejYh but I'm a tamilian we don't have to be Indian to be Tamil lol

[@Aj-eb7ej]

@@shaun5761 yeah you dont have to be Indian lol to be Tamil. But You are Srilankan fr. There are many people in the 🌍 who live in America or any part of the world. But no one says, this guy made catholic proud, Sunni-shia proud, atheist proud. Instead they take proud on their country name. Only in the Indian subcontinent people are like, they made my ethnicity proud blah, blah. Seems have problem with their country name. Divided by ethnicity, and ashamed taking their country name. 😅

[@3Areviews]

1st comment... 😁 It's evening, and now I am craving for Dosa ☹️

[@chefKeithSarasin]

So good

[@harshera8520]

MORGAN FREEMAN as DOSAMAN... WHAT A GREAT MOVIE IT WOULD BE

[@romeldias]

Dosa the best things in life!

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Agree

[@Sid.Malkhani]

The NYC Dosa Man

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Legend

[@praveenspike]

Good to see you met the legendary nyc dosa man, the podi in English is called gunpowder don't know why (maybe pierces the heart with spices). Anyways there are many more restaurants in NYC with Indian cuisine, do check them you might be surprised by the taste and number of restaurants.

[@MinisterOfAffairs]

Most of them have Americanized flavor. Hard to find 100% authentic joints, although they do exist.

[@L20241]

This is not gunpowder this is chamanthi podi as Thiru mentioned. Gunpowder is molagai podi in Tamil. Chamanthi podi has coconut

[@niharikalol]

Bro ur legend too thank for love for india ❤

[@nomad4k]

To be honest, I've had much better dosas. But for me, what makes this Dosa Man's cart special is that I can eat a Jaffna Variation of the DOsa, with a slightly subtle difference in taste compared to what you'd get in Madurai or Chennai - and you can do it all, while you're in the middle of NYC, outdoors, in a park. That's what makes it special.

[@omkarwanganekar8017]

I am watching this video from Pune sunday morning eating dosa

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Lucky!

[@manusukul7497]

I don’t know but Mr. Thiru gives off some serious Sadhguru type vibes.

[@3rdeyeEagle]

Nice Dosai, Kallu dosai, Set Dosai, Masala dosai, Paper Roast, Ghee Rost... yummy for our tummy... Tamil Dosa King.

[@asifnihal]

Lol we at NY let goooooo

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Yessssss

[@asifnihal]

Enjoy your time trying much as you can@@chefKeithSarasin

[@satyamevajayate1138]

Keith Atma means soul

[@chefKeithSarasin]

I know. It’s the name of my pop up. I was saying he has a lot of heart. Then I used soul because it was even better of a word

[@truptisawant91]

He is a legend indeed!!! ❤ og vegan dish...

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Agreed!!

[@vv6533]

Shoot, that NYU law student gotta be rich. Last time I checked the tuition fees and my jaw dropped lol.

[@bikeman7982]

Or deep in debt.

[@apurvsaha4648]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@RohitMittal-hy6he]

Guys who shooting is also gentleman

[@Madhav513]

Namaskar to the legend .😊😊

[@EarthenVegan]

❤❤❤

[@chefKeithSarasin]

♥️♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 you guys

[@fankooshaloosh6062]

@8:45 Keith first of all kudos for trying. Yes a good samosa should be "KHASTA" meaning a flaky crispy dough. However the area or the language that the dosa guy primarily speaks is not hindi hence he did not understand the word khasta.But nice try to have a conversation with him.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

I know that. He speaks Tamil. My Tamil is very poor. I said it more for the video

[@mukeshchoudhari8615]

dosa in us, really !

[@sureshsonti8097]

Did you pay for the sample

[@madhusudhanbadsheshi4674]

Hi Keith if you happened to be in India and Bangalore let’s get in touch and I can make you visit the best Dosas in Bangalore!

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Would love that.

[@amritpalkahlon3427]

Where in nyc?

[@Yadnesh565]

Collab with the food lab

[@srinath6247]

Endorsed as the "Dosa Legend" unanimously by the Indian people.

[@nagpurindia]

Hii. Can you please give exact address of this person selling Disa?

[@chefKeithSarasin]

He is in Washington Square Park in NYC he sets up right by the street.

[@VARMOT123]

That last guy was cool 😂

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Agree

[@patriotic287]

He is wearing Rudraksha Its Most Power full For Body Heat controll + makes You Calm

[@MG-kz9ig]

Please come to TAMIL Nadu

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Hope to this year

[@RSXXX229]

👍

[@thamaraipoo-rj3eo]

Idly and Dosa or good for the Gut Health.... Eating breakfast keeps healthy...

[@70newlife]

Hes a Sri Lanka. He has no idea what khasta means its an Hindi word. Aloo Samosa is not seen much in South India and its not local food.

[@srinivasanranganathan3468]

His name is Thiru Kumar, he's from Sri Lanka. He speaks Tamil and English. He makes good Dosa, samosa etc.,

[@L20241]

Is khasta crispy?

[@ampassionstruck9138]

....yes !

[@filmyworld87]

Waheguru ji

[@kiney0713]

Love Thiru. Dosas in a cart are nice in NYC. But the green chutney seems rather off-color - very artificial. Not sure what he is putting in it.

[@chefKeithSarasin]

It’s very delicious, I can tell you that.

[@YuperSoutuber]

Ideally you should have brought your own dosa, idli, sambhar, chutney and asked for his feedback or some other Indian Srilankan dish. He thought you are just a random vlogger

[@neeleshranjansrivastava6985]

Vegan ❌️ Vegetarian ✅️

[@India_Uncensored]

Tamil naale Thimiru erum! ❤

[@saththiyambharathiyan8175]

தமிழன் என்று சொல்லி திமிர் பிடித்தவன்.... தமிழன் இல்லை...

[@shrirangbondale2263]

Keith be honest, you felt like you are in India for minute didn't you?

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Honestly, yes, but not because of the food. It was because of him. In India, I met so many people who cared and showed so much love. That sense of community is something I haven't found in the west often. The dosa guy, had it and it make me so happy.

[@malcolmsoh5648]

Dosa, one of my favourite south Indian food apart from prawn Vadai.

[@warsil3735]

Sri lankan green chutny is different and is more flavourful than mist what you find in India

[@jigneshraval0609]

Thank you for showcasing the vegan food and taste of India

[@eatmeiam69]

First of all he's isn't a indian and he don't know the taste of india he's a refugee came after the srilankan civil war he lost everything he had at home india isn't help their own hindus still CAA, rules doesn't apply for srilankan tamils coward indian politicians

[@Patmin]

Year 2050 a radom youtuber, meet the DOSA man of NYC.

[@einsteinwallah2]

keith he is tamil ... i don't think he understood your khasta comment ... you stick with english he will understand english ... or else find out equivalent tamil word for hindi word you want to say

[@sainiamarjeet]

idli is healthier than dosa

[@FACTSLEADER9294]

It's normal in india..a simple dosa..in every houses we can have it..he is popular due to youtube..and the food is not available in many places of your country

[@Tamilz]

Not just india even in sri lanka but doing it USA specially in yn its hard and to do it for all this years he came with nothing from sri lanka 🇱🇰 cuz of war like most of us and its hard to build with nothing all respect for him ❤

[@warsil3735]

He really cares for the students low budget foid pattern

[@einsteinwallah2]

hot weather batter thicker uhh thinner and cold weather i make thinner ... what? thinner in both hot and cold weather? ... i think so culturally rice eaters have required ferment germs living in their kitchens and bodies ... if you sanitize kitchen too much or clean bodies too much you will not only have fermentation failures but you will make these people sick ... also new oils and oily seeds affect fermentation success ... before columbian exchange india was using oils from mustard seeds, sesame seeds (there are at least two varieties: white and black), cotton seeds oil (cotton and silk were main fibres for clothes and beddings, hut thatch etc but there were numerous other natural fibres too like jute, hemp, etc) ... a species of strychnos plant was used to clean water, soap nuts were used to clean hair, vettiver was used as hanging curtains before houses during harsh summers to cool houses ... so all those must have contributed to natural ferment flora too ... and i forgot to mention dahi and habit of eating fermented rice ... to get ferment right you need to live like a tamil person

[@tito6121]

sri lanka is part of greater India

[@mahesh230192]

Every South Indian home makes dosas way much better .. I don't mean dosa man is not doing well but honestly the bhaji looks bland.. but u know it's America and what can u expect their taste buds will b like.. it will still be masala dosa although it's bland for Indians ..

[@eatmeiam69]

Cry brahmin, did you finish any phd according to human taste buds this isn't home, if a hotel serves taste like home made food that isn't justify to be an hotel hotel food is had upper hand above home made food

[@kbhaskaran9113]

Come to Karnataka. Every joint makes perfect dosas. Nothing new, everbody use natural ferments

[@chefKeithSarasin]

Would love to

[@neethakamath3385]

Of course in India fermentation is easier cos of the warm weather but in NY it’s challenging

[@MrHarshz]

look at the food vlogging in the west and just see the animalistic food vlogging in delhi , smh

[@samwienska1703]

Arrey! Bhai saab! Acha.. mayonnaise!! Cheese bhi daala!?! Hoi hoi!! ₹.999/- only. Doston! Itni sasti food Delhi street food mein kahi nahin milega ! Kya baat hai! Next level hai! 😂 That's it! Entire food vlogging in India! Just the language changes but the words remain the same. 😂

[@drneeraj9061]

he should clean the iron plate, it looks dirty and should wear gloves

[@Piyush_Gzb]

Hygiene key chodey come to India fir bolna he is best in NYC bro more clean n hygienic

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

Gloves? In Indian food cooking... Maybe you look down upon street vendors to see their hands touching their food. Bcoz gloves etc are equally dirty and unhygienic. - Accept the reality of doing work. Hygiene is way more compromised in 5 star hotels, if you are aware of the reality.

[@eatmeiam69]

Did your mom wear gloves every day to cook

[@NoName-bb2pu]

I've had it and met the great man himself in NY, absolutely no insult to him but I think the rice and ingredients just do not cut it in terms of the flavor profile, the veggies there taste bland and soulless. Even here there are different states that murder the dosa, Karnataka, Andhra and Kerala absolutely butcher the recipe. Real dosas are found in Tamil Nadu, period, its like how NY is the best for the big slice 🍕 and Chicago for deep dish or how Tacos and burritos are best in South Am and not in Taco Bell. Idly, dosa and upma are best in their home at Tamil Nadu, not even the Lankans can imitate them.

[@fuckkatuas2837]

He's sri lankan tamil, not a north indian hindi speaker.

[@shaun5761]

Who said he was 😂

[@filmyworld87]

Waheguru ji

[@S1KrrSoCal]

Chal hutt Khalistani