Park

Around the corner from my apartment

Gokul Chats

My favourite spot so far. "Chats" means "snacks."

Fried noodles and chai

Sweet dosa, served with spicy coconut chutney

Kesari bath filling (pineapple, semolina, ghee, sugar, and spices)

View from my roof

Streets of Gokulam

Mysore meals

Papayas, tangerines, mangoes, and baby bananas

North Indian thali at Sai Guru

Gobi masala (cauliflower curry) and garlic naan at Sai Guru

Set dosa from Sri Durga Bhavan -- I got take-out so that I could eat them with butter and honey, like pancakes.

Mysore Palace at night

procession with float

and fireworks!

orchestra

party snacks

Painted cows for Shankranti (harvest festival)

Eating things

Breakfast at Anokhi Garden with Kari and Katharina

Pancakes with lemon curd, honey, and butter

Katharina's beautiful chocolate muffin

Coconut stand

Cakes on the roof

Palak paneer, butter naan, and a sweet lassi at Sai Guru

Dinner at Tina's Café

Vegetable biryani

Aloo mattar, vegetable ball manchurian, and methi (fenugreek) paratha

Snacks

This one has dried coconut flakes, raisins, cashews and puffed rice. So good!

Breakfast at Sri Durga Bhavan

The simplest and most delicious meal I've had so far: masala dosa with coconut chutney and strong, sweet, creamy coffee.

Potato curry dosa filling

All this for $0.80!

Lunch at Mrs. Sandhya's house

Mrs. Sandhya is author of Mysore Style Cooking and said to be the best cook in Mysore.

This shop sells homemade chocolate!