For Panchali, the owner of the recently opened Oor, this restaurant was recreating her childhood. “Oor or Ooru means a village in Kannada/Tulu,” she explains. “My sister and me wanted to do something that will recreate the magic of our childhood memories of mother and grandmother with the same kind of food. Therefore, Oor, and therefore the menu.”

The menu of Oor is nothing elaborate. Few dishes native to interiors of Karnataka Read Also Food Review: OPA Kipos—Where Every Meal Feels Like A Greek Celebration

I start with the staple – plain, simple, steam idli. It comes with sambar, coconut chutney and a tomato chutney. The condiments are super tasty. What I really like is the size of drumstick pieces. They are small enough to fit the spoons, this helping the fuss-pots ‘not-to-use’ hand

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