On the advice of our friend Erin nosotros ventured out to Dandenong on i of our recent summertime days off. She's vegetarian as well as has spent some fourth dimension working inward the neighbourhood thence she had the expertise to map out the eating as well as shopping that would nearly involvement us.
closer to home. The apple-flavoured 'beer' ($2) was to a greater extent than similar a soda inward flavour, as well as a slap-up yoke for the breadstuff regardless.
A1 Bakery likewise stocks a make of Middle Eastern groceries - I was excited to detect as well as buy a pocketbook of Western Farsi dried limes.
Our side yesteryear side halt was Aarththi Supermarket, where the convenience store-style entry gave agency to shelves of Indian groceries. We replenished our supplies of pickle as well as spices every bit good every bit picking upwardly a small-scale pouch of tandoori faux-chicken. Savers thence swallowed us whole; nosotros emerged, dazed, to a greater extent than than an lx minutes later on alongside a handful of becoming garments for Michael.
We ate dejeuner proper at Lakshmi Vilas Vegetarian Cuisine. This unassuming cafe is tucked away simply behind the primary street as well as offers a bill of fare of Indian snacks, dosai, rice as well as thali plates. In a reversal of our green orders, Michael gobbled downwards a masala ghee dosa ($7) spell I went the whole grunter alongside a particular thali ($9.50). The 3 curries were terrific, including an odd spud concoction, as well as the pappadum as well as chapathi were nearly memorable for their freshness as well as perfect texture. I could barely acquit upon the sambar as well as rasam - boy, were they hot! Michael happily poured them over his dosa, spell I 'borrowed' his kokosnoot chutney. Dessert was a novel i for me - a small-scale tub of sparse noodles inward a really sugariness saffron milk (perhaps it was kheer or pheerni?).
We continued to collect Indian groceries at the enormous MKS Spices'n'Things, occasionally distracted (along alongside nearly of the staff as well as customers!) yesteryear the autumn of several Australian wickets broadcast on their large screens.
Late inward the day, as well as a populace vacation at that, nosotros gave upwardly on whatever farther op-shopping as well as made our agency dorsum to the develop station alongside a brusque stopover at the Punjab Sweet Centre. With a large display illustration total of treats costing simply $1-$1.50 each I struggled to select simply two, though it was ultimately for the best. They were both one-dimensional inward their sweetness, lacking the hint of rosewater, saffron, cardamom or pistachios that I bask nearly inward Indian sweets. There are a few other sugariness spots inward the neighbourhood thence I'll happily store closed to for my saccharide cook inward future.
Our half-day tour of Dandenong was simply the affair to amuse us on an obligation-free summertime day. We know this suburb has to a greater extent than yet to offering as well as we're keen to provide when a few to a greater extent than op-shops are open. Please drib us a comment if you lot accept other Dandenong delights to recommend!
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Check out some other blogger's DIY Dandenong tour on Bear Head Soup. A1 Bakery has appeared on I Eat Therefore I Am, spell Lakshmi Vilas is blogged at The Yembire Strikes Back as well as In The Mood For Noodles.
A1 Bakery
201 Lonsdale St, Dandenong
9794 9500
Aarththi Supermarket
243 Lonsdale St, Dandenong
9794 8931
Lakshmi Vilas Vegetarian Cuisine
5/31 Putney St, Dandenong
9793 7726
MKS Spices'n'Things
23 Putney St, Dandenong
9701 3165
www.mks.net.au
Punjab Sweet Centre
2B Mason St, Dandenong
9792 1694
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