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18th May 2012

Images by Sonali Mahajan

Saatvik in Bangalore

by Sonali Mahajan

Situated atop a hill, within the premises of the Iskon Temple in Bangalore, The Higher Taste takes its name quite literally. Here, food finds a new meaning – as a philosophy and a way of life. Step inside and let the experience begin.

Your journey commences immediately upon entering. Hushed interiors, tastefully done, greet you. A polite host steps up to assist you, and you know you are in good hands.

The split-level restaurant has a buffet section below and seating one level up. As you walk up, you’re ushered into your private alcove where you sink into high-backed, comfortable chairs, ready to enjoy your meal at leisure and in absolute privacy. Much required to do full justice to your meal.

The Higher Taste will appeal to your sense of excellent cuisine that is good not just for your taste buds, but your body, mind and soul too. The menu has carefully-selected dishes that have once catered to the palates of royalty. Here you can explore both South Indian traditional delicacies as well as rich North Indian cuisine. But it is the offering of ‘saatvik’ food that makes this place so distinct.

Pure, positive and beneficial – that is the essence of all that is saatvik. Cooked without onions, garlic, eggs and caffeine, and not over-spiced, the food is incredibly delicious and leaves you wanting more.

There is a lot to choose from in this all-vegetarian menu, but here’s what a seasoned visitor recommends. Start with parippu vada (a dal vada) and ginger paniyaram (fluffy idli-like balls). For the main course, select among their many types of dosas along with the curries that complement. Ragi dosa and the Higher Taste special dosa are highly recommended. Team it up with raja bhojanam (a gravy-only dish made from pastes of various dry fruits, truly a feast for the king, as the name suggests), some urulai sukka (dry potato) and vazhaipoo murungai kolambu (banana flower gravy).

Finish the meal with some traditional sweets or the Higher Taste exclusive paan (betel leaf) ice-cream, which is the perfect end to the journey of flavours.

One last advice: it would do well to have a reservation, as this place is immensely popular and also stops serving after 3 pm. You don’t want to go back disappointed after having braved the traffic and roads of Bengaluru.