"UNSUNG CULINERY HEROES.." Udipi Master Chef Sri V

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India has a rich culinery culture preserved and brought forward by many unsung heroes
who are the real masters of their art. But being uneducated or less educated, their
art lies with themselves . They are also under priviledged and mostly exploited by hoteliers or
well known catering service houses. They spend their whole lives in the kitchen without being
recognised for their talents.
One such unsung hero is SRI VISHWANATH KAMATH of Nagarbhavi.

Sri Vishwantath Kamath was born in A village near Udupi called Shankaranarayana about 53 years back. As all Udupi Brahmis , he was born with a Spatula in hand.
He is an ever smiling unassuming man always busy preparing feasts for marriages etc .
He ,singlehandedly plans, prepares masalas, cooks, oversees and prepares food for upto 1000 people. At any given point of time, he cooks four or five items at a time simultaneously.
He is a store house of traditional Udipi cooking.
He has about 100 traditional recipes stored in his brain .Any dish you want, he will ask "For how many people?"
And out comes exact quantities of each ingredient that he will need.
I consider myself lucky to have come across him.
He has agreed to bring his knowledge and give it to you all.
You may ask doubts, recipes and tips etc concerning Udipi Cooking.
Hope all of you would encourage this simple unassuming man and make him an Idol of Udipi cooking.