The Legendary Dosa Man of NYC - Street Food Icons

I wanted to be New York because then I get the lot - green got visa all the 50 states I can go any state I want to but I choose me you because the capital of the world nice apologetically spicy any water solid ginger beer this is the first being in those occurred in the world you think you healthy on wealthy that's good New York is known to be like hotdog and you know cheese kebab and stuff no one expects from the tiny card like this we're providing good healthy food my name is Candice hua meat-eater Kumar and the people called me through the dosa man and I operate my sauces vegetarian vegan dosa card in Washington Square Park this one I'm doing past 17 years this is my 18th year going now are you gonna win more cash dosa is a plate made of rice and lentil is naturally fermented totally gluten-free then so with the coconut chutney and a lentil soup those I give you extra flavor when you snip it any this is like four different lantern three different lights nobody has that that's my grandmother recipe we have samosas and then we have a Sri Lankan roti curry special Pondicherry the most popular lunch is a dose of it potato and vegetable you can come and take some shot while I'm cooking now you're getting a usual other two are spicy are you kidding it is the best I've been in here for years you can tell it's good because you have people coming from New Delhi who come here to eat so you wanna have a quick look check it out Andrea you need more potato that's good people know me all around the world they always support me still you can see waiting for food in it I don't want to they're ready now okay okay go ahead um let's say thank you daddy yeah good man yeah I'm originally from Sri Lanka speak the South Indian Tamil I came to the United States like almost 25 years ago in Sri Lanka in the beach area are not many restaurant oohs days oh we gotta take some like food from home and make it right by the beach right after swimming and stuff that's our first learn and then I've learned from my grandmother and everything I love bikes - professional racing motorcycles yeah it's after I got married I've stopped I was very fun life then after that slowly the war starts civil war between Tamil Tigers and the government's and I read won the lottery green card so that's why I came to the United States I came with my wife and one daughter third day I start working on the construction field then I was working in the gas station and then I was working in the iron Factory and then I am helping my friends you know in Tosa hot in flushing can't have everything when you come to New York you know you gotta slowly slowly work hard and then you can have a good life you know I'm saying the beginning when I start the car is like everything men almost cost me like thirteen thousand yeah I saved some money and then I got some money from the credit cards you know then I pay monthly installment interest interest 2001 December we started those days like you know they're very tough you know there's economic crisis and people a lot of hassle very not that same you gotta be ready for anything otherwise I will be not stepping to me you're from Sri Lanka you know I'm saying spicy as usual right you got it but there you go New York is a very busy city everyone running not very no time for nothing so they craving for good healthy food you know that's why I started to do this you know and become my head now yeah you're right except tractor crush should give you natural energy that's what he all the vegans are very happy you know thank you so much see them off as from famous newspaper Indian newspaper the village is famous in this village right here Greenwich Village they select the famous people twice in this magazine look different right especially cooking food my grandmother told me you have to put a lot of love into it if you don't know what you do is very hard for you to come up in the business even I didn't take in this beginning I will be like this famous yeah now is like world while I have fans like 45 countries you know let me take just take a picture also it is good she come from Houston Texas Thanks thank you so much mighty okay I found him on the and I read his whole life story and it's like I have to eat there it was awesome I got the special Pondicherry these are most popular though so special Pondicherry the potato fresh veggies from the dry coconut everything it was great and I sent pictures to all my friends and they're all drooling and they're jealous the main thing is we want to maintain the quality so we don't want to disappoint the people who come back from all over the world you know this is my own creation now even in India they make the panda - spicy Pondicherry one samosa with all the sauce very early in the morning I start cooking you know first I wake up in my house and you know do some yoga you know meditation then warm up the car get to the Queen this is kind of like little Indian town so you get all the Indian girls around here and then on the way I buy vegetables in partner brothers baby stop get some vegetable for the next day soups and stuff thank you to the city now for the way we gonna set up by NYU we start there like 11:00 11:30 and then we ran out of food by three o'clock then come here set up everything he come and helped me out to break the stuff from the car and stuff as soon as we ready people ready to eat this is lucky me cheering yeah bigger than this Morgan is defense card I'm the big ship offending that's why the symbol of Shiva Mondo's here she just graduated from Columbia University economics double major I've got in my wallet tears blood students in ER we keep everything under $10 because some students have no money and some poor people also can have food you know I want food for everybody man's really friendly I remember once I don't have any cash on me so you know hold it right there I'll run right back he'll go to the ATM he said no no that you take it can get pay me another time so it was great and ever since then I come back yeah yeah it's cheap I'm on a budget it's really cheap really good well I've got a samosa dosa exactly not on the menu but like Peters I had to put okay very the guy in the limousine Ando science of Awesome the double Samba then I start business here I couldn't see but now I'm happy I can see the World Trade Center from here in best view from here of New Yorker yeah me of course now only via 25 years that's why it's represent New York doses you know party Jerry medium masala pretty spicy German New York dosa next five years you will see us in the pop right after I contract expire in five years we don't know we might skirt in you do we know maybe now more right now I want to do as soon as I'm when ad in my body so and I have no energy then I'm going to stop and do something else you know try to be happy because it will be this world everything is depth or you know so should be happy now that's the way my grandmother taught me nothing is permanent so you should be happy what you got [Music] you [Music]

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Id: sxt4YCIsn2I

Length: 8min 19sec (499 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 04 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/fazon]

Awesome video. I'm curious though, a cart like this can help fund an education at Columbia? What do the economics of an NYC street food cart look like?

[u/gonickryan]

This dude is the man and his food looks amazing (coming from a non vegetarian btw).

[u/McWinSauce]

The Munchies Street Food Icon vids are all great.

[u/ChezBoris]

Love the NYC pronunciation of Houston. Inspiring man... The rare case of the American dream coming true. Next time I'm in NYC, will try it out.

[u/misunderstoodONE]

Very inspiring.

[u/CloudWolf40]

I couldnt think of anything worse than trying to handle money a phone and cook all at once. Especially with that big coat on. I cant imagine how it is trying to find parking for his truck in NY like that.

Totally different world.

[u/th3rra]

The food looks really good and it looks like things are going great for him, but why not expand? I understand it's not cheap but loan some money, open a small cafe with Dosas and some coffee and you're golden.

[u/the_drew]

Loved this video: Does anyone else get a Rami Malek vibe from this guy?

[u/Atheist101]

I dont get why he keeps emphasizing the veg/vegan part. By definition, a dosa is veg/vegan lol