Exploring Bengaluru’s Timeless IYENGAR BAKERY Tradition At 60-Year-Old Sri Jayalakshmi Bakery

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The Iyengar Bakery is an integral part of Bengaluru’s culinary landscape. Located in almost every neighbourhood of the city, these traditional bakeries date back to the turn of the last century when two Iyengar brothers from the Ashtagrama (a cluster of eight villages) area in Hassan made their way to Bengaluru in search of livelihoods, and built on the legacy of British bakeries with their own customs and flavours. Over the years, more from the community followed in their footsteps, a trend exacerbated by the famine of the 50s which rendered agriculture in the villages unviable, leading to the rapid growth of Iyengar bakeries in Bengaluru, Mysuru and elsewhere in the South. In this episode, I visit Sri Jayalakshmi Bakery, a 60-year old bakery that though rooted in its traditions has made space to evolve with the times. Needless to say, I also taste many of the calorie-laden but deliciously addictive goodies that have built for these time-honoured establishments a loyal fan following over the years. Hope you enjoy this one, stay safe and happy eating!

Benne (butter) Biscuit
The sort of cookie that’s crumbly, fragile and almost melts in the mouth.
Rs. 30 (usd 0.4) per 100 gm
8/10

Vegetable Puff
Bite into the airy crunch of layers of pastry that traps within its folds a flavourful vegetable stuffing. A popular snack anytime of the day.
Rs. 25 (usd 0.3)
8/10

Egg Puff
One you get past the airy crunch of the pastry layers, you taste the creamy egg bhurji that's fortified with half a boiled egg. Reason why these outsell the vegetable puff in a traditionally vegetarian establishment.
Rs. 25 (usd 0.3)
9/10

Khara Bun
A generous hit of curry leaf and green chilli in a spice mix stains this popular bun a yellowish green and also gives it a spicy bite. The savoury notes of toasted onions and a smidgen of sugar rounds off the flavours on the palate.
Rs. 15 (usd 0.2)
9/10

Aloo Bun Congress
Picture a soft bun stuffed with a creamy, lightly tempered potato mash. Slice it open and slather on a generous helping of spiced peanuts. That’s the ABC for you. Soft and creamy with the toasty, spicy crunch of peanuts, delicious down to the last bite.
Rs. 30 (usd 0.4)
9/10

Bun Butter Jam
A sweet, raisin speckled bun sandwich slathered with salted butter and Sri Jayalakshmi’s homemade mixed fruit jam, on the palate it evokes memories of a comforting bread, butter jam sandwich packed in a school snack box.
Rs. 32 (usd 0.4)
8/10

Dilpasand
Sri Jayalakshmi Bakery’s most popular sweet offering is the sort of calorie-laden indulgence that helps you get past a bad day, if you are having one.Puff pastry stuffed with freshly grated coconut, raisins, glazed cherries, tutti frutti, cashew nuts and scented with cardamom! Sweet Bliss!
Rs. 25 (usd 0.3)
10/10

Honey Cake
Another one for the sweet tooth, a butter sponge cake dipped in a sugary syrup and rolled over in desiccated coconut. The sweetness, though is cut, thankfully, by the acidity of the jam that’s smeared on top.
Rs. 25 (usd 0.3)
7/10

Almond Biscuit
The sort that breaks off in a crisp, soft, crunch.
Rs. 30 (usd 0.4) per 100 gm
8/10

Salt Biscuit
Initially, you taste almost nothing, but then you are surprised by its salty spike that makes a late appearance on the palate.
Rs. 30 (usd 0.4) per 100 gm
8/10

Khara Biscuit
Flavours of the khara bun - curry leaf, chillies, onions and jeera - but in a biscuit form.
Rs. 30 (usd 0.4) per 100 gm
8/10

ADDRESS - Sri Jayalakshmi Bakery, No.1, Lal Bagh Main Rd, Srinivas Colony, Sudhama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027; tel +91 99458 89911
LOCATION TAG - https://goo.gl/maps/ppE2Pvju9zW368W47

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