Tasting The Must-Try World Famous Hotel Diana Gadbad & Veg Cutlet In Udupi | A Legacy Of 60 Years!
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When this enterprise conjured up the name Diana in the sixties, it was meant to sell cool drinks and ice cream in Udupi, then a sleepy town in South Canara. But because cool drinks and ice creams weren’t popular in this sleepy South Canara town those days, the Pai family decided to diversify into snacks. Their first creation, a vegetable cutlet, then a foreign item to the Udupi populace, took nearly five years to curry favour with the locals. Along the way, they also accidentally conjured up an ice cream concoction, the Diana Gadbad. Whilst the early days may have been tough, these 60-year old timeless classics are the most popular items on the menu today. Hope you enjoy this episode, take care and stay safe.
Vegetable Cutlet
A potato and beetroot patty that is flavoured with a seasoning of curry leaves, lentils and spices, this cutlet is a delicious medley of flavours and textures. The accompanying homemade chutney and sauce make for worthy companions to this Diana classic.
Rs. 75 (usd 1)
9/10
Diana Gadbad
An accidental invention of this eatery nearly 60 years ago when the restaurant’s founder, Mohandas Pai, put together a concoction of three ice creams, because he had very little quantity of each, topped with cashew nuts to feed a large group of customers who dropped in unexpectedly for ice cream. And because it was prepared in a ‘gadibidi’ (kannada word for ‘hurry’) it came to be known as the Gadbad. A layered creation with strawberry ice cream, eight types of dry fruits, fresh fruits, a special ‘Horlicks’ cake, vanilla cake, no two spoonfuls of this delicious dessert are the same.
Rs. 120 (usd 1.6)
10/10
Kripal Amanna,
Gourmet On The Road,
Food Lovers TV
TIMINGS: 8am to 1pm, 330pm to 930pm, closed on Tuesdays
Note: It can get crowded, especially on weekends, but the service is quick.
ADDRESS - Hotel Diana, Opp Big Bazar Ajjarkad, Udupi, Karnataka 576101; tel: +91 820 252050/ 2522586/ 2524558
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In this episode, I revisit two delicious memories after nearly two decades.Hope you enjoy this episode, take care and stay safe. If you'd like to support our work, please join our KZread membership community using the 'join' button below or on our channel home page, or visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/foodloverstv More options to support in description below. Follow us on Instagram for more on delicious food @kripalamanna instagram.com/kripalamanna/ or @foodloversindia instagram.com/foodloversindia/
@theboogeyman6993
3 жыл бұрын
Sir Please Try Hotel Chandrappa in Mathikere... The hotel is well known for Nati Style Pork Cusines Serving about 20-25 Recipe's🥰
@sandeshprabhu8047
3 жыл бұрын
Sir visit hotel ganesh prasad in Parkala, udupi Very famous veg hotel for students
@suhasadiga5971
3 жыл бұрын
Kripal Please try Hotel Archana in Innanje, Udupi. You are Shashi Tharoor of Food Review Industry.😂🙏🏻
@logicalindian8229
3 жыл бұрын
@@suhasadiga5971 is it that small home like looking place near the bus stop... Amazing Goli baje and sajjige bajil and other stuff? Because I know the place Innanje and the hotel but not it's name.
@allenraj1046
3 жыл бұрын
Which place has good falooda)?
"Encha Ullaru.." took heart of all Tuluvas..Diana Gadbad, Cutlet took me to nostalgia Thank you Amanna
@NameforYouT
3 жыл бұрын
Do all Tulus know Telugu? I heard this in Udupi when I lived there.
@tejascm6154
3 жыл бұрын
@@NameforYouT no sir
@Cricketing_Nostalgia
3 жыл бұрын
@@NameforYouT No Tulu and Telugu are different Languages.Tulunadu is in the western coast of South India (comprising present day Udupi and South Canara districts of Karnataka, and Kasaragod district of Kerala) Whereas Andhra and Telangana are in the eastern coast of South India.
@NameforYouT
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cricketing_Nostalgia Thank you for your response. I only heard this from somebody in Udupi long ago.
18:10 Kripal Amana's Word of the Day : Ferret /ˈfɛrɪt/ rummage about in a place or container in search of something.
@nikhilakr3729
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂🤣🙏
In Udupi even smallest of smallest hotels will serve good vegetarian food...
@vicramkumar9793
3 жыл бұрын
only after 10am though. Impossible to find breakfast early in this city.
@nihalpai6668
3 жыл бұрын
@@vicramkumar9793 come with me,i'll show you n number of hotels serving from 6 AM
@nihalpai6668
3 жыл бұрын
@@vicramkumar9793 sad to see you commenting on our area,just bcoz you experienced in one hotel /locality
@marinadillanalva5300
3 жыл бұрын
We have been eating good food for ages even after daily morning 6.30 mass
@lalitashetty2424
3 жыл бұрын
@@nihalpai6668 yes I agree with you
My first ever comment ... I literally cried revisiting my childhood , we knew all the waiters there... Best bread masala, Puri dingri , Kashmiri pulav, gudbud ... The old building with a unique architecture...Miss Udupi and Manipal ....N Mitra Samaj
@prithvibhat8020
3 жыл бұрын
Mitra samaj bullet idli
@marinadillanalva5300
3 жыл бұрын
Even i spotted them
@coding-101
3 жыл бұрын
Mitra samaj buns
Kripal knows how to stretch episode just on two items😁
@praveenhegde8107
3 жыл бұрын
Even will some day stretch it with just water and English literature , trust me , he will pull it off with flying colours.
@NishalAbiJoseph
3 жыл бұрын
yea stretching just 2 items for 13 mins with a verbal play!! lol
@gayatrimithila8820
3 жыл бұрын
If he can make an 18+ mins video only on idli, he can surely make a 26 mins on two items...
@NishalAbiJoseph
3 жыл бұрын
@@gayatrimithila8820 true
@vishwaprasad5976
3 жыл бұрын
So true.
The only "restaurant" we were taken to by our parents in childhood. Frankly speaking we never knew the concept of eating out or the term restaurant. Eating out meant eating at Diana hotel. Who remembers the old location in the middle of the city with a spiralling ramp to climb up with a water well and bimbili tree on the side and the fresh aroma of Poori Kurma😊
@rachelfabcreations6123
3 жыл бұрын
Yes i miss that old building.
@sachithaattigadde105
3 жыл бұрын
Now the taste of poori kurma changed. Veg cutlet is same.
@subbuk.3328
3 жыл бұрын
Mitr Samaj is another good outlet for Snacks.
@logicalindian8229
3 жыл бұрын
@@subbuk.3328 but Diana was class ❤️ know what u mean..... One would go on a date to Diana not Mitra Samaj. But my all due respect to Mitra Samaj. Foods amazing 🙏
The earlier building that housed the restaurant had an old world charm accentuated by mangalore tiled roofs and small windows that you typically find in and around Mangalore. They had to relocate when a portion of the building had to be demolished for road widening. Two things remain unchanged even now. One, the staff with pristine white uniform going about serving the customers with military like discipline. Another, is the owner Vittal Pai always at the counter keeping an eye on each and every table. In terms of food, it still draws people for its Gadbad and veg cutlet. Apart from these two items I don't think there are any other dishes that kind of stand out. Infact during my last visit I was disappointed with the masala dosa that was served. But more than the food, it's the name 'Diana restaurant' that takes you on a nostalgic ride to an era when life was simple without one being spoilt for choices.
@kidstth
3 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? The Dahi Vada and Kaashi Halwa are in a class apart. And the Poori Kurma and Pineapple Sheera are not too shabby.
The greatness of Mangaloreans is that they are simple people who've achieved great things. No matter what their religious background is may I add. In their small way, they achieve. Kripal is one such example perhaps. The moment Mangalore and Mangaloreans begin to think beyond communities, religion, diets etc, Tulunadu will finally have the potential to becoming a global educational, tourism and tech powerhouse. Mangaloreans have this in them because it's ingrained in them. All they need is a forward thinking leader to make this happen. I digress ofcourse. Great video Kripal.
@FoodLoversTV
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
@RaviShankar-kk8kn
3 жыл бұрын
Dear sir/ madam. Tulunadu is not all about Mangalore. It is just a taluk. And by the way this video is on a restaurant in udupi !!! Udupi is the neighbouring district of dakshina Kannada
@sharathhemmadi6293
3 жыл бұрын
@@RaviShankar-kk8kn I agree it is Tulunadu, not to restrict the idea of Tulunadu into a city. Tulunadu is huge and each village and town has its own speciality. You can not get Diana food in Mangalore and Taj mahal's food in Udupi
@meghassalian6310
3 жыл бұрын
@@RaviShankar-kk8kn But these two are like having own culture and traditions we are not enemies or something udupi and mangalore always one we both tulunadu people and not anything else😘😍🥰
@sportsmusiclover
3 жыл бұрын
@@RaviShankar-kk8kn Indeed but you misunderstand me. I am well aware of Tulunad and the districts that come under it. I referred to Tulunad as a whole even if I deferred to the term 'Mangalorean'. The latter obviously used to describe people who come from the region.
You brought back so many wonderful memories of this place from 6 years ago!!! Thank you so much..
Nostalgia of Diana Gudbad 🤩 thanks for this.
Thank you Kripal for bringing back some old memories. I visited Diana in 2006, went there twice during my stay in Udupi. I also enjoyed their Masala Dosa which they used to serve along with a spoon full of Butter.
I had visited Hotel Diana 15+ years earlier in there old branch which used to be near-by the Krishna Temple. They never use Onion's & Garlic in the making of Masala Dosa (Palya). Yet the taste is soo damn delicious.
This feels like a guilty pleasure from Childhood for which I would beg my mother to go to. Thanks for showing this place I would love to go there one day.
I remember my Dad taking us to the older location in the mid 80's on Sundays. There used to be a hog plum pickle that was available in the store, I could not find it Pune. Beautiful memories of days gone by. Thanks for this episode Sir.
Wow! That is surprise and too me back to my college days in Udupi, nostalgic moments! Every item on the menu is delicious at Diana! Thanks for the excellent review as always :)
Oh this was my favourite place where we used to come every Summer of 1987-89. Thank you for taking us back in the memory lane.
Oh wow !! This looks awesome as usual
Lovely episode!! "Simple" dishes on outside but actually a lot of thought. What I like about Kripal is the way he connects with the host. Mr. Pai is humble, serene and his way of talking is very charming and soothing.
We love ur expression while u eat sir.🔥
I have been a regular visitor to Diana for last 2 decades or so. While the taste of the Gudbud hasn't changed much over the years but the size is definitely shrinking. Instead I wish Vitthal sir restores the original size for a higher fare and offer the current size of Gudbud as a mini version for the 100 odd bucks he charges. That is what the other popular Udupi restaurant "Woodlands" does. Speaking of "Woodlands" please do an episode on it and while you are there do taste their Buns, Rava Dosa, Muddo and Gudbud :-)
IMO, Kamath's which has now closed down, had the best Gadbad in Udupi. Their rava coated cutlet was crunchy and delicious
@dangerboy1111
3 жыл бұрын
why its closed down brother reason,, can u explain me clearly plz,,
@dangerboy1111
3 жыл бұрын
im curious
@deepakm8521
3 жыл бұрын
@@dangerboy1111 no idea. But it's been many years since it closed down
WOW, Yummy Yummy food, Thanks for sharing.
Gadbaad..!! ❤ It looks and has enough appeal to attract anyone towards it. 😋👍
Wow. Such an awesome video. Quite an insight of iconic dishes from a legendary restaurant. I am going to visit Udupi just for this restaurant. Chef Amanna you are doing an awesome job
Reminiscing Manipal days watching this! Thank you so much :) even your Blr videos were very very engaging, in and around PSJW.
It's always a refreshing moment when I watch your videos and yeah, it relieves my examination stress... Already been to many of the places u have been to, lot more to go on my bucket list😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😎😎😎😎😎
Super! Mr. Pai is so nice and humble 🙏
Thums up..... Beautiful episode.... Thank you kripal sir... Both are my favorite whenever we visit diana....
Thank you for sharing....Hotel Diana and these two dishes and many more like Puri Kurma, Bread masala etc....are my favorite since nearly 45 years.... Loved the video
It’s amazing to learn how Gadbad originated at Udupi while it’s been a favourite desert of mine for the past two decades here at Hosapete!! Fascinating to see how food travels places.
splendid travel down the memory lane, with the simple dish- only you can do this
Whenever I watch your vlogs I feel hungry & that’s not because I see food in d vlog , but because of your expressions after eating food.🙏🙏
Thank you kripal. Reminds me my childhood days my mom used take me there all the time just only for (gadbad)😀
This video reminded me of last year 💚 trip to Diana restaurant specially for that beetroot cutlet and falooda ❤️
cornerstone of every video = Humility!
Next time ivist this restaurant. Good information.Good vlog.
@Kripal sir I am always a fan in the way you explain about the food that you eat even a simple cutlet with so much detail
Do try out Golibaje from Mitra Samaj and lunch at Woodlands.❤️👍
I was eagerly waiting for you to taste ice cream 😋😋
Diana is class apart having carved an unique niche for herself..For us its not just a restaurant..It’s an integral part of our growing..what’s amazing is it has retained the same aroma,ambience,taste of highest standard over years..So many sweet memories linger around Diana..So udupites,whenever they go back uru, have Diana in their list invariably after Sri Krishna temple and Malpe beach..btw u must also try Horlicks Cake slab at Diana🥰
Udupi.. my hometown..❤thank u for shooting the episode with Diana.. my favourite.. ❤😍Love from chillin canada
This is literally my favourite place in the whole world 😍 everytime I visit Udupi, I only eat here and Udupi holds a very special in my heart ❤️🙏🏼
I love love the way kripal sir enjoys his food❤ what a guy! I watch the show only for him!
All the videos should go to Netflix!!!
Food evokes memories. This was at a time of our idyllic childhood when we stayed in our cousins house in udupi for summer vacation. When it was time to return home my aunt would take us kids to Diana for a treat. Cutlets ice-cream masala dosa. Yummy. Even their poori kurma was awesome The smell lingered on our hands . And Mr kripal kindled old sweet memories. And listening to how it became popular was really stirring. Imagine in a holy temple town where temple food in Krishna mutt avoids some vegetables like tomato etc to persever for 5 long years to find acceptance to explain to customers that it's vegetarian wow that's some story. Even humble tomato sauce . Great effort 👏
Best part of Diana apart from food is majority of people who serve food have been part of restaurant since beginning and they have been doing it so passionately since day 1. The experience is just like visiting your family house and been served food with the bond of family ❤️ taste of gudbud and cutlet specially green chutney have been consistent till date. Thank you Kripal for the vlog🙏🙂
No body can explain ice cream for more than 5 mins and still keep audience engaged. Well done sir! Inspiring presents as always
Wow mouth watering ❤️❤️❤️
Used to visit this place every Christmas and summer holidays. Going to miss it this time.
The old restaurant ambience was really nice under the thatched roofs
thanks for the video Diana hmmm..
My favourite Gadbad icecream . Nice video 🌻
6:17 to 6:20 a genuine talk brought smile on my face unknowingly😍
Wow... Yummy gadbad😋
It's been long time I visited diana. Brings back lot of childhood memories whenever I visited my native Udupi. ❤️It
Having a Gadbad from this iconic place is In my to do list. Another gem from Kripal sir/Food Lovers TV! BTW, beetroot plays a big role in Bengali-style veg cutlet, popularly known as Vegetable Chop. The usual accompaniments with Vegetable Chop are quite different - salad comprising onion, cucumber, carrot cut into thin strips, tomato sauce, and most importantly kasundi, a tangier, spicier version of mustard sauce.
Vow very rightly said this is revisiting memories....
Our Favourite " DIANA " ❤️ Gudbud invented here actually 😋
Tank U 4 Memorizing My Memories of My College days2010 ....... 😍nw it's entirely different..
Wonderful... you made me nostalgic... 😍👍They used to put a lot of walnuts and jelly those days... This cutlet is new ... looks 😋
:) I have visited this hotel since the 80s and 90s. Cutlet sure looks diffrent than those days. Another tasty dish is Poori Koorma so is honeymmon special ice cream! Very unique to Diana! Thanks.
One of my favourite hotel in South karnataka whenever I visit Udupi I'll have cutlet always.. Thanks for the video
Mouthwatering🤤.., looking at the icecream.....
Hi Foody 💞Your job is very Great👏
From the videos you always get the feel like he is the most authentic food reviewer on youtube.
My childhood memories 😍😍 Now really want to go to udupi soon after seeing this video.... Thank you so much sir Sir visit shivamogga too
Reminded me of my college days at manipal university...the bike ride in that awesome weather from manipal to udupi was made totally worth it by Diana...thanks for this wonderful video 😊👍 Plz do a food review at manipal too
Hello Kirpal sir. First of all Congarates for the 5,000,00 Subscribers sir. And Secondly Love the Gadbad Ice cream & Veg Cutlet. Really liked watching u enjoy eating Gadbad ice cream & Veg Cutlet. One day i would also love to try the Gadbad ice-cream. Thanks for this video Kirpal Sir & Also Loved this place sir.
Even I have fond memories of eating gadbad in udupi. I love the part where you talk in Kannada. 😊
Wow love both cutlets as well as gudbadh....
Liked the video even before watching it just for the combination of Gadbad and Food Lovers TV !
Planning to visit this place during christmas , thank you sir for the wonderful review
@FoodLoversTV
3 жыл бұрын
Happy eating, Pranav!
Wow kripal sir the way u explain the taste of food and the editing work are amazing... gadbad is my favourite icecream. I will definitely step in to DAYANA when I visit udupi🥰🥰🥰
@FoodLoversTV
3 жыл бұрын
Happy eating, Kalpana!
I had been to old Diana friend. Too good. Very tasty.
Only your expressions judges the taste of food, no matter how it would be...
Great different review Kripal
Wow fav spot in udupi
Yummmmm!!!!
Excellent video 👌
When I was doing my B.E during 1973-78 in the then Manipal Engineering College, Manipal, I used to visit this Restaurant every Saturday after visiting Krishna temple on my way back to the College. The Cutlet, Gadbad and Horlicks Cake (I dont think the Horlicks Cake Ice Cream is available anywhere else) were my favourite items in hotel Diana. I feel Nostalgia on seeing this Video. Thank you Amanna.
For me, its emotions running high when I see you eating Cutlets and GudBud from this iconic restaurant of Udupi. My Grandpa Kochikar Manjunath Pai actually was a chief guest for the inaugural ceremony of this restaurant.
Kripal chill out during winter with Diana gadbad ice-cream. 👍😃 (NEVILLE)
Awesome
Thanks for sharing
Sir ur so lucky😋🤤we here mouth watering😁
Advantage of watching your video is along with food knowledge, English knowledge also improves❤️
I am very much fond of that ice cream when I am studying B E in Manipal during 1978-83
@somduttanath4508
3 жыл бұрын
I went there in 2013 While studying BE in MIT manipal....I remember I got the last horlicks cake of the day.
Finally. Got to view it first...
@FoodLoversTV
3 жыл бұрын
That's great, Sreenidhi, hope you enjoyed the watch.
jai tulunad , udupi kudla dakal onji like korle mare
@theboogeyman6993
3 жыл бұрын
Tulu nadu😂😂
@MsGurudarshan
3 жыл бұрын
Avu BVC🤪
@RaviShankar-ud5cu
3 жыл бұрын
@@theboogeyman6993 mujikaasdaye, pinkan parpere barodchi
@nihalpai6668
3 жыл бұрын
@@theboogeyman6993 are u okay,adress boda nimhans da ?
@dangerboy1111
3 жыл бұрын
@@MsGurudarshan udupi??
Seems like a nice place to visit
I like this gadbar kirpal sir.nice
Super ma'am..!
U know it's something special when kripal Sir gives 10/10 for an ice cream
My childhood favorite Diana hotel. We were in illusion that it's named becoz of Princess Diana. Thank you sir for your blog of the year.
I had been to Udupi there is no doubt all the veg restaurant are having nice food with neatness. I loved it
My mom used to talk about the gadbad ice cream at Diana very fondly from her days there in the early 70s. I have never been to Udipi so hopefully in one of my next visits to India I can go visit. I will share this video with my mom for her fond memories.
Good to know that Gadbud ice cream discovered by Diana restaurant owner and assigned the name from "Gadibidi" When it comes to ice cream I remember Mangalore's Ideals.
@whagwale3949
3 жыл бұрын
No it's not Diana
@ghanshyamattavar4597
3 жыл бұрын
@@whagwale3949 the video says that
@whagwale3949
3 жыл бұрын
@@ghanshyamattavar4597 yes video otherd says Gadbad originated in Kamath got famous by Diana
@ghanshyamattavar4597
3 жыл бұрын
@@whagwale3949 Kamath? Which is that restaurant
@ashagowryks194
3 жыл бұрын
@@ghanshyamattavar4597 He means Ideal's ice cream in Mangalore..
I have my old memories attached to hotel diana and their famous gadbad and veg cutlet. But in those days kamat's hotel in udupi was famous for their gadbad. I miss that hotel very much. Diana is the best and will remain to be the best. I miss their old building though. Thanku so much for sharing this vlog. Its a nostalgic moment for me.
@FoodLoversTV
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome, Rachel, my memories of Diana too go back to their old building.
I was waiting for this review on Diana hotel...what I can say pride of my hometown Udupi...I spent my childhood days having cutlet, dahivada, puri kurma and Gudbud from Diana... Me and my family have become your fan Kripal Sir...your presentation is exceptional.. especially when you start explaining the technicalities while eating the dish 😀 Do review other notable eateries in Udupi 1. Woodlands hotel (where authentic masala dosa was invented) 2.Mitra Samaj in krishna temple premises (well known for Goli baje with a secret recipe and bullet idlies) 3. Ram bhavan hotel ..well known for evening snacks especially pathrode 4.There is a small chat stall opposite to Sanskrit College Udupi which make outstanding Paubhajis