Name: MTR Singapore
Telephone: +65 6296 5800
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.36

Went for an early breakfast with a dear friend at MTR and decided to order something light this time. The neer #dosai ($6) didn’t have much flavour but had a nice chewy texture. Some of it stuck to the plate though (I’m a slow eater). It comes with coconut chutney and a yummy mixture of jaggery and grated coconut which I later found out, contains “traces of ghee” :( I emailed them and they told me that a lot of the items contain traces of ghee, which I guess is unavoidable because they use the same tawa for cooking. Here’s what I found out: Sambhar - Contains ghee Coconut chutney - No ghee Shavige bhath - Contains ghee Rice #idli - No curd Rava idli - Contains curd Mangalore buns - Contains milk Vada and palya - No ghee but may contain traces of it.

Neer dosa

Ramya162 reviews

These mangalore fried buns are made of flour, banana, cumin & other spices! Comes with a side of spicy coconut chutney 😍 one of my favs, I used to have this when I travelled to banglore, india 🇮🇳

Manglore Buns

Ramya162 reviews

This vada is super crispy and filling. Probably made with lentils and rice flour. They also give a chutney and sambhar to dip this in so it’s a MUST TRY!! 10/10

Vada

Priscilla Estelle42 reviews

I’m giving so many stars in my reviews of the food served at MTR because IT IS INCREDIBLE. I have been gatekeeping this for 2 years as I do get a lil too secretive at times, but I want them to keep thriving so here you go.

Masala Dosa

Priscilla Estelle42 reviews

The dosa was prepared with an exemplary balance — crispy at the bottom and fluffy at the top!! Topped with chutney powder and spiced potatoes which were absolutely phenomenal.

Pudi Dosa

Priscilla Estelle42 reviews

Fried lentil dumplings served in rasam. This was incredible!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Bonda Soup

Priscilla Estelle42 reviews

Tastes like cous cous molded into a cute breakfast pancake. It was so fragrant and refreshing.

Idli

dafne kiyui2,992 reviews

Once again, my taste for a lack of taste made these a winner for me! I’ve not had #idli since I’ve gone vegan. Curiously not because it needs be #veganized; It needn’t! ..but because I’ve always found the ones I’ve had a touch too sweet 🤮 and I’m all for my food to be savoury. The #curry and #chutney here come in handy if you’d rather dip the idli but I was happy to savour the wonderful lentil flavour of the cake. I do wonder how their recipe differs since it should be a basic dough of lentils and rice but at only S$2.50 each I’m not complaining. This was delicious!

Idli

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This is one for the #sweetdreamsaremadeofgrease crowd! The #puri had quite a bit of oil to it; I’m not sure if that’s a result of us having a #veganized version or if it just is as is! It was served with a #potato #curry and gosh I’m getting sick of even mentioning it.. a #chutney 🧪 As you can imagine, we couldn’t finish all the dips and sides they gave us, but gosh did we ever get close! I just want to get this out of the way though, I’m so sick of flatbreads after this one night 🙈 Give me rice or noodles any day of the week! So in spite of how *objectively* good this was, I didn’t enjoy it too much. The greasiness was too much after a while. This for a single meal though? At S$6? Awesome, delicious.

Puri Saagu

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I had to admit how once in a while my Dutch tastebuds come through and I find this most plain and tasteless of #dosa my favourite meal of the night 🤦‍♀️ It’s the goopey texture that does it for me, really. It comes with #coconut shavings and #chutney but I didn’t even once pair it with either. I just wanted plain sticky dosa 💁‍♀️ Had you all fooled this long thinking I had good taste in food though 🤹‍♀️ Like a lot of their other dosa, this cost S$6 but unlike the rest it was vegan from the get-go 🎉 though I’d always #asktoveganize just to stay in the clear. I should also note that this is a #special only available on Thursdays, so don’t go here expecting this to be disappointed! 🙇‍♀️

Neer dosa

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My photos don’t do justice how fluffy this #uthapam really was 😅 I was hungry and I was groggy, give me a break! An uthapam is a slighty thicker #pancake or #dosa and usually accompanied with quite a bit more toppings; Onions in this case. I’m not big on alliums, #onion especially, so while this objectively was a great dish it wasn’t my favourite. At S$7, you get a single but super filling uthapam with a serving of #curry and #chutney, not too shabby! You will have to #asktoveganize this because the “regular” version uses ghee 🧈 The service here was.. abysmal 🤦‍♀️ with them messing up the #veganized versions with the non-vegan versions that our omnivore comrades were having. Apparently though, the texture differs when fried testament to the different char at the bottom. Is the oil version as authentic or tasteful is anyone’s guess, but it’s a price I’m willing to pay to #ditchdairy and end the cycle of violence against our nonhuman friends 🐄

Onion Uthapam

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As we #unhealthyvegans would attest to, there’s nothing better than greasy balls of dough; This #sweetdreamsaremadeofgrease galore of #vada, basically referring to any of the many #southindian fritters, is just that but ever more rich to be dumped in #rasam! I was skeptical of the #rasam at first, it being more of a soup after all, but the one they used was thick and #curry like enough that the balance struck between it being a soggy #doughnut versus a nicely dipped fritter was just right. At S$4.50 for a single doughnut, it’s not the cheapest ask but considering the atmosphere of the restaurant it’s a price I’d happily pay. Not that I did. Don’t tell my friends that they paid for me and I have not paid them back yet lmao 💀💀