This Mumbaikar's project reimagines the dosa shaped as letters of the alphabet

A regular day for Chemburbased Hari Chakyar kicks off in his kitchen with a ladle full of dosa batter in his hand and a podcast playing in the background ldquoThis is pretty much how my mornings look like these daysrdquo the former creative director shares This routine and his neverdying love for the South Indian dish birthed an innovation and Chakyarrsquos new project mdash Type of DosaHari Chakyar cooks a dosa letterIn Type of Dosa you will find the dish reshaped into alphabets mdash from A to Z both in upper and lower case ldquoIt is a typography project which I have wanted to execute for a long time now One day I told my friend Nash Fernandes about it and he willingly came over to shoot the processrdquo Chakyar says With an ambition to publish his own graphic novel someday the writer takes up such creative projects as practiceLetters of the alphabet made of dosa batterldquoI also create comic strips whenever I get inspired by something that occurs in my daily life A graphic novel requires you to be able to create a lot of drawings Such projects I feel help me prepare for itrdquo he explains adding that he has also made illustrations out of pancake batter a few years ago It took him over three hours of trialanderror before he could create all letters and even numbers till nine ldquoWe started at noon and finished by around 330 pmrdquo he revealsThe process he says is simple It is just like how one makes dosa ldquoKeep your batter ready But remember that using your ladle will not give you enough control of the shape of dosa You want to draw on the tava so the best thing to do would be to get a squeezy bottle mdash like the ones used for ketchup mdash and fill your batter in it This way you will have better command over the shape of the batter poured on to the tavardquo he shares Using the letters made of his comfort food he shares a comforting message with his viewers mdash Sab theek ho jayega ldquoIf dosa says everything will be alright it must be true nordquo he signs offLog on to harichakyarTake your pickIf all this dosa talk is making you drool here is where you can get the snack in other unique avatars across MumbaiTall and temptingIndulge in the flavourful Burj Khalifa Dosa at this famous dosa centre in ThaneAt Angel Dosa Centre Vikas Complex Thane WestCall 9820777909Long live dosaThis dosa requires a group of five to finish At a length of four ft it comes with 18 different chutneys and restaurant special pineapple sheera At Ayyappan Idli Bhau Daji Road Matunga EastCall 9167796609Pics CourtesyInstagramDosa in a potThe matka dosa is a flavourful burst of chutneys and masalasAt Kumar Dosa Centre Sarvodaya Nagar Mulund WestCall 9004584476Sinful delightEat it as a dessert or a meal the chocolate overload dosa served alongside chocolate sauce will please the sweettoothAt Narayan Dosa GiragonCall 9920793287Also check outDigital Dosa This one is made automatically by a dosa printing machine at the new Borivali eateryAt Dosa Anna Borivali WestCall 9372904997Pink Dosa This version is made from beetrootAt Bombay Street Food House Bandra WestCall 9167329876