Meet the Legendary Dosa Man - New York Street Food Icons

Thiru Kumar, aka Dosa Man, has run NY Dosas, a food truck in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, since 2001. His dosas—made with fermented rice and lentils, are stuffed with potatoes. potatoes, vegetables and spicy sauces— has become an international dish. phenomena. Thiru grew up in Sri Lanka and learned how to prepare South Indian dishes as a child. After immigrating to the United States in the 90s, he made it his life's work to sell affordable, fresh, and vegan dosas to students, professors, and other passersby at NYU.