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Of Sunday Afternoons and Rajma Chawal

The Rajma Chawal served with a lacha onion salad and some curd, thin rings of onions lightly pickled in vinegar/lemon juice for a couple of hours and spiced with salt, chilli and jeera, are what Sunday afternoons and nostalgia are made up of! Ask any Punjabi worth his salt what did they eat for Sunday lunch and the answer in 90% of the cases would be Rajma Chawal. I, too, like most of them have many fond memories of Sundays spent eating Rajma chawal by the window of the house. while … [Read more...]

World on Plate With Gary, Matt and George from Australia

World on Plate with the three awesome judges of MasterChef Australia! If you live in India and haven't still heard of the fact that the three Fabulous chefs of MasterChef Australia fame are here visiting Bangalore for the mother of all food festivals "World on Plate" . Gold Rush, the organisers of the festival have a great vision for the festival where they want to promote local Bangalore talent on the international arena abd also wants to bring the best of the Bangalore food under one … [Read more...]

Culinary Isan at Rim Nam, The Oberoi

Rim Nam, The Oberoi is one of my favorite restaurants to eat Thai food in Bangalore! I feel The Oberoi, Bangalore, located on one of the busiest junctions of Bangalore - Trinity Circle, MG Road, transforms itself into a serene place the minute you walk through that almost maze like rocks and trees to reach Rim Nam, The Oberoi's by the waterfront signature Thai restaurant. You feel yourself instantly relaxing comforted by the serene surroundings as well as the excellent service The Oberoi is … [Read more...]

Xacuti Stuffed Buns

Xacuti Stuffed Buns are a take on the quintessential Goan Xacuti curry. I stuffed the Xacuti masala (with Chicken as my base) in a bun and voila! I had something special and delicious for the alphabet X! The options I had with X were the huge and massive array of Xmas goodies. But frankly in April, these sounded so ridiculous, until a friend of mine mentioned Xacuti tarts and then someone else said you get these Xacuti Stuffed Buns in Goa and I was clear that is what I wanted to … [Read more...]

Jama Masjid Trail with JW Marriott, Aerocity

A delightful Jama Masjid Trail organized by JW Marriott, Aerocity! A gastronomically delightful experience! Delhi is home to me. Born and brought up there I love the city. Love its food, its nuances, its shortcomings, I love it in totality. It is a city I moved out of almost 15 years ago and though I visit it at least twice a year to meet parents, I haven't lived there for 15 years now and it is a long span of time. The city has changed a lot in that time, got the fantastic metro to boot, grown … [Read more...]

Nimisserie : Chef Nimish Bhatia’s Dream Project

Nimisserie : Chef Nimish Bhatia's dream project serving Aspect Cuisine or according to me, modern Inspired Indian. My review of the same! Nimisserie, which essentially is a play on the name of Chef Nimish Bhatia, in case you are wondering what it means, is dream child of the ex-Lalit executive chef. Sitting on the edge of Wood Street, it is opulent, extravagant and ambitious. Chef Nimish who has been much loved during his stint at Lalit Ashok has poured his heart and soul in … [Read more...]

Drumstick Leaf aka Moringa Dal

Here is a recipe for Moringa dal or Drumstick leaf dal which is so delicious and super healthy too! Moringa is making huge waves as the latest health food around the world, but while the world discovered it recently we have been eating it forever. Moringa Leaves are nothing but our humble drumstick tree leaves. It is a native Indian tree which is now been planted all over the world for it's fantastic health benefits. And this moringa dal or drumstick leaf dal is one of those amazing … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu : WW0716

Our Weekly Menu for this week when the weather is full of summer heat! It's full blown summer in Bangalore with temperatures going up to 33C. These first two weeks of transitional weather is so important for eating the right food so that the body is able to tide over the change smoothly. Here is our weekly menu that takes care of this. Hope you find it useful as well! Recipes: Raw Mango Raita Grilled Chicken Wings Whole Wheat Chocochip cookies Green Chutney Hung … [Read more...]

A Trip To The City of Golden Temple And Mind-blowing Food

Feeling the sublime peace at The Golden Temple, being confused about Attari-Wagah border and eating like there is a no tomorrow, and oh yes shopping for Phulkari - the trip was such fun, I cannot begin to tell you- Taking you all along the beautiful memories of my trip to Amritsar! I love Amritsar, it's always been one of my favourite cities in India in spite of being everything I really don't like in a city. It is dirty, it is famous as a religious destination but yet every time I visit the … [Read more...]