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Pal ka Dhabha : Chandigarh

A wonderful Dhabha at Chandigarh! If you are at Chandigarh, definitely visit Pal ka Dhabha! Some meals stay with you, some meals urge you to get that post going ASAP even if you are actually in a vacation :) Our experience at Pal ka Dhabha was something like that. We are currently vacationing at Tirthan Valley in Himachal Pradesh and we drove down here from Delhi in my dad's Alto. We decided to break the journey and halt at Chandigarh for the night since it would have been a 12 hour drive … [Read more...]

Double the Joy : Monkey Bar Indiranagar

Monkey Bar has opened a new branch at Indiranagar and I am definitely happy about it! So one of my favorite places in town opened its second branch a couple of months ago. Yes we are talking about Monkey Bar and if you don't know about my love for Monkey Bar, go ahead and read this first :) Now that you have drooled at the breakfast ,you will understand the joy I felt at the opening of the second Monkey Bar specially because the second one solves the biggest problem I have with Monkey, the … [Read more...]

Mango Mania at 12th Main, Grand Mercure

Mango Mania at Grand Mercure is an interesting summer festival to attend :) Last year I was invited to the Mango Mania Festival at Grand Mercure. We loved it so much that for the two weeks of when the festival was running, we went twice after the preview meal. The mango dishes of last year's festival were so good that they stayed with me for a long long time. Absolutely inspired dishes executed impeccably. See the pictures here to drool! So this year when I received the mail for the Mango … [Read more...]

Le Jardin @ The Oberoi : FoodLovers Gourmet City

Foodlovers Gourmet City at Le Jardin at The Oberoi! A delightful experience in dining! Since the last couple of years, the city has been booming with food festivals or restaurant showcases. FoodLovers Gourmet City is one of them. This is the time when people who love eating out, mark their calendars, pick their favorite places and explore the menu that represents the place and showcases some of the restaurant's best food at a prices which are very reasonable. Though there are many … [Read more...]

Photo Review : Mathai Achayan & Syrian Christian Delicacies at Karavalli

A delightful food festival at Karavalli, Bangalore showcasing Syrian Christian cuisine! A food festival highlighting Syrian Christian cuisine at one of my favorite places in Karavalli Bangalore. Go check it out, people. Here is a photolog. Yummiest tomato rasam in bangalore Button mushroom tossed with onions and black pepper Attirachy Varattiyathu. Lamb dry cooked with coconut … [Read more...]

Kitchen Basics : Marinara Sauce: Pasta/Pizza Sauce

Make a batch of this delicious marinara sauce (pasta/pizza) and store in the fridge or freezer! Use as a pizza sauce, pasta sauce or just as a dip! Delicious! It is that time of the year again, when tomatoes are dirt cheap. My street vendor was selling them for Rs3/kg this morning. Yes that cheap. And this is also the time I stock up on the tomato goodness for a while - tomato pickle, sun-dried tomatoes, pasta sauce, marinara sauce and this year, I am even thinking of making a tomato … [Read more...]

Quick cooking : Dry Dal and Some Childhood Memories

This simple dry dal made from urad dal and some simple spices is one of my strongest childhood memories! The dry dal with some hot rotis off the tawa was something my sister was very fond of, and we would end up eating it oh-so-often at home! There are some dishes that define your childhood, that take you back to your childhood and then make you smile mostly. But some make you cringe, not because they don't taste good, but because you have eaten them so much while growing up … [Read more...]

Chef J P Singh of Bukhara at The Royal Afghan, ITC Windsor

A delightful evening spent at The Royal Afghan, ITC Windsor! Once in a while comes along a meal that remains with you for a long long long time. A meal that you can't take out of your mind. In my case, it rarely happens to be a North Indian meal, (though this wasn't exactly north Indian but more Frontier) but this was one of those. Last Friday I was invited for the preview of the revamp of the restaurant Royal Afghan, ITC Windsor. Royal Afghan is a 15 year old restaurant in ITC Windsor … [Read more...]

Nimona : Banarsi Style Mashed Green Peas Curry

Nimona is a Banarsi style of making green peas curry. Simple and elegant, this one is a star of the table! Last week, I was in one of my I am bored of everything moods. I get these attacks once in a while where the usual chicken, fish, dal and sabjis just don't cut the mark for me. I want something different. Something that is not made in my kitchen regularly and considering it is winter (relatively speaking, anyway) and there are fresh green peas available. I decided to make … [Read more...]