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Dragon Boat Festival, Yauatcha Bangalore

Dragon Boat Festival at Yauatcha Bangalore celebrates the food and happiness from China! The Dragon Boat festival is a traditional holiday that has its origins in China 2000 years ago, it is celebrated with lots of food (surprise), wine and being merry in China, Hong Kong and to an extent, in Taiwan. Yauatcha is celebrating the festival by serving traditional food since they can't be organizing dragon boat races in Bangalore. Zongzi, a parcel made of sticky rice & … [Read more...]

Chilled Melon Soup ( Melon Gazpacho)

Chilled Melon Soup is inspired by the Spanish gazpacho and is my take on the classic tomato version. Perfect for summer, stellar in its flavour and ready in 15 minutes. I have said it before that summer is bearable only because of summer fruits - mangoes and litchis and melons and cherry and so many other delightful little things. I can survive only on the basis of fruits in summer. And also because I end up making these dishes like this chilled melon soup :) Though I … [Read more...]

An Exclusive Interview With MasterChef Australia Judges

The most exciting time of my life ever! An exclusive interview with MasterChef Australia judges! If there is one TV show that I watch season on season without fail it is Masterchef Australia. The whole format of the show, the culinary techniques they explore, the warmth between the judges and the contestants, makes the show a stellar watch. For me, personally it has also been a journey over years, a journey of learning with Masterchef. So many times I have gone back to read up on something … [Read more...]

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...]

Sunday Brunch at Mövenpick Spa & Hotel

Our Sunday brunch at Movenpick spa & hotel! A fun way to spend your Sunday! For most people I know Sundays are for family and for me my close set of friends is like an extended family and I think that is true for so many of us considering we live in, nuclear families, away from the larger family units we find solace, comfort and bonding in friends, the boundaries between friends and family starts to vanish for good and we have a large happy Sunday family for good. With one such gang of … [Read more...]

Of Hard Days, Comfort Food and Lacha Onion Parantha

Lacha Onion Parantha combines onions with some simple spices to create an amazing dish! Pair up with some pickles and a bowl of curd and you have some comfort food in hand! Whenever I am upset, I have realised that comfort food always perks up my mood a bit. This lacha onion parantha is one of those dishes! Yesterday night, I was feeling down the dumps. I had just come back from spending a harrowing day at the Regional Passport Office, Kormanagala, after feeling helpless and defeated. I … [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...]

A Quick Trip To Paris : Our 72 Hour Whirlwind Trip To Paris

Paris - a city that is on everyone's must visit list ! And here is what you can do in Paris in 72 hours ! Paris is almost in everyone's list of places to visit, It has a something that attracts everyone, a bit of romance, a bit for the history lover, something for the fashion lover. The city never fails anyone. The flavour of the city has a magic of it's own. You'll want to never come back ever! Me and N spent a little over 72 hours (3.5 days to be precise) in the city, last year and here is my … [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...]