August Moon Festival – Memories of China, Taj Vivanta The Mid-Autumn or August Moon Festival is a popular harvest festival in China, where families and friends gather together to eat traditional Chinese food, mooncakes and celebrate the moon at its brightest and emanates to its roundest shape! This was right after my trip to Kuala Lumpur, where the festival was called August Moon, and was also celebrated in a Continue Reading →
Dum Pukht Jolly Nabobs – ITC Windsor, Bangalore Dum Pukht Jolly Nabobs at ITC Windsor brings recipes that showcase an amalgamation of Awadhi cuisine with Anglo fare. The décor of the restaurant combines the art of Indian fine dining, and unmistakable vintage charm. Tapash and I were recently in Dum Pukht, our favourite restaurant in the city. Various ITC Hotels across in India have Dum Pukht, and some Continue Reading →
Rajasthan Diaries – 2 days in Jodhpur We visited Jodhpur as the second stop during our Rajasthan trip late last year. Jodhpur was a late addition to our itinerary, mainly based on discussions with friends and colleagues. The layout of the city, especially the old city is completely different, and could look chaotic to an out of towner like me, but the folks there navigated the meandering, Continue Reading →
Ram Navami Special – Karela Potato Curry RECIPE What you need: 2 long bittergourds, washed and wiped dry 1 medium sized potatos 1 medium sized tomatos 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Salt 1/2 cup chopped onions 3 tbsp Oil 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds Few curry leaves 1 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder TT ball sized Tamarind, soaked in water 3-4 tbsp Jaggery/ Suger, powdered Salt to Continue Reading →
Rajdhani – Swad Kesariya I am back writing reviews, catching up on all the places that I've eaten, but not managed to write about in the last 4-5 months. But taking a break from the backlog, I am writing about an ongoing Winter Food festival - Swad Kesariya at Rajdhani. We were recently invited to Rajdhani for a tasting of their winter menu, various Continue Reading →