Here's a quick note to recommend the 'Pita Pocket' sandwich (seen above) at Cafe Turtle as a must-try. I will roll the caveat here - for those who are unaware, Cafe Turtle serves vegetarian food. There, that's the big 'gastro-mental' hurdle to overcome. I usually find myself proximate to a Cafe Turtle only when I'm…
A few weeks back, when the summer in Delhi had still not bared its fangs, we were in Khan Market one weekend evening for a long planned visit to the excellent Full Circle bookshop, followed by dinner in the neighbourhood. And so it was that after the books were bought, we (self, the wife and the…
It's been more than a year since this blog was posted to. In the interim, the cooking, trying out new recipes, eating and drinking continued unbroken, but somehow I never got around to blogging about it. Maybe the first flush of enthusiasm from the initial months of this blog last year had faded somewhat. I'm…
I have already conquered the gujiyas... and very close on its heels (like the same day).... was the mighty Samosa!!! So here's the dope on that.... Filling: We made VEG peas and potato filling. Very simple, non-spicy so kids could also have it. But I'll tell you some alternatives. Masalas we used: Salt, garam masala, jeera powder. Use…
So this Holi I tried Gujiyas at home... with Mom, and maid's help of course... I was a bit scared to try it on my own... Mom gathered up the initial enthu!! Well... to my surprise it quite easy !! (Funny how that comes to you when you have been avoiding it for years)!! So I thought…
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