Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
[Rated: 4/5] South Indian cuisine is the only cuisine that has acceptance and popularity in all parts of India and is equally liked by all segments of customers. It probably is also the only cuisine that could satisfy palate from breakfast to dinner. For a larger population while south Indian may…
[Rated: 3.5/5] The 12 year old family-run restaurant has three outlets- all named Dana Choga. The chain also has a fourth outlet, the Dana Choga Kebabri specialises in Kebabs. Among the hordes of North Indian restaurants and eateries in Gurgaon, the Dana Choga turned out to be good value for mone…
[Rated: 2/5] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. The newly opened Mozart Café at the DLF South Point Mall bears no resemblance to the great maestro. With a dimly lit lower ground floor (euphemism for basement) location, a kitschy confused interior…
Here is the must try spicy tomato chutney which is an excellent accompaniment with Idly. Rajeev Nandagopalan shares his grand ma secret recipe. Ingredients: Tomatos – 5 Onion – 1 Red chilly – 4 Curry leaves – 15 Bengal gram – 2 tsp Salt as per taste Method First fry the dal and the chillis…
[Rated: 3.0/5] It’s been sometime since I promised myself not to judge a restaurant basis its buffet. Some of the items in buffet will always be mediocre, however good a restaurant might try. It’s not easy to prepare 100’s of dishes in quantities, and still bring out the best in each. Moreover, t…
Mille-feuille of dark Hazelnut Chocolate [Rated: 4/5] Gurgaon has had an explosion of multi-cuisine eateries, especially at the DLF Cyber city and the Golf Course Road. What is common to most of them is their tendency to clone each other. So there is the regulation mezze platter with minor variat…
Desi (Rajasthani) Mutton Curry Ingredients: 1 kg mutton with bones. 2 medium size onion finely chopped 15 cloves garlic (paste) 1 inch ginger(paste) 2 bay leaves 10 black pepper(crushed) 4 black cardamom 1/2 inch cinnamon stick 5 table spoon Mustered oil 6 teaspoon red chilly powder 2 teaspoon tu…
Ingredients: 4 fresh Eggs 1 Large Potato 2 Baby Brinjals 4 Lady Fingers 4 Bird Chillies 1 Tbsp Milk 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Tsp Chopped Parsley bits Salt to taste Pepper to taste Method: Slice potatoes in 1/4″ thick Roundels with a serrated knife or any knife Slice lady fingers on length…
Ingredients: 750 gms chicken Half teaspoon crystal salt 2 ts coriander powder 1.5 ts sambhar powder 1/4 ts turmeric powder 2tbs coconut oil 1/2 ts pepper powder All to be mixed well and marinated chicken for 1 hour. Garlic 3 cloves Ginger 1 inch 3 pieces of cinnamon 4 cloves Cumin seeds 1/4 ts Me…
Ingredients: 1 Kg Mutton (Pichla Raan) 1 Small Onion 1 Tablespoon Garlic Paste 1 Tablespoon Ginger Paste 1/2 Teaspoon Methi Seeds 1 Teaspoon Ajwain Seeds 3 Tablespoons Dhania Powder 1 Teaspoon Red Chili Powder 1/2 teaspoon Timur ( ground to a paste If you can get hold of this superb herb ) About…
Grilled pork chops with peppers and buttermilk mashed potatoes Ingredients: 8 pork chops 3 tablespoon of fish sauce 3 tablespoon of light soya sauce Inch or two of ginger grated finely 7-8 cloves of garlic grated finely A teaspoon of sugar A teaspoon of coarsely ground pepper Method: Mix all the…
One dish which I loved as kid was Methi Malai Matar. My mom would make it often since this was the only way I would get some greens and like all moms, she liked a chubby baby. Here is Aman Kahlon’s recipe which uses Chicken instead of Matar (Peas) and it is a great dish…
