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Odds and Ends Pulao

By Vinny • Feb 11th, 2010 • Category: Recipes

Here’s a nice way to use up leftovers elegantly – Vinny’s version of the evergreen Junglee Pulao.



Brown Sahib, MGF Mall, Saket

By Sid Khullar • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

The latest entrant to the fine dining scene in Delhi, Brown Sahib claims to serve authentic Bengali food in a fine dining format. Is it fine dining? Is the food authentic at Brown Sahib? Read on to find out.



How to Cook Indian Food – North India

By Sid Khullar • May 9th, 2009 • Category: Columns

Indian food needs a little getting used to, especially the procedures and spices. This article attempts to simplify the basics behind cooking Indian food, lists some of the most commonly used spices and includes three recipes in different degrees of complexity.



Solah Parath Paratha

By Vinny • May 1st, 2009 • Category: Recipes

This is a sixteen layered paratha (lightly fried, Indian flatbread) that is delicious with curd and a vegetable preparation of tomatoes and potatoes. It may just a wee bit high in calories though!



Colocasia (arbi) and Tomatoes

By Sid Khullar • Mar 24th, 2009 • Category: Recipes

This is a daily menu recipe that only uses colocasia, onions and tomatoes along with common condiments and is delicious served with hot rotis. You could try stuffing roti rolls with this, for tiffin boxes too.



How to make Aloo Paratha

By Sid Khullar • Mar 23rd, 2009 • Category: Recipes

Stuffed Aloo Parathas are delicious! Try this very simple recipe for this crisp and scrumptious goodie!



Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: The Taste of India

By Sid Khullar • Mar 1st, 2009 • Category: Columns

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When the Foodbuzz call came in Feb, I was in the middle of researching tasting menus, in terms of the timing, layout and selection of courses. So [...]



Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Punjabi Winter Warmth

By Sid Khullar • Jan 2nd, 2009 • Category: Columns

I’ve dabbled with different types of cooking, but never really paid a great deal of attention to my roots – Punjabi food. Perhaps I’d had enough of Punjabi food or maybe it was too much hard work, but most of my focus was on western and East Asian cooking. It isn’t that I don’t cook [...]



Indian Cooking – North Indian Breads

By Sid Khullar • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: Columns

The world over, Indian food is largely perceived as curries. While this isn’t strictly true—considering the large amounts of spices and their quantities and types used—it is really quite inevitable, unless one is aware of the cooking styles in this country.
India is a land of abundant cultures and sub cultures, each having their own unique [...]



Hollingwood Potatoes

By Sid Khullar • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Recipes

During my stay at Hollingwood Hall, I had a few opportunities to cook for my housemates. The first of these meals comprised of an elaborate pork dish that was stewed in coconut milk and a bunch of spices, simple potatoes flavored with cumin seed, a salad, rice and some wine. I’m quite used to people [...]