(3/5) All foodies who love Italian food and enjoy great ambience while they dine must make a trip to Diva – Ritu Dalmia’s restaurant in M Block market GK II. I did, and found it every bit worth the experience! On entering the restaurant you’ll find a dimly lit, slightly cramped dining area with about [...]
Alu Tikki Mash together two large boiled potatoes, with some salt and two slices of white bread. When the mixture assumes a dough like consistency divide it into equal portions. Taking one portion roll into a ball and; make a depression in the center. Mix together some plain sev ( chickpea confetti also known as [...]
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 [...]
(4.5/5) Work has been more busy than I’ve ever seen it to be. A good example would be the day before yesterday, when I finally pulled my face out of the keyboard, stretched and exclaimed how good it was that I’d finished earlier than normal that day… and saw the time to be 5:47pm. A [...]
Every so often I wonder if I wasn’t a pastry chef would I be working in the corporate world sitting staring at the computer and look at the prices of shares go up and down? But right now am apprehensive – shall I add more sugar to my dessert, or not? I have a photo [...]
We picked up some fresh prawns from INA market and for some reason, I wanted to cook them in a coconut gravy – so much that I could actually taste and smell them the way I wanted it.We usually pick up fresh, unpeeled prawns from the market, then Cherie and I sit down to the [...]
(2.5/5) I went for lunch today to Superstars in Sector 18, NOIDA with an old friend, who I was meeting after nearly 14 years. They haven’t spared any expense in doing up the place and have probably paid a pretty penny for the decor. A pool table, glass floors, huge bar, a music system that [...]
This dish has uncertain origins but I do know it is made by Hindus and Muslims on special occassions. The Hindus call it ‘Meethe Chawal’ or sweet rice and the Muslims call it Zarda. Aamir, a friend at work, brought some from home and was nice enough to share it with all of us. It [...]
The sauce of choice when dressing green salads. You’ll need: Pinch of salt 1 tbsp Vinegar 3 tablespoons oil [try olive] pinch of pepper Method: Put salt into bowl Put in vinegar and mix till it disolves Add oil and pepper. mix well. Optionally, the vinegar could be substituted with lemon or orange juice depending [...]
