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In search of Good Food-Visit to Amritsar,Part-4(D Bylanes of the Old city)
Published on 2012-05-06 14:14:00
Satsri Akaal!Our quest to good food would be incomplete, without a mention of local food, in the bylanes of old city of Amritsar.However we begin the journey ,with our visit to the Jallianwala Bagh..Standing amidst the hustle bustle of the market place,quiet is a piece of our freedom ,our History. > read more
In search of Good Food-Visit to Amritsar,Part-3(Kesar Da Dhaba)
Published on 2012-04-29 06:08:00
Amritsar is the city of divine flavors and after you have paid your respects to the Guru. > read more
In search of Good Food-Visit to Amritsar,Part-2(Community Kitchen-Langar)
Published on 2012-04-21 23:43:00
With these words, we enter the community kitchen(langar) at the Golden temple complex,AmritsarThe Lord himself is the farm Himself is the farmer Himself he grows and grinds the cornHimself he cooks Himself he places in on a platter And Himself he eats tooHimself is the water Himself the toothpick Himself he offers a handful of waterHimself he calls the men to eat Himself he bids them off > read more
In search of Good Food-Visit to Amritsar,Part-1
Published on 2012-04-17 03:30:00
We required divine intervention to continue ahead with the blog, and what better place than Amritsar.Amritsar:the spiritual capital of the Sikhs and gained its name, meaning "Holy Pool of Nectar", from the body of water around the Golden Temple.We start our journey for search of good food with a visit to the golden temple(harminder Sahib). So in this part we will cover the visit to the Golden temple and continue with the places known in Amritsar for excellent mouth watering food.To reach and pla [..] > read more
Vegetable Momos
Published on 2011-07-24 13:29:00
Momos is a type of dumpling native to the Nepali part of the Himalayas and to Tibet. It is similar to the Mongolian buuz or the Chinese jiaozi.This recipe and pictures are from my recent visit to Eastern part of India.(darjeeling in West bengal and Sikkim)Minced Vegetables (Carrot, Cabbage, Beans)100 g Garlic 2 cloves, minced Ginger ¼" piece, minced Onion (small) ½ finely choppedGreen Chilly 1 minced Coriander Leaves 1 tbsp, chopped Oil 1 tsp Salt To taste Maida 1 cup (100g) Water 1/3 cup (app [..] > read more
Puri
Published on 2011-01-24 17:38:00
Puri or poori or boori (Hindi पूरी (pūrī), Urdu: بوری, Tamil பூரி (pūri), Kannada ಪೂರಿ (pūri), Telugu పూరి (pūri)), Turkish:Puf böreği is a unleavened Indian bread, commonly consumed in India, Pakistan, Tur > read more
Indian Chai (Tea)
Published on 2010-12-20 13:55:00
Well, this is the first thing that we learn in the kitchen. Tea or Coffee.I am posting this simple way of making Indian tea to help y friends outside India who like this a lot.. :).There is no secret ingredient in India tea, its just a simple India t > read more
Kheer (Rice Pudding)
Published on 2010-11-13 11:50:00
Kheer: Indian sweet dish, made by boiling rice with milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, saffron, pistachios or almonds.This is one of those desserts, which can be made with the simplest and easiest available food items.The ingredien > read more
Buttermilk(Indian chaas)
Published on 2010-10-26 10:29:00
Chas or chaas is a buttermilk drink (indian summer drink ) (Salted Butter Milk ) that is more enjoyed in the summer heat or season in india. it is very popular all over india in different variants of the same recipe. It is enjoyed in punjab as lassi > read more
Buttermilk(Indian chaas)
Published on 2010-10-26 10:20:00
Chas or chaas is a buttermilk drink (indian summer drink ) (Salted Butter Milk ) that is more enjoyed in the summer heat or season in india. it is very popular all over india in different variants of the same recipe. It is enjoyed in punjab as lassi > read more
Dum Aloo.. (Strength Potato)
Published on 2010-10-09 05:46:00
Dum Aloo (also spelled as Dam Aloo) is a North Indian more specifically a Kashmiri cuisine. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried, then cooked slowly at low flame in a curd based gravy with Indian spices.Yes... you gain a lot of st > read more
Custard:Pudding
Published on 2010-09-19 15:55:00
Custard: Pudding: It is a dessert made out of mlik. In India we get a pack of custard powder easily available in general stors. They come in various flavours.I think this is the easiest dessert to make and very tasty also.There are very basic steps, > read more
Visit to Mannubhai Sweet and Snack Shop @Bhavnagar,Gujarat
Published on 2010-08-24 23:22:00
Last week(2nd week of august 2010) I got a chance to sneak in the behind the scenes at Mannubhai Sweet and Snacks shop. This is one of the most famous shops in Bhavnagar,Gujarat,India and goes by the name. Below are some of the pictures that I took o > read more
Mirchi Pakode
Published on 2010-08-03 16:35:00
I call this part-2 i.e. continuation of my last article on similar savoury hereBelow is my experiences with making similar dish , but using long peppers as the subjectThe Ingredients1. Boiled potatoes2. Long/Big peppers3. Besan/Chick pea flour/Zirniu > read more
Lithuanian Voveraites
Published on 2010-07-25 15:34:00
Lithuanian Voveraites : Lithiuanian mushrooms made the India way.These are the locally avaialable mushrooms and they taste wonderfull. I never tried them untill this season and kept on wondering why was I missing on this wonderfull vegeterian dish :) > read more