Indian Food

FINAL SPREE OF T20 FEVER AT ISLAND BAR The Island Bar at Shangri-La’s-Eros Hotel, New Delhi welcomes enthusiastic game lovers to the final spree of T20 fever. Guests are invited to experience the same thrill as watching the matches live in the stadium and enjoy the final countdown of the cricket fever. Island Bar has been decorated to give a stadium like feel to bowl guests over with an amazing line up of theme-based packages. During the live match hours, buy one and get one free on select beverages. Alternatively, guests can choose The “Beverage Premium League” offering unlimited premium liquor, crispy and tangy Chef’s signature appetizers, priced at Rs.2000. Guests can also choose to go for the “Straight Drive” package to revel in premium Indian liquor and Chef’s signature appetizers for Rs. 1500. Beer lovers can indulge in the “Budweiser Bucket” for Rs.999. Guests can catch a perfect cricketing interlude at the Island Bar. For details, contact 91 11 4119 1030

Finally I'm here with the Kid's Delight-5 Ingredient Fix roundup. First off big thanks to Valli for letting me host the event. Thanks to all of you who have sent your delicious dishes to the event. My special thanks to my non-blogging friends and cousins who took time out of their busy schedules to cook, take pictures and write about their kid's favorite dishes.As Priya said in her email that this is not a tough theme, but it definitely makes you think about what we are feeding our kids. Basically my concept is 'less is more' and that holds good for kids food too. I'm so glad so many of you joined in to share these delicious kid friendly dishes. There might be some dishes that have more than 5 ingredients, but I let them slide since the whole point of the exercise is to have fun.I think I've included all the entries that I received. If I missed your entry, I sincerely apologize and if you leave a comment on this post with the link, I will update the post with it. Thank you.So without further ado, here are the entries:First up is my dear friend Jyothy who sent 3 of her daughter's favorites:Carrot Rava Laddoo Carrot Rava Laddoo Sago Murukku (Saggubiyyam Murukulu) Sago Murukku (Saggubiyyam Murukulu)Banana Mini RoundsBanana Mini RoundsRead more »

Event: Experience musical exhilaration at Shiro with DJ Gaurav   Genre: Commercial Music                                                                                                                                                                     Date: 25th May, 2013 Timings: 9:00 p.m. onwards    Venue: Shiro, Hotel Samrat, New Delhi   Contact: 26876310/11

Potatoes and peas are such a classic combination in curries, don't you think ? I feel like I have tasted myriad versions of this combination in different curries over the years, every family seems to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Rejuvenate at Its Mirchi with Sunday Brunch   This summer loosen yourself and start your Sunday with spectacular buffet at Its Mirchi Restaurant by Ramee Guestline Hotels. The various dimensions of the victuals includes Starters, Soup, Live Counter for various dishes, Main Course Biryanis and Chinese preparations and as they say the meal is incomplete without desserts. Its Mirchi provides as much as 8 to 10 delicious desserts to their food lovers. And to add on to the relaxation to their customers Its Mirchi brings in the Pool side fun and Kids activity room, a place where kids can play and enjoy safely. The Pool Packages include: Only Meals @ Rs 555/-* 2nd Package: Food + unlimited beer & wine @ 777/-*. Timing: 11 am-3 pm Ramee Guestline Hotel, 462, A B Nair Road, Juhu, Mumbai

EXPERIENCE LAMIAN AT THE WESTIN PUNE KOREGAON PARK Lamian is a type of Chinese noodle. Lamian is made by stretching and folding the dough into strands. However, the twisting and subsequent stretching of the strips of dough happens due to the weight of the dough. Depending on the number of times the dough gets folded, the strands can be made in various lengths and thicknesses. This unique method of making noodles originated in China. Experience Lamian only at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park as Chef Zhang Ruixiang from Four Points by Sheraton Guangzhou presents this ancient art right on your platter. The Westin Pune Koregaon Park Seasonal Tastes, 7th to 23rd June 2013, 6:30 pm onwards. For details and reservations, please call: Vimal – 9561337104

Ingredients:Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup Tomato – 2 Turmeric powder – a pinch Red Chilli Powder – ¼ teaspoon Coriander Powder – ½ teaspoon Oil – 2 teaspoon Mustard – ½ teaspoon Jeera – 1 teaspoon Onion chopped – 2 tableslpoons Green Chillies split lenthwise – 2 Curry leaves – few Salt - 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste "Tomato Dhal" is an Andhra spcial and it is prepared with Thuvar dhal and tomato cooked together. I tried it with Green Gram dhal and tomato puree. Taste is good and goes well with rice and chapati. Method: Put green gram dhal along with a pinch of turmeric powder in a thick bottomed vessel and add two cups of water and a teaspoon of oil and cook till soft. Put whole tomatos in boiling water for five minutes and remove. Allow to cool. Peel the skin and put it in a mixie and make a fine puree. In a kadai put oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it pops up, add jeera and fry for a while. Then add chopped onion, green chillies and few curry leaves. Fry till the onion become transparent. Add tomato puree along with red chilli powder and coriander powder. Stir well and add the cooked dhal and half teaspoon salt. Mix well. Allow to boil for few seconds and remove.

Celebrate the IPL Madness @ GARAGE INC.- American Diner The IPL fever has spread all around, from the heavily packed cricket grounds and homes to Restaurants. Garage Inc- American Diner brings to you special IPL Offers to indulge yourself with the IPL Madness & celebrate the shots in fun and frolic. Experience the stadium like feeling & cheer with your friends for your Favorite Team. Special IPL Offers are:    Order a Pitcher of beer & you get a bowl of Chilly Garlic Potato Pops free.    Enjoy the Happy Hours, whole Day during this IPL Season.    Live Screening of every IPL Match. Venue:   Garage Inc. American Diner 2nd Floor, 30, Powerhouse Building, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi Dates :   On till 26th  May 2013 Time   :   12 noon – 12 am (midnight) For reservation – +91 8800958705, +91 9958457880

This was the advertisement that came on The Hindu daily three weeks back. A friend of mine called up and insisted on me participating in this contest and she gave me all the courage and backed me up to go for it. Ofcourse my mom again pushed me to send my entry :)They had asked us to send a recipe of a Sambar and a traditional recipe of Tamilnadu for the qualification round. I sent my favorite Capsicum potato sambar and Kanchipuram Idly recipe to Vijay TV office with not much of an expectations but then I got a call very next day that said I got selected for the second round directly and I had to make those recipes that I sent for the direct judges to taste! All excited and happy!So did I and things then moved on in the right direction :) Got all three green signals from the judges in the preliminary round and went forward for the on spot cooking round with 20 top participants. With a pressure time of 1 hour and limited ingredients, I cooked up a sweet - wheat banana appam and a savory - wheat beetroot mint rings. Adding to my happiness, I won the on spot cooking challenge too along with 3 others and have qualified for the all TamilNadu Finals which is going to happen this saturday :)Hoping to do my best and see whats in store for me :)The contest was telecasted on Sunday the 19th of may at 7PM in Vijay tv. Those who would be interested in watching the episode, the link is here - http://www.rajtamil.com/2013/05/asal-suvai-19-05-2013-vijay-tv-show/

L’Opéra Pâtisserie Boulangerie in Gurgaon: First anniversary celebrated with the exclusive sampling of 16 exciting new creations! Delhi - L’Opéra Pastry and Bakery shop celebrated the first anniversary of its Galleria Market outlet in Gurgaon on May 15, Wednesday. More than 160 guests joined L’Opéra’s team at Galleria Market to celebrate this first year anniversary and the success of the company. To mark this special occasion, L’Opéra proudly presented 16 exclusive new creations. In the presence of L’Opéra’s French Executive Chef, the guests were invited to taste an array of new sweets and petits fours, in the form of a “blind test”. Provided with note cards, people could taste and give their opinion about the new offerings. Excited patrons milled around eagerly, impatient to taste the delicacies on display. As mentioned by the founder of L’Opéra, Laurent Samandari: “We are committed to the highest standards of excellence, and we need our valued customers to guide us in our efforts and to judge us by granting patronage.” Spurred by the success of its first outlet which opened in Khan Market in 2011, L’Opéra Pâtisserie Boulangerie has developed its brand and opened several shops around Delhi. The combination of quality products and authentic French “know-how” are the main keys of L’Opéra’s success in India. L’Opéra is the proud recipient of the following prestigious awards: 2013    Times of India Food Award for Best Confectionery in Delhi and Gurgaon 2012    Times of India Food Award for Best Confectionery in Delhi Gourmet Guru Award for Best Chef: Bakery and Confectionery 2011    Hindustan Times, HT City, Vir Sanghvi’s Awards of Best Bakery NDTV Good Times Food Award for Best Dessert and Coffee Menu in India