When Swagath opened its doors almost a decade ago, there were plenty of concessions to the local palate. Several branches later, the restaurant has perfected its recipe to cater to our collective palate. Today, there’s no need to go to Mumbai for Gomantak food – it has come to our city. There’s Goan, Malabari, Chettinad…
The winner of the CP dowagers’ marathon Serves unashamedly multi cuisine Atmospherics: In the beginning, there were a dozen or so gracious restaurants dotting Connaught Place, the only venue that was deemed fit to host restaurants that catered to western and Indian tastes, with a bit of Chinese thrown in. Some have downed their shutters…
The term ‘value for money’ was coined here Serves pizzas Atmospherics: There are a few high tables and high stools inside Instapizza. Should you want to sit outside (a good idea in pleasant weather) there are regular chairs and tables, but the tables look a bit grubby, perhaps because of the material they are made…
Last week, within the space of five days, I had tasted close to thirteen fish curries. I’m sure I haven’t plumbed the depths of all the fish curries in God’s Own Country: it is just that time and my appetite conspired against deeper ‘research’ into this fascinating subject. It all started in Radisson Plaza, Kumarakom,…
Ingredients: Mutton, 1 kg Onion, 1 Garlic, A few cloves (2 cloves garlic per piece of meat) Cinnamon, One small stick Black cardamom, 1 Green cardamom, 2 Clove, 1 Saunf/ Fennel seeds powder Haldi/ Turmeric powder Kashmiri Mirch/ Red Chilli powder (preferably ‘MDH Kashmiri Mirch’) Vegetable of your choice (Peas/ Potato/ Tomato/ Cauliflower) Shahi Zeera…
Some of the old magic still lingers Serves food from Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan Atmospherics: When it burst upon the scene a few years ago, it was further down the main ‘road’ of Hauz Khas Village, in a large, airy, well-lit room. Always packed to capacity with the range of humanity that you would never…
Usually, when you go to wish a 36 year old Happy Birthday, you have to utter a number of platitudes. You have to say things like “Darling, how young you look. Err this IS your 28th isn’t it?” and much more in the same vein. In fact, if the 36 year old is a lady,…
The first family of Lucknavi food open a restaurant, Cuisine: Lucknavi Atmospherics: an open kitchen, well-appointed if compact eatery that is packed to the gills every day at meal-time. With Imtiyaz Qureshi’s sons running Namak Mandi, (the name of a popular Lahore market), the food is a no-brainer. However, there’s a rider: the vegetarian options…
Gracious dining amidst a rash of cacophony Serves authentic Sichuan Chinese Atmospherics: kudos to the management of this 14 year old restaurant that is as pristine today as the day it opened its doors. It has always had three Sichuan chefs in the kitchen. The tastes are closer to our desi palate than many other…
Many years ago, when Aharnish Mishra and Manideep Chhokra chucked up lucrative jobs in a software company, their plan was simple: they were going to set up a coffee roasting facility. Common enough in the south, it’s virtually unheard of in Delhi. Today, Finca Specialty Coffee supplies freshly roasted beans in a choice of five…