The month is almost half done and this Monday, we are recovering from the lethargy of a long weekend. Friday was a festival holiday, Ganesh Chaturthi, followed by the weekend. This weekend we ventured to a new restaurant housed inside the 1MG Mall; more on that in a separate post. September was the due date…
Tag: Food
Malabar fish curry in minutes β°
…with a little help π. I tried out a ready to cook fish curry from a fish and meat delivery app in Bangalore called http://www.fishandmeatdaily.com I was a little apprehensive about trying out ready to cook, but decided to give it a go; it’s only akin to ordering an eat out with an extra step…
Sambar secrets π
It’s the end of the week and one of the unpleasant tasks in the To Do list of food prep for the next week is grating coconuts π₯₯. Laborious process, but inescapable as we use coconut in practically all the dishes.Β And this is where Sambar scores, it’s a gravy dish that does not require…
Royal Challengers Bar & Cafe: More than a hat trick π₯
Live music, fabulous food, relaxing ambience – that’s a hat trick for this sports themed restaurant and combine it with prompt and friendly service, edgy drinks, this restaurant is superb !! Sunday afternoon and we were at Church Street trying to zero in on a place to eat. The two major attractions of Church Street…
A bespoke Onam Sadya πΊ Part π
7: 00 am, Saturday morning, Thiruvonam Day 2021 π΅; no hurry to rush to the kitchen and start with the cooking π….I had it under control or at least I believed so… The To Do list for the cooking spree on Saturday morning ran like this π Extract the thick and thin coconut milk for…
A bespoke Onam Sadya πΊ Part π
I can’t call it a traditional Onam sadya; we had 10 dishes with 8 veg and 2 non-veg, plus 3 payasams. It was a potluck sadya too, our guests were gracious enough to bring 2 dishes and 2 payasams. Hubs was skeptical, “Have you ever seen a Onam sadya spread with non-veg dishes !?” He…
A Bangalore staycation @Hyatt Centric π΄
Bangalore weather is gorgeous and one perfect way to enjoy it is by the poolside at the Hyatt Centric; flanked by champa (frangipani) trees with its dark green foliage and speckles of pretty white fragrant flowers βand palm trees swaying in the cool breeze. With the pandemic still not over, the pool is closed for…
Cravings for cold cloudy days…π
It’s been a few days since we have seen the sun; the sky is an undulating cover of white and grey with occasional rain and cold breeze. Hailing from Kerala where it’s sweltering hot, the weather in Bangalore is reminiscent of a hill station and it’s lovely π. The cloudy cold days prompt cravings for…
A week in pics π
What’s news !? Rains βοΈ The weather in Bangalore is dreamy. The lockdown here has been lifted and under the erstwhile normal we should be stepping out to explore the city esp. during the weekends; but not so much now. Surprisingly, we are still content to remain at home ! The home deliveries have been…
A taste of Kerala…π
Looks like Brownies; but no π Homemade; yes ! π It’s a fruit halwa… π Jackfruit halwa π€ Tasty and unique to Kerala…a taste of home !! Till next post, take care !!
The Magic Whistle β²
Sounds like the title of an Enid Blyton story. But not so. When we were playing the edible alphabet game in our family WhatsApp group π Q for Queens πΈπ», my dish for the letter Y was the very common yam. I have a love hate relationship with this vegetable. I love it enough to…
Sweet start to the month π₯
June is always special; celebrating the arrival of the monsoon β ; but this year it is in June that we finally got to taste this year’s mangoesπ₯. So double celebrationsπ₯³. Usually we get a carton from Kerala filled with our homegrown Moovandan mangoes; but this time, mom said most of the mangoes were infested…
Q for Queens πΈπ»
Inspired by Anita Nair’s book – the Alphabet Soup for Lovers πGood reads for the monsoon 2020 #1 π¦ we held an edible alphabet game in our family WhatsApp group. Beginning from the first of the month till the twenty sixth, the participants had to post a picture of a homemade dish, beginning with the…
Happiness homemade π
Today was my younger nephew’s b’day. He turned sevenπ¦. My brother and sil arranged an online cake cutting, the kid was thrilled and so were we. He is used to online classes, so greeting his cousins and grandparents virtually seemed perfectly normal to him. My sil took the trouble to bake a cakeπ. It was…
Easy Indian Meal (Set #10): Rice and curries π
“Cook with love, thinking about the people who are going to be eating your food. Think how much you want them to enjoy the meal. Put your heart into it !” my Dad’s secret to cooking tasty meals. In the midst of the lockdown, when everyday is the same, meals have taken up the additional…
Tasty Ajwain Poori π
Ajwain (also called carom seed) is a spice known for it’s distinctive and enticing aroma. When I saw this cartoon in today’s BL, my mind jumped to the strong aroma of ajwain and the morning’s breakfast was decided. Poori and aloo (potato) masala. Where is the ajwain ? In the poori – it’s Ajwain Poori…
Semiya payasam π
Three times this year we got to celebrate the New Year π₯³. Not many in terms of company for the festivities, but you can still bring some cheer and change by whisking up one of those special occasion dishes ! New Year is 1 Jan as per the Gregorian calendar; 13 Apr is New Year…
Iftar special recipe π₯₯
Back in Kochi, in our second rented apartment, our immediate neighbours were Muslims. One evening, during the second half of the fasting month of Ramadan, the lady of the house rang our door bell and asked for two plates and two bowls. Why I asked? To give us some of their Iftar food, she said….
Memorable Easter brunch π₯
Easter was last Sunday (4 Apr); we had cousins over for brunch and here’s a glimpse of the spread. Why am I writing a week after Easter? Because things didn’t go as per plan and it’s the little surprises along the way that make the occasion memorable π. So let’s start with the menu –…
POTD: Sweet and in season π
Sunday mornings we have a local vegetable seller set up shop at the apartment complex. And today he had grapes, the slender, seedless green variety. Sweet !! As Ruskin Bond reminded fruits are a compensation for the summer heat. π To know which fruit is in season, you just have to look at the push…
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