Literally! That’s what the newly-refurbished Asian bar and eatery in Bandra offers you on a platter – Asia! Right from Vietnamese to Indonesian, Japanese, and Thai – the best of Asian food and flavours can be savoured at this quiet eatery, tucked away in Bandra’s posh neighbourhood Pali Hill.
With...
Every state in India has its own unrivalled cuisine. Gujarat, the state on the country’s western fringe, has its unique flavour. Folks of all convictions have pooled in to form various aspects of the Gujarati cuisine. The dishes of Parsis, Bohra Muslims, and Khojas (from Arabia) have all acquired...
During our recent visit to Welcome Heritage’s Bal Samand Lake Palace in Jodhpur, I had the good opportunity to dine at their hugely popular open-air restaurant Kebab Korner. The lawn area where chipmunks, peacocks and other creatures frequent during daytime gets converted into a cosy, romantic candle-lit restaurant by...
There may be food festivals galore but when it comes to cuisine from the southern peninsula, my gastronomic antenna gets activated as it recently happened when I was invited by The Orchid Hotel and Master chef Bala of the specialty restaurant South of Vindhyas (SOV). The Chettinad food festival,...
It’s festival time at the Baluchi – The LaliT Mumbai’s signature restaurant – which is hosting the Goan Food Festival from the 21st to the 30th of July. It is rightly branded as Susegado Mumbai, ‘Susegad’ meaning a relaxed attitude and enjoyment of life to the fullest. Not just...
The 21-day lockdown has made us do our own chores. The lack of domestic help has made us cook and clean. The limited availability of groceries has made us think if home-cooked meals are beyond - chawal, roti, sabzi every day. Worry not. We bring you five delicious yet...
Fats are one of the most important macronutrients for the human body. Fats are building blocks for around 70 trillion cells that make up our body. Our hormones, bile, and cholesterol also consist of fats. The body uses fats as an energy source and protection.
Fatty acid deficiency is widespread...
North Indian food never goes out of fashion and the restaurant India Bistro in a South Indian predominated suburb of Chembur (in Mumbai) stands testimony with its packed-to-capacity bookings even on a weekday lunch that we visited. Simple, rustic, spacious and comfortable interiors with a vibrant bar and friendly...
Vanilla Bundt cake with coconut filling, topped with chocolate ganache
Ingredients for the vanilla cake
290 gms flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
110 grams butter
2 tablespoons castor sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tin sweetened condensed milk
80 ml milk
1/2 tbsp vinegar
150 ml soda
Making the vanilla batter: Add salt, baking powder and baking...
To make your Christmas and holiday season celebrations cheerful, Chef Ranveer Brar shares recipes for decadent treats and mouthwatering desserts using Hershey India syrups and spreads.
Chocolate Fruit Cake with Hershey's cocoa powder
Prep time: 30 minutes + three hours soaking
Baking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For soaking:
¾ cup dry fruits and nuts...
Mango…the moment this word is uttered, one can sense the tangy sweet freshness and the succulent bite of nature’s gift. Just the mention of the King of Fruits is enough to invoke a sense of abundance and profusion. From green to gold to green-red, mango has an exceptionally refreshing...
The Parsis, which means Persians, the followers of prophet Zoroaster, migrated to India to escape religious harassment and discriminations by another community (Muslims). As they turned from refugees to residents of India, the Persian sway shrank except for the use of dry fruits and nuts in pulavs.
While Iranian cooking...
Do you ever find yourself rummaging for a certain ingredient that your recipe requires, but to no avail? More often than not, we tend to miss out on ingredients that seem to make a difference to the entire dish but always double-check the recipe if you can find an...
