It’s getting tougher and tougher to find a pure vegetarian restaurant in cities. You have a lot of non vegetarian restaurants cropping up everyday. It’s not that I “don’t want to eat” at a non vegetarian restaurant, it’s just that I prefer a pure vegetarian restaurant when I’m out with …
Read More »Food Trucks in India – we need more of these !
The Pani-Puri waala bhaiya is probably the only man who is surrounded by women pleading to give them more, pani puris. This is surely one of the most common scenes that you would have come across when you are out shopping. Not only pani puri but various other items including …
Read More »Punugulu Decoded
“Tum Gujarati log itne cute hote ho … par tum log ka khana itna khatarnak kyun hota hai … dhokla, fafda, handva, thepla … aaise lagta hai jaise koi missiles hai” Remember this dialog of Kareena from the hit movie 3 idiots ? It turns out that it’s not only …
Read More »Recipe – Sugarfree Oats Burfi
Oats have become a quintessential part of our diet thanks to its health benefits. Oats are rich in dietry fiber and thus help keep the digestive system in good shape. Oats have replaced almost ever single food grain and have become a great breakfast item. Also, since a lot of people are …
Read More »Jodhpur Wala’s Food House – Ghar ka khaana
Rajasthan and Gujarat are the two states that I regard as a Vegetarian’s Paradise. The states have anything and everything to satisfy a Vegetarian’s taste buds. From the authentic Undhiyu and Dal baati to the luscious Matho and Ghewar, Rajasthanis and Gujaratis will never let you down, at least on …
Read More »Burger King comes to Hyderabad in Style
World renowned chain of “Burger” restaurant – Burger King – has finally arrived in Hyderabad. After outlets in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, it was time for the City of Nizams to get a taste of it. The outlet opened recently in one of the largest and most visited malls in Hyderabad – Forum Sujana …
Read More »End of the fasting “Feast”
Navratri or Durga Puja as it is known, is a 9 day long festival celebrated in every corner of India. During this time, there are huge ‘Pandals’ setup with idols of Goddess Durga, and evenings start with the aarti and end late with folk dances – Garba / Dandia being the …
Read More »One year in Hyderabad
Exactly a year ago I ‘revisited’ this city with faded school memories about Charminar, Ramoji Film City, Hussain Sagar et al. However this was no time to act as a tourist, rather it was time for this ‘Banjara’ to settle down in the city and soak in its culture. Like …
Read More »Happiness is Traveling…
“Traveling is like reading a book, one who hasn’t traveled, hasn’t turned a page…” defines traveling just perfectly. For many traveling is a task, for others its hobby and for some others its passion. Well, I belong to the second group or rather the starting of the third group 😛 …
Read More »Hyderabad ki ‘Numaish’ 2015 – Trade Fair
Every city has its own set of cultural expos, trade fairs, ‘melas’ and Hyderabad too has it very own Numaish. Numaish or Masnuaat-e-Mulki is an annual consumer expo that takes place in this city of Nizams. And this time around it was the first time this was being hosted in the newly formed state …
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