You walk into a restaurant serving Indian food, you’ll surely find Chutney and Aachar on the table. These are the two life-saving inventions of the Indians which helps them to eat anything, ANYTHING ! These Peppy Aachar and Chutneys have the ability to transform your food and take it to the …
Read More »Shah Ghouse Biryani, Gachibowli – The Biryani Destination
Just like always, I along with myother team mates decided to celebrate Sankranti – apparently this is a big festival in Andhra, realized it this time around only. Nonetheless, looked up to Zomato to come up with some place to have lunch which was rated good and was pocket friendly. …
Read More »Ohri’s Jiva Imperia – must visit if you are a Veggie
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 …
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