Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  The food thread! Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Non Aviation View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:54 pm    Post subject: jbalonso777 wrote: Then Colombo is Kotthu. Of course, road side food here is safe! Its basically roti, spoilt horribly, but the result is something which I will miss once I leave Colombo for univ in 2 years. I do not know how they do it, but its awesome! Clearly TN and Sri Lanka have a lot of common - Kotthu barotta is very common in TN - esp. at the NV joints! Sinful like nothing else, and super delicious too. _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top Aseem Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:31 pm    Post subject: sumantra wrote: himmat01 wrote: This is what I had at Cashmere, Hindi Rogan Josh. The fantastic colour of the Kashmiri/Deghi mirch: intense red without making it otherwise hot! A similar recipe with the non-veg part replaced with marinated cottage cheese also tastes wonderful. With cottage cheese, one is tempted to add tomatoes, but these give a completely different taste here, quite different from what the original Kashmiri recipe warrants. Cheers, Sumantra. Wondering how I missed this thread. Anyways coming to Rogan Josh, there are two types of Kashmiri Rogan Josh. One is common among Pandits, and the other among Muslim. Here is the link to the one followed by Muslims, http://simplyspicy.blogspot.ca/search/label/Kashmiri%20Cuisine Here is the one followed by Pandits http://chefatlarge.in/recipes/rogan-josh.html# The latter in its vegetarian form is used in Kashmiri Dum Aloo http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/kashmiri-dum-aloo.aspx enjoy VT-ASJ _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri] [/url] Back to top jbalonso777 Member Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 1501 Location: Never, never land Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:54 pm    Post subject: Hi sir. Thank you for the humorous reply! A bit tied down now, due to the mocks. sumantra wrote: jbalonso777 wrote: I will post of few pictures of the Proper Serendib (along with, hopefully, 2 Wide Body flights on UL) in the TR. Nice starter, to whet up our appetites! The starters? 4R-ADB & 4R-ADE. Like I said, this will take some time Rgds Jish _________________ http://www.youtube.com/c/JishnuBasu777 Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 11:29 pm    Post subject: jbalonso777 wrote: The starters? 4R-ADB & 4R-ADE. Like I said, this will take some time Don't worry, Jishnu, no one will go away even if we get ravenously hungry! Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:36 am    Post subject: Are there any chaat fans here, besides myself Of course! I simply pig on chaat during my annual India trips. I love Ragada Patties (also called aloo tiki in Delhi)! Spicy potato cutlets in white peas and gravy. Other favourites of mine are pani puri, dahi puri and sev puri. Yum! _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top Spiderguy252 Member Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 4259 Location: Indian Ocean Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:11 am    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: Are there any chaat fans here, besides myself Of course! I'm not a fan of any kind of chaat that's "chunky", like a typical Bhel Puri. Dahi stuff, sure. Love 'em! _________________ Yeah. Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:40 pm    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: Are there any chaat fans here, besides myself Of course! Die hard Chaat fan here - love Bhel, papdi-chat and the like. Often make that my meal _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:02 pm    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: Are there any chaat fans here, besides myself Of course Being a Delhi'ite (in addition to the resident fat hog glutton on this forum), what do you expect my answer to be? Do you want all Bhel to break loose? On another note, while I love the taste, in my humble opinion, this isn't really too much of an art, compared to an intricately prepared dish. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:55 pm    Post subject: sumantra wrote: Do you want all Bhel to break loose? Good one! Quote: On another note, while I love the taste, in my humble opinion, this isn't really too much of an art, compared to an intricately prepared dish. Cheers, Sumantra. On the contrary, I think that some of the tastiest things are the most uncomplicated. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:53 am    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: On the contrary, I think that some of the tastiest things are the most uncomplicated. Of course, I just meant that some tasty simple food preparation does not need too much of an art to prepare it. The art/science isn't always correlated with the taste, as you courrectly point out Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:29 pm    Post subject: Any comments on the vada pav.... _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:09 pm    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: Any comments on the vada pav.... Typical Bambaiyya fast food. I remember a company coming up with joints all around the city, named `Jumbo King' in the early 2000s, with some interestingly priced options: Rs. 5 for an ordinary one, Rs. 6 for a `cheese' one, and the like. It followed the multinationals' fast food joints-type setup, and the joints were quite neat and clean. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top jbalonso777 Member Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 1501 Location: Never, never land Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:59 pm    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: Any comments on the vada pav.... My school bus used to stop in front of the Marine Lines Jumbo King Vada Pav! We were only 12 or 13 people on board, so we asked the 'conductor bhaiyya' to stop there. Oh, the varieties there! I really loved the Schezwan (misspelled that!) Vada Pav! Oh I miss those days of class 5, when I did ANYTHING to get the vital 6 or 7 Rupees for that Vada Pav, like polishing Dad's shoes Anyways, when I stopped using the school's bus, I moved on to the proper street side vada pav. That was amazing as well! Both these variations have different tastes of their own! But then, the undiagnosed sickness haunted me in mid 2011, the bi weekly vada pav feast had ended. Vada pav in CMB? Nothing close to the ones in BOM, and they cost INR50. Rgds Jish _________________ http://www.youtube.com/c/JishnuBasu777 Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:37 pm    Post subject: Interesting experiences, written in your inimitable style, Jishnu! The ending was a bit unfortunate, you have written about this before, if I remember correctly. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top jbalonso777 Member Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 1501 Location: Never, never land Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:49 pm    Post subject: sumantra wrote: Interesting experiences, written in your inimitable style, Jishnu! The ending was a bit unfortunate, you have written about this before, if I remember correctly. Cheers, Sumantra. Indeed I did sir! Towards the end of this TR: http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=12469 Rgds Jish _________________ http://www.youtube.com/c/JishnuBasu777 Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:19 am    Post subject: Nimish wrote: jbalonso777 wrote: Then Colombo is Kotthu... Its basically roti, spoilt horribly, but the result is something which I will miss... Clearly TN and Sri Lanka have a lot of common - Kotthu barotta is very common in TN I do not know how I missed this. I confess I haven't had the kothu barota yet, but the kothu idlis of TN are a meta-dish: the idli making itself is a nice art, and to have (typically broken, or left-over) idlis made into a simple but fine dish, with the increased surface area from the cutting into pieces, allows the idlis to take up more flavour of the other material it is cooked with better, resulting in an absolute delight. I remember enjoying it in Chennai - now, where was this? Murugan's Idlis, or was it at a joint close to Bishop Waller Avenue, near the Marina beach? Awesome... Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top shivendrashukla Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:36 am    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: Any comments on the vada pav.... Jumbo Vadapav hands down. My favorite one was the Schwann one . I never missed one on my way back from the college at Andheri East Station. Miss those days --Shivendra Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:32 pm    Post subject: HAWK21M wrote: Any comments on the vada pav.... I've had really good ones at the Karjat Railway Station. _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:41 pm    Post subject: Now let me shift the topic to something Spicy... Ofcourse some of you are are aware my recent voyages aboard the "dalchini" and "kesar" but right now I am talking about a dish very popular in one of our neighbouring countries... Highly recommended if you like fish.. A must try!!! Here goes The dish is named ‘kulhimas’. Kulhimas is usually eaten for breakfast with roshi (a type of roti) and consists of tuna steak in a fairly dry, hot sauce with chilli powder, onion and a splash of coconut milk. Unbeatable taste!!! If you like fish you will love it!!!! Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:05 am    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: The dish is named ‘kulhimas’. Kulhimas is usually eaten for breakfast with roshi (a type of roti) and consists of tuna steak in a fairly dry, hot sauce with chilli powder, onion and a splash of coconut milk. Unbeatable taste!!! If you like fish you will love it!!!! More details needed - which country is this from? What does it look like? Any chance we can get to try this in Bangalore? _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top avbuff Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:17 pm    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: Now let me shift the topic to something Spicy... Ofcourse some of you are are aware my recent voyages aboard the "dalchini" and "kesar" but right now I am talking about a dish very popular in one of our neighbouring countries... Highly recommended if you like fish.. A must try!!! Here goes The dish is named ‘kulhimas’. Kulhimas is usually eaten for breakfast with roshi (a type of roti) and consists of tuna steak in a fairly dry, hot sauce with chilli powder, onion and a splash of coconut milk. Unbeatable taste!!! If you like fish you will love it!!!! Does sound interesting ... do you have a picture to share ? Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:32 pm    Post subject: I am not aware whether there are restaurants serving Maldivian cuisine in Bangalore. There are a few in Trivandrum. Best is to try it out when you fly down to the country itself. MLE is linked with non stop flights from TRV (Q2/AI), MAA (Q2), BOM (Q2), BLR (AI) and COK (SG). You can google to get pictures of the dish in question but it tastes much better than it looks!!! Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:41 pm    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: You can google to get pictures of the dish in question but it tastes much better than it looks! Thanks, Rajeev- yes, I tried a few shots, and got the recipe, too. Sounds nice - I'll try it on some similar veg preparation. It may sound odd, for a person who usually opts for non-veg on every flight he takes, cooks and experiments with only vegetarian items at home! Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:16 am    Post subject: So what has been the most hyped up thing that you have eaten recently, and found most disappointing? For me it has to be the famed Mumbai's Rajdhani Thali! Very very ordinary indeed! Shall never set foot in there again! http://rajdhani.co.in/index.html _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:41 am    Post subject: Times Food Guides. I have used two of them. The Mumbai one is written by Rashmi Uday Singh and is an excellent guide and a MUST HAVE for every foodie in my opinion. Very well researched, well written and well presented, the author's extensive experience as a food critic shows through. Paritcularly appreciated is the effort taken to track out and review places which may be small and out of the way but which has a reputation for good food. Everything from Jumbo Vada pav to the outlets at the Taj are covered. In comparison the one for Bangalore is a total waste of money as per me. Written by Suresh Hnduja who among other things I understand is also a food crtic, I found the book totally useless. Poorly researched and badly written, most of the reviews are concentrated on outlets in the Koramangala, Cunningham road, MG road areas. Most of the spiffy outlets are covered with rave reviews but the effort to dig out the lesser known but equally good places particularly in out of the way areas or suburbs, which is there in the BOM guide is clearly not there. A MUST AVOID in my opinion. Back to top himmat01 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:52 am    Post subject: Is anyone here a fan of Sol Kadhi. I prefer it over cocktails and mocktails. It really goes well with simple dishes like Pomfret fry and Surmai fry. CC: http://ruchkarjevan.blogspot.in/2010/03/solkadhi-kokum-kadhi.html _________________ Save Maharashtra! Back to top avbuff Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031 Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 1:22 pm    Post subject: himmat .... Sol Kadhi is my weakness ...... Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:17 pm    Post subject: Went to this restaurant called "Cafe Thulp" yesterday - tucked away in the periphery of Koramangala, I'd heard great reviews, but never had the chance to go. I can tell you one thing - their burgers can't be beat anywhere (I've eaten) in India! A thick, juicy patty of beef, with an awesome bun, a delight to sink into. _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:40 pm    Post subject: Which is the recommended place in Bangalore (other than five stars) where you can have some authentic Nasi goreng ??? Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:15 pm    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: Which is the recommended place in Bangalore (other than five stars) where you can have some authentic Nasi goreng ??? Not had good luck with Asian food in BLR . Even thai food is tough to get at a reasonable price. _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:06 pm    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: Which is the recommended place in Bangalore (other than five stars) where you can have some authentic Nasi goreng ??? TKMCE, you are a real food lover! I wish I had the same enthusiasm as you did, to seek out exotic cuisines. Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:51 pm    Post subject: Started off by reading about it when I couldnt afford it!! Now I can ,,,a little bit... got around to tasting it as well... same goes for my travels....slow graduation from an armchair one to an actual one.... and ofcourse local delicacies is a must try wherever I am!!! Still remember the calore rich butter chicken at the Dhabas in Connaught Place Delhi many many years back..... Back to top himmat01 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:35 am    Post subject: Yesterday, I had lunch at Nizam's. Best Kathi kababs and Rogan Josh with Rumali Roti. Mind goes back to 1996-97. There used to be Kathi Kabab wallah selling yummy kathi kababs on East Street Pune. Is the guy still there? _________________ Save Maharashtra! Back to top Nimish Member Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 9757 Location: Bangalore, India Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:15 pm    Post subject: So I went to Pizza hut for lunch today - after years and years of avoiding the place like the plague. I think I avoided it for good reasons, still did not like the pizzas - too much cheese/ fat and too thick a base for my liking. _________________ We miss you Nalini! Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:40 am    Post subject: Apparently for the last two months A Net India members have all been too busy dieting and getting fitter and thinner than ever before . Now that the holiday season is back, I am sure it is time to start food-xploring again!!! Let me revive this thread with a subject which is always dear to my heart - Pickles . What is food without pickles???? For me the favorite has been home made fish pickle made of seer fish. Next for me is the famous Gongura pickle and the least favorite is Lemon . And while I prefer the sweetish sambar you get in Darshinis in Bangalore anytime to the conventional Sambhar you get elsewhere, as far as pickles are concerned it is hotter the better for me. Hence no " mango pickles with jaggery" for me (the stuff you get in Gujarat) . I would take red chilly pickle any time. Keep the ball rolling. Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:47 am    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: Apparently for the last two months A Net India members have all been too busy dieting and getting fitter and thinner than ever before Ha ha! That takes the cake - with all its calories. TKMCE wrote: For me the favorite has been home made fish pickle made of seer fish. Next for me is the famous Gongura pickle and the least favorite is Lemon Growing up in Delhi has made me somehow at the opposite end of the scale. I haven't had much exposure to non-vegetarian pickles, though when you point out a Mallu item, I would spare no effort to try and get a taste of the same. Yes, I too like the Gongura one, but I happen to love the Pleibian Lemon and Mango ones, too - yes, without the jaggery. TKMCE wrote: And while I prefer the sweetish sambar you get in Darshinis in Bangalore anytime to the conventional Sambhar you get elsewhere, as far as pickles are concerned it is hotter the better for me. I seem to be at the opposite end of the scale again - my constant lament in Bengaluru has been the relative pre-ponderance of the sweet Sambhar as opposed to the non-sweet one, which I used to absolutely love, on each trip to the city. On the topic, I guess you would love the Andhra-style pickle in its blood-coloured gravy, with the main ingredient being...of course, red chillies. I do not mind it much, but my tender disposition cannot take much of it! Thank you for reviving this thread once again - makes me hungry! Cheers, Sumantra. Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 4:24 pm    Post subject: TKMCE wrote: Let me revive this thread with a subject which is always dear to my heart - Pickles . What is food without pickles???? . Aaah, Thanks for the remainder. Even I love pickles. Always return with a year's quota on my annual India visits. The Andhra ones are really very good. Particularly the Avakkai Pachadi (Traditional Mango Pickle) and the Gongura Chutney. Both are excellent when eaten with hot rice and ghee *heaven*. I also like the typical baby mango pickle in brine, that is available in Kerala ( Called 'Kadugu Mangai' in Tamil, literally "Mustard Mango"). This is made with the smaller variety of mango and is very hot. Excellent stuff. Even I am not a fan of jaggery in Pickle, but for one notable exception. This variety is made in Andhra, with the remains of the previous year's hot mango pickle. Some jaggery is melted and poured into this, and the outcome is simply divine. Don't like non-vegetarian pickles general but I do enjoy the pickled duck that is made in France. Called Confit de Canard, it tastes very good but does have a tendency to give one a stomach upset . Who says Indian pickles hold the sole rights in this regard _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top jasepl Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:22 am    Post subject: The_Goat wrote: Don't like non-vegetarian pickles general but I do enjoy the pickled duck that is made in France. Called Confit de Canard, it tastes very good but does have a tendency to give one a stomach upset . Who says Indian pickles hold the sole rights in this regard Well, very nearly anything that's dunked in salt and then basically deep-fried is going to taste good _________________ four years free of jetya punti! Back to top G-BYGB Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1813 Location: Bangalore/Delhi Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:23 pm    Post subject: Speaking of pickles, I love venigar in pickles. Badekar was the Mumbai based brand that used this ingrediant the most. _________________ www.flickr.com/G-BYGB photos Back to top TKMCE Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957 Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 1:51 pm    Post subject: Bedekar pickles were lovely. 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