UNIQUE MEAT PREPARATION WITH LAMB, ONION, FLAVORINGS. EATEN WITH KHATTI OR MITTHI DAL
NAWAB ASAF-UD-DULAH'S LOVE OF FOOD LED TO THE INVENTION OF THE SHAMI KEBAB. ORIGINATED FROM WORD “SHAAM” IN URDU
ORIGINATED IN LEGENDARY SHETTY LUNCH HOME, IN KUNDAPUR AROUND 90 KMS FROM MANGALORE
“KODAVA” KUNDAPUR GHEE ROAST- CHICKEN
BRAIN CHILD OF CHEF AT MUTHUPILLAI CANTEEN DECADES AGO, NOW IN MINAAR STYLE
65 SPICES BLENDED IN ONE TURRET. TANGY IN FLAVOR & BOOMED WITH CURRY LEAF
SECRET KERALA SPICES, BANANA LEAF PRAWNS
“ERNAKULAM” KONJU POLLICHATTU- PRAWNS
URLAI ROAST RECIPE IS MADE WITH BABY POTATOES AND A FRAGRANT DRY ROASTED FRESH PANDIYA NADU MASALA. PERFECT SIDE DISH
SHIKHAM MEANS FILLED BELLY IN URDU- OUR VERSION IS VEGETABLE PATTIES FILLED WITH HUNG CURD & CHILLI. HAILED FROM KITCHENS OF NIZAM.
“HYDERABAD” SUBZ SHIKAMPURI TIKKI
KUNDAN LAL GUJRAL INVENTED BUTTER CHICKEN, ACCIDENTAL HISTORICAL DISH
JEWEL IN CROWN- THIS NIZAMI RECIPE HAILS FROM 500 YEARS OLD LEGACY
BHUNA- MEANS SLOW COOKED WHERE LAMB IS COOKED WITH DOLLOPS OF GHEE, ONION & SPICES.
MURG MAKHAN MASALA
CHINTAMANI PUDUR IS PLACE OF ORIGIN NEAR COIMBATORE, MADE WITH DRIED CHILLI FLAKES, SHALLOTS. FIERY DISH WITH RUSTIC ROOTS OF KONGUNADU
LAMB CURRY FROM CHEF DEEPU’S KASARGOD HOME- A SUNDAY SPECIAL
MINAARI BHUNA GOSHT
NAVYATH COMMUNITY FROM BHATKAL ORIGINATED THIS PULAO BETWEEN 8TH & 15TH CENTURY
RECIPROCATION OF MILLITARY HOTEL BIRIYANI, OWES NAME TO THE DRIED BANANA LEAF OR LEAFY BOWL (KNOWN LOCALLY AS DONNE)
RECIPROCATION OF KASARGOD PULAO WITH LOCAL SPICES OF BEKAL
“KARNATAKA” DONNE PULAO- CHICKEN
JEERA SAMBA RICE IS RICH IN ITS FIBRE & REDUCES CHOLESTROL, TOTALLY PACKED WITH NUTRIENTS & MEDICINAL BENEFITS
FROM GOD’S OWN COUNTRY, THENGA PAAL MEEN CURRY SAVOURED WITH RAW MANGOES
CHEENVALA IS CHINESE FISHING NETS- USED TO CATCH PRAWNS IN KOCHI, THIS IS USUALLY MADE AND SAVOURED ON SHIPS WENT TO DO WILD CATCH OF PRAWNS
IN MEMORY OF CHEF JACOB SAHAYAKUMAR ARUNI, CHICKEN ROASTED IN TAMILNADU PALLIPALAYAM STYLE MASALA
FROM SPICE CITY OF ANDHRA- GUNTUR, MADE WITH SLIGHT SOUR SORREL LEAVES & GUNTUR CHILLI. THIS TAKES US TO HOME KITCHEN OF SHYAMALA AUNTY, OUR WARDEN IS HOSTEL AT TAPASVI
TYPICAL MALABAR RECIPE WITH SPICES AND DRY ROASTED COCONUT- BALA’S GRANDMOM MAKES IT TOP. CANT FORGET THE VISIT IN 2011 TO TRY THIS, SLURRP!!
SERVED WITH NEI SAADAM- GHEE RICE COOKED TO PERFECTION
PUNJABI VERSION KADHAI STYLE, WHERE CURRY IS AMALGMATED WITH PICKLED SIRKA ONION, PACKED WITH KUTTA MASALA
STUFFED COTTAGE CHEESE DUMPLINGS MADE IN HYDERABAD, SAVORED WITH NUTS & BROWN ONION PASTE
REFERRED AS BLE MOUNTAINS, THIS IS SPECIAL RECIPE WITH VEGETABLES SIMMERED IN GREEN CURRY
DUM PANEER KE GARLAY
KAMMO WAS OUR PUNJABI AUNTY MAKING OUR TIFFINS FOR DINNER IN HOSTEL, HER ALOO MUTTER WAS NEXT LEVEL- AS I SAY I AM CRAVING FOR IT
2006- SPECIAL DISH FROM ONE DAY TRIP TO AMRITSAR IN MY CHEF TRAINING DAY, WHAT I GOT TO KNOW IN LESS THAN 24 HRS IS SECRET TO MAKE THESE CHOLEY COOKED IN CONCOTION OF TEA AND LOT MORE
2016- ORIGINATES FROM KHARAR, KAPOOR JI KA DHABA. THIS IS IN FOND MEMORIES OF CHANDIGARH F&B CONFERENCE
BUNTY KE PEEPAYWAALE CHOLEY PANEER
PUNJAGUTTA RIDES WITH RAMESH ANNA AND HIS CONNECTS WITH LOCAL THINDI, IS WHERE WE TRIED THIS SOUR AND SPICY DAL
NOSTALGIC MEAL AT GOLDEN TEMPLE, AMRITSAR WHERE WE HAD THIS DAL COOKED FOR MILLIONS DEVOTEES, STILL AS FRESH IN MIND WITH GREAT SOUL AND SPIRITUALITY
KAALI DAL, NAMAK, AUR POTLI- 3 ESSENTIALS AS SAID TO ME BY CHEF HUSBAN QURESHI. AND WITH LOTS OF LOVE IN FORM OF WHITE BUTTER
DAL E MINAAR
THESE ARE SIDE RELISHES COOKED OR UNCOOKED AND SERVED FRESH AS PART OF MEAL IN SOUTHERN INDIA. GOES WELL WITH BIRIYANI
TAMIL WORD 'VEESU' WHICH MEANS TO SPIN/WAVE IN THE AIR
SIMPLE WHEAT BREAD COOKED OVER GRIDDLE- CAN BE SERVED WITH GHEE OR PLAIN
TRAINGLE SHAPED BREAD FALVORED WITH AJWAIN SEEDS
TRAINGLE SHAPED BREAD WITH EGG FALVORED WITH AJWAIN SEEDS
BANANA BUNS MADE BY MUTT COOKS TO AVOID WASTAGE OF RIPENED BANANA MIXED WITH FLOUR
RAM DAS, A COOK DURING MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH REGIME, DEVELOPED A RECIPE WITH THE FERMENTED WATER OF CHICKPEAS INFUSED WITH FENNEL SEEDS AND SOME SECRET MASALA TO KNEAD THE DOUGH AND BAKE IT IN THE OVEN
CHEF’S COURT & OUR CONNECTION- MAKING KHUBANI COMPOTE AND TOPPED WITH CREAM BEFORE SIGNING OFF FOR DAY TO GO BACK TO HOSTEL. CAN’T THANKYOU ENOUGH TO SANDY & VIVEK SIR
SUNDAY PARTIES WITH FAMILY PACKS BIRIYANI WAS INCOMPLERE IN 2003-2006 WITH THIS KHEER. THIS WAS REASON FOR FIGHTS BETWEEN SOME OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS- GOOD OLD DAYS