Diwali Dahi Pohe breakfast

Diwali

It’s not Diwali if there is no Dahi Pohe for breakfast immediately after our ritual, paste-and- scrub- heavy ex-foliating baths. Pohe are… just a sec! A quick look up on Wikipedia reveals that they, in fact, are ” a dehusked Continue reading

Chicken biryani at Indian Orchid, North Finchley

Indian Orchid

Of all my friends in London, Lisa reminds me the most of the mates that I have left behind in Bombay owing to the stimulating ‘intellectual’ conversations that we always have when we meet for dinner. Try this: when we Continue reading

Chicken Berry Britannia at Cafe Dishoom, Covent Garden

Cafe Dishoom

I really did not want to like Café Dishoom. For one, it was introduced to me by various people with lots of hype, but more importantly, I was told that it was a Bombay Irani restaurant in London. And no Continue reading

Chicken Tikka Biryani at Bombay Masala, Whitecross Street

Bombay Masala Chicken tikka biryani

The husband impressed me the other day by coming back home with a biryani from Whitecross Street. Without being asked, without being reminded at least three times, and without calling me from the stall to confirm that I did indeed Continue reading

Guest post: Chicken biryani recipe from Sangeeta of MyWorldFoodTravel

Chicken Biryani

I love my biryani. Just like Poornima, I search for the plate of perfect biryani in every city that I venture into, besides scouring the worldwide web for the perfect recipe. In fact, that’s how I stumbled onto this wonderful Continue reading

Yet another mouthwatering biryani recipe from Aunty G

Aunty G

You might recall the profound and momentous observation I made a couple of posts before this one? No?. To refresh your memory: I had an epiphany – biryanis in India taste better because the meat/veg component is fully integrated in Continue reading