April Rain multi-cuisine restaurant is tucked away in the Centriole Mall on ITI Road in Aundh. The area is bustling with a lot of new development with the real estate explosion in the Aundh/ Baner area, and this once quiet internal road now boasts many brand name stores like Crossword and Starbucks. Owner and Master…
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Khao Soi Recipe – Burmese/ North Thai Noodle Soup
Riding the wave of my visit to the Asian Express restaurant, I decided to try recreating one of the dishes on their menu. The Burmese KhowSuey was one of my favorite dishes that I tasted at Asian Express, thanks to the courteous invite to a tasting last weekend. I first read about this dish a…
Asian Express Pune: Restaurant Review
Sunday afternoon on June 1st turned out to be a blast. The only way to sum it up is ‘a good time was had by all’! I was invited to a food tasting at the newly opened Asian Express in Mariplex Mall, Kalyani Nagar. I have always personally referred to this building as ‘Gold Adlabs’….
Vegetarian Tagine with Chickpea and Eggplant Recipe (Meatless Monday)
Vegetarian Tagine was bursting with flavors and turned out to be as exotic as it sounds. I have been hearing about tagines since my carnivore days. But my attempts to eat at Moroccan restaurants never really bore fruit. The local CousCous restaurant was famous enough but parking issues kept me from actually going there. So…
Bulgur Vegetable Summer Salad Recipe
With the mercury hitting 105 Deg and more, I really don’t want to go into the kitchen in the evenings. Plus food doesn’t really seem appetizing when you are fighting the heat, trying to stay cool. I generally prefer hearty salads at this time that don’t need much cooking and can be eaten cold or…
Curry Noodles Recipe for New Year
Curry Noodles were such a surprise. Since almost every Indian dish I cook has an element of ‘curry’, I don’t go out of my way to add a curry flavor to my recipes. And especially not to something that is essentially Not Indian, like pasta or noodles. I wanted a quick evening snack and decided…
Palak Paneer Recipe
Palak Paneer or Saag Paneer is a popular Punjabi dish that rivals only the Tikka Masala. Palak refers to spinach and Saag is any greens. A hard core spinach fan, Palak Paneer is my absolute favorite. It combines my favorite things, spinach or Palak and Paneer. I have also made a vegan version of this…
Restaurant Review: Oh!Calcutta for a taste of Bong food in Pune
‘Oh! Calcutta’ (OC) is an upscale Bong restaurant in Pune. I had read about this restaurant a while ago when fellow Pune blogger Shantanu Ghosh wrote about it. His vote meant a lot coming from a Bengali person. As a vegetarian, I had many concerns visiting this place. Firstly, would they have a good vegetarian…
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie Recipe – and Happy St.Patrick’s Day
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie is my version of the Irish classic. Shepherd’s pie or cottage pie is an Irish meat pie with a potato crust. It is quite hearty and a nice change even if you’re not a vegetarian. Historically, this was a great way to use up leftovers. I have been meaning to try my…
12 Steps to a Healthier You in 2013
Who doesn’t like New Year Resolutions? Or maybe I should say who likes them? I have never been a fan of them personally. Like everyone, I have some friends who are pretty vocal about all the great things they are going to do in the New Year. They start advertising it a week or two…