Shizusan, the long awaited and much talked about Asian Pop Bistro spear headed by Chef Paul Kinny is here. After a spectacular gastronomic experience at 212 All Day Café & Bar earlier last year, I had high expectations of Shizusan. And then this week, I was graced with an invite to check out the menu…
Thai Master Class at Baan Tao Hyatt Pune
Before I start writing about this, I want to take a moment to recognize a milestone. I just published 250 blog posts on kamalkitchen.com. This is the 251st. For some reason, I never celebrate(d) any blogging milestones, but this blog has come a long way since it started in 2008. There were times when I…
Paneer Satay with Peanut Satay Sauce – Step by Step Recipe
Hello my friends. After a back breaking June, I promised to have some fun posts in July. And here I am with everyone’s favorite bar-be-cue! It is the month of Ramadan and Iftar parties and Iftar food walks are being talked about. There is not much vegetarian food here, other than the phirnis or sweets….
Drunken Noodles – Vegan Pad Kee Mao Recipe
Drunken Noodles is a dish I always order in a Thai restaurant. Tara Thai, that venerable Thai place in Richmond’s Short Pump Mall makes a very good one, and I have been eating their version since way back when I was a carnivore. I just love Thai food but I find that it is easier…
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…
Vegetarian Pad Thai – tangy spicy thai fix
Pad Thai was the first Thai dish that I ever tried. While my memory is vague about it’s exact taste, I do remember it was spicy and pretty novel, unlike anything I had ever tried. It spurred us on to a lot of quick meals that we called Pad Thai inspired where we just tossed…
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Thai food is well known for its fiery nature. Many Thai food novices have exuberantly asked for ‘Very spicy’ or ‘Thai Spicy’ food, only to have their mouths burn and then learnt to ask for a much lower spice level. But this rice dish is the exception. Thai Pineapple Fried Rice is one dish that…
Thai Red Curry – with Tofu and Vegetables
I think Thai food introduces some exotic factor into Asian cooking, and altho’ it feels very familiar to the Indian palette in some aspects, there are just two or three typical ingredients that take it over the top. For a vegetarian, eating Thai food in a restaurant can be a challenge. It took me some…