I wrote about the unexpectedly extraordinary keema pav at Toto's Garage a while ago. Discovered as part of my annual trip to India when I spend quality time sampling great food around the country. In Mumbai, I discovered brilliant vegetarian street food at Elco Pani Puri Centre.
I love a good paneer tikka, and there are so many ways you can make this gorgeous starter. A paneer tikka recipe doesn't necessarily need to involve loads of cream and fat. And it doesn't have to be drowning in spice either. The most delicious paneer tikka recipes allow you taste the paneer and accentuate its flavour with just a few things from your spice rack. I shared my hariyali paneer tikka recipe a few weeks ago, and here is another one of my favourites.
What better way to celebrate my Gran's 80th birthday than to get away for an extended weekend break to a boutique resort in the Himalayas? Shaheen Bagh on Mussoorie Road proved a delight for the soul, and for the taste buds.
The Bayleaf Chennai in Gopalapuram is a Mughlai and Bengali restaurant. I was a little surprised and intrigued by this combination of cuisines. I wonder if it started off as a Bengali speciality restaurant and didn't find a large enough clientele and therefore expanded to incorporate Mughlai too? Or if it actually began as a kathi roll stop and then expanded to include other food from Kolkata? I'm tempted to believe the latter, if the exciting roll menu and very positive reviews of it are anything to go by.
We decided to dine in, this time around, and save those famous paratha rolls filled with spicy stuffings for another day.