... of chips and chai, locks and trinkets as they yell their slogans at the top of their voices. “Chai-wallah chai, ah, garam chai, masala chai, chai, chai, ah, chai-wallah chai.” Pakoras are dunked in sizzling oil and the smell of deep fried batter mingles with the stench of cow shit and human sweat. This train has the same number as the one I’m to catch, and what appears to be the ...

... ). For those of you who are unaware of the contents of Gujarati Thali - it usually consists of two vegetable curries, kadi, dal, chawal (rice), papad, achar, shikhand, phulka roti, puri, pakoras or muthia, ras malai (or any other sweet such as jalebi, gulab jamun, etc), mint and tamarind chutney and Yogurt (usually sweet). Man... am I drooling now.... Yes this does sound a lot but it is served in ...

... our weekend: On Friday, I spent all afternoon making fried vegetable fritters called Pakoras for a party. A party where I was a mere guest, not the host, yet I still made them to bring with me because I am the Pakora queen, and my pakoras are much-sought-after. This is how my weekend started.  And this is how my weekend ended. A Sunday night spent trudging in bag ...

... very fresh and had that "bursting" texture that very nice peas can have. The pakoras were not as good as my Dad's, but were passable. We both found the saag paneer underwhelming. It was ... own. Aside from that, it experience was very nice, and it came out to less than I expected it to. ($45 for: vegetable pakoras, dal makhani, saag paneer, peas pulao, 2x garlic naan, watermelon ...

... , but surely getting caught up… In savory recipes, Grilled Eggplant Panini with Rosemary-Garlic Aioli from $5 Dinners, Farro Salad with Green Beans and Corn from A Homemaker’s Habit, Courgette Pakoras in Spicy Tomato Sauce from Allotment 2 Kitchen, Sausage and Sage Stuffed Squash from Ambrosia and Nectar, Slow Cooker Risotto from An Empty Stomach is the Best Cook, Ina’s Greek ...

Prawn bhajis are delicious little snacks that you will probably have to make a double batch of. The prawn and fresh fresh herbs compliment each other so perfectly that you will need every ounce of willpower not to hide them from everybody you made them for. Prawn bhajis or sometimes known as pakoras can also

... -energy foods because of the natural sugars, vitamins and minerals they contain. In Pune too people celebrate winter with cups and cups of tea, hot chocolate and coffee, piping hot puris and pakoras. Those who like continental cuisine bake pies and breads with the customary croissants and doughnuts filling up their larder. So there you are! Go for these soul foods and have fun in the winters. By ...

... best affordable Indian restaurants I've discovered in the west end of the city. I'd recommend, so far, the butter chicken, any of the spinach dishes, and the chicken tawk. Veg pakoras are good too. Lamb was tasty, though could have been a bit more tender. I'm still working my way through the menu, but so far I've been disappointed by nothing. This is a family-run restaurant, ...

Today, as I sat in my office, I heard the patter of small feet climbing the stairs and turned to see a small boy bearing a plate of food for me.  Pakoras, onion bhajis, apple pie and coffee cake, a celebration feast because two of the mums in the toddler group had just been awarded British citizenship.  A lovely fusion of their traditional food and quintissential Britishness. I went ...

... found, although we had a nice chat with the department secretary. the best thing about wesleyan was the food at udupi bhavan, a southern indian restaurant we found nearby. we shared vegetable pakoras that were like spicy indian beignets, so tasty: and we each got a different type of masala dosa (they're actually not this huge, since they fold up around the filling to be about the size of a ...

Just looked at my previous post. Forgive the typos, but it was a bumpy ride. Made a quick stop in Little India for mango lassi and pakoras. Now I’m headed back to the Isle of Manhattan. I have two bars left on the phone, so let’s see how much moblogging milage I can get. When I was in the car earlier my friend and I were looking for vanity plates. We always find at least one ...

... , where I had put together a family-style tasting menu of South Indian food for dinner. We ended up with way too much food, some of which will be showing up in upcoming day leftovers! We started with pakoras (vegetable dumplings), idlis (lentil-rice cakes) with spicy sambar soup and coconut chutney, and salad, then main dishes kept coming - dosas (one of my favorite foods - crepes filled with a ...

... for a very long time (it was 41 degrees Celcius on Sunday - that's 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) but we were snug in our air-conditioned culinary bubble. The 12 kilos of icy cold seedless watermelon certainly helped us through the day. I cooked some of my best pakoras ever with the help of my (once) secret ingredient, soda water in the batter. Until 2010 - farewell Govinda's!

WONDERFUL dinner tonight.  Thanksgiving with a twist -- Indian food.  Not "Indian" as in Pilgrims and Indians, as you might have guessed, but curries, gobi, naan, pakoras, onion bahjis.  Appetizers were multicultural and included our third pass at cipollini tartes tatin, this time with red cipollini. Our dear friends Dave and Judes hosted a fantastic meal, menu as follows ...

... the greengrocer: red cabbage, aubergine, savoy cabbage, 8 big Braeburn apples, 1 cooking apple, ginger, green chillis, cauliflower, bag of spinach. Also got 2 steak pasties, ham and roast beef, and some pakoras for lunches this week - 7 quid, I think.Got a couple of bookcases built - the first one has gone in a dining room alcove, and has allowed me to unpack the last of the living room boxes and ...