I have a love-hate relationship with food. Confused? Let me clarify. I love how food satiates my soul but hate how a few (or a dozen) extra servings instantly show up on my waist. 🙁 😛
I’m a die-hard foodie and love to cook as well as eat out. I enjoy replicating a dish I had somewhere and my trials and errors mostly turn out great. My palate loves to be surprised and explore new flavours. Even as a vegetarian I’m amazed at the variety that can be created with only a few tweaks!
My phone’s gallery is always loaded with food pictures, sometimes for the beautiful plating and sometimes for the memory. I’m sharing some of my culinary discoveries with you today, few of them perfect for my diet plan and some quite indulgent. Hope you enjoy them too. 🙂
Paneer Jalandhar Kabab
This Punjabi restaurant was long on our wishlist. Paneer rules the vegetarian starters menu and we ordered this dish after recommendation from the manager. The plating was innovative with paneer pieces served in kullads. The dahi chutney that’s common in all Punjabi restaurants goes very well with them. Loved the spicy taste too.
Alu Shabnami
I like to pick tandoor or grilled starters for their distinct taste. The name sounded interesting and it was one of the specials of the day. Paneer and dry fruits mixture was stuffed inside tender potatoes. Sweet stuffing, charred potatoes and mint chutney, it was a riot of flavours in my mouth. May be just a slight deviation from paneer, but a good one indeed!
Golmaal Dosa
This is Ankur’s favourite dish. The overloaded cheese rings warning bells in my head but I let go once in a while. The sauce on the dosa base gives it a wonderful taste. This can also be called cheese pizza because the chutneys and sambar are almost redundant with it. One serving is enough to stuff you for hours as it is quite filling.
Mango Lassi
I always prefer homemade lassi topped with generous cream and churned with hand. This place though ranks high on my list of lassi must-haves after Ankur introduced me to it few years ago. Mango lassi loaded with dry fruits and cream is one of the best ones there. Your taste buds will crave for more after one but your tummy is sure to beg for a breather.
Tandoori Chai
I’m a tea lover and my mornings always begin with a cup of piping hot ginger or masala tea. I could never imagine that this tea could have a fascinating tandoori transformation. Tea is poured into a very hot kullad kept in the tandoor and then allowed to boil in a container for a while. This imparts it a burnt taste which is quite good. Typically bun maska or bun jam is served with it.
That’s my list for you! Of course there are lot more food items to share if I share my tryst with international cuisines. However, I’ve kept it all Indian and closer home in this post. 🙂
If food was a religion I would be a fanatic. I enjoy the process of picking up vegetables and cooking to serving my labour of love with flourish. Food bonds families and people and goes beyond boundaries. Good food not just nourishes the body but the soul too, doesn’t it? 🙂
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I completely agree with opening sentence of the blog . mango lassi is unresistable .Heard a lot about Tandoori chai, waiting to relish.
What a lovely post, I’ve eaten with my eyes! I would never have believed that dosa is not a pizza!!
Super Delicious detailed post about very famous Indian dishes !Among all Tandoori chai and Golmaal dosa I would love to try!!!
Wow, they are some really unique versions & discoveries, have tried golmaal dosa and chai but rest for sure on my list to try. Lovely post
I recently had tandoori chai, and it really tastes different.
Wow lovely list and all these items sounds so interesting and unique, I would love to give them a try. #bharatkazaika
Wow that’s awesome seems good
That dosa can add kilos to my eyes too just by looking at it. Wonderful post. #Blogboosterind #Bharatkazaika #Habhitwellness
ohh…my my..I am hungry. Was that a Dosa? Really? Loved the name too. I am surely going to make one of these dishes in this week.
Droolworthy pics??
Good to see another foodie here with a fine taste of clicking exotic food?
Some really interesting suggestions there. I have tried the Tandoori Chai and Mango Lassi. Yet to try the rest. Good list of tempting food.
Tandoori chai is a latest trend in food. I have never tasted it . May be next time for sure.
Wow looking at the food pictures I’m really hungry now. The Golmaal Dosa is quite interesting I must say, and you mentioned it’s like a pizza, it sure looked delicious ? I would love to visit this place..
I have tried the Mango lassi and tandoori chai and I loved it.
Brilliant post for a eating out fanatic like me. And haven’t visited all that located at the Navi Mumbai. And Kailash lassi is wowwww
Wow Varsha. Every dish that you had mentioned here made me drool..I loved the plating no doubt. And trust me even I always look at all this when I am eating out. Most of the times myself trying the dishes at home..
I love the list yaar. Mango lassi and Tanduri are though in top for me. Here in Lucknow, you get variety of Tanduri chai. And I love having them road side during winter as it changes my mood instantly. I never been to Mumbai but there are plans in pipeline. Will try to visit these places.
Such a yummy post. I want to try all.thoae delicious dishes especially the tandoori chai. Never tried it before
Wow! All the suggestions are super delicious. Paneer, Aalu, Mango Lassi, Tandoori chai, all are my favourites. Superb post!
I rather like tandoor chai and the bun maska combo.Its delecious.The other I need to try first.Liked the list.
Mango lassi and that Golmaal dosa is something I can die for …but yes all make me look more fatty!! Great list and you make me hungry!!
Tempting me enough to have the last glass of mango lassi before no more mangoes are found. Great list of foody discovery Varsh!
I am gonna try out the golmaal dosa and mango lassi ? both look so yummy and so creative!
A food post on your blog is like pair made in heaven 😉 I love the Indian zaika as much as you do and happy to see the healthy, tastier version of food here.
I just have a thing for yummy and tempting looking food. We have so much common food here Varsh Like the love for tea and managoes are first love btw.
you make me carving for all the dishes.specially ring dosa, it look sooooo tempting
It’s almost 12 at night, Ur food pics are tempting me crazy. Gonna look for mangoes in fridge for lassi. Thank you.
You just made me hungry.. that golmal dosa seems like must try .
Wow Varsha, you have very artistically present the #BharatKaZaika in this post. Never tried Tandoori Chai, must be soulful sip I guess.
The dishes are delicious and awesome to enjoy over a meal with family.
These discoveries are so yummilicious indeed. I have had tandoori chai and mango lassi but not has the other ones.. Eager to try other ones