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31 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Hyderabad food is far too spicy for my liking.

 

I only use 3 spices in my cooking - chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. And of course, salt. 

 

Missus is Jain. So, onions are out. Ginger and garlic, rarely used. 

 

And she's Gujarati. Gujarati food is so sweet in comparison, it's like eating ice cream. 

 

They love their "chaas". We call it buttermilk. Or majiga. Drink a glass of majiga every night before going to sleep. :rose:

 

She took me to Samrat. The one in Marine Drive. Couldn't take two bites out of any dish, they were too sweet. 

 

Finished off the chaas like champion. The waiter got sick of serving me, left the jug at the table and told me to help myself. 

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52 minutes ago, EnterTheVoid said:

I had dinner at an Indian Muslim restaurant tonight. 

 

In the Chicken Biryani, I could swear there was rose water in there. Or rose essence. Or something to do with roses. 

 

First for me. And I'm sucker for Biryani. Have tried different styles.

 

If you're from Hyderabad and you don't know your biryanis, we can't be friends :nono:

Rose water and Kewra (screwpine flower) water are essential in a Hyderabadi biryani.  Just before starting dum process, you mix these two essences along with saffron threads (and food coloring) in some warm milk and spoon it over the top of the half-cooked rice grains.  

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1 hour ago, Khota said:

Hyderabadi biryani is good but too spicy for me.

Are you talking about spicy heat?  It doesn't have to be that way. 

 

IMO, any biryani (incl Hyd) is made to be very flavourful, but not heat-spicy.  The heat comes from the accompaniment - saalan or shorba.    

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The videos are well made and the language is flowy.

 

I've attended a wedding in Kashmir. The food was mind blowing. They have this meatball thing called as the "goshtaba" which is served just after the main course. I've tried many times to get it here, but its not even close to one I had at that wedding.

 

My only complaint with the Kashmiri cuisine is that they douse far too much cinnamon. Even in their clear soup. Makes the eyes watery and in combination with certain other masalas, the food is super spicy. 

Kashmiri cuisine is pretty different.Lots of sauf and saut.Also strangely they eat more rice than roti.

 

I have had Rista and Goshtaba at Poush in Mumbai but it was terrible.tasted worse than Subway meatball.

 

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16 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

I love Maharashtrian food, but more so the Marathwada/Kolhapuri or Saoji style with all the boldly spiced curries served with bhaakri, rather than the varan-bhaat-fikkibhaaji-sweetish tomatorassa kind that exemplify what you may get at a typical Kobra-catered wedding.  In the days when I was eating sweets, Puran PoLis with a super-spicy KaTaachi Aamti ... a great invention of humankind.  

Yes fav - Kolhapuri dishes. I have learnt and usually make Simla mirch Zunka. Also, their Poha style is a bit different from Karnataka. Like it for novelty value. Sabudana poha is the best invention. I think with Sabudana, Poha and Aloo, they do a lot of dishes.   Holige beats Puran Polis hands down. Sorry to say.

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14 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Yes fav - Kolhapuri dishes. I have learnt and usually make Simla mirch Zunka. Also, their Poha style is a bit different from Karnataka. Like it for novelty value. Sabudana poha is the best invention. I think with Sabudana, Poha and Aloo, they do a lot of dishes.   Holige beats Puran Polis hands down. Sorry to say.

Zunka Bhakri - great stuff!  Bhakris are a pain to make and have to be made fresh; luckily my MIL lives with us, so .. ;-)!!

 

Sabudana Poha?  You mean sabudana khichdi?  

 

Sabudana, Poha, Aloo and don't forget shengdaaNe (groundnut).  Their upwaas cuisine of sabudana khichdi with green chilies and peanuts, aloo bhaaji with green chilies and peanuts, sabudana wada with peanuts ... more kcal than non-upwas days.  :-).

 

As for puran poLis, it is more about the spicy kaTaachi aamTi than the puran poLi itself.  

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Zunka Bhakri - great stuff!  Bhakris are a pain to make and have to be made fresh; luckily my MIL lives with us, so .. ;-)!!
 
Sabudana Poha?  You mean sabudana khichdi?  
 
Sabudana, Poha, Aloo and don't forget shengdaaNe (groundnut).  Their upwaas cuisine of sabudana khichdi with green chilies and peanuts, aloo bhaaji with green chilies and peanuts, sabudana wada with peanuts ... more kcal than non-upwas days.  :-).
 
As for puran poLis, it is more about the spicy kaTaachi aamTi than the puran poLi itself.  
Marathi people are very practical and have conveniently created upwas dishes lol .There are entire restaurants that cater on only upwas foods like baghar,sabudana khichdi,thalipeethand even misal [emoji14]


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1 minute ago, Yoda-esque said:

Marathi people are very practical and have conveniently created upwas dishes lol .There are entire restaurants that cater on only upwas foods like baghar,sabudana khichdi,thalipeethand even misal emoji14.png

 

We lived in Dharwad for a few years, the culture is so close to MH. Visited Pandrapura so many times. The cuisine of north karnataka and Kolhapur MH is very similar, handpressed Bhakri (Jowar rotis), Yengai (fried Brinjal dish), Sabudana khichdi, Avalikki CHurmuri  or Girmit, (you call it Poha Chutney). Try this place:

 

Shivappa Khanavali now called LEA Canteen

 

 

 

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We lived in Dharwad for a few years, the culture is so close to MH. Visited Pandrapura so many times. The cuisine of north karnataka and Kolhapur MH is very similar, handpressed Bhakri (Jowar rotis), Yengai (fried Brinjal dish), Sabudana khichdi, Avalikki CHurmuri  or Girmit, (you call it Poha Chutney). Try this place:
 
Shivappa Khanavali now called LEA Canteen
 
 
 
Being from Belagavi originally,and having family in Hubli Dharwad,you will find a distinct Marathi Kannadiga food culture there.Lots of patils ,bendres and kulkarnis.
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3 minutes ago, Yoda-esque said:
24 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:
We lived in Dharwad for a few years, the culture is so close to MH. Visited Pandrapura so many times. The cuisine of north karnataka and Kolhapur MH is very similar, handpressed Bhakri (Jowar rotis), Yengai (fried Brinjal dish), Sabudana khichdi, Avalikki CHurmuri  or Girmit, (you call it Poha Chutney). Try this place:
 
Shivappa Khanavali now called LEA Canteen
 
 
 

Being from Belagavi originally,and having family in Hubli Dharwad,you will find a distinct Marathi Kannadiga food culture there.Lots of patils ,bendres and kulkarnis.


Oh! Didn’t know your MES connection :giggle:

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51 minutes ago, ravishingravi said:

First time you feel home sick is when you have breakfast abroad. It pales in comparison to what we have. We can have different breakfasts for 6 months straight. India does pamper you if you have access. 

No doubt.  Although I do love eggs benedict and farmhouse-style omelets with various veggie/cheese fillings (spinach and fresh mozz being my favorite).  

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No doubt.  Although I do love eggs benedict and farmhouse-style omelets with various veggie/cheese fillings (spinach and fresh mozz being my favorite).  
Pretty much can cook anything up with eggs...
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56 minutes ago, Yoda-esque said:
3 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:
No doubt.  Although I do love eggs benedict and farmhouse-style omelets with various veggie/cheese fillings (spinach and fresh mozz being my favorite).  

Pretty much can cook anything up with eggs...

You sound like a Parsi. 

Wafer par eeda.  Bhindi par eeda.  Bheja par eeda.    

 

Next .... Baingan par ida ??:->  

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