KHAUGALLI-- RESTAURANT MUMBAI SUBURBS

Initially to travel from Marine Drive to Versova to try out food seemed to be quiet tiring and exhaustive.I was thinking that the restaurant would be small with very limited menu but to by surprise it was beyond my expectations.Khaugalli located on the main road near Versova telephone exchange owned by a friend is a 200 seater restaurant started few weeks back  which serves food from Oriental to Indian Mughlai to Chaats and has a great many varieties.My menu comprised of Kakori kebab, galouti kebab with sheermal as a starter.Kakori was very close to what i am used to, I think the Chef from Lucknow did a great job. For the main course their was Dal Gosht, i don't remember the name of chicken dish, Black Dal and paranthas. The food was good and worth value for money.They also do home deliveries with the minimum order of 250 rs. The restaurant is divided in two parts the upper part has several carts for chaats and oriental while the lower section was in the shape of railway Bogey and generally serves Mughlai food plus they have a small banquet place.I was told that there is an unusual kebab called Chicken kulfi kebab, I was too full to try it but I am sure it is as yummy and delicious as it sounds.
I wish you guys all the best and hope you keep up the standards.

PAPAD AUR PANEER KA SAAG

PAPAD AUR PANEER KA SAAG

INGREDIENTS

Paneer                       500gms

Poppadoms                 10 nos

Onion chop               300 gms

Yogurt                      300gms

Ginger paste              75 gms

Salt                            to taste

Red chili pwd            10gms

Turmeric                   10gms

Coriander pwd          20gms

Garam masala pwd    10gms

Oil                             100ml

Cumin seeds              5gms

Garlic paste               50gms

METHOD

• Heat oil add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
• Add chopped onions and cook them till golden brown.
• Mix all powdered spices, ginger and garlic paste in yogurt and mix well and smooth.
• Add this mixture to the onion and cook well.Add water and thin the consistency of gravy. Adjust salt.
• Cut paneer into small cubes and roast poppadoms and break them.
• Add paneer and poppadoms to the gravy and simmer for two minutes.
• Garnish with fresh coriander.

TIPS

You can avoid putting paneer to make it just papad ki saag.

Preferably use Lizzat Poppadoms.

Even if you don't roast poppadoms its OK.

RECIPE--GATTE KA SAAG

GATTE KA SAAG

(Gram flour dumplings cooked in yogurt based gravy)

INGREDIENTS FOR GATTA

	WEIGHT	MEASURE
BESAN(GRAM FLOUR)	300	gm
CRUSHED CORIANDER SEEDS	2	gm
CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER	2	gm
CUMIN SEEDS	2	gm
FENNEL SEEDS	2	gm
TURMERIC POWDER	0.5	tsp.
RED CHILI POWDER	1	tsp.
SALT	TO TASTE
OIL	400	ml
YOGURT	300	ml
SODA(OPTIONAL)	0.25	tsp.

WATER                                                           TO MAKE DOUGH


METHOD FOR MAKING GATTA

• ADD ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT FOR YOGURT AND WATER AND MIX IT WELL WITH GRAM FLOUR.
• ADD YOGURT AND WATER AND MAKE A TIGHT DOUGH.
• ROLL THE DOUGH INTO THIN CYLINDER FORM AND BOIL THEM.
• ONCE BOILED CUT INTO SMALL ROUNDELS AND DEEP FRY.
• KEEP THEM ASIDE.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GRAVY

ONIONS 350 gms CORIANDER SEEDS 5 gms RED CHILI WHOLE 6 gms CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER 5 gms CUMIN SEEDS 1 gms GINGER  PASTE 75 gms CORIANDER PWD 50 gms RED CHILI PWD 40 gms TURMERIC 30 gms SALT TO TASTE gms GARLIC PASTE 75 gms
METHOD FOR MAKING GRAVY
Now for the gravy, dilute ginger garlic paste in water and add the mentioned grounded powders to it. Heat oil, add coriander seeds, red chilli whole, black pepper. Now add ginger garlic paste. Cook it for 15 minutes. Make a paste of boiled  onions. Add boiled onion paste to the pan and cook till golden brown. Add curd to it. Cook for 30 minutes.Adjust salt. Add the gatta to it and cook for 2 minutes. TIPS-- KEEP THE CONSISTENCY OF GRAVY THIN SO THAT DRY GATTAS CAN SOAK THEM AND GET SOFTER. YOU CAN SPICE UP DRY GATTAS AND CAN HAVE THEM AS STARTER. DRY GATTA CAN BE STORED FOR LONG TIME.

EATING JOINTS IN JAIPUR

I WAS PRETTY TIRED AFTER DOING NIGHT SHIFT CONTINUED BY MORNING, BUT COULD NT SLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON SO STARTED WATCHING MOVIE "RAGINI MMS" IT WAS AN OK MOVIE. BUT WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE EVENING SO PICKED UP MY NEW TOYOTA ETIOS AND WENT TO THE MALL CLOSER BY TO HAVE A COFFEE AT COSTA CAFE AT CRYSTAL PALM MALL.
THE MALL HAS FEW RESTAURANTS LIKE SAHIB SINDH SULTAN(AN OK RESTAURANT), INDIJOES FOR YUK SIZZLERS, PIND BALUCHI VALUE FOR MONEY, NICE PIZZAS AT PIZZA HUT ETC.
I HAD REGULAR COLD COFFEE, AFTER A WHILE I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MY COUSIN. AFTER FEW CHATS WE LEFT THE PLACE FOR SOME DRIVE AND TEAS.OUR FIRST STOP WAS GENPACT, MY COUSIN KNEW THE CANTEEN PERSON OVER THERE SO HE GOT US SOME ICE LEMON TEA OUTSIDE ITSELF, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY SMALL CHAI BAR CALLED "TAPRI" CLOSER TO SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM. THE OUTLET IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF A SMALL BUNGALOW WITH VERY BASIC AND NICE VILLAGE LOOK AND CASUAL SEATING.THERE WAS A HUGE MENU FOR TEAS ALONG WITH COMBOS SUCH AS TEA+CIGARETTE ETC.ITS A NICE HANG OUT PLACE FOR EVENING.
APART FROM THIS IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TRY FOOD IN JAIPUR THEN FOLLOWING ARE THE PLACES AND FOOD ONE MUST TRY AND VISIT.

THINGS AND PLACES TO EAT--TRY PYAAZ KI KACHORI AT RAWAT, IF YOU ARE FOREIGNER AVOID EATING AT CHOKHI DHANI THE FOOD IS VERY UNHYGIENIC.

LIST OF FEW RESTAURANTS I HAVE TRIED SO FAR.

BARBEQUENATION---GOOD FOOD

SAHIB SIND SULTAN---COPY OF DUMPUKHT WITH INFERIOR QUALITY

NIROS---TRY SIZZLERS OUT THERE FOLLOWED BY BELGIUM ICE CREAM AT JAL MIL NEXT TO NIROS

LMB---FOR LOCAL FOOD

PIND BALUCHI---VALUE FOR MONEY

SPICE COURT---DESCENT RAJASTHANI FOOD

DHABA AT BUS STAND IS OPENED ALL THROUGH NIGHT DECENT FOOD.

TRY LASSI AT MI ROAD AGAIN CLOSER TO NIROS.

WHEN YOU ARE IN JAIPUR TRY ALOO PYAAZ KI SUBZI AND BEJAD KI ROTI, MISHRI MAWA.

CRICKETER MATTHEW HAYDEN AT JAIPUR TAKING COOKING LESSONS

While most players spend their time either in the stadium, lazing around the pool or resting in their hotel rooms whenever they are in the city for the matches, Matthew Hayden preferred to cook!
Yes, apart from going about Jaipur, and enjoying its sights and smells, the one thing that this cricketer enjoyed was pottering about in the hotel's kitchen.
"He used to proudly put on his chef's cap and rush to the kitchen to learn some new recipes from Chef Akshraj Jodha. He is a great foodie and a great cook himself. He told us he loves to try out local recipes wherever he goes and therefore when he was here, he wanted to learn Gatte Ka Saag, Lal Maas and Ker Saangri. He took a lot of interest in knowing the differences in Indian spices and the Rajasthani way of cooking. He cooked Lamb Biryani too and served it to his teammates during dinner," says Jodha.

ME WITH MATTHEW

 CHECKING SOME RICE

SOME CONVERSATION

MAKING DOUGH FOR GATTA

LET HIM WORK

PUT IT THERE

IN THE OFFICE

SOME TEA

CHECKING OUT TANDOOR

BACK IN AUSTRALIA HE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN COUPLE OF BOOKS

JAIPUR KITE FESTIVAL

The kite festival in Jaipur which is held every year in the month of January is a one of its kind festival in India which attracts the best kite flyers of the world to participate in this unique festival and display their kite flying skills.The festival generally takes place in the month of January. I happened to be part of the event when i came to Jaipur as my uncle was the sponsor for the same.It was held at Chogan Singh Stadium overlooking Nahargarh Fort.

FEW SHOTS OF THE FESTIVAL

GENTLEMAN POSING

TWO STOREY KITE

ONLY KITE

THE PERFORMERS

CHAKRI

PUPPET SHOW

LOCAL DANCERS

KITES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

THE ONLOOKERS

RANGOLI

AN ELEPAHANT AT THE KITE FESTIVAL

BOY WITH KITE



HAWA MAHAL

HAWA MAHAL--- HAWA MAHAL IS SITUATED IN THE CITY PALACE COMPOUNDS AT CHOURA RASTA. IF YOU ARE AROUND ANY OF THE OLD BAZAARS THEN PLEASE GO AND VISIT THE MONUMENT ITS WORTH A LOOK AN AMAZING EXAMPLE OF AGE OLD METHOD OF CROSS VENTILATION WITH SO MANY WINDOWS.

VIEW FROM THE WINDOW OF HAWA MAHAL

GALLERIES OF HAWA MAHAL

FROM THE WINDOW OF HAWA MAHAL

 BACK POSE

AWESOME SHOT

IN THE FRAME

BACKYARDS OF HAWA MAHAL

WINDOWS

FROM ACROSS THE ROAD

RENOVATION

WINDOWS

WAY DOWN

HUB FOR TOURISTS

AERIAL VIEW OF CHOURA RASTA FROM HAWA MAHAL

KID POSING IN FROM OF A CAMERA