• Whenever I have gone to Hyderabad, particularly during the month of Ramzan (or Ramadan), one thing which always caught my fancy was Haleem. I had heard a lot about it but could never taste it.  Reasons, one it is available only during these days and normally it is available during evenings only. One couldn’t have it because either you must be there in this holy month and even if you happen to be there, by the time you get over with your work,  go to your hotel, have a shower and change, the restaurants would run out of it. It was during one of those visits to the biryani-famous Paradise last year that I had a luck of perfect timing and had it. (more…)

  • Everyone loves the basic food one is attached with since childhood. May it be Dal-Chawal, Rajma-Chawal, Khichri, Sambar-Chawal, Rasam, Vada-Pav, Litti Chokha, Lassi or Chhaas etc etc. It is  like all time favorite and draws you to your roots. We may eat exotic food for days together but would always like to come back to the basic Dal-Chawal or Khichri as something our own and loved. Home cooked food is always divine. (more…)

  • A dish can surely taste differently from a restaurant to another, state to state, home to home and so on. Reason? Twist in recipes, quality of ingredients, methods of cooking etc etc. (more…)