Hindustan Times
An easy way of easing into a new city is to merge the familiar with the local—it helps if you’re down south Read more
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged Black rice, hindustan times, Kane fry, Koshy’s, M.G. Road, Navadarshanam, news, one-pot meals, samar harlarnkar, Sindhi, Sindhi Sai Bhaji, South Parade, spinach, Syrian Christian beef fry, tandoori chicken
Odds and ends. Plastic-wrapped ‘naans’ and ‘kulchas’. You don’t need fine ingredients for a fine pizza Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged hindustan times, kulchas, news, olives, Pizza Hut, pizzas, thick crusts, wholewheat pizza
Do some time in the kitchen, shed some sweat and get ready to romance the heat and dust. Read more
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged communal saunas, glutton, hindustan times, Marine Drive, Mullet masti, Mushy chicken, news, summer, Wayanad chicken
A fading taste in the great Indian middle class, goat brain is an offal tradition that must not die Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged bheja fry, Bheja masala, goat brain, hindustan times, Indian middle class, news, paya, pork brain
No chapattis or rice? No problem. How to convert a bleary Sunday morning into a bright, beamy day. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Filed under Food, My Daily Bread · Tagged Fish with bourbon and saunf, hindustan times, Mint and curd dip, news, oven-roasted veggies, Sunday menu
Before blogs and reality cooking shows, there was, in every household, someone who inspired us all Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged baked fish, chicken breast, cooking shows, hindustan times, kitchen king, news, roast mutton
You say tomato, yuck? I say 60 minutes in the pool with delicious, binge eating and no weight gain Read more
(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, October 15, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged chicken, coconut milk, Commonwealth Games, fish, galangal, greens, hindustan times, light weights, lycopene, orthopaedic, pomfret, tomato
How 14 hours without food helped me rediscover the possibilities of a spice I long ignored
Readers of this blog may wonder where I have been lately. Well, I was out doing my job, reporting, and one recent stint was in Kashmir. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged chicken, Couscous, curfew, eggplant, Goan fish-curry recipe, grasslands, hindustan times, Jhelum, kitchen, red chilli, Srinagar, Srinagar garam masala, turmeric powder, windswept
How to enjoy the party with a drink in hand and a bird in the oven
If you invite people over frequently, you clearly enjoy the party as much as your friends do.
I do. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Filed under Food, My Daily Bread · Tagged broiler, casserole, chicken, Chinese five-spice powder, hindustan times, Konkan fish masala, lamb, mantra, New Mexico chipotle powder, news, non-vegetarian food, parsley, RIP, Roast in peace
A Moroccan finale makes a south-India detour. Of course, that takes a little time
The final meal, with bread, chicken, vegetables, couscous and harissa
Regular readers of this column may wonder: Moroccan food? Again? I can’t help it people. It’s light. It’s refreshing. It’s great for the summer. It’s emerged a hit with friends and family. They’re happy. I’m happy. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Filed under Food, My Daily Bread · Tagged Casablanca, Couscous, Fleetwood, harissa paste, hindustan times, Maghreb, Messrs Bacon, Moroccan, news, north africa, nutmeg, Rosemary, south-India detour
