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
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
With stratospheric fish prices, a healthy and delicious — but ethically uncomfortable — alternative is in the markets
First, the warning: This column is about a fish that you or I should perhaps not be eating. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 18, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged Atlantic bluefin, hindustan times, Indian ocean, kingfish, news, pomfret, rajma, sai bhaji, surmai, tuna, tuna steaks, yellowfin
A candlelit dinner on a warm summer’s night? The right food can get you into the mood.
So, there we were on our little lawn.
Our new Rs 1,500 plastic table nestled in a dark corner of our patch of green, looking posh in the soft glow of candlelight. We must have looked sinister though, our heads poking above the dark spot to be bathed in the unearthly glow of the new high-power sodium-vapour street lamp outside our home in Delhi. Read more
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Samar Halarnkar on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Filed under Food · Tagged Barnyard millet, candlelight, Chermoula, flavour-suffused food, hindustan times, Mandua, Mumbai pao, news, seafood
