Outlook : Celebrating Women's Day...

It might seem sexist to quite a few out there - to dedicate and celebrate a day in particular in the name of women.
But I guess it is fully justified that a day be dedicated to appreciate women who put in their life and soul into the tasks they take up - be that manage work or home or to take care of the numerous odd jobs - is not it?! I guess we all would agree.
Such ardent tasks can be carried out with such grace and vigor only by women. Muahh.... :)
This definitely does not put down the men but... :)

To mark the celebrations for  this special day, my workplace had planned a special evening for all of US - the lovely ladies.
The evening started with a couple of quizzes and do you have it game?! For each right answer, winners were rewarded with chocolates.  :D :D
There were quite some stunning performances put up by the guys - kudos to the team to have put up such an amazing event.
Whistlessss....- piano performance, singing along with the guitar and the best saved for the last - the Bollywood dance by the duo guys on all retro songs - reminiscing good old days. Amazing.... "Jha jhariya...uski sarak gayi"  just stole our heart! :)
All the tam-jham was followed by refreshments and gifts - each one of the beautiful ladies were gifted with beautiful mug.
We were in for a surprise when he had a in house DJ for the evening.What followed was history!! ;)

Added to it was a surprise from Zomato for appreciating us WOMEN restaurant reviewers.
Zomato along with Tangy Affair and Forennte - arranged a superb surprise gift goody. Absolute delight to receive such special treatment on this day - not only by your company where you work but also from Zomato. Gratified....
It made me feel epic and definitely out of the world! :) :)
Forrente, had sponsored for the pack of FUDGE ASSORTMENT,MARBLE SLICE CAKE and ALMOND ROCKS WITH JALAPENO WHEELS.
Along with it was a gift voucher from Tangy Affair - wohoo!!
The usual Zomato goodies were added along - mug, notebook and the Zomato tag pins. :)

Happy Women's Day!

And thanks to all who made us feel special and appreciated! :)

#Zomato #Amdocs #CelebratingWomen

Few pictures from the day:

ZOMATO MUG,TANGY AFFAIR VOUCHER AND A LOVELY LETTER!

FUDGE ASSORTMENT,MARBLE SLICE CAKE and ALMOND ROCKS WITH JALAPENO WHEELS

MUG

Cheers to life!!

~Believe in yourself always! 

Food anatomization : Carnival, Mundhwa - Pune

Carnival, had been in the bookmarked list for almost a year now. And in a jiffy we made a plan to spend our evening here after chaotic time in office.

Across the busy road of Mundhwa, it is quite noticeable.As soon as you enter, you will see a huge parking lot with valet parking available.

They have recently renovated apparently, and the place has a good capacity to accommodate people of all genres.
They have a outside seating, plus they have few hut sort of arrangement where you can sit down on the gadis and relax - albeit limited in numbers.
For big groups they have a separate section added near the bar with longer tables.
They also have a section for families - a rooftop I believe.
Appreciable seating arrangement.

I must say impressive ambiance, majorly everything is woody textured.
The ambiance of the place has been done nicely - simple yet noticeable.
They have a beautiful bar with a large display of the various kinds of drinks.

They have a humongous menu - serving food from all kinds of cuisines. Bravo!
We ordered for two dishes out of the lot.
MURGH DUM POT - marinated pieces of chicken just cooked to the right amount with spices and herbs. The chicken was tender and juicy. It was served the way perfect biryanis are served in a clay pot and covered with a tandoori roti. This was first of its kind that I had tried. It was just brilliant. :)
Thanks to the manager for this suggestion, otherwise we would have never noticed the dish in the crowd of dishes in the menu. It had around 6-7 pieces approximately - served along with onions and green chutney to go with it.
For main course we went in for the CHICKEN STEAK SIZZLER - this I would say was not really up to the mark. After the starter, the sizzler dashed our risen expectations.
A little bland serving comparatively - with grilled chicken patti served along with buttered rice, some veggies like cauliflower, bell pepper, asparagus and potato wedges. There was a tangy spicy sauce spread atop the sizzler - but that also did not add much to the flavors.

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Yet another visit to this place. This time we choose the inside seating. It had a quieter ambiance imparting a fine dining experience.

The décor was fancy in here - the masks which were the center piece in the room, were kind of intriguing. The place was quite dim lighted, with just light flashing over your table. They had some splendid foodie one liners put up on the wall.
It housed around 9-10 tables oddly.

We order for the FISH CHILLY - fish cooked with garlic, chili and  colorful bell peppers - red, yellow and green. It tasted really yum - it was first of the kind for me, fish in this style of preparation.
The MURG BANJARA - was a standard kebab dish with luscious chicken cooked to perfection. And the spicy green chutney totally complemented the taste of the kebabs. :)

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They play nice music and its a perfect setting to spend good time with friends or family.

And the staff is quite courteous and suggestive in choosing items from the menu.

Given a weekday, and the place being so occupied - talks it all. :)

Few pictures from the visit:

Murgh Dum Pot

Chicken steak sizzler

Murgh Dum Pot

 

FISH CHILI

MURG BANJARA

 

 

 

~Bon Appétit!!  

 

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me.

 

Food anatomization : South Thindies,Basavanagudi - Bangalore

Must have crossed this place a trillion times on our way to the bus stand or railway station. It would always arouse our curiosity as to why this place is just buzzing with people.

So to find our answer, we visited the place. We did not even know the name of the place until we got the bill which had the name "South Thindies".
There is no board over the eatery, just a huge décor piece . If you observe closely you would see how brilliantly it displays the nitty gritty of things commonly used in the kitchen - kadhai, chulha ,deep ,cylinder etc.

Thindi - in kannada means snacks. But the place serves the same menu at all hours of the day.They had around 10 items on display to choose from.

They have arranged for tall tables where you can stand and eat - no work done on the interiors. It is divided in sections : the left side serves the coffee, right is the billing counter and the center is the kitchen.
They also have a separate section for hand wash.

Self service - bill for what you would like to have and collect your food item against the coupon.

You can see their kitchen, seemed quite clean - albeit disappointed that the guy making the dosas for us wasn't really wearing gloves.

We ordered for the rava idly,akki idly, masala dosa and the mandate coffee.
The rava idly was tasty, mostly idly with coriander leaves - served along with coconut chutney and a nice bhaji. The bhaji was really delicious - mainly onions, tomatoes. Amazing!
The akki idly was a one single idly dipped in sambhar - plain and the usual.
The masala in the masala dosa had an extra dose of salt. The dosa otherwise was crispy, but the masala killed it. It was served with coconut chutney and a red paste chutney.But we asked for extra servings of sambhar to go along,since the red chutney did not appease us.
The coffee was good - brewed to the right amount.

In totality, it was a good experience exploring one of the legendary joints in Bangalore. But it really did not live up to my expectations which I had concluded after seeing the crowd. Never the less...

Few pictures from the visit:

Coffee

Akki Idly

Rava idly

 

Masala Dosa

~Bon Appétit!!

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me.

Food tasting event : Forennte, Koregaon Park - Pune

On the eve of Women's Day, Zomato surprised me with Zomato goodies teamed up with Forennte. It was a welcoming surprise. :)

Forennte, is located in Koregaon Park - frankly had never heard about it before I received the goodies from here. From the reviews, I see that it has gained a lot of popularity in a matter of few days.

The package consisted of the FUDGE ASSORTMENT,MARBLE SLICE CAKE and ALMOND ROCKS WITH JALAPENO WHEELS.
The fudge assortment had a total of 6 pieces in it - 3 pieces each of two kinds.
One was a nutty fudge and the other was a pure chocolaty.
I guess there was one with coffee flavor - I did get a slight hint of coffee but not very sure. Finding the exact flavor could be easily bypassed in exchange for the sinful taste of the fudge - soft,indulgent and flavorsome. :) You would be forced into another helping. Yummm.....
The nutty fudge was more of being loaded with the goodness of nuts and less of the chocolate-ness.
Both of them were a delight.
The marble slice cake - baked freshly and was darn good.
The almond rocks with jalapeno wheels - a new kind of savory. Bread, baked and rolled freshly in the shape of big cup cake - with plentiful of jalapenos and sun dried tomatoes. I am not sure how the almond rocks did it fit in here?! Never the less, what matters is that it was flavorsome - with the twist of the subtle spicy-ness of the ingredients and seasonings and the mighty softness of the bread roll. Perfect!
It was nibble snack for the day! ;)

A new fancy Latin word in my vocabulary - FORENNTE: meaning to eat fervently.

Few pictures:

Almond rocks with jalapeno wheels

Marble slice cake

Fudge assortment

 ~Bon Appétit!!

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me.

Food anatomization : Mishra Pedha Big Foods, Jayanagar - Bangalore

On the busy road of Jayanagar, is the Mishra Pedha shop - a famous sweets and snacks joint. The shop is not too big  - and by the looks of it who would have imagined it's popularity.
It lies just across the street - and very hard too miss.

As you enter - you would see numerous sweets and dry namkeen on the display. From what I observed, I think the sweets were pricy compared to what I know of as the standard rates.
The other side of the shop boosts of the samosa, kachori and wada pavs kept in glass cabins.
The shop is very tightly arranged.

You bill for what you need at the counter and the guy provides you with a token.

We opted for the samosas.There is a lady who serves the samosas. She cuts the samosas into half and puts in the chutneys.
The samosas were dead cold - the least it must be heated if it is being asked for consumption then and there - a real turn down for me. Snacks like samosa definitely shouldn't be served cold.
But despite this, I must say the samosas did taste good, spicy and tangy - specially its lip smacking chutney. Had it been served hot - it would have done wonders.

There is no place to stand and eat inside the shop, so you have to resort to the steps of the shop to finish your snacks.

They have placed a drinking water stand outside - so you can quench you thirst.

I will try this place for the other snack items.

~Bon Appétit!!
 

 

Food anatomization : Satguru's Punjabi Rasoi, Magarpatta - Pune

Our go to place for all our in office orders during our late working hours. The dining is also not a bad option -owing to the fact that now they expanded and renovated their restaurant space - it is much easier to find a table and enjoy your meal.

The serving time is comparatively faster here - which is a good thing irrespective of the rush it draws.

They keep the place clean and the staff is also courteous. It is one of the good restaurants in DC serving north Indian -Punjabi cuisine.

Since, I have tried most of the dishes here - naming each one would make the review quite a lengthy one. The food in all is tasty - serves good Punjabi, north Indian dishes.
Chicken is always fresh and cooked well, and same goes for the veg dishes.

Never been a disappointment on regular orders, albeit only mention would be for the thalis (both veg and non-veg) - I have found the dishes to be kind of stale - seemed mostly like leftover of their cooked dishes. This has happened almost 2-3 times. So home delivery for the thalis is a big NO for me.
Had the ONION PARATHA - good in taste and filling. Served along with curd and pickle.

Other than a good option to try out in Magarpatta - DC.

Picture:

Onion Paratha

Onion Paratha

 

~Bon Appétit!!

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me.