Khasiyat - Parathewala

Location of Khasiyat is just brilliant, near the junction of S.V.Road and Link Road, near colleges, on Vile Parle station road. It has being there for years doing just one thing and one thing it knows best serving good parathas at reasonable rates.

I have being going there since school days and I guess the taste has not yet changed, the chole taste the same, the daal makhani taste the same. The decor is almost the same with option of Air Condition and Non Air Condition.

I should not say more about it, just go and try. 

Guava Curry/Peru Curry Recipe

I did not know that there used to be Guava Curry/Guava Bhaji which is a specialty of Rajasthan. It is one the rare fruit where curry is made and enjoyed with Roti.

The taste of the curry is a mix of tanginess, sweetness, saltiness. The full flavor of Guava/Peru is there and it really feels like you are having them raw. So here is the Recipe.

Ingredients:

1. 4 Peru aka Guava (Green or Ripe peru/Guava)
2. Salt to Taste
3. Sugar
4. Lime Water
5. 2 Tbsp Oil
6. Turmeric
7. Jeera Seed
8. Red Chilli Powder
9. Dhanya powder
10. Water

 How to Make:

1. Pour Oil in the Pan and heat it.
2. Put Jeera seed and let it crackle
3.  Peel and cut the Peru in small cubes. Add them in the pan.
4. Then add Turmeric, Chilli Powder, Dhanya Powder and Salt to taste
5. Mix well and add little water.
6. Cook on a low flame till the Guava/Peru cubes are soft.
7. When it is nearly cooked add Lime Juice and Sugar
8. Then continue cooking for one minute.

Next one will be Raw Banana Curry.

It's Mirchi - Not so Spicy

It's Mirchi, rooftop restaurant of Ramee International (Juhu - Mumbai) is one of the places including Barbeque Nation in Bandra in which food is barbequed on your table. But the actual thing is, it is already hot and put on over a burning coal.

My cousin coming over and staying in Novotel, wanted to go someplace near we decided to go to It's Mirchi after lot of discussion. Located on the rooftop but it is an air conditioned rooftop so you won''t get any breeze from the sea. The seatings are like diwan style low and comfortable while there are few regular ones also.

Waiter comes in with the menu card of the day and how and what they will be serving to the table. One bad thing of the whole 5 Star Hotel is that they give you borewell water not the regular Mumbai ka pani one but the one which you get in the villages which has that different taste. How can a big hotel like that serve you such water I mean what..ok let me get back to what actually blog is here for Food...

Prawns, Chicken, Paneer comes in the skewers and we get Sheekh Kabab and Surmai Fish served by the waiter. Well the first 3 things were ok not that great but remaining two was cold which was duly replaced after we complained about it.

There are Pani Puri, Bhel Puri, Dosa, Pav Bhaji, Roti and Curries of Fish, Prawns and veg have live counters which are decent but the staff one number less as one has to wait once the place gets full. Ohh there are also Jalebis also whipped on demand..that is a uber cool feature.

Food was 2 Soup, 2 Non Veg, 4 veggies and 4 Deserts nothing to write about the regular basic stuff.

Yes they do serve alcohol..timing are from 7.30 pm to Midnight but until and unless you don't drink alcohol you won't stay more than 1.5 hours.

Cost is Rs. 435 exclusive of taxes which is ok enough for the food they serve.

MidNight Buffet - Parabola (Rodas ECotel Hotel)

As many would say not the best nor near the best amongst the buffet and I would seriously agree with them but this is one place where you can get food after 12 pm. So you hungry and insomniac soul who just want to sit and eat their very very late dinner in Powai so this is the place.

Cost around Rs. 350+ per person this place gives you almost everything 2 soups, 6+ starters, 6+ main course and at times an live kitchen. Service is good but not that great. Also note that they do not refill the food which is finished so make sure you do reach there by 12 or else you might miss some of the food as the place is packed (coz there is only one around)

Also check out the menu card of Parabola here

So a 2.5 star rating for Parabola

Veg Lorry

As said that i am the one who would find the wickedly named item in the menu and then order it....me, my sister and her friend went to Shiv Sagar at Juhu Beach just opposite Ramada Inn (pre party fueling up). As i was waiting for them browsing through their menu glanced upon a name called Veg Lorry (who would come up with such a name) and when my sister arrived ordered one of those...

What is Veg Lorry?

Base of Tomato gravy and koftas made of Mutter (peas) and potato (Aloo). As it got to the table looked really good and surprisingly it was well made. Completed all the koftas but did not finish off the gravy. If you go to Shiv Sagar do try out their Veg Lorry!!!!