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Penne with Tomato and Coriander Sauce

By Sid • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: Italian Food, Posts

If its one thing Zainab doesn’t like saving time on, it’s her sauces. This sauce was simmered for 3 hours before it was pronounced fit for human consumption.
This sauce used Vine tomatoes as the base, which impart a nicer flavor than the usual variety. Also include was plenty of garlic, some carrots, celery and a [...]



Pot Roasted Lamb

By Sid • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: American Food, British Food, French Food, Fusion Food, Indian Food, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food

Going by Toni’s recipe of a few days back, I thought of trying it at home. Problem was, I couldn’t find lamb or fresh rosemary. So, decided to follow procedure and change the ingredients. Here’s what finally hapenned:

Find a pan large enough to hold leg
Fill water, place on heat and add bay leaf, turmeric, salt, [...]



Review: Taste of India, Centrestage Mall, NOIDA

By Sid • Jan 13th, 2008 • Category: Indian Food, Posts, Restaurants In NOIDA, Reviews, Vegetarian Food

We had friends over from Madras who wanted to visit Centrestage Mall. Being vegetarians, ‘Taste of India’ appealed to them, and off we went.
Before I begin describing our visit, one thing should be clear - Taste of India is no more about food, service, quality, ambience or experience. It is purely about convenience. With the [...]



Pasto - Italian Kitchen

By Sid • Apr 9th, 2007 • Category: Desserts, Italian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Posts, Restaurants In NOIDA, Reviews, Starters, Vegetarian Food

Pasto is a reinvention of Masala Magic - a very drastic and total transmogrification actually.
Looking for a bite after treating myself to a new phone (Nokia E62) we decided to finally try Pasto. On all earlier occasions I have avoided the place thinking it would probably serve different renditions of the cliched and ubiquitous [...]



I’Ching

By Sid • Mar 21st, 2007 • Category: Asian Food, Non Vegetarian Food, Oriental Food, Restaurants in Delhi, Reviews, Snacks, Starters, Vegetarian Food

The Raddison Hotel (Near IGI Airport)
I hapenned to be attending a training programme (7 Habits Of Highly Effective People - by FranklinCovey South Asia, Highly recommended) in the Raddison. Since it was a full day programme, lunch was part of the programme.
The restaurant’s name is I’Ching (or something equally silly, since the I’Ching is a [...]