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Perfect dal is all about tadka, baghar, vagharne, chonk, phodni or…..just call it tempering !!

Basics, Classic meals, Cooking, Recipes, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian

about ajoy i’ve been a chef for over three decades now! i trained in chennai and started off with the taj hotel group. i’ve owned nilgiri’s indian restaurant in sydney for over 15 years. i’m on a mission to dispel the myth that indian food is no more than a ‘curry in a hurry’! come […]

A classic recipe from the land of the coconut……!

Classic meals, Rice, vegan, vegetarian

An eggplant (aubergine) dish that's fit for a vegan king!

Recipes, vegan, vegetarian

the final product: stuffed baby eggplants, bursting with a delicious filling and covered in a rich sauce Well folks, you didn’t think I’d leave you this week with complete silence did you? I have been heartened, and touched and humbled by all your comments. Thank you one and all. The show will go on! So, […]

A baby eggplant dish, you will love it !!

Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian

It is easy to cook, that means even a novice can make it!! It has no onions, no garlic and no ginger, that means even the Jains can eat it!! It has no dairy, that means it is great for vegans!! (I made another dish like this, so if you’re eager to try this recipe, […]

From the land of biryanis comes another classic….!!

Basics, Classic meals, Rice, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian

. . .and it is called qabooli, derived from the word qabool meaning ‘to accept’! This is how it is made. As most of you will remember, we made the vegetable stock last week and this week we’re using it in this wonderful biryani. There were 3 litres of vegetable stock (ganga jal) made. So, now […]

A stock without any bones, but loaded with flavour!!!

Basics, Classic meals, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian

In 1983 after I completed my training in Madras, I was offered a job in the Taj Group of Hotels as a commis in their new project in Bangalore. This was a dream come true for me. I had always wanted to work for the Taj. I had worked with the Taj Group previously as […]

The name of the restaurant game is 'consistency', but consistency of what?

Basics, chicken, Classic meals, cookbooks, goat, lamb, Restaurant photography, vegan

Recipe featured in this week’s blog A step by step (with photos) ‘bhunaoed’ spinach recipe “The restaurant trade is a tough trade. One has no personal life once one is in it, it is very demanding and it takes the hell out of you, and you can’t make any money, and blah, blah, blah. . […]

How do you get young chefs to cook an ancient cuisine?

Classic meals, Cooking, Recipes, Rice, vegan

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Perfect dal is all about tadka, baghar, vagharne, chonk, phodni or…..just call it tempering !!

A classic recipe from the land of the coconut……!

An eggplant (aubergine) dish that's fit for a vegan king!

A baby eggplant dish, you will love it !!

From the land of biryanis comes another classic….!!

A stock without any bones, but loaded with flavour!!!

The name of the restaurant game is 'consistency', but consistency of what?

How do you get young chefs to cook an ancient cuisine?

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