My sister @sharonhdas shared this recipe from @goyajournal the other day after recreating it for lunch and was so impressed by it, she wanted me to give it a go and that is exactly what I did. Calling this recipe simple is an understatement and even the laziest of people (ME) can prepare this dish…
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Located in the Bayouniah area of Al Khobar, The newly opened ‘Jarjeer Restaurant’ @jarjeerrestaurants is an extension of ‘Salkara Restaurant’ located right next door. Tabled to open in January 2020, the pandemic delayed the opening by a whole year until last month, when they finally opened their doors to the public. The interiors are quite…
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With barely a few good ‘Family Friendly’ Kerala restaurant in Thoqbah, the opening of ‘Welcome Family Restaurant’ is quite welcome and necessary. Serving everything from the usual Porotta and beef to their special ‘Kappa Biriyani, we enjoyed our dine-in experience at this very new restaurant. There is not much of an ambience but the restaurant…
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Kerala’s go to comfort food or the meal of choice for most bloggers operating out of the state is ‘Porotta and Beef’ and born out of that obsession is the ‘Kizhi Porotta’. I have only come across this on Instagram and it sounds exciting. Beef Masala and Porotta is layered and wrapped in Banana Leaf…
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With work keeping me on my toes most days, I haven’t had the energy to cook but after coming across @thankgodimfat_ recipe on an easy ‘Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry’, I decided to give it a go. I stayed true to the recipe with the only changes being the addition of potatoes so as to make…
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I cooked up an absolute gem of a dish yesterday inspired by the state where I hail from, Kerala. This ‘Kerala Style Prawn Roast’ is quite common, but I did not go by the book to complete this. I changed a few things around and made this my own version. Steps 1. Puree 1 onion,…
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It had been years since I last celebrated Christmas in Saudi Arabia. Christmas was usually spent in Bahrain, feasting on Christmas lunch and beer. This year was different and I was tied down with work to even consider driving over the causeway. All that changed when I was invited over for Christmas Dinner at the…
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The wedding had come to a close and we were invited to lunch the next day at Radhika’s place. This is the time when the groom’s family with the bride in tow visits her family for a small get together and lunch. This is also the time to enjoy some good food arranged by the bride’s…
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My sister has been pushing me to try this place ever since she saw a post where @theshaprestaurant served a drink called ‘Chakka Manga Thenga’ in a BONG. Yes you heard that right, and with the brother in law @nikhilprakash1 in town, we headed there for lunch with my dad @suredas. Located right along Calicut beach…
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It is hard to describe this restaurant, but “The Chinese Factory” (@thechinesefactory) is very different from the usual joints located in and around Calicut beach. Designed to look like a car workshop from the outside and tastefully decorated with memorabilia from old american diners from the 50’s & 60’s on the inside, this place is…
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My dad was complaining about the lack of variety when it comes to food in Calicut and I do agree, to a certain extent. Most restaurants serve local cuisines apart from a few like M Grill, Brown Town, etc. Berry Bomb in Cherooty Road (@eatberrybomb) calls itself an Italian restaurant and to find out if…
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The Lighthouse Restaurant in Calicut (@tlhcalicut) scores some major points in terms of its location and design. Located on the by-pass opp. Metro Cardiac Hospital, it also comes with a mini lighthouse built into the side of a cliff. Loved the layout and the mini tents they have set up to house customers. We took…
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After having lived in Calicut all these years, I have never visited @kingsbay_restaurant so when it came to making that all important decision on where to go for lunch, @sareekaasok and I finally decided on Kingsbay. We were quite famished so we decided to order some appetizers before we jumped into the main course. We…
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