Bakery & Breakfast, Continental Cuisine, swiss

Swiss Gourmesa (Ghitorni Crossing, New Delhi – towards Ghitorni Village – road besides Big Boyz Toyz)

In a nutshell:

A marvel hidden in a totally unexpected place. Reminds me of the story of Rapunzel – A princess tucked up in a tower in the middle of a forest. Swiss Bakery in Ghitorni Village!!!!

Swiss Gourmessa

Address & other details: Swiss Gourmessa

Meal for 2: Rs. 250 onwards

Black forest at Swiss Gourmessa

Cuisine Type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

Description:

The store did not seem to be doing too much business but I was told that they have a good sale coming from cutomers in Gurgaon & South Delhi – They get orders ranging from cakes to breads to breakfast to lunch – delivered at home. Expats seem to like this place a lot.

They have a host of breakdast options (not a very long list though) which can be delivered to ur home or can b served to u with a day’s notice. French hearts were on display & so were a decent variety of breads.

Chocolate eclairs – Bought it at 12.00 noon, left it in the rear seat of the car & ate it at 2.30 pm. Result – the best ever chocolate eclair I have had so far with the molten chocolate filling oozing out with every bite. A subtle light brown filling within & a dark chocolate layer on the top.

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Indian, Mughlai

Al Kakori Al Kausher (Vasant Place Market, RK Puram, Sector 6, New Delhi 22)

In a nutshell:

Get to eat some rustic & marvelous kababs that will get etched in ur memory for long.

Al Kausher

Address & other details: Al Kakori Al Kausher

Meal for 2: Rs. 400 onwards

The facade

Cuisine Type: Nonvegetarian

outstanding Galawati Kabab

Short Description – In case u r in a hurry:

If u r a health freak, either do not go there or go there & forget that u not supposed to eat such things – just switch off & enjoy. Calories will come & go if u exercise regularly – so why make ur taste buds abstain from such pleasures.

Parking options r little – b prepared.

U can eat standing in the winter afternoon sun or in the summer evening breeze. If u r lucky, u get to set in one of the two six seater tables in a room so tiny that u can barely park ur motorbike there. Ther are a lot of flies around – so ur left hand will constantly fan over the food while u use the right hand for eating. The other good option is to walk with the plats to ur car & eat inside in the comfort of airconditioning.

The waiters r obviously not trained. So they will behave like normal human beings – If u r nice & smiling to them, they will be very nice to u, else if u r grumpy & treat them not so well, he might also behave strangely.

The kitchen is kind of open & u can take a peek at what is happening inside.

Coming to the food, this is their forte. Rest are not – as u must have figured out by now.

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Bakery & Breakfast, Continental Cuisine, For the Chef in u……, Guest Blogger

Fluffy Pancakes topped with fresh strawberry & Maple Syrup

This is a part of the series ……. For the Chef in u

Contributed by YUMMRAJ’s favourite Chef ANONYMOUS

Homemade pancake with topping of maple syrup & fresh strawberries

Super easy to make & Super good to eat……………

Nice & soft fluffy freshly made tasty pancakes are served in very few eateries. U can however make them right in ur kitchen without much hassle.

Add one tablespoon of sugar, a generous pinch of salt, 3/4 tea spoon of baking powder & ¼ tea spoon Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to a cup of refined flour (maida). Mix the powders with a spoon.

mix all the powders

Mix ¼ cup of yoghurt, ¾ cup milk & ¼ cup melted butter. Add an egg & whisk well.

the liquid mix

Mix the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients with a spoon / spatula. Do not use mixer / hand blender. Do not mix too vigorously. What u get is a thick slightly lumpy batter.

thick lumpy batter

Use a flat surface nonstick pan, brush it with butter & add ¼ cup of the batter – It will slowly spread out on its own.

As u pour the batter to the flat frying pan

Cook on low heat till bubbles appear on the surface.

enough bubbles - its time to flip

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bengali, Indian, sweet shop

Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (2 Paddapukur Road, Bhowanipur, Kolkata)

In a nutshell: An establishment that has stood the test of time, this place has some real good sweets to remember. Address & other details: Balaram Mullick Meal for 2: Rs. 50 onwards Cuisine Type: Vegetarian Description: The Shop was started in 1885 as a tiny makeshift shop in an upcoming locality of that time – Bhowanipur. The Official website says that Asutosh Mukerjee, among … Continue reading Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (2 Paddapukur Road, Bhowanipur, Kolkata)

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Indian, north Indian snacks (street food)

Ram Ladoo wala (outside Railway Museum, New Delhi)

In a nutshell: Chatpata, unexpected enjoyable Snack Address & other details: Google Map Meal for 2: Rs. 40 Cuisine Type: Vegetarian Description: The story (skip the italics to read about how the food tasted): I happened to have an hour free on a Sunday & I was near the Diplomatic enclave. So decided to go to the Railways Museum. As I parked my car & … Continue reading Ram Ladoo wala (outside Railway Museum, New Delhi)

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Indian, South Indian

New Kanagam Fast food (thela in saket, New Delhi)

In a nutshell: Good compared to most Delhi South Indian eateries but falls far short when it comes to comparison with the likes of South Indian Biggies like Saravana Bhawan or Murugan idly. Address & other details: Google Map Meal for 2: Rs. 100 Cuisine Type: Vegetarian Description: He is not just a roadside thelawala – Quite organizd. U buy coupons, pay cash to a … Continue reading New Kanagam Fast food (thela in saket, New Delhi)

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Asian Cuisine, chinese

The Chinese (F Block, Middle Circle, Connaught Place, Delhi)

In a nutshell:

Great ambience, Good staff & fairly good food with some outstanding showstoppers in the ‘authentic Chinese section’.

The Chinese

 Address & other details: The Chinese

 Meal for 2: Rs. 1500

 Cuisine Type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

a view near the entrance

 Short Description – In case u r in a hurry:

Chinese food always rings a few unusual bells in my head – unusual to most Indians except for those who have travelled to China, lived there or stayed there for some time. I freak out on food every time I am in China & in Hongkong. However the food that is served in most places in India as ‘Chinese’ are versions that the Chinese nationals wud be shocked to know about. So I will refer to the authentic version as ‘authentic’ & the Punjabified version as ‘Chinjabi’.

What is good about this restaurant is that they have two separate menucards for Chinjabi& authentic Chinese.

All other occassions we had been to thisplace, we just retained the authentic menu. Do not remember any major dissappointment regarding food here, in the past – rather have a very fond memory of dine outs here.

This time around we had guests who were not hardcore foodies like us & hence we thought of trying out some popular Chinjabi as well along with the authentic.

The decor in this place is wow – u can surely go for a romantic dinner. U can go with small groups of friends as well.

the dining hall

The staff is pretty smart & answer most of ur questions well. They however do not fill up empty water glasses if u have opted for filter water in place of Bottled water.

We loved the fish in black bean sauce, ate the ‘not bad’ crispy fried chicken, loved the mei foon (rice noodles), hated the fried rice, did not dislike the chicken hot pot, freaked out on fish in black pepper sauce & quite disliked the darsaan.

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Indian, kashmiri

Wazwan (kashmiri Food stall, Dilli Haat, opp INA Market, Delhi)

Original post 2012. Go to the bottom for updated post 2017. In a nutshell: Almost authentic & very tasty Kashmiri cuisine, second  best in Delhi after Chor Bizarre Google Map:Dilli Haat Meal for 2: Rs. 300 onwards Cuisine type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian Description: The name Wazwan refers to a elaborate creation of 25 to 30 dishes mostly nonvegetarian, by masterchefs called ‘Waza’s. The shop wazwan … Continue reading Wazwan (kashmiri Food stall, Dilli Haat, opp INA Market, Delhi)

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Bakery & Breakfast, Continental Cuisine, For the Chef in u……, Guest Blogger

Chocolate French Toast with balsamic strawberry topping

This is a part of the series ……. For the Chef in u Contributed by YUMMRAJ’s favourite Chef ANONYMOUS

chocolate french toast with balsamic Strawberry topping

Super easy to make & Super good to eat…………… It all started when I discovered a bottle of balsamic vinegar in one corner of my refrigerator – about which I had a year-long memory loss. Then began the searches on the web & I stumbled upon a comment that balsamic vinegar goes well with strawberries. Since strawberries were not in season, I preferred to wait for another two months. A usual weekly visit to the vegetable-wallah got me face to face with fresh red juicy seasonal strawberries. Within seconds, they were in my bag & thus began the story……..

fresh red juicy strawberries facing the heat

So, I had a good idea for a topping but was yet to figure out what to top it on……….. till I figured out it cud b good with French toast. Google time again & here I was was a cool idea for a chocolate French toast. Well, post that tiny story of mine, lets get to the cookology. Continue reading “Chocolate French Toast with balsamic strawberry topping”

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American, Continental Cuisine, Continental Grilled, seafood, snack

Cafe Delhi Heights (DLF Cross Point Mall, near Galleria Market Traffic Signal, DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon & also Ambience Mall, Gurgaon)

In a nutshell:Jack of all trades, master of quite a few – when it comes to taste. Service & Ambience is as fun as it can get.

Inside Cafe Delhi Heights

Address & other details: Cafe Delhi Heights

Meal for 2: Rs. 1000 onwards

The innovative menu card bound with a nut & bolt!!!

Cuisine Type : Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

The interiors

Short description – In case u r in a hurry:

Right from the time u enter the place to the time ur taste buds experience ecstasy, u feel that ‘someone’ has put some real brains into this place & a lot of effort post that. Really impressive – This place has a long way to go (provided they market themselves a bit better than they currently do (Currently 90% people in Gurgaon do not know about the building in which they r situated & I wud say 99% people do not know about their existence.).

writing on the wall 1

Music was peppy, not to loud, not to mellow. Very Enjoyable. We cud have a good chat with friends for the two hours that we were here.

Funny message – writing on the wall 2

The place had a very smiling & interactive staff & they exuded lot of warmth. They added value to the evening.

Funny message – writing on the wall 3

The walls had tons of funny messages – some of which cud induce u ROFL!!!!

Funny Message – Writing on the wall 4

We enjoyed some excellent Cheddar cheese & beer soup, Mindblowing Juicy Lucy burger – bigger than the biggest burger I was ever served, Ok Ok minced lamb pani puri & a super good prawn dish Gambas al Ajillo.

Funny poster – Writing on the wall 5

Saw in the menu ‘aphrodasiac smoothie’ – we did not try it though…ha ha.

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