All posts tagged: Street food

Travel Diaries:Bangkok Revisited & A Thai Recipe Too

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return… Leonardo da Vinci   Our vacations most often are pre planned with a lot of thought into the destination,food,sight-seeing etc.However, I love it when a travel plan happens just out of the blue,spontaneously,sort of an impromptu one so to speak.Well the dear husband had work related travels to Singapore and suggested that my son and I come along and we could club it with a short trip to Bangkok too he said. It’s always fun travelling to the Far East,for one the travel time is fairly short, and of course the food,night life and shopping,admittedly make it an alluring proposition,albeit revisited.We have travelled to  both cities a couple of times, Bangkok several years ago.The city has changed and modernised is what I heard from friends who travelled there recently.So yes of course, I jumped at the idea of a quick family vacay. Our time in Singapore was …

Ramadan Kareem: A Culinary walk through Bohri Mohalla

Ramadan Kareem to those who observe this holy month of fasting.   My recent blog feed has some fabulous  posts that were a visual delight as many  fellow bloggers have been posting for Ramadan.Some focussing on various street eats,special hotel buffets and tents while others cooking up a storm in their kitchens.One such post on Facebook brought back recollections of a fantastic experience from last year. Mumbai has an eclectic and vibrant neighbourhood that comes alive around Ramadan every year. These  by-lanes  of Mohammad Ali Road,Bhendi bazaar and Bohri Mohalla are  abuzz with food vendors and street stalls.This is perhaps one of Mumbai’s oldest and significantly iconic neighbourhood’s that reverberates fervent activity at sundown and can quite rightly  be named the old Muslim quarter.Wandering down these lanes can turn into a delightful experience for the senses as one revels in the array of street food  and small eateries that serve up some finger licking good food.

My Amritsar Diaries: The Golden Temple,Street Eats & A Recipe

A visit to the golden temple in Amritsar had been on our “Must Visit List” for quite many years now, amongst various other destinations in India. We took a short weekend trip and were absolutely in awe of this wonderful place that radiates divine peace and tranquility. The Golden Temple is also known as the Harimandir Sahib and is prime religious place of the Sikhs, but also welcomes people of all walks of life and religions. The first sight of the Golden Temple is breathtaking and one is drawn into a state of utter peace and tranquility. A great experience around the temple is partaking in the langar, which involves selfless volunteers that run the community kitchen and serve free meals to all the visitors to the temple. Sitting on the floor of the temple and enjoying a simple meal While visit to the temple is the main attraction in Amritsar, one could explore The Jallianwala Bagh memorial which is in close proximity to the temple. Overall, a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar …