http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/03/choice-eats.html A weblog making food a little less chaotic. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:39:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/03/choice-eats.html/comment-page-1#comment-3948 The knife Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.lonbinder.com/foodmayhem_wp/2008/03/choice-eats.html#comment-3948 I was amused to see the pic of 'deshi biriyani'. Biriyani is a rice pilaf with meat in it...the way of cooking depends on the region of India. there are 2 core types : Lucknowi from North India and Hyderabadi from South India. The puff used in the photo is a base for a very typical street food in India. It is called phuchka in Calcutta where it is stuffed with potatoes. It is called paani poori in Mumbai where it is stuffed with tiny gram flour balls and gol gappa in the Delhi. Apart from the soild filling it has tamarind juice in it too. Sour in Cal but sweet and sour in Mumbai and Delhi. The filling in the festival you attended is called channa masala in the North of India and ghoogni In Calcutta. You normally have it with Indian breads like naan or roti. Check out these links for more on this<br />http://finelychopped-k.blogspot.com/2008/03/hey-bono-i-have-found-what-was-looking.html<br />http://finelychopped-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/dozen-phuchkas-followed-by-mutton-roll.html I was amused to see the pic of ‘deshi biriyani’. Biriyani is a rice pilaf with meat in it…the way of cooking depends on the region of India. there are 2 core types : Lucknowi from North India and Hyderabadi from South India. The puff used in the photo is a base for a very typical street food in India. It is called phuchka in Calcutta where it is stuffed with potatoes. It is called paani poori in Mumbai where it is stuffed with tiny gram flour balls and gol gappa in the Delhi. Apart from the soild filling it has tamarind juice in it too. Sour in Cal but sweet and sour in Mumbai and Delhi. The filling in the festival you attended is called channa masala in the North of India and ghoogni In Calcutta. You normally have it with Indian breads like naan or roti. Check out these links for more on this
http://finelychopped-k.blogspot.com/2008/03/hey-bono-i-have-found-what-was-looking.html
http://finelychopped-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/dozen-phuchkas-followed-by-mutton-roll.html

]]> http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/03/choice-eats.html/comment-page-1#comment-3949 Jessica@Foodmayhem Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.lonbinder.com/foodmayhem_wp/2008/03/choice-eats.html#comment-3949 I can't claim to have a good memory....I took a picture of each booths sign right after the picture of the food. I can’t claim to have a good memory….I took a picture of each booths sign right after the picture of the food.

]]> http://www.foodmayhem.com/2008/03/choice-eats.html/comment-page-1#comment-3950 soopling Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.lonbinder.com/foodmayhem_wp/2008/03/choice-eats.html#comment-3950 Ahhh...that's where the those dishes were from! Ya'll have a way better memory than I do. Ahhh…that’s where the those dishes were from! Ya’ll have a way better memory than I do.

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