Sanjeev Kapoor of 'Khana Khazana' fame gave a lecture on 'Things you must eat before you die', a list of his most favorite things to eat from the Indian subcontinent. The list in no particular order is as follows:
- Modak
- Appam and Stew
- Banaras ki Thandai
- Thalipeeth and Thecha (similar to bajri ki roti)
- Dal Pakwan (a Sindhi preparation)
- Kaale Gajar ki Kanji (from Punjab)
- Kahwa and White Darjeeling Tea (Kahwa-Kashmiri Tea)
- Kada Prashad (Prasad served in gurudwaras)
- Bhel
- Gushtaba (Kashmiri meat dish)
- Ker Sangri (Rajasthani snack)
- Kakori Kabab from Lucknow
- Shikampuri Kabab
- Mande-wedding dessert served in Konkan, popular in Belgaum
- Karimeen
- Meerut ki Rewri
- Hyderabadi Biryani and Mirchi Salan
- Mishti Doi
- Mutton Kohlapuri
- Nalli Nihari (a type of mutton curry)
- Notun Gurer Rosogulla (made with new jaggery-notun gurer)
- Paan
- Paunk (from Surat eaten during Uttarayan)
- Kolambi Bhat
- Makki ki roti aur sarson ka saag
- Sattu from Bihar
- Solkadi (kokum and fresh coconut milk)
- Undhiyo
- Vada Pao
- Pav Bhaji
- Beef Pepper Fry
- Ada Pradaman (dried rice cake cooked with coconut milk and jaggery)
He graciously signed my notebook at the end of the lecture (since the best things in life happen when you don't have a camera or an autograph book handy, I had to make do with my regular college notebook for Sanjeev's autograph!)
Following his lecture was a cookery competition where we were given some fruits, veggies, milk, biscuits and other assorted ingredients and we had to whip up something nice for the judges. No cooking was allowed. My teammate, Piyush and I came in second in the competition in the 'savory' category for our starters of Monaco and cheese accompanied by onion, tomato and coriander yoghurt dip. ;)
Our "recipe" for Monaco and cheese starters and yoghurt dip ;)
- Monaco biscuits
- sliced cucumber, tomato
- grated cheese
- finely cut onions, salt, pepper and chaat masala mixed with finely whipped yoghurt for the dip
- sev, mint and coriander for topping
create sandwiches of the desired combinations of veggies and cheese, topped with more biscuits and yoghurt dip for added flavor. crunchy and quick snacks are ready in no time ;) goes well with just about everything ;)
I also witnessed one of the quickest disappearances of food I've ever seen. The judge, a food critic was making her way around each table, and no sooner had she taken a bite to sample the preparation, than the rest of the contestants and volunteers for the event who had already made a crowd around the judge polished off the rest of the preparation. It took just under 5 seconds for our starters to disappear off the plate after the judge had made her ratings ;)
All in all a fun day. Looking forward to more tomorrow. :)
Till then..
1 comment:
Dude
That's a good thought. A talk from a celebrity chef and then a culinary competition among the food hungry IITians. I hope that the lecture was good. If not, even then the food makes up for it.
Kudos. Hope you enjoyed.
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