Whilst killing time browsing in a bookshop at Mumbai airport before flying to Kerala at the end of September, I found my new favourite cookery book.
"Savour Mumbai - A Culinary Journey Through India's Melting Pot" is written by an Indian chef, Vikas Khanna, who is originally from Amritsar but has spent most of his career abroad. He has, however, spent periods of time living in Mumbai and exploring the huge variety of the culinary offerings of this city.
The book is structured around Mumbai's restaurant scene and includes a few dishes from a variety of restaurants (28 in total) around the city. Although all food is "Indian", the style of food in each restaurant is distinct (and mouthwatering!) and the book illustrates the huge range of Indian food that you can eat here.
The restaurants range from kebab stalls on the street, to top-end restaurants in 5* hotels, and having now been through the book several times, I now have a goal: to eat in every restaurant and cook at least one dish listed under each restaurant whilst in Mumbai.
The range of recipes included is super. This includes main dishes, savoury snacks, desserts, sweets, drinks (hot and cold), rices, breads. Further, there is section including recipes for lots of different and delicious types of street food at the end of the book. If I can master the dishes in this book, I will be a happy eater at home forever more.
For those who are visiting Mumbai, or just interested in the range of food on offer, here is the restaurant (my target) list. We've already been to the ones in bold, there are quite a few to go!
Bademiya Seekh Kebabs - Succulent meat kebabs
Bagdadi Restaurant - Mughlai-style
Banana Leaf - Pure vegetarian south Indian
Dakhin Culture Curry - Home-style traditional south Indian food, veg and non-veg
Diva Maharashtracha - Home-style Maharastrian cuisine
Goa Portuguesa - Goan, Portuguese and Konkani food
Good Luck Restuarant - Irani cafe, staples include kheema pav and haleem
Govinda's Restaurant - "Satvik" food, based within a temple complex
Ideal Corner - Parsi and Irani
Kangan - Rich northern cuisine, mainly in the book for the view
Kebab Korner - Meat kebabs (unsurprisingly) and fresh roti
Kebabs and Kurries - Tandoor cooking from India and Central Asia
Khyber - Royal cuisine of North-West frontier. Recommended for Raan.
Lucky - Biryani and other Indian and Mughlai food
Mahesh Lunch Home - Mangalorean seafood (speciality is crab)
Nawab Saheb - Rich Mughlai food
Noor Mohammadi - Muslim cuisine, including GHee Dal and Methi Kheema
Oh! Calcutta - Bengali cuisine, seafood speciality
Raj Bhog - Thali
Saffron - Tandoori food from Hyderabad and Awadh
Soam - Pure veg Gujarati and Rajasthani food
Soma - Pan-Indian cuisine, focuses on areas around the Great Trunk Road
Soul Fry Casa - Goan seafood
Temple Flower - Primarily authentic Punjabi food
Trishna - Mangalorean cuisine, seafood speciality
Vrindavan - Pure veg south Indian
I will provide updates as I progress through my challenge!
The book is available on amazon, but is much cheaper is bought in an Indian bookshop.
http://www.amazon.com/Savour-Mumbai-Culinary-Journey-Through/dp/9382618953
"Savour Mumbai - A Culinary Journey Through India's Melting Pot" is written by an Indian chef, Vikas Khanna, who is originally from Amritsar but has spent most of his career abroad. He has, however, spent periods of time living in Mumbai and exploring the huge variety of the culinary offerings of this city.
The book is structured around Mumbai's restaurant scene and includes a few dishes from a variety of restaurants (28 in total) around the city. Although all food is "Indian", the style of food in each restaurant is distinct (and mouthwatering!) and the book illustrates the huge range of Indian food that you can eat here.
The restaurants range from kebab stalls on the street, to top-end restaurants in 5* hotels, and having now been through the book several times, I now have a goal: to eat in every restaurant and cook at least one dish listed under each restaurant whilst in Mumbai.
The range of recipes included is super. This includes main dishes, savoury snacks, desserts, sweets, drinks (hot and cold), rices, breads. Further, there is section including recipes for lots of different and delicious types of street food at the end of the book. If I can master the dishes in this book, I will be a happy eater at home forever more.
For those who are visiting Mumbai, or just interested in the range of food on offer, here is the restaurant (my target) list. We've already been to the ones in bold, there are quite a few to go!
Bademiya Seekh Kebabs - Succulent meat kebabs
Bagdadi Restaurant - Mughlai-style
Banana Leaf - Pure vegetarian south Indian
Dakhin Culture Curry - Home-style traditional south Indian food, veg and non-veg
Diva Maharashtracha - Home-style Maharastrian cuisine
Goa Portuguesa - Goan, Portuguese and Konkani food
Good Luck Restuarant - Irani cafe, staples include kheema pav and haleem
Govinda's Restaurant - "Satvik" food, based within a temple complex
Ideal Corner - Parsi and Irani
Kangan - Rich northern cuisine, mainly in the book for the view
Kebab Korner - Meat kebabs (unsurprisingly) and fresh roti
Kebabs and Kurries - Tandoor cooking from India and Central Asia
Khyber - Royal cuisine of North-West frontier. Recommended for Raan.
Lucky - Biryani and other Indian and Mughlai food
Mahesh Lunch Home - Mangalorean seafood (speciality is crab)
Nawab Saheb - Rich Mughlai food
Noor Mohammadi - Muslim cuisine, including GHee Dal and Methi Kheema
Oh! Calcutta - Bengali cuisine, seafood speciality
Raj Bhog - Thali
Saffron - Tandoori food from Hyderabad and Awadh
Soam - Pure veg Gujarati and Rajasthani food
Soma - Pan-Indian cuisine, focuses on areas around the Great Trunk Road
Soul Fry Casa - Goan seafood
Temple Flower - Primarily authentic Punjabi food
Trishna - Mangalorean cuisine, seafood speciality
Vrindavan - Pure veg south Indian
I will provide updates as I progress through my challenge!
The book is available on amazon, but is much cheaper is bought in an Indian bookshop.
http://www.amazon.com/Savour-Mumbai-Culinary-Journey-Through/dp/9382618953
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