MTR or the Mavali Tiffin Room is a bit of an institution in Bangalore.   It was founded in 1924 and many of the dishes are now available as packaged products sold around the world.   It is famous for the typical South Indian vegetarian dishes such as dosa, vada, idli and upma. We decided to head [...]

The cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is one of my favorites.   It is characteristically hot and spicy.  The cuisine is divided into two main types……the original Andhra cuisine (predominantly vegetarian and served on a banana leaf)….and the Mogul influenced cuisine of Hyderabad.   The last city we visited on our trip to India in January was Bangalore.  [...]

Walking along the streets of Mumbai reveals a cornucopia of delicious treats that are hard to resist.   It seems people snack at all times of the day.   Most snacks are of the vegetarian variety.    It’s best to pick a stall with a big crowd of people around.   Everyone has their favorites.   Bhel puri is one [...]

Mumbai is like a second home for me.   I have fond memories of numerous family trips to visit my mum’s side of the family who live there.    On our visit here in January, we were able to stay a couple of days with my aunt and savour a delicious home cooked meal.   The food is [...]

Founded in 1984,  Natural Ice-cream is my favorite Indian ice-cream.   It’s made with only fresh fruit pulp or dried fruits, milk and sugar.   It contains no artificial flavors, stabilizers or preservatives.    The flavors change with the fruit season but there are also some standard year-round options. We tried the chikoo fruit (sapodilla) and tender coconut [...]

Konkan Cafe came highly recommended from a number of sources during my research of places to eat in Mumbai.  It’s a low key restaurant located in the Vivanta by Taj – President Hotel in the Cuffe Parade area.  The Konkan coast extends from just north of Mumbai all the way down to Mangalore.   Seafood features [...]

 The one restaurant that is on my must visit list every time I visit Mumbai is Trishna,  a restaurant specializing in seafood dishes from the Mangalorean coast of India.   It’s a simple restaurant in the Fort area. I go there specifically for the king crabs prepared with butter and garlic.    The crabs are full of [...]

After Delhi, our January trip in India took us to Mumbai.   I was born in Mumbai and have family there so I have been to Mumbai many times.    A place I’ve been wanting to try for many years is a street kebab stall called Bademiya in the Colaba area.   You can smell the aroma of [...]