A Kolhapuri meal, unique in its simplicity, comprises a variety of lip-smacking, earthy, flavorsome, nourishing dishes and is so complete that it creates within you a inimitable hearty wholesome sense of fulfillment, and is a welcome change from the ubiquitous fatty and greasy-rich Makhanwalla, Masala, Kadhai, Handi, Naan, Biryani, Punjabi and Mughlai style fare you eat day in and day out.
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APPETITE FOR A STROLL – A Hearty Meal from the Heart of India – MOUTHWATERING KOLHAPURI MEMORIES
April 11, 2009Posted in Blogroll, art, author, bhaji, biryani, blog, blogger, blogging, book, cafe, chicken, creative, cuisine, culture, curry, dhaba, eating, fast food, food, food blog, foodie, good food guide, gourmet, guide, happiness, health, heritage, hotel, humor, india, indian, karve, kheema, kolhapuri, korma, love, maharashtra, mughlai, mumbai, mutton, non-fiction, poona, pulao, pune, recipe, restaurant, review, rice, roti, seafood, story, street, tandoori, travel, trencherman, vegetarian, vikram, vikram karve, walk, weblog, website, writer, writing | Tags: appetite, appetite for a stroll, art, article, authentic, author, blog, blogging, blogprint, blook, bolai, chicken, city, creative, cuisine, curry, deemed, dhaba, diat, dining, eatery, eating, food blog, girinagar, gravy, health, india, indian, karve, khadakvasla, kolhapur, kolhapuri, kothrud, lamb, meal, meat, motel, mughlai, mumbai, mutton, opal, out, print, pune, punjabi, rassa, recipe, red, rice, road, roti, salad, sheep, sinhagad, spicy, tasty, thali, university, vikram, vikram karve, white, writer, writing | 1 Comment »
APPETITE FOR A STROLL Foodie Adventures, Simple Recipes, Musings on The Art of Eating and Vikram Karve’s Authentic Guide to Value For Money Food in Mumbai and Pune
November 30, 2008APPETITE FOR A STROLL
[Foodie Adventures, Simple Recipes, Musings on The Art of Eating and Vikram Karve’s Authentic Guide to Value For Money Food in Mumbai and Pune]
By
VIKRAM KARVE
I have recently written a Foodie Adventures Book – Appetite for a Stroll.
Please click the link and read the review of Appetite for a Stroll titled Food for [...]
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The Art of Tea Making – Amrut Tulya Pune Style
October 7, 2008THE ART OF TEA MAKING – AMRUT TULYA PUNE STYLE
By
VIKRAM KARVE
When I was a small boy in the nineteen sixties Pune was a “Tea Town”. Everyone drank tea and all over the town there were chiefly two types of tea for the laidback discerning gourmet Punekar to relish – AMRUT TULYA CHAHA at the ubiquitous [...]
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HOW TO MAKE TEA
October 6, 2008HOW TO MAKE TEA
By
VIKRAM KARVE
I love tea.
You too love tea but don’t know how to make a good cup?
Let me tell you how to make tea.
Get some good Assam CTC Tea [CTC is an acronym for Crush, Tear and Curl]. CTC teas have a granular appearance and the fact of the matter is [...]
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Bhagat Tarachand Pune
December 19, 2007A HEARTY MEAL IN THE HEART OF PUNE
By
VIKRAM KARVE
My wife is a pure vegetarian. So when we eat out together we prefer a pure vegetarian restaurant. And when you are really famished there’s nothing better to satiate your hunger than a sumptuous wholesome vegetarian thali. When we were in Mumbai our favourite Value for Money [...]
Posted in art, author, blog, blogger, blogging, cafe, creative, cuisine, culture, curry, dhaba, drink, eating, fast food, food, food blog, foodie, good food guide, gourmet, guide, happiness, health, heritage, hotel, humor, iit, india, indian, institute, itbhu, jee, karve, kheer, khichdi, love, maharashtra, meetha, mumbai, non-fiction, poona, potato, pulao, pune, recipe, restaurant, review, rice, romance, roti, story, street, sweet, technology, travel, trencherman, vegetarian, vikram, vikram karve, walk, weblog, website, writer, writing | Tags: aundh, author, bhagat, blog, chaas, cream, creative, cuisine, eating, fiction, food, food blog, foodie, hobby, india, indian, karve, laxmi, leisure, life, love, mumbai, paneer, poona, pune, recipe, road, sangvi, tarachand, thali, veg, vikram karve, writer, writing | 1 Comment »
Mumbai Good Food Guide – Foodie Day
October 28, 2007Click the link and enjoy a Foodie Day in Mumbai:
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/foodie-day-in-mumbai.htm
Happy Eating
Vikram Karve
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com
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Heavenly Dips
October 10, 2007Lip-Smacking Dips for Cocktail Snacks.
Click the link and read on:
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/heavenly-dips.htm
happy eating
Vikram Karve
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com
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A Yummy Indian Cuisine – Dabba Gosht – Recipe
October 8, 2007Want to try dabba gosht – just click the link below
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/dabba-gosht-my-all-time-favorite.htm
Happy Eating
Vikram Karve
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com
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Mumbai Good Food Guide
October 4, 2007Eating out in Girgaum – click the link below and savor authentic maharashtrian cuisine in the heart of Mumbai
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/mumbai-good-food-guide-eating-out-in-girgaum.htm
happy eating
Vikram Karve
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Aflatoon – an inimitable sweet, an easy recipe
October 4, 2007My improvised recipe for aflatoon:
Just click the link below and read on my creative writing blog
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/aflatoon.htm
Happy eating
Vikram Karve
http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com
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