Thursday, December 25, 2014

Care4Food Tupperware Campaign


Care4Food is a campaign started by Tupperware. Care4Food is a platform that offers methods to take care of food at various levels right from buying, storing, preparation and leftover management. Food lovers can share their own experiences and practices of saving food and support this campaign to become a Food Savior.

Many of my foodblogging friends were writing on the same campaign. Hina Gujral from http://www.funfoodfrolic.com/ My most dearest friend referred me to the company and they contacted me, Care4Food sent me a wonderful Package containing 2-800ml cool and fresh refrigerator medium box, 1-Fridge smart box and 1-300ml Freezer mate box.

We have been using Tupperware for many years now I've personally hosted many events on Tupperware giveaway on my blogs and people who received my gifts have always enjoyed using my Tupperware gifts and appreciated my gifts.

All Tupperware products are made from safe, non-toxic, non-carcinogenic materials; thus they do not release harmful chemicals to food or liquid contents. Materials & Additives used exceed US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) & Japan Polyolefin Hygienic Association standards.

Tupperware as a product is on a mission in saving Mother Earth from further pollution and degradation as its products are designed for long term use (Life Time Warranty). On the other hand, plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam containers and PET bottles are not made for repeated use, and thus adds to the mountain of garbage. Even food which is not stored properly ends up in unwanted landfills and pollutes the environment. Its a daunting task for our Indian government to solve the land fill issues as a Indian citizen we can help our Government and Environment in some ways by avoiding the purchase of unwanted plastic saving food in right way and minimizing waste be the change you wish to see the world in quoted by Mahatma is so true think what goes wrong in our system before blaming the government or any political party.

My Favorite Tupperware for Gifting
Slim lunch box set is my favorite stores a lot of food and can store in a handbag easily there is no spills what so ever while commuting.

Family Favorite Tupperware that we have purchased and love using all these years.

We store pretty much everything in these Tupperware containers from cakes to curries every thing can be frozen and used when needed wasting food is considered as a crime in my home. some leftovers like dhal and subzi is reheated and devoured on those no cook home cleaning days.

Mom is an expert when it comes to using up leftovers some tips i can give is there is always left over dhal try to convert it and prepare dhal soup or rasam it will be a hit. with left over curries and vegetable try to add extra onion and egg in little oil and toss in left over rice to prepare fried rice or smear it over dosa with little cheese and prepare a unique dosa kids will love such things as a snack. never throw away left over rice use it up to prepare fried rice lemon rice or tomato rice.

Use up leftover gravy to prepare kothu parota for a  tea time snack every one at home will love kothu. what i do with left over gravy is prepare stir fried chicken or paneer fry.  I also use the gravy in potato roast its super tasty and is an excellent side dish for sambar rice.

I also pre-plan my meals for some days, veggies like carrots beans and cabbage dont store for long in fridge normally what i do is prepare veggie masala for noodles and fried rice and store it in a tupper ware container freeze it and use when needed  these pre cooked meals comes so handy at times we have to go out and preparing dinner after coming back will be a sore for any one I would simply toss in some cooked pasta or noodles in these veggies and serve it hot.

Dosa and Idly batter store really well in Tupperware containers. In summers our fridge never seems to work properly and the souring heat ferments the batter really fast when stored in a steel utensil whereas the batter when store in a tupperware container will never ferment and will store perfectly.

If we tend to go out on long journey mom would normally prepare a large batch of subzi and chapati dough and store it in a tupperware container and place it in normal chill mode once we return from our journey we would always have hot roti and subzi. I remember once when we had been to chennai mom had prepared a very large batch of chicken biryani to take and store some in fridge we stored the required amount of biryani in a tupperware container and froze it and totally forgot about it upon returning from chennai mom and I were facing a large batch of laundry to be done with and were tired after all the travel it was almost 2 weeks of travel and mom was also looking at what was left in the fridge to prepare lunch and to our surprise the biryani was in perfect condition and truly saved our day these moments I will never forget.

Preparing Roti dough and storing it in tupperware under normal chill mode is a must in my home uber soft rotis are the result when prepared all i want to say is people who tend to travel or working preplan your weeks meal  ahead of time prepare and store the right way from sambar to chutneys every thing stores really well plus it saves your valuable energy and time folks.

Tupperware containers never stains I always wash with lukewarm water and a mild dish wash soap from pantry to my fridge everything is well organised and see through containers help us to see what is stored. I also stick a post it note on the container with date this way we are assured that the food should be used in 1 or 2 weeks from the day of preparation. If you meal plan post it notes really helps the family to located the container and use it for lunch or dinner if your not there.



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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

REVIEW- JIVE GASTRO PUB @Indiranagar, Bengaluru

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Jive is located very close to ESI, Indiranagar, HAL 2nd stage. The Chefs had organized a Blogger/foodie lunch meet and greet. we were in a team of 12 and headed there for lunch I reached the venue at 1pm. 

Jive is spread across 3 levels. The ground floor entrance has a take away bar, second level is getting ready for a chic lounge experience will be launched soon and the third level has a fully functioning very cosy pub. The pub area has that retro chic interiors neatly maintained with comfortable seating.

Once we settled down a bit and seated menu cards for the drinks and appetizers with placed, I started my order with Pinacolada, which is my all time favorite. The drink was perfectly prepared creamy and yum..we also tasted sex on the beach cocktail it was orangy tangy and refreshing.


We did not order anything on the menu and wanted the chef to surprise us. Right after the first round of drinks the lunch service started. For starters we enjoyed the salads, Nachos and tandoori dishes. 

First came the potato cheese kurkure served with a spicy chutney the fluffy and spicy potatoes were wrapped in romali roti and deep fried was very tasty with chutney. next up was chicken and veg wantons with garlic chutney I preferred the chicken wanton was spicy the garlic chutney combo was good.

Next up was Cheese-balls with hollandaise sauce , chicken macau roll, Nachos and Stuffed Mushroom. I liked the stuffed mushroom and nachos with beer and was slowly getting in that pub mode.. 

The salads were also served along with starters which filled us up. chicken salad and grilled mixed veggie salad. I felt the grilled mixed veg salad had very less dressing whereas the chicken salad had too much dressing me being a salad person was not impressed with the salads...

we were still not done with the starters next came the tandoori items. Tandoori Paneer tikka, Bharwan Tangri Chicken and Zaffrani Cheesy Chicken with chutney. now this is what i call a pakka desi style pub ka khanna. I totally enjoyed the stuffing inside the chicken thigh with chutney. paneer was not rubbery both the dishes tasted yum. the chicken zaffrani had no flavors what so ever it needs bit more tweaking.

The portion size for starter are good great value for money.

Finally mains were served. Chicken biryani, Rogan Josh, Dhal Makhani, Butter Paneer and rotis.

I liked the biryani and rogan josh with tandoori naan.

For desserts we enjoyed the gajar ka halwa had perfect amount of sweet was tasty perfect for winter weather.

Pinacolada

Sex on the beach

Cayanide

Martini
Grilled Veg Salad

Green Apple Martini

Potato Cheese Kurkure

Chicken Wantons

Chicken Salad

Chicken Macau Roll

Nachos

Bharwan Tangri Chicken 

Cheese-balls with hollandaise sauce

Zaffrani Cheesy Chicken with chutney

Stuffed Grilled Mushroom


Paneer Tikka

Rogan Josh

Chicken Biryani

Gajar Ka Halwa

Over all experience was good. cosy place to hang out with friends. food and drinks are moderately priced location is great, the neighborhood has truly gained a great hangout space.

My Review is also posted on Zomato please click here.


Jive: 68/1, Double Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore, India
For Reservation: 080 4537 8999

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Rasovara The Royal Kitchen @UB-City Bengaluru


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I was invited by Mirah Hospitality & Food Solutions Pvt Ltd for the launch of Rasovara which is located at UB-City Bengaluru. Rasovara serves traditional Gujarati and Rajasthani  gourmet meals. The Royal Indian meal is truly an exotic vegetarian, gourmet affaire. Me being a die hard fan of non vegetarian food, I totally enjoyed every bite from the royal thali.

Stepping up a notch Rasovara has kept the traditions alive  starting from welcoming every guest the traditional way with chandan ka teeka  and aarthi what a princely welcome, these traditions are long forgotten in a modern setting. Once seated the captain gently placed  the menu printed on the scroll which features traditional  Gujarat. Kansa Thali priced at 750/- inclusive of taxes. You can most certainly customize the thali as per your choice. No dish is repeated in a month! A-la-carte is available from 3 PM to 6 PM must try dishes are pav bhaji fondue and pani puri shots.


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Our experience at Rasovara was broken into three courses. Starting of with wide range of appetizers then a hearty main course followed by desserts.

Khus Sabja Drink
The Appetizers:
we began our feast with a refreshing khus and sabja drink. then came the perfectly steamed rainbow dhokla, followed by pani puri shot, Dahi vada and cold Maharaja Lassi!

Followed by Kulfi dhokla which was a paneer stuffed spring roll, Bread roll, Makai/corn pattice, Hara bhara kabab with mrichi chutney, palak muthiya with khadi.


 Kulfi dhokla, Bread rollMakai/corn pattice, Hara bhara kabab, palak muthiya

Dahi Vada
Pani Puri Shots...


Rainbow Dhokla

The starters were pretty good. no comments everything was presented beautifully bite size starters were quite filling.


The Royal Thali 
First they served us ‘Kutchhi Beer’(Chhaas ) quite refreshing with loads of carom seeds. next up was Daal Baati Churma , Gatte Ki Subzi and Rotla.

Kulhad Ki Biryani

‘Kutchhi Beer’(Chhaas ) 

Dhal Baati aur Churma

The dhal baati was yum it was served with ghee. I was not a big fan of churma. Gatte ki subzi was okay needed more heat. rotlas were good.

varieties of Indian breads are served to go with...Dal and Kadhhi we enjoyed the pulkas with ghee and makhani. surti undhiyo was good along with roti.

The Biryani was prepared and dum cooked in a mug for individual serving was served along with raita. the rice was cooked to perfection caramelized onions on top was good. I liked the biryani with chilly garlic pickle.

The Royal Thali.

The Sweet Endings
We started with Rasovara special Jalebi with rabri and Malpua were too good. followed by seviyan kheer was loaded with nuts was mildly sweet tasted good. best among the lot were chocolate samosa and cham cham finally we finished with paan.

Chocolate Samosa

Seviyan Kheer


Malpua..

Here are some clicks which we liked from the a-la-carte menu.

Vada Pav..



Pav Bhaji Fondue.

Rajdhani's Rasovara is keeping in tune with changing tastes and trends, particularly of the younger generation, The food is delicious not over powering and well presented. we had an enjoyable meal. Staff are friendly and helpful. the  ambiance and food is superb. If you love authentic Indian cuisine then you must come here.

My Score:
Ambiance: 4
Service: 4.5
Food: 5
Value for money: 4

Rasovara The Royal Kitchen
Level 2 UB City vithal Mallya Road
Bangalore, India
PH: 080-4173 8968

http://rajdhani.co.in/rasovara.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rasovara-The-Royal-Kitchen

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