After having her first spicy curry in Japan, Fuin plucked up the courage to try the butter chicken at this Indian restaurant...
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tandoori (adj.)
in reference to a type of northern Indian and Pakistani cooking using a charcoal-fired clay oven, from adjectival form of Urdu or Punjabi tandur "cooking stove," from Turkish pronunciation of Persian and Arabic tannur "oven, portable furnace".
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Kebab aur Sharab, NYC
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but I do try and set a few goals for myself at the top of each year, like regularly updating this blog in 2023. Another is something I’m calling “CBTPB”, or “C.B’s Trains, Planes and Boats”, which is to make a weekly excursion to a restaurant I’ve never been to before that I’ll get to by one of the listed forms of transportation. And I’m kicking things off this week with my visit to the new Kebab aur Sharab on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, which I got to on the subway, more specifically, the 1 train.
Kebab aur Sharab is the newest restaurant from Chef Salil Mehta of Laut/Singapura/Wau fame who’s partnered with Chef Dipesh Shinde, cooking for the first time in New York City after years of running the kitchens in some New Delhi’s finest restaurants. I was kindly invited to the friends & family tasting last week and was truly impressed with every dish that hit our table. While I did have a few favorites, the first three dishes you’ll see below, their entire menu is worth exploring! Here’s a look...
Andhra Chilli Chicken
“Famous” Butter Chicken
Muradabadi Dal Lentil Soup
Grilled River Prawns with Mango Chutney
Purple Yam Chaat
Kashmiri Tandoor Chicken with Kachumber
Baby Goat Dori Kebab
Nawabi Paneer Cheese Kebab
Palak Paneer Spinach with Mirch Rogan
Kerala King Fish Curry
Chicken Biryani
All this served with assorted naan, roti and paratha, no less!
There’s a noted venison dish that was unavailable the night we were there that we’ll be going back for soon.
Renowned bartender Colin Stevens, of Singlish and Jelas, is building the cocktail menu and I recommend starting with his Paan Shop, made with gin, fennel and betel nut. The spice pack is an edible bite...
There’s also a curated wine list for pairing with Indian food and punches are coming soon.
A quick look at the cozy interior, as well as the outside atrium, that will be wonderful come spring and the warm weather when they can open the windows up...
Kebab aur Sharab is open on West 72nd St. and for now, be sure to look for the logo in my first pic up top there as the name of restaurant is not up yet. Enjoy!
(And thanks to Aik Wye Ng and Mutsumi Masuda for assistance with some pics I missed.)
KEBAB AUR SHARAB
247 West 72nd St.
NY, NY 10023
212-540-5247
Reservations available through resy.com
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The tandoori chicken is a dish of Indian origin that takes its name from the Tandoor, the cylindrical clay oven (or in the shape of an upturned bell) in which this preparation is traditionally cooked.
Making it at home with tools common to all kitchens is very simple. It is enough to marinate the chicken with yogurt, lime (or lemon), ginger, garlic and tandoori masala, the mixture of spices that, in addition to giving the unmistakable flavor, will give the typical reddish color.
The tandoori chicken can be grilled or baked, as in the recipe we show below.
You can accompany the chicken with plenty of rice pilaf or, if you like spicy flavors, you can also try the chicken curry.
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(via Spiced Chicken Skewers with Pickling Spices, Mustard & Chilli) For these spiced chicken skewers, the secret is in the spice mix of fennel, cumin, mustard, nigella seeds and mustard oil.
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