Archive about 'Lyfe'

Thai Express, Banjara Hills – Good food, good service, orange elephant

Watched My name is Khan last week. Good movie. Found matter for much photoshop madness so stay tuned for the next couple of posts. The focus of this piece however, is the dinner we had after the movie. Thai Express has been catching my eye for a few months now since I pass it every [...]

JAIL – the review.. and dinner at a place called Basra

Went for this movie called Jail on Saturday night. I liked it, but really think Madhur Bhandarkar could have done a better job of casting. It was an interesting movie and the pace never slowed, but unfortunately, the stars in it just couldn’t deliver. Unsurprisingly, Manoj Bajpai was really the only guy who could act [...]

Aalagadda Mamsam – Mutton curry with Potatoes

I made mutton curry for lunch on Sunday. Decided to go with Aalagadda Mamsam – a classic South Indian mutton curry with potatoes in it. I chopped three large onions and set them to brown with a bayleaf. While this was happening, I started getting the base ready for my gravy. I ground up around [...]

36 BBQ at Secunderabad – Eminently forgettable

Secunderabad is finally getting some new eateries. The group that runs 36 (Jubilee Hills) has acquired what used to be the LSG SkyChefs building near Paradise and set up two new restaurants – 36 BBQ and Baghara. Vinay, Varun and I went over on Sunday to sample their fare.
We opted for the BBQ lunch at [...]

Dhruv Shanker’s Hyderabadi Haleem Highlights – Metrics published!

The last Haleem of the season did not disappoint. I decided to go to good old Paradise and sample the fare. Mustapha Al Turk (the bouncer) let me in and I got in line. Seventy bucks got me a really big portion of Haleem and a totally awesome one too. Now the quality of stuff [...]

Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk and Xbox 360

I put together a rather interesting chicken curry on Friday. I say interesting because I started out making Pepper Chicken but changed my mind half way through. It started like this. I woke up late and decided to make lunch for breakfast.  I had a kilo of chicken in the freezer and knew I wanted [...]

Vodka shots at Xtreme Sports Bar, Karkhana

Yesterday me and Vinay decided to go get lunch and a few drinks.. Vinay had read about the Sunday buffet at Xtreme somewhere so we decided to give it a shot. After much deliberation on which Xtreme Sports bar to go to, I suggested we go to the one at Karkhana and squeeze in as [...]