A weekend with the Masterchef

It was Friday night and I had no idea my dream was about to come true the next day. Yes! It was the second edition of World on a Plate, India’s first International food festival #lifeisapicnic and this time it was happening in the Indian cities Bengaluru & Mumbai. Being a pure foodie at heart,…

The circus comes to town

The circus comes to the Black Box on Whitefield Road with The Merry Go Carnival. Following the stupendous success of the VROne Carnival, the Black Box on Whitefield Road is back with an exciting edition of that memorable weekend with the grand Merry Go Carnival. Offering a plethora of activities for the young and not-so-young…

Chicken Katsu

Ingredients: Chicken Breast Halves (skinless, boneless): 4 Salt and Pepper to taste All-Purpose Flour: 2 tbsp Egg (beaten): 1 Bread Crumbs: 1 cup Oil for frying Method:  Flatten the chicken breasts to ½-inch thickness. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Roll the chicken into flour, and dip into the beaten egg. Lastly, coat into bread…

Fish-Eggs Pakora (Machher Dimer bora)

Ingredients: Fish Eggs: 250 gm Onions (chopped): 2 medium Green chillies (chopped): 3 – 4 Turmeric powder: ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil for frying Method: Add the onions, chillies, turmeric powder and salt to the fish eggs in a bowl and mash properly to make a thick paste-like consistency. Heat oil in a pan….

KFC’s Crispy Fried Chicken

The KFC Crispy Chicken is one of the most popular recipe found on the menu. This recipe was created after the original recipe. The crispy chicken was marinated first then fried the conventional way. This one is double soaked into the coatings to give it its unique taste. Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut up and…

Garlic Chicken

Ingredients: Chicken (curry-cut) : 1Kg Curd : 3 tbsp Garlic paste : 1½ tbsp Soya sauce : 1 tsp Black pepper(crushed) : 1 tbsp Cardamom : 2 Bay leaves : 2-3 Cloves : 5-6 Onions(halved and cut to form semi-circular rings See Picture) : 4 medium Garlic(chopped) : 6-8 cloves Red chilli powder: 1 tsp…