Despite being a smallish restaurant really, The Dhaba at the Claridges, Delhi, has always enjoyed immense popularity. Like Bukhara, the ITC brand, it has proved to be an evergreen concept, revolving around the simple theme of a highway eatery (or dhaba) and dishing out such staples as balti meat (which arrives on your tables in mini brass buckets) and tandoori items in a quaint setting, reminiscent of far humbler pleasures than dining out in a pricey five-star involve.
Posts Tagged ‘Fondness’
There’s a truck in this restaurant!
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on August 30th, 2010
Posted in Destinations 
Tags: Bitter Chocolate, Buckets, Chocolate Cake, Claridges Delhi, Clientel, Delhi Dhaba, Fondness, Gandhis, Immense Popularity, Indian Restaurants, Indira Gandhi, Loyalists, Ncr, New Delhi Hotel, Old Timers, Pastry Shop, Priyanka, Rahul, Sister Property, Staples, Surajkund 
1 Comment »Paya, paella and some omlette talk
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on December 31st, 2009
How to serve up trotters… and the best of eggs…
By Anoothi Vishal
“By the way, Chandra can now cook the perfect paya,” said uncle-in-law, who can be quite the intimidating editor with a fondness for all things food and French. Chandra is his cook, an affable pahari lady who has withstood perfection in the kitchen for almost two decades.
Posted in C'Wealth Cuisines, Cuisines, Culture in India, Recipes Tags: Accompaniments, Amrita Sher Gil, Breads, Chandra, Fondness, Foodie, Indian Classical Music, Jama Masjid, Members Of The Family, Old Delhi, Paella, Paya Recipe, Poor Man, Red Wine, Roti, Shahjahanabad, Sher, Trotters, Vishal, Wheat Bread 3 Comments »
