Most people will tell you Mumbai has no winter. They are mostly right. But some days, when you are least expecting it, you will catch yourself shivering just out of a shower. Or turn off the fan because your toes are gradually curling.
And then you will want soup. Not kebabs. Who makes kebabs when they are feeling cold? It's too much work and they take forever to make and soup is way easier to make.
Until of course, Marriott calls you to come sample their kebabs. Then well, you can choose those over soups.
Nevertheless, when Courtyard by Marriott invited me for a Kebab Fest, I was expecting zilch. You know what kebabs are for us vegetarians...even bigger reasons to just stick to that soup. But I went because I thought I'd use the excuse to meet a friend and fellow food blogger, Caramel Wings, with her brother, Gluttony Man.
So I went and waited for a bit in their Momo Cafe.
I sipped on an rather awful mocktail that I should not have ordered but I was thirsty and I got something called Minty Affair, which was not minty and the affair was so clandestine, even the mint would not have known something happened. Lots of cranberry juice there and too sweet.
But down to the tasting platter of the kebabs that came in an hour later, I was pretty floored. That was the menu for non vegetarian kebabs. We got a platter of non veg platter, which is priced at 1600 plus taxes if you get one of each. 1000 plus taxes for the veg kebab platter. Or as the menu suggests in the pictures below...for a plate of six kebabs each.
That was the non-vegetarian platter of kebabs. Won't go into details because we are vegetarian out here, folks!
That's the vegetarian platter menu.
The veg kebabs platter had most of the menu - some of the kebabs came later.
What floored me? The Mewe Aur Ankur Ki Tikki with chenna, sprouts. Followed by the Kachche Kele Ka Gooler with raw banana - soft inside, slightly crispy outside. Followed by the Bhutte Kebab because you cannot go wrong with those. Beautifully done. And finally Dahi Ke Kebab - which I think was such a massive test of the chef's skill. Hung curd, mixed with honey and almonds, it was a miracle to see the delicate kebab even hold together! I have no clue how he made it do that but he did and just for that, hats off.
But what floored me more? Just the sheer variety of the veg kebabs - such a relief from the usual paneer and aloo. It was versatile, cleverly done and well executed. But there was another thing that was even more awesomer; the non vegetarians loved the veg platter better than the non veg platter.
I think I can be very, very smug about it and say nothing smart ass to take away from that moment of glory. Proud of Courtyard by Marriott to pull off this fest. It may still be on, go grab 'em kebabs!
And then you will want soup. Not kebabs. Who makes kebabs when they are feeling cold? It's too much work and they take forever to make and soup is way easier to make.
Until of course, Marriott calls you to come sample their kebabs. Then well, you can choose those over soups.
Nevertheless, when Courtyard by Marriott invited me for a Kebab Fest, I was expecting zilch. You know what kebabs are for us vegetarians...even bigger reasons to just stick to that soup. But I went because I thought I'd use the excuse to meet a friend and fellow food blogger, Caramel Wings, with her brother, Gluttony Man.
So I went and waited for a bit in their Momo Cafe.
I sipped on an rather awful mocktail that I should not have ordered but I was thirsty and I got something called Minty Affair, which was not minty and the affair was so clandestine, even the mint would not have known something happened. Lots of cranberry juice there and too sweet.
But down to the tasting platter of the kebabs that came in an hour later, I was pretty floored. That was the menu for non vegetarian kebabs. We got a platter of non veg platter, which is priced at 1600 plus taxes if you get one of each. 1000 plus taxes for the veg kebab platter. Or as the menu suggests in the pictures below...for a plate of six kebabs each.
That was the non-vegetarian platter of kebabs. Won't go into details because we are vegetarian out here, folks!
That's the vegetarian platter menu.
The veg kebabs platter had most of the menu - some of the kebabs came later.
What floored me? The Mewe Aur Ankur Ki Tikki with chenna, sprouts. Followed by the Kachche Kele Ka Gooler with raw banana - soft inside, slightly crispy outside. Followed by the Bhutte Kebab because you cannot go wrong with those. Beautifully done. And finally Dahi Ke Kebab - which I think was such a massive test of the chef's skill. Hung curd, mixed with honey and almonds, it was a miracle to see the delicate kebab even hold together! I have no clue how he made it do that but he did and just for that, hats off.
But what floored me more? Just the sheer variety of the veg kebabs - such a relief from the usual paneer and aloo. It was versatile, cleverly done and well executed. But there was another thing that was even more awesomer; the non vegetarians loved the veg platter better than the non veg platter.
I think I can be very, very smug about it and say nothing smart ass to take away from that moment of glory. Proud of Courtyard by Marriott to pull off this fest. It may still be on, go grab 'em kebabs!
Even I am wondering how the hung curd kebab held itself together.
ReplyDeleteBy the way I love kaccha kela and things that are done to it.