Re: Lunch -Thread 2

[Impedimenta]

daal.
chawal.
hari mirch ka achar.
2 mini ice cream cones from trader joe's.

who is that, sir? does he have a recipe?

[Impedimenta]

OMG @ B's haldiram stuff -  i love their khatta metha[sp?] mix.

no problemo senoritao. it is spelt khattai meethai.

LOL!

[Bittu]

daal.
chawal.
hari mirch ka achar.
2 mini ice cream cones from trader joe's.

who is that, sir? does he have a recipe?

Yep, here you go: http://bit.ly/17SW609

[Guest]

Kheema with Sadda rottelu (bajra rotis).

Kheema=the 4 lbs of it that i made before going to india a month ago. Then sons tell me over the phone that a lot of it is left, that they are bored to eat any more of it and ask me what they do with it. I told them to freeze it. So the kheema that i had today is the frozen, thawed and heated one, prepared more than a month ago.

Sadda Rottelu=My home town is famous for it. An uncle had gone there from Hyd. Told him to get 25 of them for me when he returns to hyd. He wanted to stay put there for some more time. But, luckily a cousin was coming over to chennai from there. So he sent them to chennai thru him. I picked them up on my way back, placed them carefully in the hand baggage so they don't break and got them here. 

It was a busy day at work. Didn't get to eat anything till now (6 pm). The kheema and Sadda rottelu bf+lunch+dinner seemed like heaven!

PS: Sadda rottelu or Sajja rottelu mean the same.

[Guest]

There will come a day when I will really start calling it kheema. And I do worry that day will come soon.

[MaxEntropy_Man]

lunch was half a croissant and coffee. dinner is brussel sprouts porial and tri-dal.

[Guest]

There will come a day when I will really start calling it kheema. And I do worry that day will come soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Badshah-Kheema-Masala-100g/dp/B004XTDUUG

[Guest]

There will come a day when I will really start calling it kheema. And I do worry that day will come soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Badshah-Kheema-Masala-100g/dp/B004XTDUUG

when bade badshah could not escape the h invasion, i am a mere mortal.

[garam_kuta]

leave all this. for lunch, i want to pair up with Pravalika and go horseback riding. you can continue to like or dislike iyers and iyengars. i like poonal. EOD.

do you wear one ??

[Idéfix]

Today's menu.

• Chicken Daal Rice Bowl
  Grilled chicken, marinated in tandoori spices, savory lentils and chutney, with a zesty tadka sauce over basmati rice
  
  
• Chicken Tikka Rice Bowl
  Grilled chicken marinated in tandoori spices with light tomato cream sauce over Basmati rice
  
  
• Lamb Tikka Rice Bowl
  Slow roasted grass-fed lamb with light tomato cream sauce over basmati rice
  
  
• Lamb Daal Rice Bowl
  Slow roasted grass-fed lamb with savory lentils and finished with zesty tadka sauce over basmati rice
  
  
• Vegetarian Paneer Daal Rice Bowl
  Homemade Indian farmers' cheese seasoned and tossed with cauliflower, savory lentils and zesty tadka sauce over basmati rice
  
  
• Vegetarian Paneer Tikka Rice Bowl
  Homemade Indian farmers' cheese seasoned and tossed with cauliflower in a light tomato cream sauce over basmati rice
  
  
• Side Salad with Tamarind Dressing
  Romaine lettice, cucumber, onion and a sweet tamarind dressing
  
  
• Mild Raita
  Yogurt-cucumber raita
  
  
• Mild Sweet Tamarind Chutney
  
  
  
• Tava Lava (Super Spicy!)
  Signature hot sauce made with ghost chilis, habanero peppers, roasted red peppers and tomatoes
  

From Tava?

Yup - from Tava. Do you live/work near SF?

Looks interesting... is this a new place? When I am in the office, I usually go to Toaster Oven on the same block. I don't remember seeing this place.

It is okay - I would give 3 stars out of 5.

Got lunch at Tava today. Agree with your rating -- the rice bowl I got was OK. Reminded me of Chipotle which I like.

[Obnoxious]

From Tava?

Yup - from Tava. Do you live/work near SF?

Looks interesting... is this a new place? When I am in the office, I usually go to Toaster Oven on the same block. I don't remember seeing this place.

It is okay - I would give 3 stars out of 5.

Got lunch at Tava today. Agree with your rating -- the rice bowl I got was OK. Reminded me of Chipotle which I like.

I wasted a couple of groupons there. I never went to one in the city. Had been to Palo alto one a couple of times. Meh!

[Impedimenta]

sev puri chaat. Yummyyyyy. Also, not very sure how this is different from Dahi puri.

[Merlot Daruwala]

sev puri chaat. Yummyyyyy. Also, not very sure how this is different from Dahi puri.

Eh? Dahi puri has dahi. Sev puri chaat does not.

[Impedimenta]

MD, this one had dahi in it. Well, dahi or not, i am going there today as well:-) how are you?

[Bittu]

1 banana
1/2 a handful of roasted, unsalted peanuts
2 egg whites, 1 slice bread toasted
1.5 cups cold coffee

[garam_kuta]

1 banana
1/2 a handful of roasted, unsalted peanuts
2 egg whites, 1 slice bread toasted
1.5 cups cold coffee

maan..this is almost like propa's..but for the bread (sp??)  

[Impedimenta]

1 banana
1/2 a handful of roasted, unsalted peanuts
2 egg whites, 1 slice bread toasted
1.5 cups cold coffee

oh man!  well, i loved my raj kachori chaat. i can still taste it.

[pravalika nanda]

1 banana
1/2 a handful of roasted, unsalted peanuts
2 egg whites, 1 slice bread toasted
1.5 cups cold coffee

really, how is that lunch? you mean you had this for breakfast?

I was at home today, so I had gotten this stuff from Shoprite (which is a full-fledged grocery store where they sell freshly cooked items at counters) - the 5-vegetable deal for 5 dollars, which is a serving each of eggplant, boiled spinach, roasted brussel sprouts, roasted red potato, and a small bunch of asparagus. It's going to last me the weekend for sure. I had it with Pepperidge farm deli sandwich thins and orange marmalade and starbuck's chai tea latte (homemade to cut costs as well as to reduce interactions with the middleman). I also had a handful of raw cashewnuts that my uncle got for me. That was my lunch.

[Impedimenta]

Quinoa Fried rice - P.F changs

[FluteHolder]

Quinoa, chow-chow ambti, suraikkai kootu.

[Bittu]

White rice.
Aloo-gobi-goulash-smorgasbord-of-some-gunk-veggies curry.
green chili pickle made by my mom.
1 cup tea.
1 packet parle G.

Side note, ran 5k yesterday in 29 min 12 seconds FUKKKK YEAAAAHHHHHHH

[Petrichor]

Raajmah and dudhi dal with parathas

[bw]

Quinoa Fried rice - P.F changs

what is quinoa fried rice? rice and quinoa mixed? quinoa has taken over the food world. *shudder*

[Bittu]

quinoa has taken over the food world. *shudder*

for whom? for the herd mentality, can't-think-for-themselves-and-must-follow-the-herd aunties.

these aunties are forever fat or forever miserable. all the while munching on insipid pancho quinoa "biryani".

[Impedimenta]

Quinoa Fried rice - P.F changs

what is quinoa fried rice? rice and quinoa mixed? quinoa has taken over the food world. *shudder*

http://www.pfchangs.com/summer/

[Impedimenta]

heaven on earth - a slice of grandma pizza pie.

[Bittu]

1.5 cups cold coffee after a 5k run in 29.45 mins.

Will get a bowl of fruit salad in a few. 1 banana 1 apple and a few grapes. sprinkle of some chat masala that gives me HELLISH gas but I'll deal with it. Sometimes it's ok to sit back and huff your own farts. Other times it gives me a headache and I wish for death. Anyway. After this MDH chat masala runs out, I'll make my own and hope that works out a lot better.

Then around 4pm, a cup of tea and 1 packet pancho parle-g.

[MaxEntropy_Man]

pancho -- you have pancho tourette pancho syndrome pancho.

i thought you don't run. didn't you make some big spiel about not wanting to run because you don't want to damage your knees or something a while ago? what changed?

[Bittu]

What changed? well. Change is the only constant. - Heraclitus

u no Heraclitus? http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Heraclitus

My shins used to hurt like hell when trying to roller blade or run, so I gave up way back in the day. Never ran. A few months ago I attempted to run on a treadmill. Ran for a few minutes. Kept increasing the amount of time in subsequent attempts. Things got better. Ran my first 5k in 36.50 minutes. My shins still hurt but not in a omg-my-legs-will-break-in-half way. They hurt during today's run but it was a mild, dull ache. I can deal with that.

A man should constantly strive for betterment, to learn new things and challenge himself to overcome obstacles. That's what separates a man from them whiny bytches.

HTH?

[MaxEntropy_Man]

good for you, but you were categorically dismissive when i suggested gritting your teeth and running through the pain. anyway have fun running. i am biking for now and may get back to running when it gets colder.

[Impedimenta]

god, way too much to eat. bamboo garden

[Petrichor]

brunch of belgian waffles + side of mashed browns and a parking ticket for overtime parking for 40 bucks!!!

[garam_kuta]

brunch of belgian waffles + side of mashed browns and a parking ticket for overtime parking for 40 bucks!!!

vathakuzhambu.. vuttA waffle-aakkum

ps- did you get a chance to compare the songs that i posted in your NenjukuLLe post? let me know

[garam_kuta]

kothavarangA kootu, mOr keerai, jeera fried rice - aahu barah, da best rice i discovered only recently

[Bittu]

one pear so far. Went out for a run but did a u-turn in 5 minutes because my shins hurt too much. Fucking fuck. Will do the gym routine later today.

Going to have roti-daal-sabji-dahi in 30-45 mins. everyday north indian lunch.

[garam_kuta]

one pear so far. Went out for a run but did a u-turn in 5 minutes because my shins hurt too much. Fucking fuck. Will do the gym routine later today.

Going to have roti-daal-sabji-dahi in 30-45 mins. everyday north indian lunch.

my sympathies and wishes for speedy recovery, bittu ..BTW have you tried this aahu barah basmathi rice..if not check it out bittu..really good

[Petrichor]

kothavarangA kootu, mOr keerai, jeera fried rice - aahu barah, da best rice i discovered only recently

mOr keerai sounds intriguing...hmm...never had it.

[Guest]

Going to eat Chicken pulusu (stew) with white rice. Age old grandma's traditional recipe. Tastes somewhat like chettinad chicken (the gravy kind)

[Bittu]

thx g_k, I'll check it out next time in the desi store.

[garam_kuta]

kothavarangA kootu, mOr keerai, jeera fried rice - aahu barah, da best rice i discovered only recently

mOr keerai sounds intriguing...hmm...never had it.

http://www.padhuskitchen.com/2013/05/mor-keerai-keerai-mor-kootu-recipe.html

[Impedimenta]

ravioli with pink sauce.

[Bittu]

I just jacked off in the powder room sink. Now I will think about what to have for lunch.

why do they call it a powder room? I have never ever used/put/seen powder in that bathroom. Wait, it's not a bathroom either because you can't bathe in it. Only pancho potty and sink. what the fucking fuck is this shyt?

My KIDS brush their teef in that sink. and I just jizzed into it. Goddamn bakri choding jesus christ brb let me give it another thorough rinse...

fuck.

[Impedimenta]

Vegetable spring roll and a big bowl of fresh fruits.

[garam_kuta]

podi pOtta kaththrikkai, vendakkAi mOr kuzhambu, nArthangAi diffused yogurt quinoa

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