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Bangarpet is a town in Karnataka thats a connecting point between Bangalore and Kolar Gold Fields. It has lately become famous for its chaat varieties and amongst them Bangarpet Pani Puri has emerged the winner! Pani puris dont need an introduction they are like Indias sweethearts amongst chaats! Bangarpet pani puri is known for its Colourless pani Yeah, you read that right! This spicy concoction is colourless and can be passed as regular water just by the way it looks! It is so flavourful Youll be left craving for more! Thats not the only differentiating factor The masala/stuffing is a...

With the holiday season fast upon uswe, as conscious beings, want to participate in the festivities and merry-making and yet, trying to imitate long-held food traditions, albeit vegan-style can feel, well, a little regressive in light of everything we now know. I have nothing against Tofurkey or Gardein or various seitan roasts. And of course theres the Festival of Sides as I like to call it. The best of parade of veggies, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and breads I have prepared and proudly brought to table over the years. But, if you want to try something really courageous, really...

The Vitals: the spot: Cafe China 13 E. 37th St. NY, NY 10016 the eats: Pork Dumplings in chili oil, Scallion pancake, Double Cooked Pork, Baby Cucumber, Shredded Tripe in chili oil, Ma Po Tofu, the bucks: plan on spending $25-30 a person to feast comfortably the full nelson: legit Szechuan that comes with a renowned food producers stamp of approval I have been to New York City many times over the years and yet every time I go I feel like I overlook getting a good dose of Chinese eats. Neighborhoods like Flushing Queens have long been on my...

When I was in culinary school, I learned how to make puff pastry and dough lamination. Pastry terms like detrempe and beurrage are not unfamiliar to me. However, the Chinese flaky pastry, or more precisely the Huaiyang-style pastry, is something that I have not attempted before, but its concept is very similar to the western puff pastry. To make the Chinese flaky pastry, we need to make two doughs: the water dough and the shortened dough, which is equivalent to the detrempe and beurrage respectively. Whats interesting here is the way the dough lamination is done. I will demonstrate to...

The talented An Pike recently made these dumplings and posted it on Instagram so I thought, hey why not share it on my blog with you guys. Well that and I want a safe space to save this yummy recipe till I try it out myself. Dumplings Ingredients:4 cups all-purpose flour1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of water (room temperature) An used Maggies recipe, see link below for step by step instructions with videos and really good tips on how to make perfect dumplings! https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/how-to-make-chinese-dumplings Filling Ingredients: 3 chicken thighs (deboned, chopped finely)1/4 cup chicken stockAn egg white1/4 a cup chopped...