If you are fasting this Navratri, don't worry about your food cravings. Restaurants are offering you experimental bites of tradition. Ankita Jain reports
The festive season is back and so is the time to fast and feast. Fasting as Navratri is on and feasting because of the sheer fusions of food available in restaurants and bistros. Simple, mildly-spiced without onion and garlic and nutritious is how you can describe Navratri food. And this season, these fast cuisines have reached a new level with experimentations. High on energy, these 10 days and 9 nights are believed to have the power to heal your body and mind but only if one looks within. The right kind of food or sattvik food facilitates that process. If you are fasting this Navratri, our low-down on what you can have where might come in handy. Even if you are not, how does it hurt to have some delicious and healthy foodIJ
Introducing the Californian cuisine to the Indian food palate The Hungry Monkey is experimenting with food to next level. The restaurant is working on flavours and texture to make an innovative menu like you have never tasted. One of them being charcoal grilled marinated vegetables and buckwheat crepes roasted with thyme, balsamic beetroot puree, tomato salsa and truffle oil. Another one being baked roots trio, served with baked sweet potato and marinated roast beetroot and carrot ribbons with burnt vegetable puree.
Whereas, Mist and Fire at the Park is offering ‘Navratras Bento Boxes’ withsamak ke chawal, paneer makhana ki subzi, kuttu ki poori, jeera aloo and sabudana ki kheer. Another add to the navratri fusion are Coconut Sago pudding with coconut milk and sago put together, Kuttu cookie crumb with kuttu flour and butter, Mascarpone bloom with whip cream. For dessert, Kiwi Ki Barfi made with ripened Kiwis which are peeled and crushed or finely chopped and sliced with sugar from Rahis Khan, Executive Chef, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa.
With a range of delicacies such as Hare mattar adrak ki chaat, sabudana peanut ki tikki which is a staple of any Hindu fast, khattu mittu kaddu, kuttu ki puri, yakhni paneer, phal ki lassi and makhane ki kheer that have been made using signature satvik ingredients at The legendary Machan, The Taj Mahal Hotel.