I have just returned and am looking forward to the restful night ahead. Life has seemed a bustle today... I've felt like I was in the thick of a swarm of bees rushing hive-ward... not necessarily pleasant... it could have been a lot worse... and everything around me was positively humming with activity!
Lunch was a double dhamaka- with rotis and my chicken sukka (it was really very good!) followed by the burra kebabs from Treat, biryani from Plantain Leaf and black forest cake from Cake Walk- in honour of the "pri-ji's birthday". The biryani was eminently missable- with large chunks of half cooked mutton and mildly flavored rice. Chef distastefully swallowed a few mouthfuls- and graciously offered to finish up with the starters. The burra kabab from Treat was a treat... and I swiped a couple of chunks of the paneer too.
The venue was Pista and Navs newly done up flat at Thippasandra. Ethnic artifacts and decor were complimented by (she was right- it really is!) a bright red wall. The space was airy and the lot of us did crowd it up a bit... but then there was a lot of us there! By the time we arrived with the cake the party was in full swing and everybody was looking (and sounding) positively happy. We rushed through lunch and the cake as I had loads of other things to catch up with later...
All in all the company made lunch tolerable.
Back home food was really the last thing on my mind... However, I had a dinner invite at Rose- something I should have looked forward to all day if I had enough time to think about it!
Veg pulao- mum ish-tyle... chicken curry in a peppery onion gravy, yummy fish cutlets, date and lime pickle (the fresh dates...), the flat pale green beans poriyal (uncle said it was seasonal), mixed veg sambar... all in all a delightful home cooked meal! Right in the middle of it all I had a call from the office (strange for a weekend!)... and I was distracted through the after dinner conversation over a fresh fruit trifle... aunty 's fish cutlet wa slght and fluffy- definitely something I need to learn from her!
And now... finally... home... and tucking in!
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