oy, chak de phatte!

one saturday afternoon, rather late for lunch and ravenous, alex, sanat, sanjana and i decided to head for a punjabi food festival (called chak de phatte) at the chancery which happened to be a stone's throw from our house. now, if only i could remember all those delicious dream dishes. it started with amritsari fish, a bunch of other murgh, gosht, kadhis and haryalis, baingan ka bharta, garam garam makki di roti sarson da saag de saath, paneer tikka masala, punjabi daal tadkewali, gosht ka sabzaa, vagehra vagehra...

wait, there's more: a whole stall full of chaat stuff -- aloo tikki to die for, papdi chaat jo chaat tey reh jaaoge -- elco, take a page from this... ganne ka ras on the buffet (milavat ke bagaer), lassi man chaho jaisi and, to top it off, gajar ka halwa, kaju kathli, fruit salad, gulab jamun, rabdi aur malpua. these were satisfied fish, happy chickens, very serene veggies -- and above all, one amazing chef, no exaggeration. truly the pinnacle of punjabi culinary achievement, this was an ultimate satisfaction of the palate.

so, mis amigos, if you happen to be in bangalore before August 15, pet puja karna na bhuliye. the buffet will set you back Rs.350 on the weekends and Rs. 325 on a weekday -- open for lunch and dinner -- a small price for such gastronomic bliss.

oh, and if you do happen by, dont forget to drop in and say hi.