Sun 18 Aug / A monsoon dinner @ 1AQ, Mehrauli – Seasonal and festive specials #TMF8

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A monsoon dinner
Curator: The Great Delhi Pop Up/ Anoothi Vishal
Venue Partner: 1 AQ

Sun 18 August, 2013 // 7.30-10.00 pm

Venue
1 AQ / 1 A, Qutab Minar, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi

Registration Details
• Contribution: Rs. 2,000/- per person.
• Contact Himanshu@redearthindia.com / 011-41671100
anoothi.vishal@gmail.com / 9811209175

About
Specially curated by food critic and curator Anoothi Vishal, who has been reviving traditional recipes and community-based cuisines of India with The Great Delhi Pop-Up, this vegetarian monsoon pop-up dinner brings to the table the rarest, most delightful specialties of the season. The pan-Indian menu incorporates the best of seasonal ingredients, festive specials, and disappearing home-style dishes.

Ayurveda, “the science of medicine and food” recommends specific foods during specific seasons and elaborates on their effects on the body. This philosophy has always been an intrinsic part of Indian regional and community cuisines. And nothing can be more exciting than monsoon cuisine(s) from across the Subcontinent, especially since the rains in the Indian aesthetic are synonymous with unabashed joy, love, hope, re-generation and celebration. After the brief hiatus of summer, this is the time for festivities once again: Ganpati comes visiting the western shores, Rakshabandhan, Teej, Janmashtami and Onam celebrate social and filial ties and all these festivals, of course, automatically mean gorging on sweets and feasts.

Feast on the likes of Dum ka Kathal (jackfruit), Pineapple Menas Kai (from Karnataka), Dal-baati, Jave and Coconut-stuffed Modak / Barfi. Bite into piping hot Batata Vada, crispy Colocasia and more. Sip on ginger-laced Tambli to warm you up …Come feast with us!