Food for thought

[gods_gift2_mankind]

damn!! Damn!! Why didnt i see that coming.?

i meant 25 pani puris, not tissue rolls.... *kicks herself for the gross error*

*hands crown back to Luci and sticks tongue out at him *

[Johnny]

Chicken Drumsticks @Nanking

Biryani @Cafe Bahar, Paradise, Bawarchi

Fish fry near tankbund

Haleem @bawarchi

any icecream@ohris

chicken kababs@Gufaah



etc.... (i cant rem more..)

[Lucifer]

damn!! Damn!! Why didnt i see that coming.?
i meant 25 pani puris, not tissue rolls.... *kicks herself for the gross error*
*hands crown back to Luci and sticks tongue out at him *

*wonders where she kicks herself - recollects and chides himself for having a dirty mind*

[ar]

Khao kabhi hamare chicha ke ghar ki nihari

uske bazoo mein dabocho hulo se biryani

agar itefaq se tumne baat hamari maani

to kasam khuda ki yaad ajayegi tumhari nani...

[akhilis2cool]

*Sllllurrrrrp*



my favorite topic......*wonders why he didnt start it....but thanks mls*



My list.....



Break Fast:

Masala Dosa, Idli at Swathi...hyderguda or kachiguda, Upma at Abis Taj.



Lunch and Dinner:

Meals at Abids Taj (no one can match the taste of there rassam)

Biryani at Bahar, Bawarchi, Niagara, Special Biryani at Kholanis Kitchen at Chinese Room (Abids)

Hot Chicken Boiled Noodles at Alexs Kitchen



Dessert:

Qubani ka Mitha at Kholanis Kitchen, Browny Sizzler at Newyorker (thanks to MLS)



Chat:

Gokul, used to love Shalimar...but its no more



Haleem:

Bahaar, Bawarchi, Niagara, Hyline (king koti), Pista House



One of the best dinners is a Haleem followed by a biryani.....ah....waiting anxiously for the month of ramzan.





will add to this

[CtrlAltDel]

wow!...my fave topic n i am seeing it this late....damn!

most of my choices have already been mentioned by most, but here are my choices again, starting from snax:



1) Chaat items - Gokul, Agra (Parklane), Radheshyam (MG Road)

2) Paani Puri - Gangotree (hygenic but good! ) else i prefer buying puris from shops n making the rest at home. My record is an entire packet of puris, didnt count, but must be abt 40-50. i wanted more at the end, but sadly none left

3) Mirchi Bajji - Gokul, a bandi at A.S.Rao Nagar, a big sweet shop at Minister's road (name forgotten but some 'Narayan'), Patel Sweets at Karkhana (inside Vasavi Nagar), a bandi at Gandhinagar, a shop at Ameerpet nr Divya Shakti.

4) Dosa/Wada/Idly - Swati Tiffins (secbad stn), Kamat (anywhere), Anand Vihar (Begumpet nr Rahul Bajaj), Chutneys, a bandi in R.P.Road, a Bandi nr Secbad Pizza Hut, a road side joint near Vacs (karkhana - mornings only). u get divine Sambar-Idly/wada at Windows in Cyber Towers (thats the only thing i like there ) and its their fastest moving item in the morning.

5) Puffs n other snax - Vacs, Baker's Q (Karkhana), Universal, a place in A.SRao Nagar...name forgotten, but current fave - Corn CLub (ameerpet)

6) Punjabi food - Sher e Punjab (diamond point), Needs (nr St.Fransis), Silicon Dhaba (madhapur)...in that order. IMO, nothing else comes close in taste or price, with apologies to Medchal highway.

7) Chinese - Haiking (Himayatnagar), Main Land China, Chinese Pavilion, Chin Ling (nr Sangeet), Alex's Kitchen. IMO Nanking is overrated -oily n spicy chinese(?) food...ugh...

South Thalis - Taj Mahal (abids n secbad), Southern Spice, Gayatri Bhavan (Himayatnagar), Minerva

9) Andhra - 7th Heaven, Coastal Spice, Southern Spice, restaurant at Viceroy.

10) Ice Cream/Desserts - Softy Den, NYers (brownie!), Ohri's, Vacs.



i am going for a snack, more later

[Happy Hyderabadi]

FFB not FFT ...

Hey You People Are Talking of Food For Belly ... For Your FFT, Food For Thought You Must Go To "vivekof the mavericks" or "saradhi"

For the Best Food / Snacks, Nothing To Beat Chalamaiah of Vidyanagar / Chikkadapalli or Babayya of Vijayawada in their hey-days![ ... Ramaiah of Vidyanagar is Chalamaiah's Sishya and is Close Behind them.

[fried_green]

Wow!wonderful recos!



Since people talked about pretty much everything else,I would recommend my fetish which is eating the chutneys assorted at 'chutneys'.

[CtrlAltDel]

For the Best Food / Snacks, Nothing To Beat Chalamaiah of Vidyanagar / Chikkadapalli... Ramaiah of Vidyanagar is Chalamaiah's Sishya and is Close Behind them.

hey! never heard of them. can u gimme their address n say what they specialize in?

[azazel]

haa.. so many fav. joints/food here.. no dinero to xplore 'em all



remembered this:

Shawarma @ Nampally [beef one, chicken sux!]

Famous Ice Cream

Tutti-Frutti @ Ohris'

...

[akhilis2cool]

Chinese favorite

Alexs Kitchen, Chung Hua, Blue Diamond (Near LB Stadium, on of the oldest chinese restaurants in town),



need to try chinese pavillion.



But CAD bhai Kamat anywhere is very bad.....been eating there for a long time.....they r no where when compared to Taj (abids and Narayan Guda)

[rabbithole]

This is just as an after thought of what me and Jasz discussed last evening.

Many a time we hear a restaurant is good, we read reviews and all but once we go there its not quite like what we expect. And sometimes we try something new that tastes so atrocious that we stop eating the dish altogether.

Starting this thread so that people can tell what their fav food item in their fav restaurant in Hyd, something that they would personally recommend.

As for my list :
Steamed Dosa/Mysore Bajji @ Chutneys
Brownie@New Yorker
Sambar Rice @ Orchids (better believe it!)

Will add more as and when I remember

Over to you Full Hyd'is ...................


PS: Could you please leave out all the newt eye soup , cockroach antennae sizzlers, roasted feotuses and phelgm ice-cream sprinkled with a good dose of boogers.

People stop talking abt all this food..my tummy aches cos am in US of A and cant eat any of these...sniff..sniff

[Mona Lisa Smile]

People stop talking abt all this food..my tummy aches cos am in US of A and cant eat any of these...sniff..sniff

Three steps to alleviate your tummy ache:



Step 1 : Please stop browsing this thread

Step 2 : Start a New thread (preferably) in the NRI section with a name "Good Indian food in USA/<State you stay in>"

Step 3 : Pray that some FH user in the US (Mayavi Morpheus, Arch or someone browse your thread)

[Jaszalcatraz]

My All-Time Top Five Street Food Places



5) Chat Bhandaar outside Pizza Hut near Coffee Day (already mentioned by CAD.

4) Anand Vihar's Pav Bhaaji

3) Kabab's near Sarvi in mehdipatnam a 3 AM (preferably when ur stoned)

2) Chicken Soups on the roads of Vizag (too bad none of you tasted it)

1) Samosas at Sea World Cafe near Deepak Theatre

[Jaszalcatraz]

My All Time Top Five Restaurant Dishes



5) Limitless Pizza at Pizza Hut during Ramzan

4) Chocolate Mousse at NYers

3) Chicken Majestic at EasyRider

2) Spaghetti at Kshetra

1) American Chopsuey at Alex's Kitchen

[Jaszalcatraz]

My All Time Top Five Drinks(alcoholic or otherwise)



5) Fruit Juice at Ayyappa's in Vizag

4) Cappucino at CCD

3) Irani Chai at Shalimar Cafe

2) Lassi at Bahaar

1) Flaming Jude at EasyRider

[Girl_just_browsing]

Some one please tell me,



Where are Sarvi and Alex's Kitchen?



U'll be doing a foodie a favour!

[azazel]

My All Time Top Five Restaurant Dishes

5) Limitless Pizza at Pizza Hut during Ramzan
4) Chocolate Mousse at NYers
3) Chicken Majestic at EasyRider
2) Spaghetti at Kshetra
1) American Chopsuey at Alex's Kitchen

mmm.. no wonder ur blowin up !!

big-boned?? chaa.. big-arsed



to "Girl just browsing" --> Sarvi Bakery is opp. Care Hospital at Rd # 1 Banjara Hills ..

Alex's Kitchen.. no idea

[black wizard]

firstly i hate idlis so the traditional south indian vegetarian dishes are a no-no.



Persis' biryani rules...the aroma...the tender mutton...it is totally a different trip.



grilled chiken at the restaurant opposite Diamond hotel at masab tank rules...

a whole chicken marinated(?) and roasted, just the thought of it makes me drool.

[aditi]

Hey MLS thanks for bringing out such a tasty topic...

[Habitual Perfectionist]

hmmmm....food....damn the sasser that got into my comp yesterday. Missed this. Anyways....better late than never.



I came to hyderabad last year with a lot of gastric expectations...and save those couple of heavenly treats, I've been disappointed more or less.



Biryani for starters : Have tried Paradise, Garden, Aadab, Niagara, Hyderabad House and many others. Still nothing to beat the biryani I learnt to cook from that wonderful cook Nanumiyan from Ahmedabad. Cooked that last sunday for a friend from B'lore and everyone who tasted it said that twas the best they'd had yet. Bow to the master.



Continental : Never knew that heaps of veggies with dollops of assorted cheese qualified as excellent continental food in this city of rocks. The continental fare I tasted in Dombivli was better.



Chinese : The less said the better. Haven't eaten at Chinese Pavilion but Mainland China & Ohri's were disappointing to say the least. And how can I forget the chinese food I once ate from the roadside bundi. It was nothing less than Maoesque enlightenment eating noodles tempered with Urad daal and curry leaves. Enough Said!!!!!!



Snacks : The south indian fare is very good. It has been one of the plusses of my culinary exploits in hyderabad. Someone mentioned Haridwar and believe me, the ginger gobi dosa is manna from heaven. As for sandwiches etc., they are passable at best, save Subway (Not something that can be attributed to hyderabad by any chance).



Desserts : Khubani ka meetha from any decent place scores 500/100. The stuff is nothing less than superlative. Cakes & pastries in hyderabad? naahhhh.....yuck.....too syrupy except for the ones at Kakatiya.



Food is one aspect where I miss Ahmedabad (that's where I shifted to hyd. from and not one of the places i like otherwise) a lot. I crave for the tawa food (chaap fry, gurda kaleji and rotis followed by a masala khichdi that singes everything from your lips to your butthole - divine). I long for the ande ki variety. Ever heard of things like Purdah Tukdi (A half fried egg topped with a gravy made of fried onions, tomatoes and mashed boiled egg); Ande ka dosa (plain omelette with a bhurji filling) and what not? I dream of the wonderful moghlai parathas at Babu Moshai (Tried Roll Call at Nagarjuna Circle - sucked to say the least).



Sorry to have bothered you all with the ahmedabad stuff. But then 44 posts on food made me nostalgic.

[akhilis2cool]

Where are Sarvi and Alex's Kitchen?

U'll be doing a foodie a favour!

Alexs Kitchen is opp. TTD at Himayathnagar near Liberty X road.



BTW the new Persis Gold is quite good as well.



CAn anyone tell me the best dishes avlbl. at chinese pavillion???

[black wizard]

Some one please tell me,

Where are Sarvi and Alex's Kitchen?

U'll be doing a foodie a favour!

sarvi is opposite Care Hospital in banjara hills

[sree]

cakes and pastries - universal bakery near paradise



theres none to beat it.

[sree]

traditional rayalaseema hot and spicy food at rayalaseems ruchulu. u even get the food long forgotten