Food & Wine Nepal – July 2019

Hospitality, Food & Wine, Monthly (63)

Talking Food on Movies

Mirchi ke Pakode

Ingredients

8 Large Green Chillies

To sprinkle Salt

To sprinkle Chaat Masala

For deep frying Oil

For Besan (Bengal Gram Flour) Batter:

2 cups Besan (Bengal Gram Flour)

A pinch Asafoetida

1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

To taste Salt

For making batter Water

Method

● Rinse green chillies thoroughly in water, soak and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle some salt and chaat masala and keep

aside.

● Mix the ingredients of making batter. Gradually add water to form a thick batter.

● Give 2-3 vertical slits on the green chillies. Take care not to break them. Dip them in prepared batter and evenly coat

the chillies with batter, also apply some batter inside the slits.

● Heat good amount of oil in a frying pan and deep fry the pakode in oil till they turn golden brown and crisp.

● Serve Mirch Pakode with sauce or chutney of your choice.

Gurgaon does not rely on big-bang
drama for effect. It focuses instead
on the vile ways in which avarice
and distrust spread venom and cloud
judgment. Despite its limited wingspan,
the film lifts off and flies smoothly
purely on the strength of the evocative
and effective atmospherics created
by director of photography Vivek
Shah and sound designer Mohandas
PV. The captivating back-and-forth
rhythm that editor Shan Mohammed
lends to the film adds another layer
to this intense movie experience.

Pankaj Tripathi delivers a classy
performance as a control freak who
fails to keep his brood together. Akshay
Oberoi brings controlled intensity to
bear upon the seething young man who
feels grievously gypped. Ragini Khanna,
playing the only character in the film who
is allowed an occasional hint of a smile,
exudes both charm and confidence.

Srinivas Sunderrajan as a rocker
dragged into the mess, Shalini

Vatsa as the mother who, in the end,

loses much more than anyone else

and Aamir Bashir also contribute

to making Gurgaon a must watch.

No two ways about it, Gurgaon is a

felicitous first film that bears the stamp

of cinematic craftsmen who know their

art inside out.

(Review Source: http://www.ndtv.com)

Gurgaon features Mirchi ke Pakode. It’s

Fresh Pepper Fritter generally made out

of not so hot long peppers. Pakodes are

favorite monsoon snack of India and

Nepal.