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Drury Lane [Permanently Closed]
The café culture is definitely on the rise in Singapore. The neighbourhood cafés act as a place to catch up with friends on weekdays. Families can get together over special weekend brunches. One such café that has sprung up is Drury Lane situated in Tanjong Pagar. It was a little difficult to find the café…
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Potato and Peanut Khara Kootu / Potato and Peanut in Spicy Tamarind Gravy
The humble potato is a highly versatile veggie that works equally well with rice and rotis. All that’s needed is the idea to make a dry sabzi or a gravy. I decided to try an interesting combination of potatoes and peanuts in a mildly spicy gravy which goes perfectly with rice. Recipe for Potato and…
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Muchachos
Made my way to Muchachos situated in Tanjong Pagar for dinner. Muchachos in Spanish means “young men” and the restaurant has been started by two friends. Another Mexican joint is always welcome and Muchahos is generating a lot of buzz. It is an exclusive burrito place and has bar-style stools and counters as part of…
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Sol Kadhi / Kokum Curry
Kokum is a dark red coloured fruit with a sweet and sour taste. The dried outer cover of the fruit serves as the main ingredient for this drink which is a perfect cooler for warm summer days. It is also good for digestion and is commonly found in the Goan, Konkani and Malvani thalis as…
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Manchurian Club
The East side of Singapore has some good Indian-Chinese options along ECP, but those involve a train and a bus ride. It was nice to see a new restaurant called Manchurian Club open at Expo . The ambiance is soothing and the place is good for dining with family, friends or kids. Its proximity to…
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Black Eyed Beans with Potato in Mint Gravy
Known as Lobia in North India and Karamani in South India, black-eyed beans are an interesting ingredient to cook with. They are rich in protein and good to include in a diet to form a healthy mix of pulses and vegetables. The advantage with pulses is that you can add a small amount of them…
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Yantra Restaurant – Cream Centre Festival
The announcement of Cream Center specialties coming to Singapore was made by Yantra almost a month ago. The dishes will be available at Yantra, Tanglin Mall from 5th – 22nd Sept ’13 between 11.30 am – 4.30 pm. Prior reservation at Yantra is highly recommended as this event is quite popular and walk-in seats are…
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Folks Collective
The moment you reach Folks Collective situated in Raffles Place , it feels as if you’ve been transported to Bangkok. It is a Thai-fusion restaurant filled with chatter and has an inherent hipster vibe which can be seen in the decor as well. The dispersed chairs, posters and medicinal chest drawers give a great vintage…
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Potato and Peach Stew
Sometimes when you open your refrigerator, you see a random assortment of veggies looking back at you – two carrots in the last shelf, one bell pepper hidden in a certain corner and so on and so forth. So what do you do? Toss some veggies that work well together to create an interesting stew!…