‘Grover Viognier’ – A good white table wine for Indian food and Kachori Jodhpuree – a delightful place in West Delhi

‘Grover Viognier’ – A good white table wine for Indian food

‘Grover Viognier’ is a white wine that has been made from a blend of Viognier and Clairette grapes. Since Viognier is known for its fruit and floral aromas, and high acid, the Clairette helps to douse the latter – and does it pretty well too. But still, served at about 6-8 Degrees, the wine is surprisingly crisp. A mouthful of exploding fruit and a hint of peach and honey makes it an ideal choice for mildly spicy Indian food. I paired it with chicken curry, rice and simple home made creamy black lentils. This is one table wine (with a screw top) that one must keep handy at home. It is sure to brighten up a lazy Sunday evening.

Cost (Delhi)
INR 440 for 750 ml
INR 230 for 375 ml

Kachori Jodhpuree – a delightful place in West Delhi

This is one good Rajasthani ‘snack and food’ joint everyone must make an effort to visit.

I discovered it quite by accident. The place has a capacity to seat about forty people and the host is a wonderful guy. Only when he told me that the original place (by the same name) existed in Pitampura, did I recall having read about it. And when he showed the newspaper cuttings of many reputed English dailies I was clearer. I sure had wanted to come to this place, but stuck mostly in Central Delhi and Eastern (where I live) it didn’t happen, until that moment, last week. But why did you leave from that location, I asked him. Rent, he said. I pictured the rest: the owner of the place from where he operated must have asked for more money when he started to do well. Kill the duck that lays the golden eggs, to get all ay once. He said, he didn’t get enough time to look for a proper place and therefore landed at the present location. Tucked slightly out of sight, a little behind the service lane that runs parallel to the Tilak Nagar metro station, the place needs a little bit of finding to do. But what the hell, for good food, it is all fair. Trust me on this one: The kachoris taste great. I tried the Aaloo piyaz (Potatao and Onion), Lahsun (Garlic) and Mava (a sweet made of thickened milk and flavoured) ones. Served without any accompaniment (he insists, none is necessary, as the accompaniment has been added before cooking) the kachoris are worth ducking straight into. Medium spiced, the crispiness and the softness that is rare to find (but is absolutely necessary) are all there. So, next time when you are around, please go find the place and enjoy.

Average cost for one: INR 50
(Non alcoholic beverages at MRP).