Monica Bhide

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OOthapam - Welcome to the forum. I am so delighted that you will be with us. Thanks for your kind email and I am so looking forward to reading your posts

personally I prefer Mona Darling

I like Tandoori Bandits --

tryska my friend.. where are you.. this needs to keep going

Florence & Ram - The eGullet Indian Food Story oye - we need a better title. Good thing I dont write for a living

what will they sing in the rain. There has to be rain.. so maybe they in Mumbai in the Monsoons

oh my God - I am laughing so hard my stomach hurts. What a way to learn about food eh?

tryka - how can we incorporate Mongos stuff into our (ahem) tale??

I dont think i have laughed so hard in a long time. Thanks Mongo.. this is too funny!

So where is he from and what did his mom pack in his tiffin?

I am laughing my head off.. dont know about anyone else. someone do a quick recap of where we are so far. I think our hero has two names

Do they sing? I thought there was supposed to be singing. Maybe they could sing about how good the food is... It funny how food is mentioned in love terms in movies -- My gulab Jamun and my jalebi is quite common yes??

Can we add some of the elements here. i think this will turn into great classic of all times.. we will need a name for this food flick

Seriously -this --Shrimp is marinated in a ginger garlic paste, a bit of salt, red chili powder, turmeric and a touch of tandoori spice mix. Grilled in the broiler -- is the recipe.. it really is that simple. i add a touch of heavy cream sometimes. but that's it. under the broiler and the minute they begin to turn red. they are done. I have a few more shots.. let me see if I can upload them here.

And her tandoor.. LOL

tryska -- Name the hero??? Carolyn what would be the heroines name?

this is going to be fun

That would be a fun story. Not for this thread though.

Monica This is one of the several ways I grill shrimp: Marinate shrimp in olive oil + red chilli flakes + lime juice + salt + chopped coriander. Serve this with ripe mangoes also given the same marinade treatment and grilled briefly (just till marked by the grill). Serve with onion rings, lime wedges and just a little fresh chopped coriander, for garnish. Man that sounds so good. I was really not a grilled fruit person for a long time... but I am coming around and seeing the fatal flaw in that thinking! Thanks for sharing this. What other types of marinades do you use?

What route does he take? What transportation? What foods does he find on the way? Does he meet interesting people? Is he alone? Does he stay on the road side? Is he vegetarian? Does he meet tobacco chewing meat eating alcohol drinking thugs on the way Did his mom give him yogurt and sugar before sending him on his way did she pack him a meal? what did she give him?

Which city is he heading to. If he goes to Delhi Vikram may hunt him down.. so does he head to MUmbai or neutral Bangalore

This thread is inspired by Best Indian food movies I thought it would be fun to cast and direct our own little Indian food movie. I have no idea how this will work.. but Mira Nair move over.. eGers are here.... Someone start a story and we will take it from there.....

Oh yes.. that is funny.

Vikram - I enjoyed reading your post. I agree with the villains part. Do you know what the significance of the yogurt is? Friends and I were discussing this very topic last night and interesting enough one of the things that came up is that food, when its shown, is typically around religious occasions or when a good "deal" is stuck (moo meeta kar loo) -- lets sweeten our mouths with something type stuff... I had not really thought about it that much before. Also a lot of the 80's movies will show people ordering sandwiches and cold coffee. One of the funnier scenes I was thinking of last night was when Amir Khan in Rangeela goes to a five star hotel and orders like he is in an Irani hotel. that was too funny. The expressions on the servers face were classic We watched Munna Bhai too.. my new fav as well. It was listed in the British Journal of Medicine recently.. let me see if I can find a link.