CaLDRON February 2014 - Valentine's Day Special | Page 17

REVIEWS - MUMBAI

If overindulgence is not your thing, then you are best advised to steer clear from the Sunday brunch at Pondichery Café.

course. And are we glad that we
stuck to this course of action. Pastry
Chef Marzban Avari pulled all stops
when it came to creativity and came
up delicacies like ‘Gaajar Halwa
Tart’, ‘Gulab Jamun Pie’, ‘Gulkand
Puree with cream’, ‘Tri-colored Falooda’ and ‘Rabri with Fresh Fruits’.
This was in addition to the assortments of pastries, macaroons, flans
and cakes.

have Kolkata’s famed ‘Baida Roti’,
which was average; ‘Pesarutu’ with
chutney and sambhar; and the live
chaat counter. Our bulging tummies
reminded us that sitting down for a
proper meal with some main course
was a fanciful notion. Yet, we could
not resist reaching out for the Goan
‘Sannas’ with some pork ‘Sorpotel’
and were we glad we did – the fluffy
sannas were perfect to mop up the
vinegar-laden spicy gravy.

After pandering to our sweet tooth,
we moved to the live counters to try We then tried the ‘Jhinga Dum
Suneri’ with some ‘Nimakai Annam’.
The brunch menu was The marriage of the northern style
prawns cooked on dum in capsicum,
inspired by dishes tomato and v&Ɩ2w&g