Leopold Cafe Mumbai

Welcome to the Cafe Leopold in Mumbai. Despite the cool temperatures, the cafe had it's doors wide open and people were arriving (some having just run the Mumbai marathon) to chow down on some really good eats.



We had aloo parantha (on the left), murgh Kalamiri kebabs (middle) and the dish on the right wasn't ours - so it got whisked away before we could devour it.



Later our mutton kathi roll arrived and posed for it's portrait. All the food was freshly made and yummy - although it was probably too much for us.

The Cafe Leopold is on the Colaba Causway and has a website www.leopoldcafe.com

Camel Ice Cream

No - not caramel ice cream - camel. Just outside of Bikaner in Rajastan, India I recently had a truly great ice cream experience - a pistachio and saffron ice cream pop!

Yes, it was really made from camel milk and no cow milk added. How did it taste? - yummy, and very creamy.
The above picture was taken by either Mark or I minutes after the baby camel got up on it's legs for the first time. If you wish to see pictures of the whole progress go to Mark's Bikaner set on Flickr at - http://www.flickr.com/photos/13343668@N04/collections/72157603835644778/

Why they chose the cute little Chinese kids for this sign is a puzzlement.

Worth a trip to Bikaner.

Bombay Sweets in New Delhi, India

Here's the scene in New Delhi at a 'snacks' place called Bombay Sweets - thought by many to be one of the best in Delhi. One big room was table service and a smaller one had take out. The 'snacks' turned out to be quite a huge meal



We had papri chaat, mixed chaat and dum ki aloo. Papri chat are crispy and hollow. You make a hole in the top and fill from one of the sauces in the metal bowls. Then you crunch it all in your mouth at one time (and try to avoid spilling or spraying). Everything was very freshly made and including the best jalebis I've ever eaten.



Everything was open air and the jalebi fryer was out on the sidewalk. The guy on the right is Ashish - our guide, who coincidentally decided to take us there when we asked for a snack place. We had heard about Bombay Snacks and it was on our list to try to find in Delhi.


Bengali Sweet House 27-37 Bengali Market New Delhi-11001

Phone 23311855, 2319224, 23353310

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