NOVEMBER TREAT: INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL AT CAFÉ EIGHT CRIMSON HOTEL
Running
from November 5 to 15, guests are invited to relish the rich flavor of India in
a sumptuous buffet spread of lunch and dinner at the all-day dining Café Eight
Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Manila.
The treat was launched last November 5, with the traditional Diwali
lighting ceremony lead by Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Manila’s general
manager, Mr. Saurabh Kukreja together with the Ambassador of India to the
Philippines, Ambassador Ralte, attended by the hotel’s top corporate accounts,
personalities and media and graced by an energetic Bollywood performance by Ms.
Lala Dinglasan dance group and an enthralling Indian music renditions by Mr. CJ
Wasu. I have seen him perform as well, when we went to Malate before for a night out with friends.
The Indian Food Fest @ Café Eight features
more than 70 Indian heritage dishes originating from regions of Delhi
– once the capital of the Mughal Empire and the birthplace of Mughlai cuisine
with well-known dishes like kabab, chaat and
more; Goa- with a cuisine influenced by its Hindu origins, four
hundred years of Portuguese colonialism, famed for seafood dishes of Tuna,
Mackerel and shellfishes; Jammu and Kashmir – with influencers from cuisines of
Central Asia, Persia and the north Indian plains, Kashmiri cuisines’ most
notable ingredient is mutton which has 30 varieties; Kerala – with significant influencers
of Arabs and Middle Eastern cuisines, Kerala cuisine is known for serving full
meal with plenty of accompaniments; Maharashtra – divided into two major
sections of coastal and interior, includes a range of dishes from mild to very
spicy tastes with ingredients like Bajri,
wheat, rice, jowar, vegetables,
lentils and fruit; Punjab – known for its divers range of dishes like the tandoori
foods, naan, pakoras, masala with ingredients rich in ghee, butter and
cream.
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| BIRYANI |
Inspired by these historical Indian regions,
to delight diners with remarkable gourmet experience, the guest Indian Chef
Arvind Sigh designed 4 cycles of recipes to cover 10 days of Incian Food Fest
bliss – from soup, appetizers, condiments, main courses and desserts, featuring
mouthwatering Indian fares like Seafood
Rassa – curried coconut seafood soup; Dai
Ka Shorba – a flavorful soup of turmeric, yellow lentin, asafetida, tamarind paste, mustard seeds, onions, garlic
and curry powder; Hara Bhara Kabab – popular
vegetable kabab made of spinach, peas and potatoes; Paneer Tikka – spiced marinated grilled cottage cheese cubes with
bell peppers and onions; Chicken Tikka
Masala – boneless chicken cubes, marinated in yogurt, ground cumin, lemon
juice, cinnamon and pepper with sauce made of jalapeno chili, ground cumin,
paprika, tomato sauce, whipping cream, garam
masala and garlic cloves; Seafood
Biryani – a tasty seafood rice preparation strongly spiced with saffron,
turmeric, cinnamon, cardamoms, peppercorns, star anise, green chili paste,
ginger paste and fresh coriander leaves; Goan
Fish Curry – deboned white meat fish with masala sauce of cumin seeds,
turmeric, garlic flakes, Kashmiri red chilies, grated coconut, coriander seeds,
finely sliced onions and slices bell peppers; Paneer Makhanwala – cottage cheese cubes in buttery, creamy and
tangy sweet sauce of cashew paste, tomato puree, ginger, bay leaf, Kashmiri Mirch powder, butter, green
chili; and more rich Indian gourmet creations.
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| KABAB |
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| TANDOORI CHICKEN |
Indian Food Fest @ Café Eight is priced at PhP1,226 net for buffet lunch and PHP1,557 net for buffet dinner.
CAFÉ EIGHT
Entrata
Urban Complex, Filinvest City
2609
Civic Drive, Muntinlupa City
(02)
863 2222
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