Thursday, March 30, 2017

Chef Shazia Khan Demystifies ‘Nouvelle Cuisine’ for the Home Cook


MasterChef runner up and Bangalore celebrity chef Shazia Khan has demystified ‘nouvelle cuisine’ for the home cook at a food tasting event. The event hosted by TTK Prestige, showcased Chef Shazia demonstrating the ease of recreating Michelin star quality food at home and reiterating the importance of sourcing fresh local produce and quality ingredients for fine tasting food.

Chef Shazia conceptualized a fusion menu for the event comprising: dukkah crusted paneer with creamy beetroot, the brinjal affair, grilled figs with almond crumble and vanilla mousse, chilly mutton sliders, Cuban chicken skewers and specially concocted grape juice puchka shots. During the preparation of her dishes, she used a range of innovative kitchen tools and gadgets from TTK Prestige that included: Prestige Air-Fryer, Prestige Slow Juicer, Clip on pressure cooker, Schott glass gas hob top, Automatic mixer grinder, Induction cook top, Gold cookware and the Veggie cutter.

Commenting on how TTK Prestige as a brand caters to the Indian consumer,  Chandru Kalro, Managing Director, TTK Prestige said, “Cooking has evolved into an art form. It is important to have the right cooking tools and gadgets to recreate the perfect dish. In fact, for the home cook, a well equipped kitchen can dictate and have an impact on what he or she eats on a daily basis. Now, with the help of TTK Prestige, it is easy to re-create nouvelle cuisine from the comfort of your home.”

Speaking at the event Chef Shazia Khan said, “The palate of Indians is becoming increasingly sophisticated. People are open to trying out different cuisines as they are now being exposed to high end restaurants mushrooming across the country, shows like MasterChef as well as widespread international travel. Such events enable me to inspire, teach and motivate home cooks to create delicious Michelin restaurant quality food in their own kitchens.’’

Friday, March 10, 2017

Neeti Mohan, DJ Siana & Sorabh Pant to Perform at NMIT’s Anaadyanta-2017 on March 11


It is that time of the year again, the college festival season has begun and the next one on the horizon is Anaadyanta. Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology - Yelahanka, Bangalore will be holding its three day techno-cultural fest from March 9-11, 2017. 

Among others events, Neeti Mohan, DJ Siana and Sorabh Pant to Perform at NMIT’s Anaadyanta-2017 on March 11, 2017 at the college campus.
Anaadyanta is Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology’s annual techno cultural fest. The fest that began with a humble beginning in 2003, having delivered consecutive successes went national in 2013. With over 200 colleges participating in 80 plus events and a foot fall exceeding 30,000 people the fest has grown from an intra college event to a national level college festival making it one of the few privileged colleges in India to have such a big college festival.
Anaadyanta has had various themes over the years, trending from “World’s End” to “Celebrating India”. They have also championed social causes like ‘Women Empowerment’ and ‘The Conservation Project’ previously and this year’s theme happens to be “Underwater” to highlight the importance of life beneath the ocean and create an awareness to protect them. It also aims to bring to the fore, the various art forms, architectural genius and scientific powers of our nation.
Crowd pullers like Battle of the Bands, Fashion Show, Choreo Night, Street Dance and Robot Wars are slated to rock the fest on all 3 days. Day 1 is dedicated to technical events and “The Bonfire Night” which showcases unique art forms of our nation and following days are jam packed with myriad cultural events.
Anaadyanta 17 is proud to be associated with MTV Campus Diaries, VH1 Supersonic and Comedy Central who will be airing and covering the entire fest on their respective channels. Neeti Mohan will add glitz to the show as the Pro Show artiste and is sure to keep the crowd captivated throughout her performance on the 3rd day. The event will also have a comedy show by Sorabh Pant whose rib tickling comedy will surely send ripples of laughter through the crowd on the 2nd day and end of the 3 day festival with an electrifying EDM Night by DJ Siana Catherine.
Anaadyanta 17 promises to be a bigger, better and more colorful fest this year. So, pull up your socks and keep yourselves free on the March 9, 10 and 11.