Mediterranean love

Which cooking method do you feel is the healthiest?
Well,according to me,steaming,baking and grilling are healthier ways of cooking. So,I think that Mediterranean cuisine is the healthiest cuisine,because it mostly comprises of the above three methods of cooking coupled with less usage of spices. Moreover,Mediterranean dishes are often made with olive oil and healthy herbs; my favourite dish being ‘Shishtouk’ – it comprises grilled chicken with Arabic spices to add flavour to it.

Which ingredient according to you,outside salt,makes a dish tasty?
Well,apart from salt,pepper and lemon make a dish delicious.

Do you prefer Indian or continental food?
I definitely prefer continental cuisine because Indian dishes are very rich and mostly spicy and deep fried. Continental food,on the other hand,is less spicy and healthier. My favourite is Lasagne.

Which is that one dish that reminds you of home the most?
It has to be Aloo Methi. I love the way my mother makes it!

Puneites are sworn foodies; are they experimental too?
Puneites are very experimental when it comes to food! For instance,few years back Thai food was not at all popular in the city,but today you will find Thai restaurants at every corner of Pune. People here adapt to different cuisines really fast.

Which food item is the best representation of Indian cuisine?
Lasooni Methi Murg.

Lasooni Methi Murg
Ingredients:
Refined oil– 15 ml
Garlic– 15 gm
Chicken– 200 gm
Palak– 100 gm
Methi– 100 gm
Onion– 100 gm
Tomato– 100 gm
Cashew nuts– 50 gm
Cream– 50 gm
Salt,red chilli powder and garam masala according to taste

Method:
First,oil has to be heated,followed by a sauté with garlic in it. Add chicken to the mixture. Stir it for sometime and add fresh methi to it followed by chopped onions and tomato. After a little while,add palak paste and cashew paste. At the end of it,put salt,red chilli powder and garam masala according to taste. Garnish it with cream and roasted garlic.