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Summer Coolers & Ice Candies at Cafe Pranah

May 18, 2016

Chef Rahul Arora of Bon Appetit and Cafe Pranah has got to be one of the most creative and innovative persons I’ve met from the food industry. Every season, he comes up with special menus with interesting ingredients and combinations at both his cafes. This summer, to beat the heat, you can choose from a wide range of healthy and natural drinks and ice candies made from fruits, flowers and spices at Cafe Pranah.

Cafe Pranah Summer Coolers

Cafe Pranah Summer Coolers

The coolers are priced at Rs 139 each and available in six variants. If you like your drink to be sweet, go for Bel ka Panna, Gurhal ki Chai (iced tea made with fresh hibiscus flowers) or Panakka (made of jaggery, cardamom and elaichi). If you prefer tangy drinks, you will love the Kokum Sharbat, Lemon Barley Masala and the classic Aam Pora Sharbat. Don’t ask me to choose a favorite because I honestly can’t. All of them are very light, refreshing and the best part is that there is nothing artificial in these drinks. No essence, no food color, no preservative,nothing. What you get is 100% natural and therefore very good for you.

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It is a Crepe-a-licious Valentine’s Day at Bon Appetit The Cafe

February 7, 2016

Chocolate Fudge Crepe

Whenever a festival or a celebration comes up, I’m always eager to find out what Rahul Arora of Bon Appetit The Cafe is upto. For Durga Puja there was a special fusion Mexican menu. He did a strawberry special at Cafe Pranah in December and now that Valentine’s Day is here, he is giving us a variety of savory and sweet crepes to indulge in. Yes, it is a Crepe-a-licious February at both outlets of Bon Appetit The Cafe.

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New Additions To Cafe Pranah’s Menu + A Healthy Salad Recipe

November 23, 2015

Reach the extremely chaotic, crowded and noisy Ballygunge Phari and then walk into the calm and peaceful Cafe Pranah, one of the few health cafes in Kolkata that serve fresh, healthy and delicious food. The man behind Cafe Pranah, Chef Rahul Arora wanted to bring a feel of the cafes at Mcleodganj to Kolkata and also remove the stigma that health food is bland, tasteless, expensive and complicated to make.

I’ve been a Cafe Pranah regular since it opened nearly a year back and I absolutely love their herbal teas, salads, burgers, baked chaats and the chocolate muesli rocks. After tasting pretty much everything on the menu, I was looking forward to something new and that is what Rahul presented to me and some fellow bloggers on a Sunday morning couple of weeks back. We were not only invited to taste the new dishes but also learnt how to make them thanks to Rahul’s live cooking demo. He is planning to make these tasting and cooking sessions a regular feature at Cafe Pranah. These sessions will be held on the first Sunday of every month and will be priced around Rs 450-500. For details, call +91 8697096909

Rahul Arora and Sreenanda Shankar
Rahul Arora and Sreenanda Shankar

Cafe Pranah’s menu now has eight additional items that includes a range of beverages like Mandarin Magic Mojito and Pomegranate Ginger Iced Tea. Other items are Guilt-free Baked Chicken Nachos that has hung curd and homemade salsa, Moroccan Tuna Crostini where the tuna is tossed with pomegranate, olives, capsicum, onion and lettuce in yoghurt, Mexican Rice Bowl with either chicken, paneer, eggs or tuna, Oriental Ribbon Salad made with chickpea/egg ribbons and a lovely Fig and Date Kulfi made with double-toned milk and a sprinking of chia seeds.

Cafe Pranah

Hard to pick a favorite from the new items because all of them are delicious but if I really had to, I’ll pick the Oriental Ribbon Salad. I loved the sweet and tangy taste of the dressing with the crunchiness of the fresh greens. If you want to make it at home, here’s the recipe courtesy Chef Rahul.

Oriental Ribbon Salad
Oriental Ribbon Salad

Oriental Ribbon Salad

Oriental Ribbon Salad

Oriental Ribbon Salad Recipe
For ribbons:
1 egg
2 tbsp water
Salt
Pepper
Or
2 tsp Chick pea flour
Salt
Pepper
Water ( enough to give it a coating consistency )
Mix well and spread a thin layer on a greased non stick pan
Cool and cut into strips
For Dressing ( 1 portion )
Sesame oil 1 tsp
Orange juice ¼ cup
Honey 1 tbsp
Ketchup 1 tsp
Chili sauce ½ tsp
Salt
Pepper
Mix well till it comes together and emulsifies.
For Salad
1 portion dressing
1 cup ribbons ( egg or chick pea)
Assorted bell peppers ¼ cup
Sliced onions ¼ nos
Few coriander leaves
Few mint leaves
Toasted sesame seeds and peanuts for garnish
Toss all the above ingredients together and garnish with some sesame and peanuts. Serve immediately.
Cafe Pranah
22, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue
Ballygunge Phari, Ballygunge
Kolkata 700019
 
 
 

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