Grand Snacks Pickles & Thokku

by Mahalakshmi (Mahi)

The Grand Snacks and Sweets is a very famous sweets and savory shop in Chennai. They specialize in South-Indian Sweet and Snack items. It is based in Adyar, Chennai and now, they have few franchises too!

The food prepared there is very fresh and hygienic and they taste yummy!  People used to buy this when they travel abroad as it is very convenient to mix with rice and eat. It gives a comfort feeling of having a home cooked meal. I bought it too, when I traveled here :)  I was so excited to find it in grocery stores in USA. 

Cafe Lolz Gastropub “Restaurant Review”

by Radhika

I am a student and I am always searching for pocket-friendly restaurant and cafes. I got to know about this place from my friends who usually hangout in the south campus area. I checked out this place with my college friends. I loved it. The ambience, staff, seating, games, food-everything was really nice. Food quality and quantity both were awesome. The menu won’t burn a hole in your pocket at all. You will relish the food here with no disappointments.

Most of the cafes located in south campus are pocket friendly.

LOCATION:-

295, Ground Floor, Benito Suarez Marg, Satyaniketan, New Delhi

CUISINE:-

American, Italian

BUDGET:-

Rs. 500-1000 plus taxes for two.

SERVICE:-

Service was quick. Staff were courteous and polite.

AMBIENCE:-

Ambience was lovely. It’s a bright and colorful place. Interiors are well done, you can play games like ludo, chessboards on the dining table. Then there was a small corner where there were cushions on the floor, I chose that place to sit. 

Online Fruits & Vegetables Sellers in Delhi & NCR

by Aman

Hello Friends, I would like to share my experience on online vegetable shopping in Gurgaon and  a  list that I have complied together, of the online fruits & vegetables seller in Delhi and NCR. Yes, in today’s busy and hectic life online shopping is such a relief, but I never thought I will be shopping vegetables online, seriously!!

I have experienced the services of Fruggies and Freshveggy only from the list given below and was quite happy with both of them, have mentioned the details, further in the post. As a declaimer I would like to mention that tried to note down the information as per the best of my knowledge, if you have any additions to it  please do mention in the comments below.

If you guys have personal experience with any of the below mentioned (or other) seller please mention the comments below so that others can benefit with the information  provided by you.

Vezlay Soya Chikka “Product Review”

by Neetu

Hello Everyone, How are you guyzz doing??? Last few days were a little tiring, these toddlers have some or the other problem all the time, after that cold session, I don’t know, but something is irritating her so much, maybe it’s teething, she doesn’t eat anything and scream & shout for the whole day. Today, was a little better so finally completed my Restaurant Review post and started working on this one, what a relief!!!!

Talking about the post now, last week I made Soya Chikka Biryani (Click on the name for the recipe), using this “Vezlay Soya Chikka” the biryani came out really well, but was not very impressed with the Product, want to know why, check out the post!!!

Kohinoor Brown Basmati Rice (Product Review)

by Neetu

Hello Readers, since last few days I have been talking a lot about this “Kohinoor Brown  Basmati Rice” that I have bought and made two rice dishes using the same namely Tamarind Brown Rice and Soya Chikka Biryani (Click on the name for recipe), so in todays post I will be writing my reviews and experience on this “Kohinoor Brown Basmati Rice”, hope this will be helpful for you.

Dabur Homemade Tamarind Paste (Product Review)

by Neetu

Hello Friends, How was your weekend??? I had a nice fun weekend this time, went to my in-laws place and as usual had a great company of my co-sis & bil, “Mansi I still laugh on stories that you told me  : D”.

Coming back to our post now, I will review this ready to use Tamarind Paste by Dabur, I have used this in many recipes and the recent ones are Guhugni & Tamarind Rice (you can find the recipe here & here), so enjoy the post and do try out the recipe. : )

Quaker Oats Plus - Multigrain Advantage ‘Product Review’

by Neetu

Hello friends a very Good Morning.. Wassup!!! I begin my day with a brainstorming session with myself on the topic “Healthy breakfast for my kiddo” and to kind of sort that out a little bit I have found one new product in the market, which is “Quaker Oats Plus” and I made these yummy Multigrain Sago Pancakes using this product (you can find the video recipe here) so will be reviewing that in my today’s post.

Classic Shahi Panner Masala ‘Recipe & Mini Review’

by Mansi

Hellos everyone this is my first post on hobbychef, and I made Shahi Paneer using this “Classic Shahi Paneer Masala” spice mix pack. There is a mini review of this spice mix after the recipe, so please do read that before trying it out : )

Knorr Punjabi Chicken Curry Review

by Aman

Hello readers, after being quite impressed with the reviews of Knorr Chinese post (You can find the link here) on HC I was excited to try this Punjabi Chicken Curry as soon as I saw it, but wasn’t really happy with the results, posting today the demo and review of same. Enjoyyyy!!!!

Yummiez Aloo Tikki “Recipe Idea & Review”

by Neetu

When ever it rains my craving for deep fried snacks along with tea erupts, though it didn’t rain yesterday, but whether was quiet pleasant and I had these Yimmiez Allo Tikki in my freezer, so I made this yummy Sandwich using the ingredients which were present in my fridge itself, nothing too fancy, but definitely super tasty and sinfully delight.

Quaker Nutri POHA “Product Review”

by Neetu

Hello everyone. How are you guyz doing? Today was a fun day for Molly and me both, enjoyed the company of good n like minded friends and it was so very refreshing, but sadly yesterday was not so good for my sweetheart, she got her two vaccinations done and it turned out to be a little hectic for me. Therefore, in the jiffy I tried this Quaker Nutri POHA (Home Style) to satisfy my hunger and will review the same in today’s post.

Amma’s Special Idly/Dosa Batter “Product Review”

by Neetu

Hello Readers, it was my birthday on 22nd June and I had an awesome awesome day. I feel blessed to have such loving people around who would do anything just to make me smile. Love every moment of my life. Well, now coming back to the post I bought this Amma’s Special Idly/Dosa Batter from FOOD BAZAR other day, made both Dosa and Idly using it so that I can review on both. Served it with Coconut Chutney and Sambhar, you can find the recipe here and here.

Chilly-Garlic Noodles(Chow mien)/Review Fun Foods Momo Dip

by Aman

Hello everyone, hope you guys liked my last post Perfectly Boiled Noodles (You can find the link here) so continuing with that I will post a recipe for chilly garlic chow mien today using the same boiled noodles. In the display pic below I have not covered  the dish with any kind of garnished  so the that one see the texture of noodles properly.

Used FUNFOODS Garlic Chilli MOMO DIP in the recipe and there a mini review at the end of the post.

Perfectly Boiled Noodles/Review Tops Noodles

by Aman

Hello everyone this is a recipe-cum-review post from me today. “Noodles” not just kids, but everyone love them, but we always wonder why it doesn’t taste the same when it’s cooked at home as it tastes in those Chinese restaurants,  well if you follow the recipe/instructions  given in the post today I don’t think you will think the same ever after.

The first and the important step is obviously boiling noodles and most of the times mistake happens at this step itself which ruins the whole dish. Here is a step-by-step instruction manual on how to perfectly boil noodles.

I have used Tops Plain Noodles for this recipe and there is a mini review at the end of the post.

Knorr Chinese Schezuan

By Neetu

“Time is money” is the most commonly used term these days, but in our kitchen its not just about time its about taste as well, therefore there are many food products available in the market which saves the time you spend in the kitchen and enhances the taste and flavour of the dish , but are all of them worth buying is the big question. Well, I don’t know about all of them, but today I will be reviewing one such product which is Knorr Chinese.

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Cornitos Nacho Crisps

Ever since I have tasted these nachos at PVR Cinemas am a super duper fan of it. I have tried so many brands, flavors available in market and have also made them at home see this for the homemade nachos recipe.

Today I will be reviewing two flavors of Cornitos naming Cheese and Herbs and Sizzling Jalapenos. Served them with Mexican Corn and Bean Salad, will post the recipe in my next post.

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Veg. Poha with Maggi Masala Magic

Yup this is a breakfast dish but I had it for my dinner last night and the leftover for b/f .  Had it few times before with Nikki Bhaiya n Mansi (my BIL & Co-sis), so this one is for you guyzzz, miss you so much… thanks for being there for me in all my difficult times.. love yaaaaa…

LAY’S Thai Sweet Chilly Flavor

Potato wafers/chips is something that can be enjoyed at any moment (“Pal” not as in friend) of the day therefore I think they completely justify themselves when they say “Pal Banaye Magical” Lay’s.

Today I will review a new flavor of lay’s potato chips which is being advertised a lot on tv these days “Thai Sweet Chilly”

Invitations to write Guest Post

Hello and a very warm welcome to our fellow food bloggers. We would like to invite you all to write a Guest Post for Hobby Chef.

There are few instructions we would like to mention so that no confusion occurs later on.

1. Any food blogger can send us a post to publish on Hobby Chef and if it meets our requirement we will be happy to publish it along with a short introduction of the blogger with a link to their blog at the end of each post.
2. We would publish posts related only to cooking tutorials and food product reviews.
3. The guest bloggers can put the same post on their own blogs also with a link back to Hobby Chef (if they wish to).
4. We would accept posts from only good bloggers and not from commercial websites, SEO companies looking for links, or blogs made solely for affiliate links.
5. Please do not submit posts copied from the internet. If found so we won’t be able to publish the same.
6. Last but not the least all the posts will be subjected to moderates approval.
7. You can send your entries at mail@hobbychef.in

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below and I will be more than happy to answer them. Best of Luck and Happy Blogging!

Turn your Hobby into Income

Hello and welcome everyone. Hobby Chef recently completed its 2nd Anniversary and we want to thank all the wonderful people out there who have supported me and also acted as critics at times. On this occasion, we would like to invite all the creative people out there to contribute to our blog as writers. It is also an opportunity to earn some money from your love for food and cooking.

If you have read this far, then must be thinking How to get started? Here is what I need from you to get you started:

• Some creativity  
• A Food Product to review
• A Cooking Gadget Review
• A Restaurant or food Joint to review.

Basically the idea is to write up a blog article which can be either food product, gadget or a restaurant/food joint that you have personally experienced  and like to share your reviews with the fellow readers. It could also be an interesting article where food it the focus. Simple isn’t it? Yes, but there are few rules to the game

INCENTIVES/PAYMENTS:-

• We will pay Rs. 200 per article/review to Indian Residents and USD 5 per article/review (through paypal) to non-Indian residents.
• Payments will be made every week on Monday. For eg. if you have written 2 articles in the last week that ended on Sunday Rs400 or $10 will be credited to your account.

POINTS TO BE NOTED WHILE WRITING AN ARTICLE:-

• FOOD PRODUCT REVIEWS:-

1. The article should throw light on into following points “Packing of the product, Cost, Shelf Life, Availability, Ingredients, Moment of Truth – Pros & Cons, Conclusion, Hobby Chef Ratings, Link to purchase it online if possible and Company’s Website.”
2. The article should be of minimum 300 words.
3. It should have at least 3 Pictures.
4. Products with National and International reach will be our priority.

• COOKING GADGET REVIEW:-

1. The article should through light on the following points “Packing of the product, Pricing, Usage, Availability, Material of the Product Like Non-Stick,Plastic etc., Moment of Truth – Pros & Cons, Conclusion, Hobby Chef Ratings, Link to purchase online if possible and Company’s Website.”
2. The article should be of minimum 300 words.
3. It should have at least 3 Pictures.
4. Products with National and International reach will be our priority.

• RUSTURANT/FOOD JOINT REVIEW:-

1. Article should have “story, information on  budget, location, cuisine,  ambience, and dishes that writer has tried, Pros and cons and the conclusion” sections.
2. The article should be of minimum 300 words.
3. Writes must have tried at least 4 Dishes from the joint.
4. Article should have minimum 5 pictures( 3 for the dishes and 2 for ambience).

• COMMON WORD OF CAUTION:-

1. Avoid writing articles in SMS language and use proper English where ever possible(u, f9, 2mrw).
2. You may refer English ingredients with their commonly used Hindi names for eg. Saffron (Kesar) etc.
3. Pictures should be clear and self explanatory.
4. Before writing any article please go to search option and see if the same article is already published, if yes then we will not accept the same, still if you have to add something to that you can always mention it in comments below.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:-

1. Payment will me made through paypal for the writers residing out of India.
2. Hobby Chef will own the copyrights of the article and the images that you post to us so you are bound not to reproduce or re-sell the article in any form either online or offline.
3. Please do not send us copied articles from the net, if found doing so we will not post the articles later on.
4. Articles will be reviewed and  edited if and when required.
5. Hobby Chef will have all the rights to decide whether the article should be published or not.
6. If you are a blogger yourself then we would like you to write a Guest Post for us.

Send your articles at mail@hobbychef.in along with the following details:-

Account Holder’s Name:
Account Number:
Bank Name:
Branch:
IFSC Code:
Scanned Photo ID:

Paypal ID: In case of writers residing out of India.

 Frequently asked questions ( FAQs)

• I don’t have a Indian bank account, can I give account details of someone else? No, you cannot. In order to write on Hobby Chef, you should have your own Indian bank account.
• I did not click pictures demonstrating the steps of recipe will that be published? No, as we want to keep all the posts in a standard format we won’t be able to publish the post.

Feel free to ask anymore questions in the comments below and I will be more than happy to answer them. Best of Luck and Happy Blogging!