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Taking the gruelling out of grilling
| Learn how to engineer your grill just right at the Grills On The Deck festival |
GET GRILLING If the mood be willing
Barbeques and grills conjure up images of splendid parties, where friends indulge in playful banter, while enjoying the meat cooked slowly over the barbeque, similar to what one saw on many a TV channel.
Over a period of time, one attends many a barbeque party, where most of the time is wasted on ensuring that the meat is cooked properly, forcing us to give up and stick to the normal routine. Similar experiences are seen across much of urban India, as Indians make an attempt to get grilling. Weber Grills, now available in a range of gas and charcoal sets, is a line of special accessories that are engineered to provide your favourite grills the way you desire.
As Aslam Gafoor, COO of Weber India says, “A culture of grilled food has always existed in India. We want to ensure that people can enjoy themselves at a barbeque event instead of being concerned about the food.”
At the Ista Hotel, amid discussions on a range of topics, we were served a range of grilled delicacies, as part of the ongoing “Grills on the Deck” festival at the hotel, which offers grills with a range of beverages for a complete barbeque experience. In the midst of discussions ranging from the union budget to failed barbeques and Michael Jackson’s death, we begin the meal, with a cool breeze setting the mood.
The cottage cheese marinated with tahini, chilli paste and hung curd, brings forth a range of flavours. We move on and also taste samplings of the vegetarian polenta, a curious mix of vegetables and a grilled sweet potato, breaking the myth about grilled foods being strictly non vegetarian. While the sweet potato preparation was excellent, the polenta seemed out of place and was not very impressive.
The barbequed chicken with assorted vegetables and potatoes was superb, the chicken soft and cooked right, with its juices adding to the taste of the preparation.
We also sampled the fish steak and the medallion steak, with the rather soft beef preparation grilled to perfection and served with an assortment of vegetables.
“Grills on the Deck” is on at the Ista Hotel, Lido Mall till July 12. For more information, call Michelle on 9886601833.
NIKHIL VARMA
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