Now this is cheating...

I've just barely managed to find ingredients for the next dish on the Indigo menu. And guess what, they have revamped their website and it now boasts an entirely different menu. With no mention of the artichoke and cherry tomato salad I was halfway in the process of making.

Indigo does change it's menu frequently so I knew this was coming sometime. And I like the new menu better - it's even got a listing of their desserts. So the challenge is back on.

This one has 27 vegetarian dishes and the speed at which I am going, collecting all those exotic ingredients Indigo dishes seem to require, it might be at least six months before we make them all. And who knows when Indigo changes the menu again.

So I am laying down new rules. No matter what menu Rahul and Malini Akerkar come up with next, this is the menu you are getting on Bombay Foodie. And since we did the old soups already, the soups on this one will have to wait....let's say a long, long time. First course coming up instead.

Comments

Unknown said…

Lol!! It really is cheating!!

July 15, 2010 at 3:36 AM

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said…

lol Simran.. Appreciate your spirit.. great going.

July 15, 2010 at 8:38 AM

Bhagyashri said…

I love this idea of yours, reminds me of Julie Powell, but in a nice way I must say! Feel like doing something similar myself :)

Keep going!

July 15, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Srivalli said…

Hey Simmi, this list looks really really tempting!..good to know you are struck with this menu..heheh..

July 15, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Sunita Mohan said…

lol! I can just imagine how frustrating this must be. But your post left me with a lot of "what?" and "why?"s. I'm going through all your older posts now to find out more. So lovely to find a new blog that one enjoys :)

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