SodaBottleOpenerWala Presents Pop Up Postcards From Persia With Anaida

Having served patrons the typical Parsi cuisine, some Irani specialties and Bombay street food, SodaBottleOpenerWala now brings to you a taste of Persia with singer & culinary artist Anaida’s Persian Pop-up.

Famed singer Anaida Parvaneh, along with the chefs at SodaBottleOpenerWala, presents a menu that has been curated to showcase traditional Persian dishes made using ingredients from Iran, that will be available at SodaBottleOpenerWala Bengaluru from 17th July to August 16th, 2017.

On the menu will be several traditional Persian delicacies, each using ingredients that have medicinal and healing properties. The menu is available on a’ la carte and as a vegetarian & non-vegetarian Sini – The Persian Journey inspired by the concept of Indian Thalis.

To begin with, guests can savour Doogh, a Mint and rose petals flavoured Iranian yoghurt drink and for tea lovers there is Irani Chai which is black tea brewed with lots of love in a porcelain pot and served with dates and sugar cubes on the side.

To brace yourself for the long summer ahead, there are delicious variations of Raita like the Mast-O-Khiyar, an Iranian style Raita of yogurt, chopped cucumber, dried mint and rose petals flavored with sea salt, whereas the Laboo Burani is a Raita of sweetened beetroot in hung yogurt flavored with rose petals. Accompanying the Raita is Anaida’s Healthy Persian Salad or Salad-e-Salamat. Anaida’s Magic Soup or Anaida’s Soop e Jadooi, a coriander chicken soup with pearl barley, mixed sprouts, turnip, mushroom, carrots and roasted vermicelli, a pick-me-up for anyone feeling under the weather.

Anaida’s version of a Persian vegetarian delight, the Khoresht e Bamiye or ladies fingers cooked in tomato and onions topped with fried eggplant and fine dried fried potatoes is delightful. Anaida’s super tasty eggplant roll or Kashk-o-Bademjan; Dill and Fava Bean Rice or the Baghali Polo are also on offer.

Succulent Kababs like Jujeh Kebob make good starters. Guests can also enjoy hearty mains such as Esfahan Beryani, one of the oldest Persian dishes of fire roasted lamb mince, mildly spiced and served in a naan; Irani Haleem, from a traditional Iranian recipe, made using slow cooked lamb and wheat paste; Fesenjan, a specialty from Iran is made by slow cooking chicken in pomegranate molasses along with walnuts; Khorak e Ghosht is lamb shank slow-cooked in onions, chick peas and mild spices flavoured with Persian black lime among other delicacies.

The dessert selection offers Shirazi Faloodeh or glass noodles in lemon flavoured sweet slush, served cold with ice cream. Shole Zard or ‘yellow flame’, a Persian pudding dating back several thousand years is made of aromatic rice flavoured with saffron and almonds. Persian Halwa made with wheat flour cooked in ghee and rose water flavoured with cinnamon and nuts is the perfect end to a Persian meal.

Date: 17th July to 16th August 2017
Time: 12pm to 12am
Meal for Two: A’ la carte: 1200 ++
Thali: Vegetarian @550++ and Non Vegetarian @650++