Introducing Kissa, a venture to bring forgotten recipes to from the undivided India right into your dining rooms. A meal is an experience, a journey, and a story – Kissa is here to telling you tantalizing tale. The essence of Kissa lies in the sense of taste that only authentic preparations can deliver, the zaika that is hardly offered by corrupted renditions of older recipes today. Unfortunately, these recipes have been lost in time and are rarely prepared with the real methods or ingredients. Kissa – Zaike ka aims to change that and offers people a chance to revisit rich, long-lost heritage through culinary experiences that satiate the soul. Kissa is a lockdown baby, one that was consummated with the objective to enable people to taste authenticity from the comforts of their homes.
This initiative to not let the food legacy die is a brainchild of Sameer Chona and Vickrham (Vicky). Sameer is known in the food industry for his evergreen venture, the Chonas in Khan Market that was patronized by many for its delectable dishes. Vickrham, the much popular name in the food and hospitality fraternity as a writer and blogger is the genius behind the concept and the menu of Kissa – Zaike ka. He has curated several food festivals with hotels in the past years.
Vickrham has grown up loving and indulging in rich recipes from undivided Punjab courtesy the culinary passion of his grand parents and great grandparents, and this initiative is a step towards bringing original recipes to Delhi’s metropolitan food scène. His grandfather ( Nanaji ) from Peshawar and Nani from Rawalpindi and relatives from different parts of now in Pakistan used to come to their place and cook super meals ranging from Med, Arabic and Afghan , due to their business links with people in those regions.
Kissa brings the original recipes from Afghan, Baloch, and small local places where Punjabi and Muslim community gelled so well together their was no difference at all in the cooking styles. Dishes from people’s homes – slow-cooked meats, curries that comfort taste buds, hand-pound kebabs that are seriously rare to order in, and breads that simply melt in your hands before they melt in your mouth.
Keeping the cosmopolitan culture in consideration, Kissa has also included the dishes which are popular amongst the crowds line the Butter chicken and the Biryani at the same time Chicken Mandi, Murg Chole , Peshawari Chapli Kebab, Turkish Adhana Kebab and much more enlightens the menu with all its sheen.
I personally relished the turkish kebabs, mutton chapli kebabs which were just perfect with the right spices and so soft ..the kebabs were made to perfection and we even tried the koyla dahi kebab. Melt in mouth quality with lovely texture. Then came the main course which had Tariwala mutton kofta, which was slow cooked meat balls in mutton curry and so delicious that I could not resist. My favorite was the Mandi chicken which had the right mix of flavors with cashew nuts, pistas and what not. The Balochi mutton korma and Punjabi machhi taridar were dishes that we really relished to satiate our taste buds. You should also try their breads which are good like buzlama roti, kashmiri Bakra khaani.
Kissa – Zaike ka is a story of how the old meets the new, how the forgotten methods of preparations can make their ways into homes, events, and occasions, especially those that call for it in spirit. Kissa is bringing a hybrid model to cater to the growing number of COVID celebrations. Take weddings, for instance – how would like attending or hosting a wedding virtually, but not missing out on mouth-watering food at all? Kissa can seamlessly provide guests with finger-licking good food in their homes while they attend the wedding online -delish dishes to give you complete wedding feels without comprising on your safety or hygiene. Kissa can help tell many such love stories and cater to several social events with enhanced safety through its delicious recipes that carry the legacy of flavourful kitchens.
Home Delivery is available through Zomato and customers can also Call/Whatsapp directly on 9811255955 to place their orders. Delivery is in Gurgaon but they also deliver to Delhi and NCR with an advance notice of 3 hours.
A welcome new addition to food scene in Delhi NCR.
