Short takes: Jaggery makhani and other healthy treats

Jaggery makhana Photograph via Snackible

If you don’t know how to keep those munchies under control during snack time, and are looking for some healthy snack options, Snackible.com might just be the thing for you. The Mumbai-based company delivers low calorie snacks such as jaggery makhana (lotus seeds), oatmeal stroopwafel, banana and chia granola crunchers and more across the country. You can even gift these snacks to friends and family, in case you’re looking for festive treats that are both tasty and healthy. The snacks cost upwards of Rs 45 and are available on Snackible.com

Phone: 9930871199

Daal baati. Photograph by Devika/Flickr

If you’re craving some traditional Rajasthani food in Mumbai, head to Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel in Powai. There are delicacies such as daal baati, savoury wheat rolls, which is typically winter food in the desert, dipped and eaten with spiced, mixed lentils, laal maas, which is a rich lamb curry eaten with rice or roti, ker sangri ki tikki, a patty made of wild berries and tender stems of the sangri shrub, and more at the Royal Kitchens of Rajasthan food festival. The 10-day festival is open only for dinner.

Where: Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, Powai. 2 & 3B, Near Chinmayanand Ashram, Powai, Mumbai 400087.

When: Until September 19, 7 pm – 11.30 pm

Phone: 022-66927491