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2010-09-04
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my crave for indian food emerged after breakfast. not wanting to go to the small indian restuarant nearest to my home for its naan is awfully dry and thin, i proposed giving the more expensive and (hopefully) authentic indian restaurants in central a try. so we went, expecting something more delicate and beautifully presented from it. we decided to go to tandoor, which we had paid a visit to months ago for its dinner buffet.we heard the indian live band before we entered tandoor, which is a floo
we heard the indian live band before we entered tandoor, which is a floor above ground. the two musicians played indian music (w/o singing). the restaurant was somehow empty at 1:30, so it was actually a bit noisy (and annoying) for the music seemed to be looping.
anyways, we were greeted by friendly staff. the manger led us to sit down and presented us with the long drink menu, from which i ordered a mango lassi. its less watery than ordinary lassis and less sour as well. it had a taste of 'authentic' mango in it too.
a waitress also rested few kinds of different chutney,papadums and small cups of mint water as a welcoming drink. it was a lil thicker than water, yet less spicy than what i had expected. it was sweet but not syrup-ly sweet, and i actually loved the taste of it.
after reading the long and heavy menu, and be confused by the hindu names of dishes, we ended up ordering:
assorted parokas(deep-fried veggie) for appetizer ;
saag paneer (cottage cheese in spinach mush);
murgh mahkani (butter chicken);
and lamb biryani (a rice dish).
we also ordered cheese naan to go with the curry.
the parokas was great - although deep-fried, they were NOT oily at all. the eggplant, potato, chilli, onion ring and califlower were all still juicy and NOT HARD AT ALL. i love the flour coating especially, and it went well with the mint chutney.
saag paneer was great. less creamy but more veggie than what we usually have. the cheese chunks were a lil hard, but it gave variety to the mushy spinach base. it may look a bit discouraging to eat as it resembles baby food to an extent, but actually it tastes great.
murgh mahkani was excellent. its not brightly orange in colour, yet it tastes great and extremely creamy. you can detect a lil sourness of tomatoes in the aftertaste but all it all its rich due to the butter used. it went well with the cheese naan, which was THICK with a great texture. it resembles soft, flat bread and can be used to hold the curry sauce when eating. the cheese inside did not melt and form a 'cheese-string' as you bite-and-pull, but its so rich in flavour that you might get to think you are indeed eating pizza instead of indian naan. and with a soft texture comes a crispy but not burnt base-being tandoored to the max goodness. yummy. id go again just for the naan!
lamb biryani- the rice was wet, unlike what we usually had at the nepalese restaurant; its also more reddish while those we had were usually yellowish. its not at all spicy but aromatic with all the spices and herbs used. the chunks of lamb hidden in the pot of rice were large, but NOT HARD AND DRY at all- they were indeed quite juicy. its rich of the distinctive flavour of lamb and also went well with the mint chutney. matter of fact it tastes better than the so-called 'lamb chop' you get at some average western restaurants!
we had a long and somewhat 'disturbed' lunch (due to the loud and looping live music) but we enjoyed everything we had. and oh, the portion of food was actually quite large, although the metal pots they serve the curry with look small, and we struggled to eat everything for it was indeed tasty and enjoyable. still we got to waste the creamy and dreamy mahkani sauce for we were all too stuffed to eat.
everything costed around $470. considering the friendly service(the waiters are always around and ready to serve you, and they actually enthusiastically explain the menu/the dish/sides/authentic ways of eating indian food to us everytime something new was being served, and oh they changed plates VERY often too), the cosy environment and last but not least the high quality of food, its actually a bargain, and tandoor is a place worthy for a second visit!
张贴
