Biryani, Again
INDIA GATE
As soon as I left the hotel, it was time for lunch. I headed to INDIA GATE, a restaurant specializing in biryani. It was my second visit.
It’s part of the same group as SPICE GATE, which I went to the day before. Yesterday was curry; today was biryani.
The weekly special was whitebait and fresh seaweed biryani, and I had it as a half-and-half plate with their standard sea bream dashi chicken biryani.
The rich aroma hit me the moment I took a bite… It’s biryani, but it’s evolved in a completely different direction from Indian biryani, and it was an outstanding plate. There was also a wide variety of side dishes:
- Mapo tofu
- Garlic chive chutney
- Chinese yam achar (extra)
- Pickled red cabbage and myoga ginger
- Jellyfish and wasabi raita
- Onion achar
- Vegetable raita
- Cabbage and wakame dressed in a spiced nuta sauce
That was the lineup. The only word for it is wonderful. 👍
I had a cup of chai after the meal. It was incredibly hot, but apparently you’re supposed to pour it into a shallow plate to let it cool before drinking it… lol
Thanks for the meal. I was completely satisfied.
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