Go Indian (Part II)

We have an exotic food fetish lately. Wanted to learn about and try out more of such local delights that are easily available in our multi-cultural society. 

Continuing from our first Indian food expedition from HERE, N got hooked on the NAANS and we decided to venture into another Indian restaurant at Race Course Road (somewhere in the heart of Little India) on Thursday night.

 Delhi Restaurant - Race Course Road

They will usually start you up with the appetizer. The very scarce piece of cracker when you order nasi briyani. It is called the

PAPADUM

Repeat after me with a 2 head shakes left and right ;p

So next time, when you go to any indian stall to order, please do not make the same mistake as me. It is not called the Keropok... :p

The sourish green dip for Papadum.

Then came the mains. They sell an assortment of NAANS - garlics, onions, cheese, butter, plain (i think there are some more on the menu, but am with unfamiliar indian herbs). That will be the carbs if you are not ordering rice/noodles.

We chose 2 flavours of NAANS. Garlic and plain. It took me quite a while to learn to appreciate these fluffy stuff that look almost similar to roti pratas, yet not as savoury.  

To eat these, you must order some dishes with gravy. Most of the indian meat and vege dishes are cooked in gravy of some sorts. If in doubt, ask the waiters/waitresses.

We ordered the Chicken Tika Masala. Chicken Tika would be just the fried chicken, without gravy. The masala is the gravy. :) So dont order the wrong one if you need dips for NAANS! :)

Chicken Tika Masala

The vege menu spoke to us in a weird language. So we told the kind waitress to recommend us something good. When the COTTAGE CHEESE was mentioned, there was no need for further recommendation. We settled for that almost immediately! 

Spinach in Cottage Cheese 

I was quite amazed by the way Indians eat their vegetables. All mothers with fussy eaters should try this at home. The vege was grinded to nothingness. It was almost like we were eating cheese with spinach gravy, instead of the other way round.. :)

We have just upped another level into our cultural food tasting. And will definitely be back there for more! On a weekday! :p

You know, when the roads and the open fields are less crowded..