A recent lunch

Tania, myself & a group from the High Commission recently went to this new, funky restaurant in New Friends Colony. The restaurant is called "India Accent" & is located in a boutique hotel called "The Manor".

We went for the chef's tasting menus with matching wines. There were seven of us: two people went with the vegetarian menu; the rest went with the non-vegetarian menu.

The meal was started by a serve of these little naan breads with a blue cheese melt. Yum!!

Vege Menu (wines in italics):

potato thread sphere, white pea ragda, summer kakdi

water chestnut chaat, thai pomelo segments, crispy garlic

sula chenin blanc, nasik valley, india

panko crusted bharwan mirchi, goat cheese mousse, chilli aam papad chutney

santa digna sauvignon blanc reserve, curico valley, chile

baked paneer pinwheel, indian coriander pesto

sangre de toro, castilla y leon, spain

sorbet

goat cheese vada, pao bhaji, kafir lime butter pao 'chowpatty in a bowl'

santa digna cabernet sauvignon, curico valley chile

or

masala wild mushroom, water chestnut, paper roast dosai

sula rose zinfandel, nasik valley, india

black dairy dal

wild mushroom kulcha, truffle oil drizzle

churan, anar and cointreau kulfi

baked coconut cheese cake, fresh cherries

floralis muscatel oro, catalunya, spain

Non-vege menu:

potato thread sphere, white pea ragda, summer kakdi

tandoori chicken chaat, thai pomelo segments, crispy garlic

sula chenin blanc, nasik valley, india

scottish salmon tikka, dill leaves, garlic mint aioli vilarnau

cava brut, catalunya, spain

foie gras stuffed galawat, strawberry green chilli chutney

sula dindori shiraz, nasik valley, india

sorbet

chicken 65, spiced upma, marinated feta (aka "stargate chicken")

villa maria chardonnay private bin, marlborough, new zealand

or

pan seared john dory, tomato pepper curry, new potato 'chokha' mash

sula rose zinfandel, nasik valley, india

black dairy dal
apple wood smoked bacon kulcha

churan, anar and cointreau kulfi
baked coconut cheese cake, fresh cherries

floralis muscatel oro, catalunya, spain

The meal was enjoyed by all - the Indian wines turned out to be surprisingly good. I think they matched it just right. I've attached photos of the meal for your drooling pleasure (the photos may not be to the normal standard as they were taken using my mobile).



This is the potato sphere



This is the tandoori chicken chaat



I think this is the water chestnut chaat



I think this is the tandoori chicken chaat



This is the panko crusted bharwan mirchi



This is the scottish salmon tikka



I think this is the masala wild mushroom, water chestnut & paper roast dosai



This is the foie gras stuffed galawat. The strawberry green chilli chutney was very nice !!



This is the sorbet



This is the chicken 65: now do you know why we called it the "stargate chicken" ??



This is the goat cheese vada



This is the pan seared john dory



This was the dessert combination that was served with both the vege & non-vege meals