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The Gujarati food festival at Jamavar offers unlimited delights
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Have a bite Chef Farman Ali brandishes his creations
Ambience: Five star
Service: Attentive
Specialty: Undhiyun
Wallet factor: Expensive
The Gujarati food festival at the gracious Jamavar at the Leela Palace offers a wide range of vegetarian delights as Chief Executive Chef Farman Ali said beamingly. Not that the non-vegetarian need to feel short changed as there was a range of delica
cies thanks to the cuisine of Bohra Muslims — from the velvety kebabs to the deliciously layered patrani fish, there was enough and more to tantalise the taste buds.
There is a choice between a set menu and the thali and one went with the set menu. For starters, there were the dhoklas, khandvi and the layered leafy delight, the patra. Spicy chutneys added the right amount of zing to the proceedings.
For the main course, the dal was a revelation of tastes with an excellent texture, it was to die for. There was also a rather different tasting kadi. Different because it tasted nothing like the Punjabi kadi pakori or the mor kozhambu we know in the south. The Gujarati kadi had that dash of sweet that is a trademark of Gujarati cuisine. When we are talking about Gujarati cuisine how can we forget the undhiyun? And there it was in all its splendour with the unmissable muthiyan which chef assured me are an integral part of the dish. Incidentally, undhiyun is a gravy dish made with seasonal vegetables, herbs and finely chopped green garlic. The muthiyan, little balls of flour, were the jolliest surprise in this royal repast. There were some pretty smart bread choices and you could totally indulge in the divinely layered paratha. With all the largesse floating around steamed rice was a sensible option.
Saving the best for last were the desserts. The shrikhand was rich and creamy and totally worth waiting for. There was also mango burfi and other sweet options but the shrikhand literally took the cake.
The festival is on at Jamavar at the Leela Palace Kempinski, 23, Airport Road, (Ph: 25211234) till October 27.
MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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