Banana Leaf

After some shopping, tired and exhausted, we thought of skipping all the mainstream cuisines and to try a kosher place with Southern flavours: BANANA LEAF

Talking about its authenticity; clean, hygienic with skill and practice they take you through a traditional experience of the Southern states of India. A cuisine completely based on the South’s staple food; rice and minimum use of spices with their main ingredient as Coconut. We were welcomed by the team with RASAM  a South Indian soup, concocted with Imli Powder, Tomato, steamed Lentils, Onion and Garlic Masala and Rasam powder. ( A superb taste)

AMBIENCE-

An ambience with the redolence of aggarbatis with low beats of the Southern music and the Artwork of R.K Narayan. The normal seating arrangement furnished with an air conditioned system and open fresh air arrangements too!

FOOD:

The meal is served to you on a VAZAHAILLAI( a freshly cut banana leaf). This leaf has its own medicinal values. This leaf has been a point of argument to the fact that the ghee/oil does not stick to the leaf and provides you with a healthy meal!

ORDERED FOR:

• PALAK MEDU WADAI( 5 Pcs)-

These five hot crispy Palak Wadai is served with Sambhar and two chutney- Coconut and Tomato Tinged Garlic Chutney.

Cost-150/-

Comments- hot and crispy, tasty snack!

• TIRANGA IDLI-

This ashet consisted of 3 type of main assorted idlis; Steamed Mini Idli, Coorg Idli( sauted in tomato garlic paste); Spinach Idli.

Cost- 220/-

Comments- the Spinach Idli could have been more better and other tasted really wonted.

• RAJNI DOSA-

Dosa with the filling of Potato Bhaji with bits of Paneer and Cheese tossed in masala of Onion, Garlic, Green Chilly and Curry Leaves.

Cost-190/-

Comments-  A must try Dosa!

• MALLIPURAM AND APPAM-

Kerala style mix vegetables cooked in pure Coconut Milk, served with Appam- light, soft, fluffy Pancakes made of rice. If not Appams you can also accompany it with Parathas.

Cost- 245/-

Comments- Order if you really like Coconut. Its completely and wholly made of Coconut!

• BISSI BELE BHATH-

Popular meal in Karnataka with the name commonly called as BISSI BELE BHATH which means Hot Lentil Rice cooked in mild Spices. It is a traditional Sothern type cooked rice.

Cost-195/-

Comments- Must Order! Basically for the ones who loves khichdi.

SERVICE-

The captains seemed to be unknown about the menu but still an average serving quality.

FINAL VERDICT:

A must visit place atleast once 🙂

can be a bit harsh to your pocket money 😉

Ratings:

Ambience- 8/10

Food-8/10

Service-7/10

Final- 7.6/10

                          TEA   INFUSED  DELICACIES

 

Why only sip tea, when tea can be eaten too!

From sippin g to eating, tea has its own flavor  which can highlight the  dish and give more amazing savour to it.

Through this blog  lets go on a tea trail and bring more gaiety to this monsoon!

 

• BURMA BURMA@Fort.

Mandalay Laphetthoke – tealeaf salad

Burma is one of very few countries where tea is eaten as well as drunk. This place is out of few restaurants in Mumbai that serves Burmese cuisine. Burma Burma is the only restaurant dedicated to Burmese cuisine. Their TeaLeaf Salad is an assorted salad which consists of raw mango, grapefruit, alfafa sprouts, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with a dressing of pureed tea leaves. Not only this but the piquancy of garlic and combined with light crisp nuts makes the Salad even more relishing. This salad is first slightly seethed and then all the ingredients are commingled. The salad is concocted with various seasonings, but the best part is you can taste every single component of it in every single masticate you do! This salad is best suggested for those who favours crunchiness in everything they eat.

 

Other Must Try- Raw Mango Salad

Cost- Rs.1500 for two.

 

• YAUATCHA@BKC

 

Matcha Macarons

Yauatcha is a Michelin starred dim sum teahouse in London. This brand now also has its outlet in Mumbai being one of the best serving dumplings and chineese.

They serve around 15 types of mouth-watering, delicious, tempting  Macarons.

One of the most different one is Matcha Tea infused Macaron. Soft, gooey Matcha Macarons are filled with Matcha creamylicious Butter-cream and Yuzu( A citrus fruit originating from East Asia) giving a soft Asian touch. Matcha is an authentic Japaneese tea. Experimenting and getting the things right done is something really knocking!

Then comes the Jasmine Tea Cake, something as simple as tea can be amalgamated with cake was never really imagined!

Yauatcha has outstripped in experimenting and now I urge you to be ready to experiment these stupendous fabulous delicacies. Not only the noshes you order are appetizing but also the presentation is pleasing to eyes.

Other Must try– Different Macarons and Dumplings.

Cost:

Each Macarons – Rs.70/-

Jasmine Tea Cake- Rs.350

 

• MASALA LIBRARY@BKC

Chai Ice-Cream

The Kalra team, creators of Made In Punjab, Punjab Grills and Farzi café is also the one who created Masala Library. Zorawar Kalra is the brainiac behind the unique desert combination and molecular gastronomy. Not only in concoction of elements but also in presenting the noshes served are fantastic!

Chai Ice-Cream with Masala Foam and Dal Chini Cookies are exceptionally verily different!

Who knew ice-cream and something like tea can become best friends and Tea which is always preferred hot can be used in making an extraordinary cold serving dish.

 

Other Must try-  Jalebi Cavior, Saffron Glaze, Ras Malai Tres Leches, Rose Petal Net, Payesh Cheesecake.

Cost of Chai Ice-Cream-   Rs.475

 

• FATTY BAO@Bandra(West)

This is ‘THE’ place to have a fare of Asian eatery.

Fatty Bao, Bangalore’s favourite and very famous now also welcomes you in Mumbai at Bandra! The Green Tea Chiffon Cake  is a must try for all the green tea lovers.This luscious cake is served with Pistachio, Yuzu Cream at the Centre which gives a sour tatse, Vanilla coulis and Orange Jelly.  This cake is an opening to another dome of flavours!

Served with Sour lime sorbet and sizzle of honey on the top.

 

Other Must Try-  Bao’s, Sushi’s, Japanese Cheesecake.

Cost of the Cake- Rs. 275 

 

• THE CAPTAINS TABLE@BKC

How about treating yourself this monsoon with some hot n cold fusion of drinks? The Captains Table brings you with the best tea-infused cocktails!

What better way to enjoy this monsoon with a uniquely green Cocktail of the Month? The Green Tea Gimlet.

This is a fresh sour and treacly cocktail served with some herbaceous essence and taste. An exciting concoction of tea and Gin!

 

Other Must Try– Tea & Whiskey Highball, Blackberry Man, Mango & Plum Sweet Tea Cocktail and Spiked Peach Tea.

 

 

                                                                                                             – KHUSHI KADMAWALA