This restaurant serves regular North Indian fare under the garb of a quick service eatery and keeps the company of rushing express trains
This restaurant serves regular North Indian fare under the garb of a quick service eatery and keeps the company of rushing express trains
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Imagine having your dinner and listening to the shrill whistle and loud chugging of an outbound train every fifteen minutes? Sounds like quite a bit of noise, really doesn't it? But when you eat out at Mr Tandoorilal, the train noise will very much become part of the background track literally at this eatery because it is located bang opposite the railway tracks in Kaggadasapura.
The bright yellow fa ade, the quirky Tandoorilal logo that shows a chef with a massive moustache should not fool you into thinking that this is just another fast food type place. Mr Tandoorilal offers a proper North Indian menu complete with Lassi and Gajar ka Halwa but the service is ultra fast, just like a quick service restaurant.
Our first choice was of course the namesake dish of the restaurant; the Tandoori Murgh. We ordered half a portion (r 110) that came with four medium sized tandoori chicken pieces. The chunks were charred just right on the outside and were juicy when you bit into them. It didn't leave any grease on our fingers and was lightly spiced. The mint chutney served with it was hot and pungent.
The Murgh Cheese Seekh Kabab (r 110) came as a substitute for the Mahi Tikka, when we were told that nothing with fish was available that day. This is a common problem in most mid sized North Indian eateries we have dined in. The eatery will usually boast of an elaborate fish and prawns menu but when you ask for it, none of it is usually available.
The chicken and cheese kebab came as a seekh version and was more of a steamed affair than grilled. The chicken came with a hint of fresh coriander, tiny bits of cheese and was very light on the stomach.
Mr Tandoorilal offers everything from biryanis to curries but what caught our attention was the Kheema Naan (r 35 each) and their range of parathas like Aloo, Gobi, Methi, Muli and Laccha. We chose to mop up some Bhindi Masala (r 90) and Murgh Kalimirch (r 105).with an Aloo Paratha (r 25 each). The bhindi and the chicken came dunked in the same brown ginger, garlic, onion, tomato gravy with a generous hint of black pepper added to the Kalimirch version. We found absolutely no difference in taste though.
The Aloo Paratha was the thick tandoori variety, stuffed with a spicy potato mixture with chopped green chillies and coriander. The Kheema Naan was the hands down winner of this meal. While we had imagined a thick naan stuffed with curried kheema, nothing of that sort came our way.
This Kheema Naan was lean and had been stuffed with just the right amount of kheema minus the gravy. The bits of mince stuck in the bread made for an interesting bite and didn't overwhelm the taste of the naan either. We found ourselves tucking into this naan by itself without the curries. But one grouse was that the naan had been drizzled not with butter but with good ol' margarine. That was definitely a downer.
Sticking to the range of kebabs and parathas here is a good idea rather than the thick, oily gravies that Mr Tandoorilal has up its sleeves.u00a0
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Where Mr Tandoorilal, No 323/2, Kaggadasapura main Road, opposite Railway Gate, CV Raman Nagar
Call 42229324
Meal for Twou00a0R 450
Free home delivery up to 3 kms
Mr Tandoorilal, didn't know we were there. The Guide reviews anonymously and pays for meals.
