If by chance there is anyone that I know that checks the Internet while standing up...please sit down!
I know I have mentioned before that I am getting more adventurous in trying new foods, but some may still be surprised.
Tonight I ventured into the world of Indian Cuisine, inspired by Tuesday night's episode of Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Food" filmed in India.
There is a local Indian restaurant called Amrit Palace. We have jokingly called it "armpit palace". Well, tonight was my first venture into the armpit and Indian food.
It is family-owned and operated with a welcoming, worldly atmosphere. You really did not feel like you were in a store front on the busiest street in Ocala.
Sam ordered "Nan" as an appetizer. It is a bread that is baked in a Tandoor, somewhat like pita bread. It came with a salsa-like chutney. Sam ordered me a Sweet Lassi, which is a homemade yogurt drink and very, very good. He ordered a "Kingfisher" beer, which made me think that my dad would have needed the bottle for his collection of beer cans and bottles.
Food was delivered to a table across from us and smelled and looked delicious. We asked the waiter what it was, and it was Chicken Tandoori.
I ordered the "Tandoori Dinner (for one): Vegetable Soup, Vegetable Samosa, Bhujia, Chooza Pakora and Papadam. Special Tandoori Chicken, Pillaw Rice, Puri, Tayta, Onion Chutney, Gulab Jamun as a Dessert". You can order it mild, medium, or hot...I ordered medium and one of the sauces with it was rather spicy. I would be afraid to try the hot!
Sam ordered the "Vegetable Dinner Served in Thali (for one): Vegetable Soup, Assorted Appetizers, Vegetable Samosa, Bhujia Aloo Pakora, Papadam, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Matar Paneer, Chapati. Served with Pillaw Rice, Rayta Onion Chutney and Sweet Lassi. Galub Jamun as a Dessert".
Ya know, when I was choosing what to order, it didn't seem like a lot of food. I suspected it was a little bit of each thing, a sampler platter. And it was. They served the soup first, then the assortment of appetizers, and then came the main dishes. For me it was the Chicken Tandoori.
I was full after the assortment of appetizers....It was great....And now I have leftovers for lunch!
Okay, I confess...though I was full, I still ate my dessert: Gulab Jamun. It was deliciously moist, kind of like a small round pancake soaked in a lightly sweet and somewhat citrus flavored syrup.
There was so much flavor. Our taste buds certainly were not disappointed!
I know I have mentioned before that I am getting more adventurous in trying new foods, but some may still be surprised.
Tonight I ventured into the world of Indian Cuisine, inspired by Tuesday night's episode of Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Food" filmed in India.
There is a local Indian restaurant called Amrit Palace. We have jokingly called it "armpit palace". Well, tonight was my first venture into the armpit and Indian food.It is family-owned and operated with a welcoming, worldly atmosphere. You really did not feel like you were in a store front on the busiest street in Ocala.
Sam ordered "Nan" as an appetizer. It is a bread that is baked in a Tandoor, somewhat like pita bread. It came with a salsa-like chutney. Sam ordered me a Sweet Lassi, which is a homemade yogurt drink and very, very good. He ordered a "Kingfisher" beer, which made me think that my dad would have needed the bottle for his collection of beer cans and bottles.
Food was delivered to a table across from us and smelled and looked delicious. We asked the waiter what it was, and it was Chicken Tandoori.
I ordered the "Tandoori Dinner (for one): Vegetable Soup, Vegetable Samosa, Bhujia, Chooza Pakora and Papadam. Special Tandoori Chicken, Pillaw Rice, Puri, Tayta, Onion Chutney, Gulab Jamun as a Dessert". You can order it mild, medium, or hot...I ordered medium and one of the sauces with it was rather spicy. I would be afraid to try the hot!
Sam ordered the "Vegetable Dinner Served in Thali (for one): Vegetable Soup, Assorted Appetizers, Vegetable Samosa, Bhujia Aloo Pakora, Papadam, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Matar Paneer, Chapati. Served with Pillaw Rice, Rayta Onion Chutney and Sweet Lassi. Galub Jamun as a Dessert".
Ya know, when I was choosing what to order, it didn't seem like a lot of food. I suspected it was a little bit of each thing, a sampler platter. And it was. They served the soup first, then the assortment of appetizers, and then came the main dishes. For me it was the Chicken Tandoori.I was full after the assortment of appetizers....It was great....And now I have leftovers for lunch!
Okay, I confess...though I was full, I still ate my dessert: Gulab Jamun. It was deliciously moist, kind of like a small round pancake soaked in a lightly sweet and somewhat citrus flavored syrup.
There was so much flavor. Our taste buds certainly were not disappointed!
No comments:
Post a Comment