Khan's Indian Cuisine Bangsar South

Bangsar is famous with abundance of Indian restaurants, from the posh and classy to economical rood side stalls. If you are looking for a nice  new decent place to get Indian food around Bangsar South, head down to Khan's in the Sphere . Strategically located with convenient parking, Khan's offer good food, great ambiance and unforgettable dining experience.

The restaurant is so spacious and well planned, catering for an intimate date night,a small crowd or even a huge company event with their indoor and outdoor tables. Comfort of the diners are definitely well thought of. Glass walls give in natural light, VIP rooms are private and tastefully decorated.

The restaurant have a simple yet classy decorating items depicting all that is Indian.

Chefs from all over India are carefully chosen after stringent interview process and their expertise can clearly be seen in the dishes they whip up.
The menu for vegetarians might not be as extensive as many other Indian restaurants , but i feel its the quality that speaks louder.

We had Bhindi do pyaza , Aloo gobi mutter and Paneer tikka masala from the vegetarian option plus a Paneer platter for appetizer.
The Bhindi ( okra) was amazingly fresh and crisp, aloo gobi had the perfect spice addition and the paneer tikka masala - just amazing.

Paneer Tikka with smooth mint chutney

Apart from this , we ordered several mouth watering non-vege dishes to go with the bread and briyani ( all with thumbs up from my fellow diners) :

Lamb Rogan Josh

Madras Fish Curry

Best cheese naan ever :-)

Try it out and share your experience ...

Bon Appetit folks !

Unit 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 
Level 1, The Sphere, No.1, 
Avenue 1, No.8, Jalan Kerinchi, 
Bangsar South, 59000 Kuala Lumpur

Zaffron Kitchen Westgate Singapore

My trip to Singapore always will end being a day trip for work and all i do is travel from Changi airport to my office in Jurong and back. Never had a time to venture out much. And because of this, my lunches with my team guys always end up in Komala's, which is a nearby shop that serves Indian style fast food.

This time round i stayed back for two days, so we ventured for a longer walk through Big Box Mall to Jurong East Mall ( JEM) and to an interconnected Westgate. I was certainly impressed with all these malls so close by and connected. Reminded me of Manila.

We ended up in a place called Zaffron Kitchen , that came highly recommended by my team. In their words, " Its one Good , Decent Indian place" .

From the entrance, it does not look a normal conventional Indian restaurant, rather a more French eatery. Their deco, inspired by British Indian  was tasteful in brown hues and well lit  with large glass windows at the entrance. There is a bar area in the restaurant that gives it a very sophisticated look. Zaffron Kitchen Westgate is one of the International Property Award Asia Pacific 2014 winners - to top it off.

First thing as we sat down on the table, the conventional menu book wasn't brought to us, but rather a nice Ipad in a wooden casing. How cool.

Everything is self service ie you get to order on the ipad and then confirm quantity on the app.

The menu comprises of north Indian and South Indian cuisine. They had Kebabs, Tandoori items, curries, Briyanis and for the slight twist, Burgers and Wraps. I LOVE THIS PLACE.Everything fuses the wonderful tastes of Indian flavours, like the Breaded Fish and Chips that are served with Masala fries, or the Sheekh Mutton Wrap. We opted for the traditional items this time. I have another excuse to visit this place next time to sample the western stuff. We even saw Teh Tarik on the menu.

We ordered only couple of items on the menu. All are not big eaters around me :-). But every single one of them blew me out. Tantalizing on the tastebuds, all of us relished each bite. They were rich, authentic and pleasant on the eyes.

Butter naan ( SGD4) and Paneer Butter Masala (SGD13)  was a match made in heaven. The bread was light and crisp, the butter was not overpowering  and the Paneer was truly the softest and tastiest, unlike those frozen ones you get in many Indian shops in KL.

The Vegetarian Briyani came as a surprise for me. Soft grains of Bhasmati rice cooked with herbs and spices inside a sealed pot and comes with Dhal, Papadam and Raita condiments. You can't see the rice here , its hiding underneath the layer of bread that has been brushed on with light butter. YUM YUM!!!!

We forgot to take pictures of this dish when it came, hands reached out too fast . The vegetable Sheekh Kebab was so perfectly grilled. It was a tad spicy if you bite into the green chillies but on the whole a wonderful starter.

Aloo Gobi Masala ( SGD12) is another power pack dish. The spices , ghee and butter blended so well that after a mouthfull, you would just want to plop down back on the chair and sleep.

Lastly the Gulab Jamun ( SGD5.50) , ended the entire meal to perfection. The syrup not too sweet , laced with rose water just made it stand out from the other Gulab Jamun's i have tried.

As per their tagline, Indelibly Indian Inside - thumbs up from me. Try it for yourself and let me know what you think.

Bon Appetit!

Westgate Zaffron

Opening Hours
Mon - Thur : 11.30am - 9.30pm (close 3:00pm - 5:00pm)
Fri - Sun, eve of PH and PH : 11:00am - 10:00pm
*Last order 30 minutes before close

Lahari Kitchen

There is a new kid on the block ,named Lahari Kitchen. I must admit that my block ( Puchong ) has several banana leaf Indian Restaurants, but I can't remember when was the last an  Indian Restaurant serving North and South Indian dishes was around.

 

Lahari Kitchen , meaning Kitchen from Over the Seas is situated 3 doors away from Pelita, near IOI Mall. The shop is owned by, husband and wife , Deepak and Komalah, who started this restaurant sometime in Dec 2014 with only lunch menu. Then too they were getting large crowds. Now they are fully geared up and are open for dinner. Having vast experience with catering for events and parties around Klang Valley, Deepak , who is also the main Chef decided with his wife to venture in to Indian cuisine eatery, with his signature Hydrebadi Dum Briyani and  share his passion of food with folks from around here.

 

It was an indeed a wise move. He uses only the finest ingredients brought from India for all his cooking. The dishes we had for lunch were not the conventional Indian food you get from all the other Banana Leaf restaurants. They were different names and ingredients put in like the Fenugreek chicken , Duck Curry and many more. A real nice treat for a change.

 

 

 

 

 

For me,  I was overjoyed with the vegetarian options I had for lunch. There were minimum of 9 dishes and all of them were very tasty, from the cucumber raita to grated coconut with cabbage , Aloo Gobi to gourdes.

 

 

The Chicken Dum Briyani is cooked in a traditional pot brought from India, so it seals the taste and aroma for the food. Even the method of cooking this was exciting to hear. For lunch , I brought my friend, Faesal and Ragu for sampling the Briyani , since I am vegetarian . Both said the rice was really good. The chicken was rather dry for them, but accompanied with all the other accompaniments, they wiped the plates clean.

Dum Briyani

 

 

The Menu for the night consists of Indian dishes like Dosas, Tandoori's , Gobi Manchurian. local menu such as fried beehoon, rice and north india fare ie Nans , Prathas and many more. You might need to be a bit patient for the night as some dishes take a while to be served, since they are cooked over the charcoal stove. Most of the dishes we tried were on the spicy side, but I guess that's signature Hyderbadi style.

 

Ragu enjoyed the Chicken Tikka the most, which was not spicy while the kids had their Butter Chicken ( ask for not spicy if you need it bland) 

 

 

Chicken Tikka

 

                                                                                         Butter chicken

We ordered Kadai Vegetable ( Mix Vege Indian Style) , Naan 's and Pudina Pratha. All the bread were good , soft and hot from the stove although we had to wait quite a bit. It was worth the wait.

Kadai Vegetable

 

Pudina Pratha

They serve Lassi's too - though not the overly thick creamy ones, they offered several different options to choose from. I would definitely recommend the Mint Lassi.  Totally outstanding!
Strawberry Lassi and Mint Lassi below .

                                                                      

On your way out , if you happen to see something colourful on the counter, don't forget to buy it. Its their home made candy that makes you want to buy another 5 more packets cause one is just not enough.

P.S : Thanks Faesal for joining us .

Bon Appetit!!

Lahari Kitchen
G-6, Jalan Merbah 2, Bdr Puchong Jaya
IOI Mall Lane
laharikitchen@gmail.com
0162185920/0102618854