Review: Amritsar Food Festival at Sofitel Mumbai with Masterchef Contestant Chef Jyoti Arora.
The Amritsar express that connects Mumbai to the Golden city
completes the journey in approximately thirty hours. Thirty
long hours before you can offer prayers at the Golden Temple and savor
delicacies that would make any Instagram lover proud. Just the thought of relishing Amritsari
macchi, kulcha-chole, lassi, gur ka halwa, dal pinni would make the long
journey worthwhile. But we hopped on to the Amritsar Xpress and enjoyed
authentic delicacies, right in Mumbai…. Wondering where?
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| The beautiful Al fresco section at Jyran, Sofitel |
This
Baisakhi season, Masterchef contestant Ms. Jyoti Arora
crafts
a special menu at Jyran Sofitel, Mumbai BKC consisting of delicacies
like Tandoori Chicken,
Jhinga Patiala, Mutton Shammi Kabab, Bharwan Aloo Tandoori, Keema Kaleji,
Butter Chicken, Chole & Kulcha, Makai ki Roti and more. So hop on with us as we take you through the fun ride.
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| Hop on to the Amritsar Xpress at Sofitel :-) |
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| Do some Bhangra and Gidda with the traditional dance troupe. |
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| With Chef Jyoti Arora a famed Masterchef contestant. |
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| Paya Yakni Jyran- a delectable lamb soup! |
For appetisers we
chose Amritsari macchi- a signature dish from Amritsar made with batter fried
fish and enhanced with the sharp flavour of carom seeds. Usually in Amritsar
you find the small dhabas using sole fish but here the dish was
made with basa fish. We asked the chef and she explained that basa is preferred as its easier to source.
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| Amritsari Macchi- a must have appetiser |
Next came Amritsari
boti- lamb on bones marinated with onion juice and Indian spices and cooked on
hot charcoal embers in a tandoor (a clay oven). We found the boti pieces not so uniformly cooked, with some cooked to perfection and a few a little
undercooked. But the flavours were good and it was heartening to know that Chef
Arora avoids the usual technique of a papaya paste marinade to tenderize.
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| Amritsari boti- lamb on bone marinated with onion jus and spices! |
The Jinga Patiala- tiger prawns marinated with aromatic spices and cooked in tandoor are perfect to taste a bit of Amritsar sitting in Mumbai.
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| Jinga Patiala- tender and juicy tiger tiger prawns cooked in tandoor |
We sipped on some sweetened
lassi (a popular drink from Northern India) while waiting for the main course.
Served in a clay glass, with a perfect balance of salt and sugar, we were
reminded of innumerable glasses of “matka lassi” we had once downed in Delhi
heat last week. Yum J
For the main course
we tried crispy tandoori roti with keema kaleji. The tandoori roti was golden, fluffy and extremely crispy.... just how we like it and the keema kaleji had juicy flavors that enhance only when the meat is slow cooked.
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| The crispy tandoori roti- perfect to dip into keema kaleji. |
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| Keema Kaleji- slow cooked lamb liver and mince! |
For desserts we had Gud ka Karah- a traditional dessert made with jaggery and semolina topped with generous sprinkling of raisins and whole dry fruits. We absolutely loved it.
Verdict:
The
speciality restaurant Jyran that serves Northwest frontier cuisine at Sofitel will make dining at the Amritsar Xpress festival a delight with its impeccable
service and ambience. Choose between comfortable tables in the air conditioned indoors or cosy tents in the alfresco section. Be it a prompt express
lunch or an elaborate spread for dinner the food festival will entice your taste buds with home style cooking and keep you salivating for more. A
From:
27th March 2015 to the 14th of April 2015.
Where:
Jyran, Sofitel Hotel,
C 57,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Mumbai
Call: 022 61175127
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