Indian Accent should actually plan to change its name to
Indian IDOL of Restaurants
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I think it was just right what he said the crockery for the dishes do remind you for the kitchen set and the portions obviously have to be small . Food observation by FIL - wah kya baat hai each dish has a unique flavor keeping the original taste of the core ingredient intact .He loved each dish and wants to go back again . The best part was that he insisted that his wife learnt some dishes from there and make it at home LOL - the sound of the passing by train amused him and reminded him of the days when Manor hotel was known for plush weddings .
After much discussion with chef - they conclude Let the Chef Decide ,lol .Thats the way i like it always .
Chef Shantanu Mehortra - a IHM bhopal Graduate comes from Saharanpur - Apparently my dear friend Manish was travelling to Finland on a chefs exchange program sponsored by Veen . What i love about Indian Accent is that u may want to order whatever of the menu - but these guys insist that you leave to them - and thank god manish was not there to bully us into eating and more of his amazing dishes LOL .
I interacted with Shantanu for the first time and god he is carbon copy of Manish - as painful (wink wink)- keeps sending food and more food heheheheh A thorough gentleman like everyone else at IA , took extra care to make the meal delightful for my senior citizen In Laws . And what my FIL also said - jis restaurant mein staff kee uniform chamaktee hai wahan hee khana chaiye (You must eat in restaurants where the staffs uniform is shining ) so true speaks of the hygiene of the place . Shantanu is amazing being the Chef De Cuisine , which meant that each dish goes under his nose before it reaches the guest . Humble , Intelligent, Warm ,educated , Kind the qualities of a good Chef - Shantanu Had them all . Whats the secret Rohit Khattar?
The Menu at IA - Simple to the point . Well I could make if a bit more interesting by adding more masaala or titles to the dishes and some nice pictures showing what the dish will look like - but maybe its their logic of keeping it simple and let the guest start drawing the picture of the dish they are ordering .A well structured menu , choices defined well .
Sweet corn Chicken soup Shots . Such cute cups , so fascinating for the start of a meal.
Signature Blue Cheese Naan - I wouldn leave IA wihout these - infact there pumpkin , mushroom , bacon stuffed naans are just too good - how do they manage such small sizes?
potato sphere chaat, white pea ragda
Unusual sized crispy Lotus stem with Thai chilli sauce
pulled kathal phulka taco - a vegetarians meat - honestly speaking it cud fool anyone - kathal if cooked well is better than meat .
kashmiri morel musallum, crushed roast walnut, parmesan papad - When we were served this dish my Father In Law was most excited as he used to be a trader in Dry Fruits from Afghanistan and was doubly amused to hear the price of Guchhi Morels Rs.30000 per kilo . But trust me this is was the hit amongst all of us - the parmesan papad merged superbly with the morels . Briliantly cooked kashmiri style .
Palate Cleanser
Sorbet of churan and amchur . She makes your day at IA , always smiling , super courteous .
Kadhai Laccha Duck ka Salan / Duck Kurchan in Tomato Shorba 
Daal Moradabadi with Daal Moth - very artistically done , color ful bright and u really need to dig in deep to get to the daal which is done amazingly with the ghee mix.
Keema Kaleji , Minced Chicken with tandoori Foie Gras - this we tried for the first time ,im a Freak foie Gras - and what a combination of meats - chicken Keema with tandoori foie Gras - loved it with the tawa wala phulka .
Black Pepper Prawns, Kundru Bhaji and Sago Papad - well cooked prawns - peppery and tangy becos of the kundru.... didn try the papad LOL
Jodhpur chur chur Naan / Ghee roasted rotis with Pesto Sauce and parmesaan freaky combo LOL trust IA to come up with this . A standalone dish for sure
baked fish, amritsari masala butter, whitebait papad - makhan milai - the way it melts - uffffff cud carry on eating just this , not being a fish eater , takes alot for me to love biting into my fish - and this gave me all the reasons .
What a lovely concept like the duck rolls - ghee roast mutton boti, roomali roti pancake, chutney trio - So amusing adaptation of the famous chinese duck rolls our way - the sauces were delicious - garlic with oil , green chilli chutner and imli sauce with red chillies - the small phulkas with ghee and the boti meat combination was fab . check out the boxe for the rotis , so sweet . Just one small recommendation make the roits a bit bigger in size ,reason being the boti pieces are big and dont fit in if u add all the stuff in it .
the ghee roasted phulkas for the boti wraps served in dimsum steamers. Good innovation and use.
Haji Ali Inspired Sitaphal / Custard Apple Cream kept lookin gfor the seeds but didn find any so was a delite . Love the fruit but hate the exercise to eat it LOL
warm Doda burfi tart with home made Vanila bean Ice Cream
Besan Ladoo Tart , Mithai Cheese cake - The besan ka ladoo as a substitute for the usual biscuit crust was truly fantastic .
The churans on the Charpaee (The original found in most of our house before mattresses came into our lives - you stil find them at road side dhabbas fand are so s o comfortable , thats what was actually required at the end of the HUGE meal ,couple of digestives and a bed to crash on LOL
Dont know if anyone has noticed - on the menu they have something known as Todays Staff Food - a must have for my next visit Lol Incidentally have been going to IA for the last 3 years regularly and there has never been a chance to complain about the experience and every time there is something new to discover .
Tigers Overall Experience - Just gets better with every visit
Value for money - Its fine dining dont look at the right side of the menu
Ambiance - Discovered the Veranda and it was amazing . With winters coming in this is going to be awesome
Service - No words to appreciate the teams efforts - Quick , responsive ,and serve with a smile
The Chefs - Just Too good , Masters of their Skill .
The Decor - Simple flooded with gainde Ka Phool
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