Last year when I went to RadissonBlu hotel, Ghaziabad, I was surprised to learn that their Indian specialty restaurant Kama serves only vegetarian food. When I asked the chef why that was the case, he replied that the area is densely populated by Jain and Marwari communities.
When I recently got an invite to review Kama again I was shocked to see that it took them less than a year to turn it into a non-vegetarian restaurant. But in a way it is good as the new menu is more exciting.
Mutton Jahangiri shorba seemed like a nice option to start with. Though served piping hot, the soup was very average, as it lacked the necessary fragrance as well as flavour and texture. It was a bone marrow stalk which lacked the stickiness.
I moved to the starters, and the chef served me Sikandari raan. It was done to perfection and had the requisite tenderness. A pinch of salt on top would have got the flavours out and the raan would have tasted even better.
Bhatti de kukkad was not grilled perfectly but the flavours were good and the chicken tender. The ever-popular galaouti was very high on spices and masalas. Even the ulte tawe ka parantha was very small and chewy. Samundari jalpari, a grilled pomfret, was good though slightly under seasoned. The only vegetarian starter I tried was dahi ke kabab and it was worth every bite.
The mains seemed quite exciting. Murgh changezi, roasted on an open pan and then finished on a griddle, was very delicious. The tomato based gravy went really well with the roasted chicken. Even the Awadhi delicacy nalli nahari gosht was surprisingly one of the best I have had in recent times. The curry was more of a kaliya and was bursting with saffron aroma. Mutton Firdausi, made in a cashew-rich gravy, was not able to impress me as much as its counterparts did. Mutton biryani to seal my main course was tasty and delicious.
But it was the kiwi kulfi and crispy shahi tukda which made my dinner worth it.
Meal for two: Rs. 3500
