Rajdhani Street - Indian street food with a twist
Rajdhani is more than food; it is an emotion.
Rajdhani Street is a concept where they have Indian street food to which they've added a twist. They have a huge selection of items, and especially Gujarati dishes.
I was invited here to try out their food, and we just felt like ordering everything. The dishes looked so innovative and tempting.
We started with the bakarwadi chaat. Who would have thought about taking one of our favourite dry snacks, and making a chaat from it. This was crunchy, and had the goodness of chaat to it; beautifully presented in a shovel. Definitely recommend trying this one out.
Next we had the paanki which is a traditional Gujarati dish, and you get it at very few restaurants. I can loosely describe it as a steamed rice pancake. It comes wrapped in a leaf, and you can have it with chutney. This has a mild flavour to it, and if you want to try something new, you should order this.
An item that got me bowled over was the dhokla pizza. Just by looking at the name in the menu, I knew I had to try this out. It is a dhokla that is topped with cheese, onion, and capsicum. This was just out of the world. The important thing to note is that the dhokla had the right consistency to it. Softer, and it wouldn't be a good base for the pizza. Harder, and you won't like to eat it. They've got it just right.
Pav bhaji is comfort food for most of us. They've made a fondue version of this one - the pav-bhaji fondue. The difference is that the pav (bread) is broken into small pieces which you can dip in the bhaji and eat. Tastes as good as a great pav-bhaji, and looks even more appealing.
They took one of our famous tea-time biscuits, and gave it a twist. The cheese chilli khari! The khari biscuit is topped with cheese and chilli. This made me go wow! Though it didn't exactly come across as something I would want to fill my stomach with if I'm out to dine.
The Indian burger - Vada-pav! Can you do something more with it? They surely did. Cheese chakli vada pav. Your regular vada-pav has a chakli and cheese added to it. You can get the crispy texture when you take a bite. The vada-pav did taste good, and so did the chakli, but it's not a combination that you would eagerly look forward to.
Next on our table was the aloo sambbhariya papad churi. This one is basically a roll with the stuffing of potato and crushed papad, with a hint of sambhar (powder) to it. If you like frankies, then you will certainly like this. I liked the crispiness that the papad gave to it.
For those of you who are looking for a basic meal, they also have combos. We had the zaikedaar paneer roti combo. The paneer is made in a tangy, and cream gravy which left me craving for more when I just had one bite. The paneer is soft too, and that makes it a great dish. It is served with roti.
To quench our thirst, they had interesting items too.
The hara pudina shukanji was the Indian version of the lemon mint juice. It had a hint of spices to it, which really brought about the flavour. The best part was that it was served in tall glass that looked like a test-tube!
I'm a fan of the thandai which is basically spiced milk. It is had cold, and not many places get the flavour right, but this one surely did. It wasn't too spicy, the temperature was right, and most importantly you could only get the flavour of the spices, and not feel the spices as a powder (which is where most places get it wrong). It was served in a lovely glass.
A comforting drink popular in Gujarat is surti coco. This is basically cold chocolate milk. Served in a jar with some chocolate sauce along the walls; it doesn't need much description. Delicious.
Coming to the sweeter endings now. It is the Mango season, and what do we all crave for? Aamras. I can try describing it as thick mango juice served cold, but that won't do justice to this Indian summer delicacy. Pure bliss.
Now comes samosa. Oh wait, didn't I say sweet endings? Yeah, lets make a chocolate samosa instead! Samosa filled with chocolate, and served sizzling along with a scoop of ice-cream. Yes, they do pour chocolate sauce on top. The good thing is that it wasn't overly sweet, which makes it good to eat, or should I say "indulge in".
An all-time favourite combinations is the Jalebi with rabdi. Crispy warm jalebis with the right flavour had with a cold rabdi. Served in a cocktail glass; there couldn't have been a better way to end our meal.
If reading this has made you salivate, head over right away, or order in !
Rajdhani Street is a concept where they have Indian street food to which they've added a twist. They have a huge selection of items, and especially Gujarati dishes.
I was invited here to try out their food, and we just felt like ordering everything. The dishes looked so innovative and tempting.
We started with the bakarwadi chaat. Who would have thought about taking one of our favourite dry snacks, and making a chaat from it. This was crunchy, and had the goodness of chaat to it; beautifully presented in a shovel. Definitely recommend trying this one out.
Next we had the paanki which is a traditional Gujarati dish, and you get it at very few restaurants. I can loosely describe it as a steamed rice pancake. It comes wrapped in a leaf, and you can have it with chutney. This has a mild flavour to it, and if you want to try something new, you should order this.
An item that got me bowled over was the dhokla pizza. Just by looking at the name in the menu, I knew I had to try this out. It is a dhokla that is topped with cheese, onion, and capsicum. This was just out of the world. The important thing to note is that the dhokla had the right consistency to it. Softer, and it wouldn't be a good base for the pizza. Harder, and you won't like to eat it. They've got it just right.
Pav bhaji is comfort food for most of us. They've made a fondue version of this one - the pav-bhaji fondue. The difference is that the pav (bread) is broken into small pieces which you can dip in the bhaji and eat. Tastes as good as a great pav-bhaji, and looks even more appealing.
They took one of our famous tea-time biscuits, and gave it a twist. The cheese chilli khari! The khari biscuit is topped with cheese and chilli. This made me go wow! Though it didn't exactly come across as something I would want to fill my stomach with if I'm out to dine.
The Indian burger - Vada-pav! Can you do something more with it? They surely did. Cheese chakli vada pav. Your regular vada-pav has a chakli and cheese added to it. You can get the crispy texture when you take a bite. The vada-pav did taste good, and so did the chakli, but it's not a combination that you would eagerly look forward to.
Next on our table was the aloo sambbhariya papad churi. This one is basically a roll with the stuffing of potato and crushed papad, with a hint of sambhar (powder) to it. If you like frankies, then you will certainly like this. I liked the crispiness that the papad gave to it.
For those of you who are looking for a basic meal, they also have combos. We had the zaikedaar paneer roti combo. The paneer is made in a tangy, and cream gravy which left me craving for more when I just had one bite. The paneer is soft too, and that makes it a great dish. It is served with roti.
To quench our thirst, they had interesting items too.
The hara pudina shukanji was the Indian version of the lemon mint juice. It had a hint of spices to it, which really brought about the flavour. The best part was that it was served in tall glass that looked like a test-tube!
I'm a fan of the thandai which is basically spiced milk. It is had cold, and not many places get the flavour right, but this one surely did. It wasn't too spicy, the temperature was right, and most importantly you could only get the flavour of the spices, and not feel the spices as a powder (which is where most places get it wrong). It was served in a lovely glass.
A comforting drink popular in Gujarat is surti coco. This is basically cold chocolate milk. Served in a jar with some chocolate sauce along the walls; it doesn't need much description. Delicious.
Coming to the sweeter endings now. It is the Mango season, and what do we all crave for? Aamras. I can try describing it as thick mango juice served cold, but that won't do justice to this Indian summer delicacy. Pure bliss.
Now comes samosa. Oh wait, didn't I say sweet endings? Yeah, lets make a chocolate samosa instead! Samosa filled with chocolate, and served sizzling along with a scoop of ice-cream. Yes, they do pour chocolate sauce on top. The good thing is that it wasn't overly sweet, which makes it good to eat, or should I say "indulge in".
An all-time favourite combinations is the Jalebi with rabdi. Crispy warm jalebis with the right flavour had with a cold rabdi. Served in a cocktail glass; there couldn't have been a better way to end our meal.
If reading this has made you salivate, head over right away, or order in !
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