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This is a newly opened restaurant in Karama that has been started by Jay (and hence the name) who has been a chef in many restaurants before. I was invited to try out the food here. The place isn't too big but has been decorated well. They have an upstairs seating that has a desi feel to it with quotes dotted around the place. To start with, they got us a paan lassi shot . This was thick like a lassi should be and had the flavour of paan. We definitely really liked it a lot. We were spoilt for choice, and asked them for their food recommendation. They suggested the mushroom aloo papad tikki for the vegetarian starter. The combination sounded really nice. Papad is used in a lot of dishes in Rajasthan and since the owner is from there, the restaurant does have a few Rajasthani dishes on the menu. These tikkis were really soft; they just melted in the mouth. I'm a fan of potato and perhaps that's why I liked it even more. View this post on Instagram ...

If you're looking for a vegetarian restaurant that serves Rajasthani cuisine, you are looking at one of the best options. This restaurant has two outlets - Oud Metha and JLT - and they invited me to try out their food.  Don't let the name mislead you into thinking that it is a restaurant serving some other Indian cuisine. It is an authentic Rajasthani restaurant; the owner, the chef, and the management too are from Jodhpur. The good thing about this restaurant is that they serve much more than the cliched dishes like dal baati (they have that too, but much more). They have dishes which have a Rajasthani flavour to it, and these might even be kebabs or mains. They also have jain options available.  The first thing we had was a refreshing lassi. It is the makhaniya lassi , i.e. with makhhan (clarified butter); it is not overly sweet, so it feels really nice to have.  Then we had some traditional Rajasthani snacks. First one was the mirchi bada (vada). This i...

It is the festive season of Diwali I was invited for their exclusive Diwali Preview. As soon as I entered, I noticed that it was huge and spacious. Even on a weekend, it wasn't hard to get a table. Parking though, can be a bit of a hassle on weekends.  As their tagline goes "ek khandani parampara", you get the feel from the very beginning when they help you wash your hands using a surai .  I noticed the thali has more katoris (bowls) than usual, and I was eagerly waiting to see the wide variety.  They started with a couple of starters. The kulfi dhokla and the bikaneri ghugra . The kulfi dhokla is so called because it is shaped like a kulfi. It was served with a few chutneys (sauces) and tasted really nice.  The bikaneri ghugra was something I totally loved. It is shaped like a gujia, but has a savory filling inside.  For the Indian breads they had a few types. A phulka , which is served hot and fresh, a bhakri , on which they insisted put...