Another very fine HO dinner at Indian Table last night, coordinated by @Saregama and @SteveR, and with @JenKalb and @ninkat also in attendance, plus assorted significant others. It is Restaurant Week, but we deviated from the set menu somewhat. I’m gonna get some stuff wrong in this description, so someone please correct me.
This I will not get wrong: the Candolim Vaddo, which I’ve had before and which contains many things I like, namely gin, salted cucumber, curry leaves and tonic (not so into tonic, tbh, but it works here). Very refreshing. Also, the staff kept trying to snatch my glass before I was done, so make sure you keep an eye on yours!
We started with an array of appetizers, some nice soft squid in a light cheese-y sauce, and - the meal’s highlight for me - cod fritters, crispy outside, creamy inside, generally perfect. Also a nice big prawn, that was unfortunately a bit spongy. And a bunch of other stuff I didn’t try.
Everyone had their own thali, with a fish curry, rice, crab, kingfish, poori, paratha, pickle and a couple of salads. My faves were the fish curry (the gravy was excellent) and the crab, which was roasted with a spice paste. I found the kingfish a little dry. And I may be in the minority in that I liked the rice, which was a short grain red variety and stickier than what might be expected. That cup in the lower left is supposed to be drunk after the meal. It was very sauce-like, however, and not very drink-like.
To finish, a Portuguese egg tart. How many cuisines do these pop up in? Seems like a lot. I am a big fan, and this was a good version.
