We had another delicious HO group dinner, this time at Indian Table in Brooklyn, which @SteveR has praised may times since it opened and @ninkat has been there many times as well (it had been on my own list since it opened, but then… pandemic).
We were intrigued by the Goan menu Indian Table was offering for Restaurant Week. The chef is Goan, but there are only a few Goan dishes on the regular menu. The entire RW menu, on the other hand, showcased Goan food as a special event. The chef was very kind and accommodated 8 of us for a family-style meal curated from that menu.
The food was superb - had I closed my eyes to the lovely Brooklyn backyard we were seated in, my taste buds might have thought I was in Mumbai or Goa.
Here’s what we ate:
Appetizers:
Lulas – Masala Squid Stuffed with Shrimp
Mantecato Cod – Bacalhau (Dried Cod) Balchao on Toast
Sardines Masala Fry – Spice Paste-Coated Fried Sardines
Feijoada – Goan (Blood) Sausage with Kidney Beans
Mains:
Fish Amot Tik – Sour Fish Curry with Toddy Vinegar, Feni, Raw Mango, and Mangosteen
Alambe Xacuti – Wild Mushrooms in a Coconut and Poppy Seed Gravy
Remo’s Pork Ribs “Aad Maas” – Spice-Coated Pork Ribs (flambeed tableside)
Lamb Chop Bafado – Lamb Chops in a Green Masala Gravy
Sides:
Malabar Paratha
Coconut Rice
Dessert:
Fig Ice Cream
Baath / Batica / Baatka – Goan Semolina-Coconut Cake (we brought this)
