Some really superb Gujerati options from 2-month-old Preetiโs Farsan on Church Street.
This little family-run spot has absolutely the best collection of North Indian ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ข๐ต๐ด we had ever come across in Penang.
Owner-chef, Pravinabahen Manoj Kumar aka Preetiben, conceptualizes all the menu items at her restaurant. Born in Surat, Gujarat, she sought to bring traditional Gujarati dishes from her birthplace to Penang. Her son, Vishaal Manoj Kumar, a 100% true-blue Penangite, manages the restaurant.
What we tried this evening:
- ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช - crisp-fried ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช spheres filled with spiced potatoes and chickpeas, served with mint-coriander water and tamarind-jaggery liquid.
Pouring tamarind-jaggery liquid into ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช.
Pouring mint-coriander liquid into ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช.
- ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ช - sweet, masala-spiced milk tea.
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Left: Classic sweet ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช - chilled, sweetened yoghurt drink. Right: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ข๐ด (๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ) - spiced buttermilk, yoghurt drink.
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๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ข๐ต - crisp, hard-shelled ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด with spiced green pea stuffing, topped with sev crisp noodles, spicy dal relish, yoghurt, chutneys and chopped tomatoes, onion and fresh coriander.
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๐๐ข๐ท ๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ช - spicy mรฉlange of green peas, potatoes, cauliflower and vegetables, served with soft buns and chopped onion relish.
- ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช - deep-fried pastries filled with spiced green peas, served with tamarind-jaggery dip.
- ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ข๐ต - crisp crackers topped with potatoes, chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt, black chickpeas (๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข), crispy ๐ด๐ฆ๐ท noodles, chopped tomatoes, onion, fresh coriander and masala spices.
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๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช - ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ข๐ท (soft bun) sandwiching mashed potatoes with sweet-spicy-tangy ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ข spices. In Gujarati language, โ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ชโ means โpressedโ.
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๐๐ถ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ด - crisp-fried pastries with spiced ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ (chickpea) filling, served with a tamarind-jaggery dip.
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Mixed vegetables ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช, served with onion ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ข, mango chutney, and ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ sauce.
- Left: ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ - fried milk-balls soaked in rose-water syrup.
Right: ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ช - ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ (Indian cottage cheese) disc soaked in sweetened milk.
Utterly delicious offerings from this warm, cosy place. I think I just found my latest favorite lunch/dinner spot!
Address
Preetiโs Farsan Vegetarian & Vegan
92-B, Lebuh Gereja (Church Street), 10200 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +6017-402 9801
Opening hours: 11.30am to 10pm daily
