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The Chennai Hot Kitchen on Harrington Road offers a simple yet tasty tandoori platter.
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THE RENAISSANCE man was excited about the new ideas sweeping the West in the wake of Reformation. Yet hundreds of years later, one can repeat the same lines and share the same excitement looking at city's food scene. There is nothing more satisfying than finding a restaurant that serves good food at reasonable rates. The two rarely go together. This is a fact of life that one comes to accept over the years. So even if the price graph is slightly north bound, the place is worth visiting.
The Chennai Hot Kitchen on Harrington Road (phone: 8256040/7137542) is one such find. It is the sister concern of the other Hot Kitchen on Injambakkam Road.
Since the tandoori dishes were recommended to us, we left the Chinese section of the menu alone. The beginning with tandoori chicken (Rs.90, half) and paneer malai tikka (Rs.70) was an auspicious one. Both came to the table succulent and moist. Emboldened, we went in for gobi dopiaza (Rs.60), dal tadka (Rs.50) and mutton fry (Rs.90). None of the dishes let us down.
Even better were the breads, tandoori egg paratha (Rs.30) and pudina paratha (Rs.20). The smell, the aroma is heady. The heavy egg paratha actually had a fair amount of grated egg on it. The word `stuffed' gives you a feeling of overabundance, but when it comes to `stuffed' on the menu it usually means a smattering or a trace. So the parathas were a very pleasant surprise. The mint bread was fragrant and had a lovely flavour.
While on the subject of staples, chicken pulao (Rs.80) needs special mention. It was yet another pleasurable discovery. For once, it didn't taste like biriyani. Mild but not meek, it had a personality.
The dessert is limited to ice creams. The brand was Movenpick and so naturally exclusive in taste and price (Rs.60 each).
MARIEN MATHEW
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