It was an
invigorating afternoon, where I was attending the Chor Bizarre ‘pop up’ lunch at Drift at the Epicentre, Gurgaon…yes
you got it right….the famed Chor Bizarre food in amchi Gurgaon!
Mother and I
decided to sip on kahwa, a refreshing sweet tea, fragrant with saffron, spiced
with cardamom and afloat with crisp almond slivers, from a samovar, which
bubbled ceaselessly through the lunch. As the whiff of kebabs, spice laden
curries and hot ghee began to weave its way across the restaurant I sat down
for my ‘Chor Bizarre’ experience. The starters were delicious and impressed I was
impatiently gearing up for the ‘Tarami’ aka an elaborate plate including an
overwhelmingly generous meal integral to the Kashmiris. Traditionally people
sit in fours to eat this meal, which is considered auspicious.
Soon came the much waited plate (Tarami),
piled high with rice was topped with a dash of cooked ‘Hak’, ‘Tabak Maaz’ flat
rib cuts cooked in spiced milk and then fried in pure ghee till they are dark
and crackling, and Gushtaba, soft mutton meatballs cooked in a gravy of fresh
curd, Rajma, Rogan josh, fiery with red Kashmiri chilies and lots more. From the
vegetarian Tarami (I took a bite from mother’s plate as well), my vote goes all
out to the delicious ‘Tamataar Chaman’, delectably spongy paneer in a rich
tomato sauce. Phirni was served at the end of the meal, a yummy
dessert of semolina thickened in milk set in earthenware cups with nuts.The chefs have strived
to stay true to the authentic source of each dish, reliably re-forming flavours
that one would normally associate only with home cooked food. Not
surprisingly I couldn’t move an inch after I was done, yet I couldn’t say no to
some more kahwa!
FAST FACTS
As Chor Bizarre celebrates 25 years of being in Delhi
this year, it brings to you a selection of the signature dishes at the Chor
Bizarre Pop-Up at Drift at Epicentre Gurgaon.
WHERE? Apparel
House, Sector 44, Near Huda City Center, Metro Station, Gurgaon, Haryana 122003
FOR RESERVATIONS? 0124
271 5100
All in all I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND this one; it’s delicious and absolute value for money!
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| Tabak Maaz- flat rib cuts cooked in spiced milk and then fried in pure ghee till they are dark and crackling |
TOP
10 DISHES
Dum
Oluv
-potatoes cooked in yogurt gravy.
Hak-
a
local variety of greens.
Rista
-meatballs
in fiery red gravy.
Rogan
Josh
-tender lamb cooked with Kashmiri spices.
Tabak
Maaz
-ribs of lamb simmered in yogurt till tender, and then fried till they crackle.
Daniwal
Korma
-a mutton curry with lots of coriander.
Marchwangan
Korma
-an extremely hot lamb preparation.
Kebab
-minced
meat roasted on skewers over hot coals.
Gushtaba
-a
velvety textured meatball in white yogurt gravy.
Yakhni
-delicately
spiced yogurt curry.
