Last Saturday we were invited for a food experience at Mast
Kalandar outlet near NGV Koramangala to celebrate its 50th Store
opening in Bangalore .For those who don’t know Mast Kalandar ,it is chain of
North Indian Veg restaurants in Bangalore and some other cities . As they have just
opened 50th store in Bangalore shows that their food has been widely
loved by people of Bangalore, one can compromise with anything but not taste of
food especially when you have to pay for it. J
So it was a lunch on card for us at Mast Kalandar. As it was
for food review and to celebrate, we were offered almost all famous items Mast
Kalandar serves to its customers. It started with beverages like Lassi,Chach
and Mango Lassi. I liked chach quite much as it tasted like a Chach with real Masala
. Then we got chance to taste Dahi Poori and Chole Samosa. As I am fan of
Samosa since birth and I know how to Judge samosa, I will give 5/5 to Chole
samosa I had there .In Bangalore it’s tough to find real North Indian taste of
Samosa and Northies in Bangalore know it.
After this it was time for Lunch and this Lunch was something different
where we got chance to taste almost 7 different Veg Curries and with Fulkas and
all. It is the curry that determines how good food is in any restaurants as
Breads are almost common everywhere. Curries had Rajma Masala, Daal Makhani,
Aalu Dhaniya, Kadhai Paneer, Kadhi, Dal Tadka and Punjabi Paneer. I tasted
everything and I tasted in good quantity J
. My Pick for curry will be Rajma Masala, Punjabi Paneer , Dal Tadka and Kadhi .
I liked others too but may be it depends on taste you like most..
Ok so let’s go on Priority wise in liking. 1st
will be Punjabi Paneer. Its curry was damn tasty and it looked less oily too.2nd
will be Kadhi. It is one of my favourite when I am at home and believe me it
tasted like home-made kadhi only. Everything from salt to Sourness was so balanced
in it.3rd will be Rajma Masala that tasted like how a food loving Punjabi
prepares it anywhere in India. And 4th will be Dal Tadka. Dal-Rice
is to north Indians is like what Sambhar rice to south Indians i.e attached to
soul and it was simple yet yummy in Taste. Then I had Mango Lassi but this is
only 1 think I disliked there. Mango flavour was missing too much. I think may
be because it’s not the Mango season at all. Finally the desert and as expected
it was Gulab Jamun there and it was hot. When you eat food end matters the most
and Gulab Jamun did the same thing. It was awesomely tasty. As we were their
guest for lunch they had for us a small pack of Imali ka Ladoo and it completed
lunch. As a suggestion I think they should give one Imali ladoo piece with
every lunch/dinner to everyone who comes to eat there :)
So finally I just want to say it was good hosting by the guys there and its Paisa vasool for Northies in Bangalore or anyone who likes North Indian food to go to Mast Kaladar and try out once. It was super experience for me. Eating good food is ok but eating good food in company of good people is the best and I had that moment there.