If you are in the vicinity of Habsiguda and need a change of pace or simply come back to familiar flavors, hop on to the nearest auto and ask the guy to take you straight to Swagath Grand. It is kind of a landmark around those parts so you will not miss it. Liveried guards welcome you in and you find the table next to the glass walls which gives you a view of the traffic below and the under construction metro signs. It is easy to ignore them. The ambiance is slightly dark and the neon white lights right above the table is slightly distracting but the food and the service more than makes up for it.
Now, me and my friends have been there often enough to know how to pick and choose from the menu. It has been laborious process of order and elimination. Some day there was gobi manchurian[spicy-really spicy], other time it was Biryani[all right] and some other time it was Gongura mutton[good]. But, the piece de resistance of the place - the one which you will come back for - is the Seven Jewel Fried Rice and Cauliflower in Red and Green Pepper Gravy. Quite a few of the restaurants that serve Chinese around the country have the reputation of being more Indo-Chinese rather than Chinese. I mean, authenticity takes the back door for some of them[curry leaves, chili powder, sometimes even using gram flour]. This place definitely hits the standard somewhere really close to the authentic scale - well-flavored and memorable. You will go back to the place just to have that rice and that cauliflower dish.
The Seven Jewel fried rice is delicately flavored but it is not a blank canvas. It can hold its own against any course that you use as its compliment. Slightly peppery, slightly spicy - the rice is cooked perfectly and then tossed with the nine jewels or the vegetables [I think I can identify mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, cabbage, spring onions, bell peppers, beans, peas etc]. The vegetables are cooked al dente - not too well but not edging towards raw either. And having this dish on more than one occasion I can say that they do get it right every time they serve it. The Cauliflower in red and green pepper sauce was suggested by my friend. And I was not disappointed. It formed the perfect accompaniment to the fried rice. Fried cauliflowers tossed with assorted bell peppers and then coated with spicy hot sauce - you really cannot go wrong with that.
All in all, the experience is a pleasant one and one you keep going back to. While the Indian items verge on being run of the mill, the Chinese items are done with a little more finesse. And, because of that, the place forms a quick getaway for either lunch and dinner. So go forth and enjoy its culinary delights.
Location: Habsiguda, Near Blue Orchid
What to try: The Seven Jewel Fried Rice, Cauliflower in red and green pepper, Chicken Spring rolls
Rating: 4/5
Now, me and my friends have been there often enough to know how to pick and choose from the menu. It has been laborious process of order and elimination. Some day there was gobi manchurian[spicy-really spicy], other time it was Biryani[all right] and some other time it was Gongura mutton[good]. But, the piece de resistance of the place - the one which you will come back for - is the Seven Jewel Fried Rice and Cauliflower in Red and Green Pepper Gravy. Quite a few of the restaurants that serve Chinese around the country have the reputation of being more Indo-Chinese rather than Chinese. I mean, authenticity takes the back door for some of them[curry leaves, chili powder, sometimes even using gram flour]. This place definitely hits the standard somewhere really close to the authentic scale - well-flavored and memorable. You will go back to the place just to have that rice and that cauliflower dish.
All in all, the experience is a pleasant one and one you keep going back to. While the Indian items verge on being run of the mill, the Chinese items are done with a little more finesse. And, because of that, the place forms a quick getaway for either lunch and dinner. So go forth and enjoy its culinary delights.
Location: Habsiguda, Near Blue Orchid
What to try: The Seven Jewel Fried Rice, Cauliflower in red and green pepper, Chicken Spring rolls
Rating: 4/5
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