This is a very specific review to a very specific dish. It rarely happens that I go to a place and fixate on one particular dish. Don't get me wrong - the food there is really good. Khansaab is the epitome of Awadhi and Lucknowi cuisine and hospitality. Tikkas, shorba, biryanis, gulab jamun - they have the whole spread ready for you to partake in. But their Peshawari paneer tikka is spectacular. As my friend and partner-in-crime stated, "It is like biting into a cloud". And she was right. This tikka was melt-in-the-mouth in the true sense. Probably the best one I have tried yet.
The dish comprises of blocks of paneer marinated with spicy and creamy filling. There is a slight hint of smoke that tickles the back of the throat. It is the perfect compliment to the creaminess of the paneer. This is served with cool raita, pudina chutney and imli chutney. You mix the imli and raita and dip your tikka into. The spicyness is abetted to the right amount. The mint chutney adds to the fragrant spice of the tikka. But, it is rich. So, split it with your fellow vegetarians so that you can make room for their biryani and gulab jamun.
And forgive me for the cliches. It is slightly unavoidable when confronted with such delicious Awadhi cuisine. The last thing I would say is that if you are in the vicinity please do go and order this dish. You will not regret it. Perhaps this post is short - but when it is that delicious sometimes simple words does the trick.
Location: Gvk One Mall, Road no.1, Banjara Hills
What to try: Peshawari Paneer Tikka, Subz panchmel biryani,
Rating: 4.2/5
The dish comprises of blocks of paneer marinated with spicy and creamy filling. There is a slight hint of smoke that tickles the back of the throat. It is the perfect compliment to the creaminess of the paneer. This is served with cool raita, pudina chutney and imli chutney. You mix the imli and raita and dip your tikka into. The spicyness is abetted to the right amount. The mint chutney adds to the fragrant spice of the tikka. But, it is rich. So, split it with your fellow vegetarians so that you can make room for their biryani and gulab jamun.
And forgive me for the cliches. It is slightly unavoidable when confronted with such delicious Awadhi cuisine. The last thing I would say is that if you are in the vicinity please do go and order this dish. You will not regret it. Perhaps this post is short - but when it is that delicious sometimes simple words does the trick.
Location: Gvk One Mall, Road no.1, Banjara Hills
What to try: Peshawari Paneer Tikka, Subz panchmel biryani,
Rating: 4.2/5
thumbs up to the last line and I give the review my absolute ratification!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) This will always be the paneer tikka that from henceforth all paneer tikkas will be measured to.
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