Finding authentic
North Indian food in Goa is definitely a task; even though many
restaurants claim that they make good North Indian food, finding genuine
flavours isn’t easy.
Masala House, a place that recently opened its doors in
Porvorim, is just the ideal place to satiate all your cravings for North Indian
food.
Located
along the Porvorim-Mapusa highway, the location is just perfect and once you
enter inside, you will have to agree that the place is simply and elegantly
designed. Its minimalistic decor gives it a very classy and fine dine feel
without being over the top.
They have a very
selective menu when it comes to starters and of course, kebabs are a
speciality. Looking at the menu, we basically wanted to try all of them but
wouldn’t be practical hence on a special request we ordered a kebab platter.
The platter gave us a chance to indulge in 3 varieties of kebabs and we are so
glad that we ordered the platter and not single dishes. Bhatti Ka Murg (chicken
tikka), Dora Kebabs (mutton mince kebabs), Silbate Ki Shami and Kadi Patta
Jhingas (prawns) made for the selection in platter. The chicken and prawns were
amazing but the Dora Kebabs won the game. It was a complete melt-in-your-mouth
experience and the presentation and way of serving was really attractive. We
shall pass the shami, won’t say it wasn’t good, but maybe just not good enough
when compared to other dishes. Full marks to the starters and the vegetarians
need not feel left out as the Bhatti Paneer and Paratwala Paneer Tikkas were
equally good. The latter, with its cheesy texture, is surely a must-have.
For the main course, we decided to stick to the staples because
if you get the basics right, the place speaks volumes for its authenticity in
flavours. Thus it was Dal Makhani, Mogewala Tamatari Kukad (Butter Chicken) and
Murg Tak-a-Tak (Chicken Tikka Masala) and I have to admit that till date, this
was the best dal makhani, butter chicken and chicken tikka masala that we’ve
had in Goa. The flavours and taste were as authentic as they could get. Also,
since Masala House Goa and Delhi have the same head chef same and also they
have also flown in their core chef team from Delhi, there is no compromise on
the taste.
To finish our beautiful meal, I settled for Badam Halwa, which
was delicious and you definitely should give it a try.
To
sum up, we loved our foodie experience at Masala House to the core and would
urge all of you lovely people to visit the place and enjoy a hearty North
Indian meal; we are sure you will love it.
