Sunday, March 05, 2006

 

Lagnaa - Upper Dickson Road - 02.03.06

Trying to keep this in my memory for the last three days - surprising how quickly food related information drains out of your brain a few short minutes after the last morsel has passed your lips.

Was looking for a nice, unusual place to take my wife to celebrate (albeit a few days late) our annivesary. So we decided to visit this kinda-hard-to-find but highly recommended place in Little India. Lagnaa - a little way in from Upper Dickson Road - is run by a charming Indian gentleman by the name of Kaesavan - or K7 as he writes on his name card - who also happens to be the chef, maitre'd, and front-door stop all rolled into one. The shop, which opened in Nov 05, specializes in North Indian food, bare-foot style. What this means is that you get to sit on the floor. The decor is pretty sparse, but K7 assured us that the food would live up to our expectations.

This is what he recommended to us first timers:
- For starters - a basket of Onion baji - onion dipped in spice-filled batter and deep fried: deliciously warm and crispy, not too filling, left us wanting more.
- For main course - almond chicken, a buttery pale curry with tender chicken slices; mutton masala; and paneer & kidney bean curry; with kashmiri naan (that means with nuts and fruits) and saffron rice steamed in bamboo as accompaniments.
- For afters - a creamy cheese cake-like dessert in a shallow glass, which contained a hint of nuts and spices in the base. Absolutely delicious. And masala tea (not the too spicy kind that you get at other Indian joints, but just right on the palate after a heavy Indian meal) to follow.

Overall verdict: the food was great. Great for guys looking for a cool "ethnic" place to bring their dates, but not at Esplanade-level budgets. The total cost came up to SGD 54 for two. And there's a loyalty program that guarantees a 25% discount if we go back there for round two. You can bet we will.

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