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| Copper Chimney’s legendary North Indian fare lives up to its rich, creamy reputation |
LOAD IT UP Time for a lavish lunch
Copper Chimney, on the fifth floor of Bangalore Central, is designed in such a way that the place is flooded with natural light. At once you feel homey and relaxed. Though the place looks warm in the afternoon sun, it is pleasantly cooled with the AC.
Seasonal menu
It is a weekday and you are surprised to see the large number of diners. Copper Chimney offers a regular lunch buffet with a very attractive display of food, which draws your attention with its aroma and colours. The buffet, priced at Rs. 250 plus taxes per head, looks so tempting that you are ready to go at it.
But Chef Veeraj Shenoy tells us to order from the a la carte menu. “We do change the brunch according to the seasons. Like in summer we try and add in loads of soups and salads and lighter food. But you must taste some of our signature dishes,” adds the chef, who plays the perfect host.
As the place is also hosting the Amritsari Food Fest, which is on till May 16, he starts by serving us some crunchy Punjabi kebabs and chicken and fish fries as starters. These are served with pudina chutney. For drinks we try the jaljeera and buttermilk. But it was the south Indian butter milk with ginger and some greens that soothed our parched throats.
Robust all the way
Your plans to avoid heavy Punjabi food go for a complete toss when the chef insists we try his recommendations. The menu also offers Malabari, Karnataka and Chettinad cuisines too. But he served us the kareli ki nihaari (lamb shanks braised in a rich and smooth onion gravy topped with the desi ghee), chooza khaas makhani (tandoori chicken morsels simmered in a creamy and tangy tomato gravy flavoured with kasoori methi), pind da kukkad (country style spring chicken with Punjabi hand-pound spices and served on a bed of a robust and spicy gravy) and mah ki dal (the popular dal with generous pouring of fresh dairy cream and butter). These are eaten with rotis and kulchas. Must say the food was very rich with all that cream and butter.
From the rice platter, he orders a biryani. Loaded with chicken and dry fruits, this delicious dish is served with sherwa and curd pachadi.
By the time you are through with this you are already feeling heavy.
Though the tummy feels full, we are not allowed to leave without dessert. This section offers ice creams, some pastries and Indian sweets. We simply opt for scoops of vanilla ice cream with oodles of chocolate syrup.
Copper Chimney is open from noon to 3.30 p.m. and between 7.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. It can be contacted on 66111800/900.
Ambience: Pleasant
Service: Good
Specialty: Karele ki
Nihari
Wallet factor: Rs. 800 and above for two
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R.
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