Gayatri Restaurant

Gayatri was highly recommended by my pal who enjoyed Indian Food and during one of the weekends where we were around Serangoon Area, she suggested to show me her favourite Indian Food eating place since young. Out of curiosity, I followed her. I didn't realized that Gayatri is just located by the side of Muthu's Curry Restaurant and good thing about it is that even though the place is crowded, it is less commercialized.

Gayatri Restaurant

We did not make any reservation and was lucky to grab a seat for two. Service was friendly and accommodating.

Chiller

Instead of having plain rice, we ordered Briyani Rice set that comes with 2 vegetables. Empty plates were given to us with chargeable wet tissue.

Empty Plate

Servers will then go around topping up rice and sides (cabbages & gourds). You can let them know the portion to be placed on your plate without wasting.

Vegetables

What's good about ordering like this is that the vegetables are free flow and you are free to request for refill upon finishing them.

2 Briyani Set Meal - $13

We requested for chicken as well as fish curry to pair along with our Briyani Rice.

Gravy for Briyani

Butter chicken was great in its fragrance. The chicken were char-grilled and cooked with garlic, ginger, onion and cashew nut gravy.  Gravy was luscious and yummy, also a good alternative to pair them with the rice.

Butter Chicken - $8.50 (Small)

Comes in two sizes, small or large. They were not too spicy and with excellent texture that give full hints of freshness in their Sotong.

Sotong Masala - $6.50 (Small)

Easing the amount of spice, it will be good to have a cup of Lassi, a popular traditional yoghurt drink. I enjoy the glass of Lassi as they were refreshing and not too sweet.

Mango Lassi - $4.50

With many of my Indian friends mentioning that Gayatri Restaurant is a better choice, I can't agree further. I hope to be back for more food one day.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Gayatri Restaurant
Location: 122 Race Course Road #01-01 Singapore 218583

Rangooli [Closed]

Rangooli is a nondescript restaraunt located at the quiet corner of the stretch of shop-houses along West Coast Road serving unpretentious Authentic North Indian Cuisine ranging from Curries to Tandoori.

Rangooli

With a guest who is vegetarian, Rangooli is a best place to dine as they cater options for vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian food. I make a reservation over a phone call and had slight difficulties due to the strong accents, nevertheless I still managed to get our seats booked.

Restaurant was spacious and interoir decors were modern. Considering a lunch time period, there wasn't any crowd. There are only a few tables occupied.

Interior Dining Area

Service was friendly and attentive. The server had also recommended some of the food and portions ordered which we find it quite useful.

Menu

Appetiser

papadum

My all time favourite quencher from a North Indian Restaurant that will aid in reducing the heat on my tongue from the spicy food.

Mango Lassi - $3.50

A good choice to have if you are unsure what meat to have from the Tandoor Menu. This platter is a good selection of their In-House special specially prepared by chef with chicken, lamb, fish and prawns.Simply love the platter's intensive smoky flavours from the items. The only let down is perhaps its fish with a mushy texture.

Tandoori Platter - $30

With Cheese Garlic Naan at $7 and butter naan cut into pieces and placed in the basket. I would say my vote goes to the cheese garlic Naan for its crispy and savoury bite! It was so delicious that it can go plain without any dipping gravy.

Gravy

With the white rice at $3, we rather pay another $1 more for the briyani rice. The fragrant long grains were in faint yellow colors and some of them orange in colors. These fluffy light grains were contained in the traditional heavy metal bowls giving me an experience of their culture.

Briyani Rice - $4

Prepared in spicy masala sauce with king prawns, the thick Malasala sauce is packed with tomato flavours added with green pepper, a perfect touch to go with the fragrant briyani rice.

King Prawn Masala - $20

Spot the juicy prawns, fresh and spicy. Yummy!

King Prawns

The ice cream had surprised the table of us with not only with its taste but also its texture. The milky cubes of vanilla white was served in chilled metal utensils and tasted as if condensed milk was put into the freezer. Some of us may find it too sweet!

Ice Cream

The place may look modest and quiet by itself in one corner but if you are looking craving for some authentic North Indian Food, this is the best choice with a reasonable pricing. Not only that this place is suitable for group gathering even when there are vegetarian/s in a group.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Rangooli
Location: Blk 505, West Coast Drive, #01-208 Singapore 120505

Pak Kashmiri Delight

It was quite a rare chance to have me dining in Tekka Centre as the place was those that I would not  have thought I would go. It just happened by chance that we were looking for something after meal nearby at Mackanize Road and we decided to explore some of the Indian Food in the Hawker.

As we walked along the row of Muslim stalls, Pak Kashmiri had caught hold of our attention with its spread of delights. Naan and Chapatti are their main specialties.

Pak Kashmiri Delights

Self service is adviced with the dinner crowd around especially. We had the Mutton Marsala to dip our naans. Taste was not what we had expected with the sauce slightly diluted. However the amount of mutton given was still bearable.

Mutton Marsala - $3

Naan was made by per order and we decided to choose 2 kinds to share among ourselves. We had the plain and garlic flavoured. What I like about the naan that it was served in its best at its freshest condition. As we tore them apart and dip them into the Mutton Marsala, we can feel the pain on our fingers due to the heat emitted from the naans.

Plain Naan tasted average while we had higher expectation for the garlic flavoured, however the standards and garlic fell below our expectation. There was no slightest scent of garlic even though minced pieces of garlic was spotted on it.

Plain Naan - $1 (top) & Garlic Naan - $1.50 (Bottom)

Since there were a number of stalls around, if I'm back there again, I would definitely try on other food.


Rating: 3 / 5

Pak Kashmiri
Location: Tekka Centre, Blk 665 Buffalo Road , #01-250 Singapore 210665 

Al-Ameen

Many of us had probably heard of Al-Ameen, the famous eating house which is located opposite of beauty world.  Their shop located in Chu Lin Road was not that bad either. Operating around the clock, they served a decent fare of Thai Muslim and Indian Food at an affordable pricing. When hunger pangs in the night, this is a spot where you can rely on!

Coffeeshop interior and crowd

Teh Tarik and all kinds of Gozilla, Dinosaur drinks you name it, they were all available in the Al-Ameen's menu. We ordered the common drinks such as Lychee and Limau ice. These sweet syrups were just part of their sweet drinks.

Lychee Ice ($2.50) & Limau Ice ( $1.50)

Though oily, chicken Marsala was real good. Served warm in a metal bowl, the chicken cubes were tender and skinless coupled by some garnishing.

Chicken Marsala - $7

Delicious cheese naans were placed before our eyes in a basket with dolly paper on its base. Look at the cheesy substances melted on the naan, they were what I'm dying for! Having ordered 2 pieces of them, they were stacked together and was sticked closely to one another when the cheese cooled down. Each piece of cheese naan was cut into quarters.

Cheese Naan - $7 for 2

When the yummies combined! What a perfect pairing. Just spread the marsala chicken on top of the cheese naan and enjoy the gastronomical food experience!

Chicken Marsala & Cheese Naan = Yummy

On a side note, if you are driving there, do watch out for carpark attendants if you were parking the side of the road opposite Al-Ameen. Nevertheless, the helpers were rather alert and would annouce the presence of the carpark attendants.

Cost: $18 for 2 pax

Rating: 4 / 5

Al-Ameen Eating House
Location: Bamboo Grove Park, 5 Chu Lin Road, Singapore 669893