Bruce is not much of one for variety and exploration. Even though there are at least two dozen restaurants within a two block radius of my office, Bruce wanted to go to the very same restaurant where we went last week. Then, once we got there, even despite my encouragements to do something different, he ordered exactly the same food as he did last week. To refresh your recollection about last week, check this link.
So, off we went to India Curry House for dinner. We needn't recap Bruce's meal, nor Matt's, who also ordered the same thing (channa masala for Bruce, lamb korma for Matt, and each ordered vegetable pakoras as appetizers). Robert had the beef biryani and ordered it extra spicy. He said it wasn't that hot; I'm not sure if it turned out to be really, really hot, or if he just didn't like it, because he only ate half of the dish.
Jon ordered the butter chicken. He didn't comment about it, but he ate all of it, so I gather it was decent. His appetizer was a couple of vegetable and potato samosas, which he did say were good. All of them shared the three Indian style sauces—tamarind, cilantro, and onion chutney—plus a huge platter of basmati rice and garlic naan.
I decided to get the meat thali platter, an assortment of meats and curries. I was particularly impressed with the tandoori chicken—Indian barbecue—that was flavorful and juicy, having a very nice smoky taste to it. The other dishes weren't specifically identified, but I'm going to guess one was beef saag (with spinach) and the other was lamb rogan josh. There was a decent lentil dish, a bowl of raita cucumber and yogurt sauce, and some great, hot, freshly tandoor-baked naan. The yellow dish in the photo was their version of kheer—rice pudding—with a fruity flavor I wasn't quite able to identify.
So, after a fun week in the District of Columbia, Bruce has returned to the chilly climes of Toronto.
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