Indian Accent – Modern Accent Restaurant on the Menu in Delhi

Indian and Indian Chinese cuisines have always been the money spinners in the restaurant biz. And it is easy to find representatives of these genres in all our neighbourhoods. Doing brisk business regardless of the recession or our own dalliances with newer, global flavours-European or Brazilian or Mayan. So it is an irony that when it comes to more formal or stylized Indian dining there are such few options to choose from. There are the dhabas (or the canteens or Malwani restaurants) and there are clutch of formidable ITC restaurants.

The Indian Accent restaurant is one the best restaurant in Delhi located in New Friends Colony, in the luxury budget hotel in Delhi – The Manor. One can vide variety of cuisines and wine list at Indian Accent Restaurant.

Old World Hospitality, a chain known for its value-for- money restaurants, Indian Accent is a simple, small restaurant at the quiet boutique hotel. The Manor, in New Delhi. It’s a destination that you will not accidentally stray into-Purposefully seek out as gourmet destination. Perhaps, But that is always a bit of a gamble. The tasting menu includes the likes of semolina puchkas with five waters, chicken tikka salad layered with crisp khakra, an absolutely first rate and flavourful galangal-infused patrani fish, and my favourite, the tandoori salmon with dil leaves.

The starters also include the much talked about foie gras stuffed galawat kebabs (with a strawberry chutney!) though I don’t think that much of the match. In the mains, the masala morels and water chestnuts accompanying a roast dosa makes for fabulous idea both in terms of taste and presentation and this is one dish that even the fastidious veggie eaters from Tamland may not hesitate to experiment with. Then, there is tamarind glazed New Zealand lamb, destined to be a bestseller, and the rice-crusted red snapper moilee that steals the show with its understated elegance.

It’s a meal that I would unhesitatingly bring a gust to – or indulge in on a special occasion even if I were the kind to savour home cooked dal-chawal 24 X 7. At Rs 900 for lunch and Rs 1900 for dinner per person (add Rs 1,000 for five glasses of Charles Metcalfe-paired wine), this is not an inexpensive place though it is surely cheaper than eating at either Varq or Dum Pukht. If it succeeds, it will mean that Indian cuisine within India is finally charting a fresh course. This is written by Anoothi Vishal of Business Standard