Masala House
An award-winning Delhi restaurant that has made its way atop Goan soil, thus embarking upon a journey of indulgence into the grandeur of Indian cuisine created by the ‘masala masters’
If you happen to be a fan of traditional Indian flavours with contemporary entrees, then the Masala House is the place to be! Strategically positioned in the form of an appealing Goan ancient structure at Porvorim, Masala House is a serene space that lets you enjoy excellent food alongside a comforting experience wrapped with flashes of historic Indian culture and art.
The restaurant interiors are aesthetically pleasing with just the right kind of illumination and ambience that one would want to expose oneself to while immersing oneself into the delectable; aromatic flavours that this restaurant has to offer through its culinary collection.
The restaurant offers a good variety of drinks (both mocktails and cocktails) while there is an astounding array of starters and mains that make it to the menu.
While the veggie starters include dishes such as ‘Mattra Tikki’ , ‘Bhatti Paneer Tikka’ and the likes, the non vegetarian starters include dishes going by names like ‘Kadi Patta Murgh’, ‘Kashundi Macchi Tikka’, ‘Dora Kebab’ and much more.
Exploring the drinks aspect, while the ‘Kokum Refresher’ is a fizzy combo of tangy kokum and mint topped with a dash of chaat masala, the ‘Watermelon Coconut Highball’ is refreshing with a sufficiently sweet and minty flavour that simply cools the gustatory receptors!
When it comes to the starters, the ‘Anarkali Tikki’ is a vegetarian winner. A pan-seared culinary delight that predominantly consists of a beetroot base alongside the subtle flavour of quinoa and peanut butter, this one is a sure winner for the veggie lovers.
The ‘Kashundi Macchi Tikka’ is a fish variant shaped as cubes covered with a mustard marinade and cooked to perfection within a clay oven. This one is extremely flavourful with the fish cooked to perfection and is nothing short of a flavour balloon that bursts into the mouth within seconds! The ‘Murgh Do Raha’ is a chicken variant amidst the starters that is served in the form of char-grilled chicken cubes ingeniously clad with a cheddar and pomegranate marinade that melts in the mouth almost instantly!
While all the starters are supreme culinary delights, the Kashundi Macchi Tikka is undoubtedly the fore-runner for the ‘best starter’ title!
The main course menu offers dishes such as ‘Heeng Dhaniya Pudina Aloo’, ‘Subz Jugalbandi’, ‘Kesari Pulao’, ‘Murgh Taka Tak’, ‘Mutton Mirchi Kheema’ and much more.
The universal favourite i.e. ‘Murgh Dum Biryani’ served with raita and slices of onion and lime is a must try if you are a ‘biryani’ lover as each rice grain wreaks with flavours of age old Indian spices while the chicken is so well cooked that one cannot help but dive wholeheartedly onto this plate of deliciousness. The ‘Murgh Chettinad’ is another favourite that is appetizing, palatable and full of South Indian flavour mainly exhibiting a coarse texture of mustard seeds, dry red chili, curry leaves and of course, coconut milk.
Apart from the assortment of scrumptious starters and simply mouth watering mains, Masala House also offers a limited, yet classic Indian desserts being ‘Gulkand Phirni’, ‘Baked Yoghurt’ and ‘Khajoor Badam ka Halwa’.
While the Gulkand Phirni is a lightly sweetened pudding-like dessert that bursts of a rose petal preserve essence topped with saffron strands, the Khajoor Badam ka Halwa is served atop a pineapple slice and is filled with the enriching taste of dates and generously topped with almond shreds that makes it a sinfully luscious choice that you simply cannot miss out on!
All in all, Masala House attempts to promote superior ethnicity of courteous dining and strives to achieve gastronomic excellence and boy do they nail it!
