点评:Cinnamon Spice is our local Indian, although not the only one within walking distance (the other one is pretty good too).
We eat there as often as we can afford, and take away frequently too, invariably to our great satisfaction.
We typically tend to have poppadums and pickle tray in lieu of starters, as both are so good, but this time we opted for starters - the chicken chatt, and the fish pakora.
The chicken chatt, which we have had before, was deliciously flavourful - no surprise there - and almost a meal in itself; while the fish pakora, which we had never previously tried, left me wondering: Why didn't anyone tell me?! The fish itself - encapsulated in a light batter coating - was fresh as a daisy, every mouthful a joy, and perfectly accompanied by a very satisfying salad.
My partner's main course choice - lamb patia - was a dish we had not tried before; the meat was melt-in-your mouth tender, with a sweet'n'sour character to the dish as a whole; while my chicken tikka korai was abundantly flavourful, an enjoyable change from the hotter dishes I tend to order.
Accompaniments to the above were a hot and spicy naan bread (their naans really are consistently excellent, albeit best enjoyed dine-in, as after even the couple of hundred yards walk home they lose that panache), and garlic rice - as usual, without any question at all the best garlic rice we have ever had at an Indian restaurant anywhere, ever.
翻译:Cinnamon Spice 是我们当地的印度人,虽然不是步行距离内唯一一家(另一家也很不错)。
我们尽可能多地在那里吃饭,也经常带走,总是让我们非常满意。
我们通常倾向于用 poppadums 和泡菜盘代替开胃菜,因为两者都很好,但这次我们选择了开胃菜——chicken chatt 和 fish pakora。
我们之前吃过的鸡汤味道鲜美——不足为奇——而且本身几乎就是一顿饭;而我们以前从未尝试过的鱼帕科拉让我想知道:为什么没有人告诉我?!鱼本身——包裹在一层薄薄的面糊中——像雏菊一样新鲜,每一口都是一种享受,完美地搭配了一份非常令人满意的沙拉。
我搭档选择的主菜——帕蒂亚羊肉——是一道我们以前从未尝试过的菜;肉入口即化,入口即化,整道菜酸甜可口。虽然我的鸡肉 tikka korai 非常美味,但与我喜欢点的较热的菜肴相比,这是一个令人愉快的变化。
上面的配菜是热辣的馕饼(他们的馕饼真的一直都很棒,尽管最好在店内用餐,因为即使步行几百码回家后,他们也失去了那种气派),和蒜米饭——和往常一样,没有任何问题我们在任何地方的印度餐馆吃过的最好的大蒜米饭,永远。