Comments on: Afghan Restaurant, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html Food truths | Delhi * Mumbai * Bangalore Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sid Khullar http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-161553 Sid Khullar Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:30:02 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-161553 Doesn't this remind you of that no carb, no fat, vegetarian pizza ad where all they were served were tomatoes? The chicken was indeed the low point of the meal, one that was quite expected. Next time, come with us and try the Korma sans dripping. :-) Doesn’t this remind you of that no carb, no fat, vegetarian pizza ad where all they were served were tomatoes? The chicken was indeed the low point of the meal, one that was quite expected. Next time, come with us and try the Korma sans dripping. :-)

]]> By: Babita http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-161550 Babita Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:18:09 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-161550 Having been egged on the by the provocative descriptions of Sid's dining experience at the Afghan R, I could hardly wait to visit the place and I did, too, last Saturday. While I am pretty sure Sid must have enjoyed what he describes as distinctly Afghani stuff - the pulao and the qormas, all oily stuff, I was very clear that I wouldn't be in a position to consume high-calorie stuff while wanting to enjoy Afghan food, nevertheless. I therefore fell for the most tempting photo of Afghani Tandoori Chicken served on a bed of fresh greens, oh-so-enticing (check out CaL on FB). I ordered it, with a glass of Dogh (thin, savoury lassi) to wash it down. Well, Sid's photographing skills being brilliant, the picture did the job of moving me from Gurgaon to south Delhi all right. But the dining experience was nothing to brag about. I am sure I would attribute this to my choice of dishes - having avoided their signature qorma and pulao, and having settled for the Tandoori Chicken, I felt that the dish only matched up to any standard preparation of Tandoori Chicken at any average Dhaba - there was nothing distinctive about it, neither anything Afghan, the only discernible trait being that extra lemony tang, thanks to a guessable overdose of lemon juice in the marinade. Also, I missed the smoky flavours of Tandoor, because the "Tandoori Chicken" in question was clearly a product of the Grill Microwave, evenly crusted and browned on all sides giving it a mechanical finish, sans the naturalness and enticing flavour of an open-fire cooking. I would better describe the chicken dish as microwave-grilled chicken with standard Indian spice marinade. Ha! As for the lassi, it was a low-salt diluted Chaachh sans spices, jeera et al. Well, well, well. At the end of it all, I wished I hadn't braved Lajpat Nagar and instead, would have spent a happier, lazier afternoon at home ordering Tandoori Chicken and Chaach from the restaurant in the basement. At least, there would have been the authentic Tandoor flavour to fall back upon! Having been egged on the by the provocative descriptions of Sid’s dining experience at the Afghan R, I could hardly wait to visit the place and I did, too, last Saturday. While I am pretty sure Sid must have enjoyed what he describes as distinctly Afghani stuff – the pulao and the qormas, all oily stuff, I was very clear that I wouldn’t be in a position to consume high-calorie stuff while wanting to enjoy Afghan food, nevertheless. I therefore fell for the most tempting photo of Afghani Tandoori Chicken served on a bed of fresh greens, oh-so-enticing (check out CaL on FB). I ordered it, with a glass of Dogh (thin, savoury lassi) to wash it down. Well, Sid’s photographing skills being brilliant, the picture did the job of moving me from Gurgaon to south Delhi all right. But the dining experience was nothing to brag about. I am sure I would attribute this to my choice of dishes – having avoided their signature qorma and pulao, and having settled for the Tandoori Chicken, I felt that the dish only matched up to any standard preparation of Tandoori Chicken at any average Dhaba – there was nothing distinctive about it, neither anything Afghan, the only discernible trait being that extra lemony tang, thanks to a guessable overdose of lemon juice in the marinade. Also, I missed the smoky flavours of Tandoor, because the “Tandoori Chicken” in question was clearly a product of the Grill Microwave, evenly crusted and browned on all sides giving it a mechanical finish, sans the naturalness and enticing flavour of an open-fire cooking. I would better describe the chicken dish as microwave-grilled chicken with standard Indian spice marinade. Ha! As for the lassi, it was a low-salt diluted Chaachh sans spices, jeera et al. Well, well, well. At the end of it all, I wished I hadn’t braved Lajpat Nagar and instead, would have spent a happier, lazier afternoon at home ordering Tandoori Chicken and Chaach from the restaurant in the basement. At least, there would have been the authentic Tandoor flavour to fall back upon!

]]> By: Sid http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-141297 Sid Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:01:49 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-141297 @Arijit: sorry, i don't remember the route... why don't you try calling the restaurant at the numbers mentioned. i'm sure they'll be very happy to help. :) @Arijit: sorry, i don’t remember the route… why don’t you try calling the restaurant at the numbers mentioned. i’m sure they’ll be very happy to help. :)

]]> By: arijit http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-141295 arijit Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:33:22 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-141295 hi, thanks a lot for ths post, i had heard about this place but had no idea how is it. after reading this i think i will have to raid the place. it will be helpful if you can give me some direction to find it. arijit hi,
thanks a lot for ths post, i had heard about this place but had no idea how is it. after reading this i think i will have to raid the place. it will be helpful if you can give me some direction to find it.
arijit

]]> By: Sid http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-11767 Sid Mon, 19 May 2008 06:28:13 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-11767 hello amit, I'm happy you like the blog and pictures. I learnt cooking and photography myself, as i was interested in doing so. technically, no i am not trained in either. sid hello amit,

I’m happy you like the blog and pictures. I learnt cooking and photography myself, as i was interested in doing so.

technically, no i am not trained in either.

sid

]]> By: amit http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-11746 amit Mon, 19 May 2008 05:32:00 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-11746 hi did u learn photography n cooking? Just came through your blog,nice pictures,r u trained? hi did u learn photography n cooking? Just came through your blog,nice pictures,r u trained?

]]> By: vinny http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-8794 vinny Tue, 13 May 2008 17:37:41 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-8794 The food sounds good. I admit I did wrinkle my nose at the "no spices" part of it. However I would like to go there sometime The food sounds good. I admit I did wrinkle my nose at the “no spices” part of it. However I would like to go there sometime

]]> By: Toni-anne http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-8784 Toni-anne Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:29 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-8784 I'm very pleased to hear it! 8-) I’m very pleased to hear it!
8-)

]]> By: Sid http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-8752 Sid Tue, 13 May 2008 14:59:19 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-8752 yes ma'am, nearly. every other day or so, depending on when work leaves me. :) yes ma’am, nearly. every other day or so, depending on when work leaves me. :)

]]> By: Toni-anne http://chefatlarge.in/reviews/review-afghan-lajpat-nagar-new-delhi.html/comment-page-1#comment-8749 Toni-anne Tue, 13 May 2008 14:41:57 +0000 http://food.sidkhullar.com/?p=480#comment-8749 Bless! Have you started the daily swimming yet?? ;-) Bless! Have you started the daily swimming yet?? ;-)

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