BENGALURU:Every visit to a North Indian restaurant comes with expectations of indulging in ghar ka khana, especially tadkey waali curries. Well, what else would you expect from a curry place, you ask? Well, at Coyla Cababs and Curries, Whitefield, I was pleasantly surprised, having found myself indulging in a heartwarming and the most comforting loaf of an aristocratic naan that pledges its allegiance to a royal pedigree. I got a taste of Taftan, a leavened flour bread that traces back to Persia.
Coyla , Four Points by Sheraton offers Makhanwala Ghar Ka Paneer, Amritsari Pindi Chole, Sarson Ka Saag, Succulent Nalli Nihari and the traditional Kukkad Makhanwala among other desi preparations.
The Paneer Tikka Angare has the fluffy cottage cheese grilled in a tandoor, leaving you with a taste of roasted spices and a moist paneer. The Jhinga Dum Nisha has the prawn coated in spices. The Gosht Chapli Cabab on their menu comes highly recommended. The meat is minced well, blended with spices employed with thorough cooking.
The Makhanwala Ghar Ka Paneer has a smooth buttery tomato gravy that isn’t too heavy on the spices, neither is it as oily as conventional paneer sabjis are. The Baingan Bharta too is less oily than what I am used to at home, but I guess the kitchen is adapting to the healthier lifestyle of its guests. The Kukkad Makhanwala is the traditional buttery chicken curry; the meat is well cooked and tastes of a richer version of the conventional Indian masala curry based in tomato puree.
I would also like to give a shout out to the Methi Cherra Aloo on the menu. The dish is simplicity personified as deliciousnes. The chef has let the methi and aloo bring its own flavour to the dish, by keeping the spices on check. What a beauty, this was! I would highly recommend you to try this sabji if you visit Coyla. The Dal Makhani is rich and creamy.
But if I haven’t made it more obvious yet, it was indeed the Taftan that stole my heart at this restaurant. It was light, flaky, bubbled well on the corners, soft and just served as the perfect soul food for a rainy evening. The Gulab Jamun was warm, soft and not overtly sweet, topped with pista flakes.
So, if you are looking for some soothing comfort food to keep you warm on a rainy evening, head over to Coyla and order yourself some Taftan and Methi Cherra Aloo, I’d say.
Cost for two: Rs 1,700 (approx)