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Nestled in one of the most popular places in Powai, Spice Hut is a cozy restaurant that offers authentic Indian cuisine at affordable prices.

Establishing a name for itself despite arduous competition, Spice Hut has retained its flavor and standing by delivering lip-smacking food at each order. The restaurant offers a wide spread of dishes to choose from, each prepared delicately with the freshest produce, under the able guidance Chef Atiq.

What we ate:

On being recommended, we ordered the Sizzling Chicken Tikka for starters. As the names suggests, the chicken pieces were delivered on a ‘sizzler plate’ with hoards of vegetables accompanied alongside. The pieces were fresh, one could tell and succulent enough to disappear without working on them. We also feasted on the Murg Malai Tikka – roasted chicken in white sauce, which came with lightly spiced onions and capsicum.

For the main course, we ordered what the restaurant was best known for – The Biryani. The Hyderabadi Biryani and the Dum Biryani were both finely prepared with judicious use of spices and oil. The flavors were delicate enough to leave a lingering after taste and strong enough to tempt you into ordering another serving.

Portions & Prices:

The food prepared at the restaurant is worth the price you pay for it. Also, with generous servings with each portion of the meal, you can be assured that what you pay for is what you get.

Branches:

The restaurant has its parent kitchen in Chembur near Diamond Gardens. The owners also have plans to expand their chain in the near future.

Discounts & Specialties:

The management has worked on a scheme that lets the consumer avail of a 25% discount on the total bill. After the meal, the restaurant offers you a small delicacy that makes its way from Jaipur. For further details you can contact the owner, Mr. Anand on 9821310229

The review was done for us by Poonam Advani she can be reached at www.poonamadvani.com

Hangla is a Bengali slang word that’s used playfully to express gluttony. The owner Mr. Ghosh says that the name represents Bengali street fare.
Mr. U. Dasgupta, former chef, Taj President, has joined forces with Hangla’s. They have recruited chefs that are direct descendents of the cooks who used to whip up meals for the royal families of Calcutta.The must-try takeaways here are the kati rolls, biryani, kasa, Moghlai parathas and caramel custard. Mr. Ghosh also tells me that Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar termed the biryani as ‘lip-smacking good’. This takeaway joint has a fan following in the suburbs.

Extracted from wherecity.com

Mr. Ghosh staffs his restaurants with descendants of families who cooked for the Mughals. They turn out tender mutton and chicken rolls, spiced with fresh lime juice, red onion, finely chopped green chili, and salt (60 to 70 rupees, about $1.30 to $1.50) –- add an egg to your parantha (flatbread) for another five rupees. Or try the aromatic, saffron-tinged biryani — a rice dish with chicken or mutton — served Kolkata-style with potatoes and a boiled egg (70 to 80 rupees for a half-portion, easily enough for one person).

(Courtsey New York times)

One of the best of its kind in Mumbai, it’s a great substitute for a Frankie when you are lusting for a quick snack. This chain of stalls that specialises in Bong street food has opened shop in the suburb that, until now, had homesick Bengali residents driving down to Lokhandwala to sample its fare. The Mutton Roll ( Rs 70) is tops with the Double Chicken Roll ( Rs 95) coming in second; it had at least 10 pieces of chicken plus veggies! Vegetarians should ask for a Paneer Roll ( Rs 65) or the plain and simple Egg version ( Rs 30).
The Bengali slang word for “ glutton”, Hangla’s stays true to its name. The sparse menu makes up in substance with reasonably priced kebabs, momos, chops, biryani, parathas, kasha ( mutton) and combo meals.

The soft Lachcha Paratha ( Rs 20) was a great accompaniment to the spicy Kasha ( Rs 150).

Chicken Biryani ( full at Rs 125 and half at Rs 70) is the picture of authenticity.

Aromatic rice topped with a large chicken piece, potato and a boiled egg; it’s served and tasted exactly like the real stuff.

The momos were competent but they could have tenderised the meat a little more. Don’t miss the Fish Chop ( prepared from Bhetki fish), fresh and soft. It comes with a special mustard sauce that is hard to find in our city.

Favorite Dish: Lachcha Paratha ,Chicken Biryani ,Bhetki fish,Paneer Roll ,Mutton Roll ,Double Chicken Roll

(Extracted from Virtual tourist )

Not at par for a Burrp certification! Avoid it.

Hangla’s @ Powai is not meant for the Bengalis of Mumbai. Anyone who has had Kolkata street food will agree with this fact. Well, whether the problem lies with just its Powai outlet or the rest I really wouldn’t know. But since I have tasted the so called Kolkata street food in Hangla’s @ Powai, here is what I have to say – pathetic!

Hangla’s-Powai opened to a lot of fanfare, pretty discounts and rumors of serpentine queue on its day one. Armed with huge expectations and an ample appetite to match we decided to try it out but were in for great disappointment. As we were to find out almost all the food stuff is pre made & frozen.

Let me start with the Momos (chicken). The filing of the momos was strictly ok but the covering was dry and hard. The accompanied sauce felt that it was a hurry mixture of the commercial tomato sauce mixed with chilly flakes. Next was the Fish Chop which was hot from outside but ice cold inside, I guess they had not thawed it. Though big in size the filling was very sweet, so much so that half way through it we just had to give it up.

The Moghlai paratha is a large serving but tasteless & very oily, served with stale onion rings & an equally stale potato veggie. Now for the world famous Kolkata rolls, the covering of the roll was hard & crispy, long hours in the freezer then re-cooked does that to it perhaps. The chicken filling was too sour and was filled with too much of cabbage unlike the lovely thinly sliced salad that is the norm.

(Extracted from mumbai.burrp.com )

You can find Hangla’s at

• 1st Floor, Food Court, Galleria Mall, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai
• Phone: 9833287064

Pictures courtsey mid-day.com

Pan India Food Solutions has opened up Spaghetti Kitchen at Powai. The average per cover for Spaghetti Kitchen is Rs 400 and these outlet will have an average of 110-130 covers.
It serves gourmet Italian food, the menu is pretty extensive and covers starters, salads, pastas, pizzas and desserts. According to purplefoodie, it serves world best Caesar salad. Also must-trys are the rosemary potatoes, ravioli and thin-crust pizzas and sizzling brownie. Food is little pricey, but if you are looking for true italian food, it should be well worth the price. A full meal for 2 will be about 1500 without the drinks.

The address is

• Hiranandani Gardens, 103 Ventura Park, IT Building, Above Aromas Café, Powai, Mumbai
• Landmark: Opposite D-Mart
• Phone: 66718800

Article research source:

http://www.imagesfood.com/news.aspx?Id=1334&topic=1

http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Spaghetti_Kitchen_-_Bangalore-152145-1.html

Biryani is one of the oldest foods made in India by the Moghuls and has come to Indian from persia Biryani originated in Persia and might have taken couple of different routes to arrive in India
Biryani is derived from the Farsi word ‘Birian’. Based on the name, and cooking style (Dum), one can conclude that the dish originated in

Persia and/or Arabia. It could have come from Persia via Afghanistan to North India. It could have also been brought by the Arab traders via Arabian sea to Calicut. Besides the historical facts, the story gets little fuzzy with legends.
One legend has it that Timor, the lame brought it down from Kazakhstan via Afghanistan to Northern India. According to another legend, Mumtaz Mahal (the beauty who sleeps in Taj Mahal) concocted this dish as a “complete meal” to feed the army. Yet, some say the dish really originated in West Asia. The Nomads would bury an earthen pot full of meat, rice and spices in a pit, eventually the pot was dug up and there was the Biryani.
What is Biryani?
Biryani is derived from the Persian word ‘Birian’. In Farsi, Birian means ‘Fried before Cooking’. In the olden days, rice was fried (without washing) in Ghee (Clarified butter). It

did two things: 1. It gave the rice a nutty flavor 2. It burned the outside starch layer gelatinizing it. After the rice is stir-fried, it was boiled in water with spices till half cooked.
Started in chembur & then in Powai by Mrs.Vimi Anand she got this idea do something different, she wanted to provide some really traditional food to everyone’s homes. Indian people are tired eating pizzas and other fast foods delivered at home, she believed. Lets provide them with authentic and also healthy a traditional food which is not easily available at their homes.
The concept has picked up from its inception and it has been much appreciated by one an all who have tasted it. The quality is top notch, all materials are the best quality and there is no compromise anywhere she says.
Even the packaging is unlike anything available by any other caterer, all packing material is also reusable and can be used time and aging by the customer. Thus increasing the value addition of the parcels.

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