Food of the Week: Curry on the Roof

Today for lunch, J, K, G and I went to a nearby restaurant called “Curry on the Roof.”  Sorry to disappoint but no, we did not actually eat curry sitting on the roof.  However, it was a beautiful restaurant/hotel and although it was a bit pricer than usual it was absolutely worth it.  We each ordered something different and passed our dishes around the table like a celebratory feast so we could all have a bit of everything.  The only dish I remember the exact details of was the one I ordered so: first we had Gosht Coconut Fry which was boneless lamb marinated in Indian spices with coconut, “cooked to perfection” and fried.  It was fantastic.  I haven’t had lamb in months and it was really spicy but the coconut flavoring was incredible.  Then we had a potato curry dish with cashews in the sauce—also delicious.  We also had rice with paneer and other little things in it, and we had another paneer (cheese) dish just for good measure.  The last paneer dish tasted kind of like muenster cheese and it was sliced up in a loaf-like figure with a mint chutney paste in between the slices.  It was all quite filling but delicious and it was definitely worth the $4-5 we each had to shell out for the meal.  Yes, we each only paid about $5 for our lunch.  After we finished, they brought us each a bowl of hot water with a lime wedge so we could “wash” our hands while we waited for our chai and coffee.  With our drinks, they placed an adorable little plate in the center with some sweetener packets etc. and a little tin in the middle.  I opened the tin out of curiosity and squealed with delight—sugar cubes! Within an instant of realizing its contents, we all had grabbed at the tin and stuffed a cube into our mouths with excitement.

I remember when I was little and spent a lot of time at horse-back riding lessons and hanging out at the barn.  We would give the horses sugar cubes as a treat sometimes and the distribution was always equal.  One for the horse, one for me.  One for the horse, two for me.  One for the... all for me ;)

Anyways, the sugar cubes made us very happy and it was the perfect end to a perfect meal.

Lunch at "Curry on the Roof"