Even though chaat is very much of street food but excess tanginess and chillis kill the real flavour of it. Not just that, you do not realize that it numbs your taste buds! But the street chaat also offers loads of spices to kill bacteria; however, you enjoy the chatpata flavour and do not get to know the subtle flavours of the main ingredient. Well, you may say BIG DEAL, until you would taste what Indian Accent has to offer!
I was asking Chef Shantanu at Indian Accent while tasting their new chaat menu, which has different kind of chaats from our country – on how they managed to maintain the flavour and the taste while making a street food into a fine dine dish. The response was – “The flavour of chaat shouldn’t kill the taste for the next two courses because of excess chillies.”
Indian Accent offers an array of street snacks across India. These chaats are unique to some places and Indian Accent has perfected them with their version of a twist! I will start from the beginning – The quinoa puff bhel with a subtle hint of raw mustard oil not only elevated the flavour of an authentic bhel but it also amazes you, that how creatively, you can get the healthier mix of the bhel version on an international front and serve in a very fine dine place. Not to forget the addition of star fruit (Carambola) which is almost forgotten! The taste of dahi Bhalla with cranberry and strawberry gives it a very flavourful and delicious taste which everyone will love.
Same goes with the famous tomato chaat of benaras with parmesan foam that enhances the taste of benarasi tamar chaat. The white peas tikki of lucknow looks artistic and the pickled kachalu gives it a brilliant match.
And then came the surprise, the golguppe with four different flavoured water, the pomegranate and cumin water were the best amongst the four. We begin with spicy and the flavours get balanced in the end with garlic buttermilk His dal muradabadi has always been talk of the town and it’s always delicious.
Save your breath for the last one, the famous street food of old delhi, the nagori halwa which comes inside a small puri filled with halwa, the most innovate and interesting interpretation of the famous nagori halwa.
The chaat tasting menu is priced at 1950 Plus taxes and given the price, it’s a real deal. The crunch, the taste, the uniqueness of each chaat with a touch of innovation that brings the majority of famous dishes right in front of you – along with the amazing fine dine experience – You can’t just miss this!
