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2011-04-05
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We landed up here on an early Sunday evening after a hike from Tai Long Wan, so we were pretty hungry and tired and looking forward to a tasty and filling meal. Only a couple of tables were filled when we walked in, but they had a long table arranged on one side for a big group they were expecting and we were allowed to take 2 seats on the edge of it if we finished by 8pm. Which was OK since that gave us about 2 hours.I like the interior of this restaurant, its small but doesnt give you the feel
We landed up here on an early Sunday evening after a hike from Tai Long Wan, so we were pretty hungry and tired and looking forward to a tasty and filling meal. Only a couple of tables were filled when we walked in, but they had a long table arranged on one side for a big group they were expecting and we were allowed to take 2 seats on the edge of it if we finished by 8pm. Which was OK since that gave us about 2 hours.I like the interior of this restaurant, its small but doesnt give you the feeling of being excessively cluttered. The owners havent stuffed chairs in all possible nook and cranny just to make sure that they use every inch of space. The walls are decorated with pictures from Sri-Lanka. The sort you would expect in a Sri-Lanka tourism Agency with a couple of large LCD screen on which Sri-Lanka was playing the World Cup Cricket Live.
I had never had Sri-Lankan food before, so I didnt know what to expect. I am Indian and have had a lot of Indian food and could kind of guess the flavor of things to come from the descriptions in the menu.
Went ahead an order the snack platter with Samosas and Fishballs, couldnt go wrong there. Also ordered the "eggplant moju". I had never heard of that dish before and looked interesting.
The rotis about $40 per plate and looked plain overpriced. Must be the most expensive rotis in HK. They were almost at par wiith the cheaper starter dishes, which is usually not the case. They give 2 per plate though, so its effectively $20/ pc. Still expensive
Anyways, I wanted Lachcha Paratha which wasnt on the menu, when I asked AJ, he told me its not a problem and can easily do it for me.
Egg Plant Moju
Very Tasty. This is egg plant and green pepper cut in strips and then fried with onion in mustard sauce. A totally new taste which is very different from the standard Indian "eggplant bharta". The texture of the dish was consistent and the green pepper was not crunchier and did not stand out from the rest of the ingredients. Nice.
Later, I would try to cook it at home (courtesy online recipes) and it did turn out quite well. It took a hell of a lot of time though. Dunno how AJ's could have dished it out so quickly. Mebbe thats why they are running a restaurant and I am not.
Chicken :
I do not remember the name of this chicken dish, but have attached the picture below. It was just all right, nothing special. Fried chicken in tomato sauce, stir fried with onion and green pepper. A bit like the Indian "Chilli Chicken" but not as spicy. I would not re-order this, there were a lot of other exotic items on offer.
Lachcha Paratha:
Tasty. Flaky and soft. Had that whiff of Butter/Ghee flavor that makes you want more of it and makes it impossible for you to stop eating.
It did made it impossible for me to stop at 1 plate and had to go for a second plate.
Overall : The food was good but was a bit on the expensive side.
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