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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Ashvita - Accomplish with a Soul

Ashvita - Forgot to ask Ashvin the meaning and thats when the naughty devil in me cracked this - Ashvin restaurant vachi food vitha - Ashvita! he he he

A few google search results below:
http://www.birthvillage.com/Name/Ashvita - The baby girl name Ashvita comes from the Unknown word which means, "angel of goddesses." Unknown word which means, "ass." ;)))
 
I had to google again for the right definition  and I got this finally at Namespedia - Accomplish with a Soul is what I got - makes sense!!!
Now you know why - Ashvin was explaining us passionately, patiently answering all our questions and tolerating our antics too

Ambiance:
A independent house converted into a space for fine art, fine dining, jewelery and books. I like the second one as that's why we were there for "CFG showcase" of their new menu. The outdoor setting was awesome with the glass bottles with "vines" not wines, the natural cascades, little streams around the table - there is risk of someone stepping in which is what one of our CFGian precisely did, the greenery, the woodwork - would make you go and relax and enjoy your food for the evening.

With the Kustomary Klicks of all the photo enthusiasts and bloggers, we "click-started" the event with some fizzy drinks. Incidentally, it was the launch of the 3 drinks which are cocktail mixes now as mocktails in cans (Mojito, margarita and tonic water)
 
 Mojito vs. Margarita Mojito wins for its strong flavor and the minty taste. The other two are for the le miserables 
 
 
Menu:
Soups:
1. Pasta wagon soup - the tomato base was too sweet but the pasta well cooked - nice start
2. Veg Mushroom 'n' Garlic Soup - this was the best of the lot and a must try here
3. Caramalised Onion & Egg Drop Shorba - another winner of a soup
4. Peas 'n' Cream Soup - passable..
5. Pumpkin & Coriander Soup - interesting to get a soup combo like this.. chunks of pumpkin in a veg broth with coriander pieces was a refreshing new add



Veg Mushroom 'n' Garlic Soup














Green peas soup                                                                                     Pumpkin coriander soup
 
Starters:
1. Grilled Chicken with Cheese -  I loved the way how the cheese was packaged inside the chicken which was tender and the cheese complemented it so well - another must-try and sure winner from the house of Ashvita
2. Crispy Spinach & Beans - the spinach was crisp with the batter fry and the sprouts were also deep fried - oil defeats the healthy insiders (spinach and sprouts)
3. Mushroom Paneer Jholiawala - This jhol seals my bol (speech) - not that great
4. Mutton Kokri Kebab - the kebab-ed meat was tender and juicy and had the flavors
5. Crispy Ring Onion in Pepper - interesting twist to the usual fried onion rings that are sprinkled with chat masala or the likes. This one had some pepper masala to it (oily again but tasted nice)
6. Punjabi Breakfast - sweet poli with fried/colored potato shreds with a boiled egg: neither the punjabi sitting next to me was convinced nor me trying it with a neutral tongue. May be kids might like it !!!
7. Egg Mutton Roll - Minced mutton rolled inside an omelet, would have loved it more spicy
8. Potato Chaat - I would rather chat with others than eat this while at the table
9. Rice Corn Tikki - An innovation gone wrong, crispy rice corn vadai with chilli-honey sauce on topfelt like someone dropped these into the honey by accident.. wrong combo
10. Mushroom Gotiya - Were these canned ones, I could get the taste of the solution it stays in..
11. Sesami Chicken - these looked like reshmi kebabs with sesame dabbed on them - again not my favorite
12. Chicken Lipta -  I could have it named Chicken lip"tucked".. too oily and so ordinary in taste
13. Bigg Boss ( Kashmiri/ Paneer Tikka/ Mutton Sheek) - Innovation again to merge the paratta, pizza in various styles except for a few toppings it was a big "SORRY" boss. The paratta base was soggy and was getting goey in the mouth as you mastigated it. This is the very same reason why I criticize my home made stuff - to have in a hotel is a huge no no
14. Momos - a combination of fried & pan tossed  - the whole idea behind the momo was to cut-out the oil and to have it fried or pan tossed defeated the purpose but nevertheless tasted good
15. Rolled Stuffed papad ( accompaniment) - nice twist to it like a cone.. but the problem was how to eat it.. as the fillings fall off if you eat the cone and if you eat the fillings ur papad taste doesn't come in

 
Find below the starters top-down (chicken sesame kebab, panfried/tossed momos, masala papad with a twist, punjabi breakfast, grilled chicken with cheese, crispy spinach and beans, onion rings with pepper, egg mutton roll, big boss)
 



Main Course:
1. Veg Jalfrezi
2. Badami Chicken
3. Mutton Bhuna
3. Roasted Lamb gravy
5. Pan fried noodles ( chicken)
6. Mushroom & Tomato rice
7. Coloured Saffron Rice
8. Dal Makhni
9. Egg parantha/ Bajra Roti / Gobi Parantha

A fellow CFGian at work taking pictures of the buffet main course




Badami chicken                                     Veg jalferizi                                       Colored saffron rice




Desserts:
1. Beetroot Halwa
2. Oreo Milkshake
3. Kit Kat Milkshake
4. Mocha Milkshake
5. Citrus Cake
7. Vanilla Cake

I literally had to desert these as I was heavy on the starters (too much oil and too full) and even missed the main course buffet for the same reason.

Location: If you are driving down from the beach towards RK salai go past Lifestyle, the
President hotel, and
find a small lane next to the Bannari Amman towers that leads inside to this place - No.11, 2nd Street, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore.

Verdict: Nice place to hangout for the ambience and a few dishes which suited my taste. It would be really nice if you could cut down on the oil choosing an alternate to deep frying most of the items.  Ambience: 8/10, food: 6/10 (for the new menu alone), service: 8/10.

Ashvita...  leaves "us-with-a" twist of feelings with this new menu - neither here nor there... 

 

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