Welcome to Lahori Flavour!

Welcome everyone! I wanted to make this blog so people can explore and educate themselves on Lahori/Punjabi food. I chose the theme of  Lahori food because I went to Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan back in 2008 and I thought the city was absolutely beautiful. So, I decided to learn more about the food culture of Lahore since it is my favorite city that I visited in Pakistan.

Chillies Indian Restaurant Review

Today I'm reviewing an Indian restaurant named Chillies that I went to with my parents.

     I ordered a Punjabi Thali (combo) with had Saag(green dish usually made from spinach), Makki di Roti (roti made from cornflour), Raita (yogurt seasoned with spices and/or herbs usually used as a condiment), Basmati Rice, Aloo Gobhi(dry dish made from potatoes and cauliflower and Indian spices), Dal Makhni (primary ingredients are whole black lentil, red kidney beans, red lentil) with salted Lassi(yogurt drink). The Saag had a strong salty flavour to it which I liked. Other dishes I liked were Basmati Rice, and Aloo Gobhi but my favourite dish was the Dal Makhni because it tasted so flavourful and salty(it is my favorite Punjabi vegetarian dish). Two things I didn't like was the Makki di Roti and Salted Lassi. The Makki di Roti seemed like it was stale to me.The Salted Lassi was something I tried for the first time. It tasted super sour and salty which I didn't like but for someone who likes Salted Lassi I would recommend it due to how sour and salty it is. My parents ordered Masala Chai (tea with spices) and Chaat Papri( dish with potatoes, chick peas, yogurt and tamarind sauce on the top) which I got to sample from them. The Masala Chai just tasted like plain tea with no spices whatsoever. The Chaat Papri tasted great and I loved the sweetness from the Tamarind sauce.

Raita

Saag

Makki di Roti

Basmati Rice

Daal Makhni


Chaat Papri

   The atmosphere of the restaurant was very peaceful with instrumentals of  old Indian music. The setup of the restaurant was very neat although the restaurant was quite small. The waiter who served my parents and I was very nice and was well informed about regards to the menu for example, if I asked him if he knows whats in a dish he would reply about what's in a dish without a doubt. I asked him where does the food come from. He says that alot of the seasonings and herbs come from local Indian stores such as Nasa Food Centre but didn't tell me anything else.

   Some things that they need to improve on is how fast they serve the food. It took the waiter 30 minutes to serve our food. I think they should also improve on how spicy their food is because their food wasn't spicy at all.

Here is their menu if you are taking in consideration to dine there: Starters

Vegetable Samosas (2 pcs)

Baked or fried. Homemade flaky pastry stuffed with potato cubes, peas and cumin seeds and sweet and spicy sauce.

» Baked	$ 3.50
» Fried	$ 3.50

Chicken Samosas (2 pcs)

BAked or fried. Homemade flaky pastry stuffed with chopped tandoori chicken, carrots and peas and sweet and spicy sauce.

» Baked	$ 3.50
» Fried	$ 3.50

Beef Samosas (2 pcs)

Homemade flaky pastry stuffed with minced beef and peas and sweet and spicy sauce. Fried.

$ 3.50

Spinach and Cheese Kababs (4 pcs)

Spinach, Ricotta cheese and herbs & spices patties are topped with breadcrumbs and fried and sweet and spicy sauce.

$ 3.00

Vegetable Kababs (4 pcs)

Corn, peas, potatoes, carrots, beans, herbs & spices blended and topped with breadcrumbs and fried plus sweet and spicy sauce.

$ 3.00

Daal Wraps (4 pcs)

Mixture of lentils, flavored with fenugreek leaves, ginger and wrapped in tortilla and sweet and spicy sauce.

$ 3.00

Chicken Malai Tikka

Boneless chicken pieces marinated in cream, grounded cashews, mace and green cardamom are cooked in Tandoor and mint sauce.

$ 9.95

Fish Amritsari

Fish fillet pieces are marinated in a batter of gram flour, yogurt & spices are deep fried. Supplied with mint sauce.

$ 9.95

Chicken Kebabs (4 pcs)

Minced chicken blended with spices and herbs is shaped like mini sausage and cooked before serving which comes with mint sauce.

$ 9.95

Onion Bhaji

Seasoned onion rings battered in chickpea flower.

$ 4.95

Main Course

Complimentary Basmati Rice with all the Non-Veg main course items.

Butter Chicken

Marinated chicken cooked over charcoal in clay oven and heated in a cream and tomato sauce with herbs and spices.

$ 12.95

Tandoori Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt and fresh grounded spices is cooked in clay oven(4pcs).

$ 11.95

Chicken Methi Masala

Boneless dark chicken meat is marinated in yogurt/spices and cooked with onions, tomatoes, fenugreek leaves, ginger-garlic and seasoned with grounded mixed spices.

$ 12.95

Chicken Curry

Boneless chicken curry cooked with onions, tomatoes and seasoned with cumin seeds, whole coriander and whole red-chilli.

$ 11.95

Karahi Chicken

Boneless chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, green pepper, ginger and garlic with freshly grounded spices.

$ 11.95

Lamb Rogan Josh

Pieces of lamb cooked in tomato and onion sauce with spices.

$ 15.95

Goat Curry

Goat cooked with tomatoes, onions, thyme, garlic and freshly grounded spices.

$ 15.95

Beef Curry

Chunks of beef cooked with tomatoes, onions and seasoned with Indian spices.

$ 14.95

Daal Makhani

Black lentils and red kidney beans cooked with tomatoes, onions and homemade blend of spices.

$ 8.95

Channa Masala

Chickpeas cooked with herbs and spices, tomatoes and onions.

$ 8.95

Paneer Makhani

Indian Cheese (Paneer) cooked in gravy of tomatoes, butter and cream with herbs and spices.

$ 11.95

Karahi Panner

Indian cheese (Paneer) cubes, onions and green pepper cooked with tomatoes and herbs and spices.

$ 11.95

Panner Lalabdar

Indian cheese (Paneer) cubes cooked with onions, tomato puree, milk, fresh cream, fenugreek leaves, herbs and spices.

$ 11.95

Palak Paneer

Indian Cheese (Paneer) cooked with spinach, onion-tomato-based gravy and moderately spiced.

$ 11.95

Vegetable Korma

Cauliflower, potatoes, carrots and peas cooked in cream and seasoning.

$ 10.95

Alloo Gobhi

Cauliflower and potato spiced and delicately cooked with tomato and onion gravy.

$ 10.95

Okra In Coconut Sauce

Okra cooked south Indian style in coconut sauce and seasoned with curry leaves and mustard seeds.

$ 12.95

Sarson Ka Saag

Rapini and spinach cooked in Punjabi style tradition.

$ 12.95

Palak Kofta

Vegetable koftas cooked in spinach based gravy.

$ 12.95

Vegetable Kathi Roll

Whole wheat Roti, wrapped with cooked fresh vegetables, tofu and paneer, and seasoned with cumin seeds and chilli.

$ 7.95

Chicken Kathi Roll

Whole wheat Roti, wrapped with tandoor cooked chicken and vegetables, seasoned with cumin seeds and chilli.

$ 8.99

Beef Kathi Roll

Whole wheat Roti, wrapped with tandoor cooked beef and vegetables, seasoned with cumin seeds and chilli.

$ 8.99

Fish Madras Curry

$ 13.95

Beef Vindalloo

$ 13.95

Lamb Vindalloo

$ 14.95

Chicken Vindalloo

$ 13.95

Rice

Zeera Rice

Aromatic Basmati rice falvoured with cumin seeds.

$ 2.99

Rice Pulao

Indian style steamed rice with onions, peas and carrots.

$ 3.99

Vegetable Dum Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with spices and seasonal vegetables, served with homemade raita.

$ 8.99

Chicken Dum Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with chicken served with homemade raita.

$ 9.99

Breads

Plain Naan

Indian style bread baked in the tandoor.

$ 2.00

Tandori Roti

Whole wheat bread baked in tandoor.

$ 1.50

Garlic Naan

Naan garnished freshly chopped garlic and baked in tandoor, topped with cilantro.

$ 2.50

Lacchedar Parantha

Multi-layered parantha flaky bread with butter and baked in tandoor.

$ 2.50

Assorted Tawa Parantha with Achar

$ 2.50

Paneer Parantha with Achar

$ 3.50

Combo Platters (Thali)

Vegetarian

Rice pulao served with curried Paneer, Vegetable, Daal, Raita Mango chutney, Papad, salad, naan and Gulab Jamun or Rasmalai.

» With Gulab Jamun	$ 8.99
» With Rasmalai	$ 8.99

Non-Vegetarian

Rice Pulao with curried Beef or Chicken, Vegetable, Daal, Raita,Papad, Salad, Mango Chutney, Naan and Gulab Jamun or Rasmalai.

» With Gulab jamun	$ 9.99
» With Rasmalai	$ 9.99

Dessert

Gulab Jamun

Brown round balls soaked in warm sweet syrup.

$ 3.50

Firni

Rice pudding made from milk, rice, saffron and cardamom.

$ 3.50

Rasmalai

Dumplings made with paneer and soaked in sweetened, thickened milk. Garnished with grounded pistachioes and cardamom.

$ 3.50

Carrot Halwa

Shredded carrots cooked with milk, unsalted butter, sugar, cardamom powder and garnished with cashew nuts & almonds.

$ 3.50

Drinks

Coke

» Can

$ 1.50

Diet Coke

» Can

$ 1.50

Pepsi

» Can

$ 1.50

Sprite

» Can

$ 1.50

Ginger Ale

» Can

$ 1.50

Mango Lassi

$ 3.00

 Here's their contact number:(613) 843-9559

Hours of operation: 

• Takeout Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

• Delivery Hours 4:30 PM - 9:30

  Address:1581 Greenbank Road, K2J 4Y6
• Here's their website for more info:http://chilliesindian.ca/