Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Kobe Sizzlers

I love steaks and IMO Kobe's serves really good ones. I have been visiting Kobe's for quite sometime now and have tried the different steaks in the menu. Not once i have found something to complain about, i always go for Beef . My friends have had the chicken and the paneer steaks and always managed to scrape the plate clean to the last morsel. The only complaint i have is that they have reduced the number of sauce bottles, earlier there used to be a tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, mustard sauce and a brown vinaigrette (i think). Then they took out mustard sauce and this time around only ketchup and chilli sauce.

Vegetarian sizzlers are served on bed of rice, boiled vegetables and French fries/ Mashed potatoes. Non vegetarian sizzlers are served sans the bed of rice but with the rest. You can get your steak rare, medium or well done. I prefer it medium done - succulent and juicy. 

Apart from the sizzlers they also offer soups,starters,fried rice, noodles, pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches and desserts.

I have always stuck to the steaks and we never order any starters or sides for fear of not being able to finish the sizzler. By the time we are through with it, no space for desserts. I do not have any comments on the rest of the menu except that there are burgers aren't good, buns are two big when compared to the patty. Would advice people to stay away from it.

We ordered a Chicken satellite steak with Mushroom sauce, Beef steak on Szechuan sauce and Vegetarian sizzler with mushroom.  Beef steak was cooked as requested and the rest of food was good too. No complaints and am actually at loss of words to describe it. All i can say is money well spent. The total bill came  to around 1200 rs. This place is absolute value for money.

Vegetarian Sizzler
Chicken Satellite With Mushroom Sauce
Beef Steak with Szechuan Sauce

Kobe sizzlers is located on Khadar Nawaz Khan Road,  inside a compounded area next to cafe coffee day lounge. They are also located in EA.

Food  9/10
Ambience 9/10
Service 9/10
Price 8/10


Would I Recommend?  Yes, definitely

Friday, February 3, 2012

Prawn and Potato in Rich Tomato Gravy (Vegetarian options too)

Ingredients
Prawn (shelled and deveined) 1 cup
Potato 2-3 nos
Tomato 3 nos
Onion 2 nos
Green Chilli 1 no
Garlic Cloves 6-7 nos
Butter 3-4 tbsp
Cloves 3-4 nos
Cinnamon stick 1 small piece
Dried bay leaf 1 small piece
Star Anise 1/4 a piece
Cardamom 2-3 nos
Ginger Paste 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Curry Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala 1/2 tsp
Dried Fenugreek Leave Powder 1/2 tsp
Fresh Cream 1-2 tbsp (optional)
Water 1 cup
Curd 2-3 tbsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation
In a pan melt butter add the whole spices ( cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom) saute till the flavors start to release. Now add chopped garlic cloves, roughly chopped tomato and onions, deseeded green chilli. Cook for about 3-5 minutes, blend them in a mixer and pass the resulting mixture through a sieve and set aside. Now melt more butter in a pan, add ginger paste and garam masala, cook  until the raw flavors go away. Add the filtered puree into the pan and cook for 2 mins, now add red chilli powder,curry chilli  powder, water and salt. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins under low heat. When the oil starts to separate add beaten curd and cook further.
Peel the potatoes, wrap them in wet kitchen cloth and microwave for about 4 mins. Remove and dice them into cubes and add to the pan, cover and cook for another minute. Now add the prawns, cover and cook for 2-3 mins. Remove cover, add fenugreek leaf powder and mix well. Cook for further 2 mins by sprinkling some garam masal powder.  Turn the heat off and add fresh cream if you have. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with phulka, roti, chappathi, dosa, aapam etc.
Prawn and Potato in Rich Tomato Gravy

When i made this gravy today, it was too spicy as i added 1 tsp of chillipowder, hence for the recipe its 1/2tsp. 

Variations: You could add shredded tandoori chicken, mutton tikka, paneer, other vegetables too. Onion can be avoided too.