At Nadodi-
KL, you have the opportunity of experiencing traditional food from the southern lands of the Indian sub-continent - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka with a modern twist.
I
completely agree when they say “We harness completely contemporary techniques and
retrofit an age old traditional recipe with modernity. This can result in
surprising discoveries and an absolutely fresh perspective on familiar cuisine
tropes that must be experienced and savoured to be believed.”
So when we heard that Team
Nadodi was doing a Pop-up at the Conrad Bangalore, we grabbed the
opportunity to experience the culinary delight in our very own namma Benguluru.
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Bisibelabath & Curd rice |
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Mushroom Masala |
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Smoked Salmon infused gin with fennel-basil distillate Vodka |
Comfortably settled and seated
at our table we started our 11-mile journey. First on our table was a
combination of Curd rice – rice crisps sprinkled with curd powder and tempered
with mustard seeds. Bisibelabath – small dumplings sprinkled with sambar powder
and finally Mushroom masala that was served in small cups.
This was
complimented by a very refreshing cocktail – Smoked Salmon infused tanquery gin
with fennel-basil distillate in Ketel One Vodka.
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Jackfruit seed Pie Tie & Chicken Chettinad Burger |
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Sambar Icecream along with Caviar & Kalaki |
On the second mile, we were
served a Jackfruit seed Pie Tie which was refreshing and crunchy – nice textures,
Chicken Chettinad burger that was a mini chicken patty served in between macaroons,
Sambar ice-cream that had a hint of sambar in a cone that was so cute. The
Caviar and Kalaki was interesting, something that I ate for the first time. This course was paired with
Pierre Delize Mousseux Blanc de Blancs.
On mile 3 and 4, on our table
was an interesting serving of King Crab, river prawns and daikon paired with a
nice Rose. This was followed up with Scallops with raw mango curry. Both mile 3
& 4 with paired with a nice Rose.
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Alaskan King Crab with River Prawn |
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Scallops with Raw Mango |
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Boekenhoutskloof The Wolftrap, Rose |
At the 5th mile, we were in for a treat with Red Beet. This dish had 4 forms of beet that included a kind of mini sorbet. We also got a little break to rekindle our appetites. I like sweetness and the soft ice that came with this dish.
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Red Beet |
Akshar the mixologist joined us at our table and was talking about the our experiences and recommended the Drumstick Cocktail. I really loved the moringa flavoured vodka with tonic.
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With Askhar from Nandodi. |
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The Drumstick Vodka Tonic |
Akshar then took us through the journey with one of his specialities...Nandodi Rasam. This was rasam served with Vodka and topped with hot foam. An amazing experience of a chilled vodka and warm foam coming through at the same time. My fried on the table loved it so much, said he could drink this all night.
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Nandodi Rasan |
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Nandodi Rasan with the foam |
Mile 7 we went head on with the fish head curry served with king fish and topped with crisp strips of red cabbage. This was really nice and enjoyed the course but felt the temperature at which it was served could have been higher. It probably turned cold during service.
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Fish Head Curry |
This was followed by the " Humble Broth" which was strips of chicken served in rasam which was made with the first press of tomato which gave it a nice subtle flavour.
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Humble broth |
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Lamb & Habanero |
Cruising into our course no 10 with the end to our evening coming in sight, we were served Nadodi Glob with was a Lobster truffle sodhi served on passion fruit sambol along with red rice spring hoppers. Again a fantastic dish.
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Nadodi Globe |
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Mind of a Coconut |
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Chocolate with sompapdi |
Two sides to a coin: While we had a fantastic gourmet experience, the over all service was extremely slow. It was slow to the extent that the entire experience was getting disjointed with long wait times. A meal that should have been completed in around two hours lasted over four hours.
On a lighter note, one of the hotel personal came over to our table and said the delay is because the chef's are making the dishes a-la-minute, I felt like responding it seems more like a-la-hour (ghanta).
Secondly, a message to the hotel management. They seemed to have been hosting a PR event during this evening but the whole restaurant seemed to have been converted into a private party making the place very loud and intrusive leaving scant respect for paying customers like us. Needless to say our table was given the last priority on being served. The lady waiting our table was excellent and the delay was more because of focus / mis-focus elsewhere. One left the hotel wondering if it was worth the high cover charge paid for the evening.
Thanking Chef Sricharan alumni of WGSHA and the Nadodi team for the gourmet delight they put up...
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Autographs -Team Nadodi |
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with Kartick |
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