Haven't paid attention to this particular corner of Westgate before and hence never knew when Pavilion Banana Leaf (#02-28 Westgate, 3 Gateway Drive, tel : +65 6270 3866) popped up. I liked what we had there.
A creamy rose milk while waiting for the food. If anyone was wondering, it tastes like bandung. A nicer bandung because the rose syrup tasted better. The milk was smooth and reminded me of those that are used in many chai we've had.
Chaat came first. I was initially a little disappointed by how their dahi puri looked - a disappointment that dissipated once we popped those crunchy balls which were an explosion of flavours into our mouths. Yoghurt, tamarind sauce and coriander mint sauce amalgamating sweet, sour and spicy with some underlying savoury from the sev and fillings in the puri. No onions in these ones.
A samosa dahi chaat followed. Similar saucing slathered over a crushed samosa. Equally enjoyable for the same reasons as the dahi puri.
We had fried mackerel. Meat was pretty moist under the spiced coated fish.
This was prawn kedaai rice. The menu described it as rice sautéed with shrimp thokku.
Kinda like a wet briyani if you asked me. Delicious infusion of savoury spices in the rice. Came with two sizeable meaty prawns. The raita on the side was good!
Because we felt like we needed more food, some butter and garlic naan accompanied by a creamy sweet paneer butter masala. Liked it. This was the indicator I needed to decide if I should try their butter chicken the next time.
They don't have one of the better masala chai in my opinion. Didn't pack the punch I was looking for in a milky spiced tea.
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