I have been terribly delayed with food posts :(
I have sooooooo much to show you guys but I've been so caught up with uni and work. I will try to update more regularly and display what I have in my tummy. Haha :)
So quite a few months ago the family decided to go have dinner at King's Indian in Parramatta. I've been complaining how I'm so sick of going to eat at a Chinese restaurant all the time so Daddy took us out for Indian (although my Mum was wholeheartedly against it...)
All four of us each got an entree and a main which we all shared
First up was the Hoshiarpuri Achari Kukar (mind you I had a hard time saying this to the waiter so I decided to say Hoshi...then started furiously pointing to the menu)
It is Chicken on the bone with aromatic homemade flavours of spices cooked in tandoor
This dish had a lovely array of spices. It wasn't too spicy either. The chicken was a bit on the dry side but it was alright. The mint sauce accompanied it well.
Next was the Fish Tikka - Marinated ling fillets cooked in a tandoor
There was no fishy taste to this dish at all...because it was mask by all that chilli :( The flavour was decent but towards the end I couldn't taste anything else but the chilli
Angari Prawns - Shelled jumbo prawns marinated in exotic yoghurt and cooked in a Tandoor
I don't think marinating the prawns in yoghurt made a difference. These prawns tasted exactly like the fish...and the spicyness of it kept building up in my mouth :(
Seekh Kebab - Chicken/Lamb Minced lamb, chicken infused with chopped chillies, ginger, garlic and mughlai spices, skewered and cooked in a clay oven
So by the time this dish came out...my mouth was already numb. Then this dish made it worse...However this dish was definitely a lot better than the Fish Tikka and the prawns. The ginger and garlic gave the mince a nice flavour. There was way too much chilli oil on this dish though. This was probably the spiciest entree out of all of them.
So here is where you guys must forgive me...At this stage I was so overwhelmed by the spicyness I have no idea which curry was which. We had some meat and seafood curries though. Even though in the picture each serving of curry looks quite small, there was actually quite a lot of meat in the bowl and the sauce was all quite thick and very filling. We struggled to finish all 4 curries. I liked how they put the curry into a heat-retaining bowl so that as the night went on our curry still didn't cool down! No one wants to eat cold curry...
Overall it was a pleasant experience. Service was very attentive and food arrived promptly. I wouldn't say the food is expensive, but nor is it cheap, however I do believe it is slightly overpriced for what you are getting.
Ratings
Food: 6/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 6/10
Value for money: 5/10
Kings Indian Parramatta
40 Phillip St
Parramatta NSW 2150
Parramatta NSW 2150
