Indian restaurants in Hangzhou are not on a large scale, and there are only a handful of Indian restaurants that can be named, Chakde is a more authentic Indian restaurant, located in the Xinyi Fang food shopping street, the restaurant name "Chakde" (Chakde), from India's well-known sport - cricket. The owner of the restaurant is Indian, the hostess is Chinese, and the small shop has been run by the husband and wife for many years, and the chefs in the restaurant are all from India.
Chakdad has an extensive Indian menu that covers the flavors of both north and south of India, which is rarely found in Indian restaurants in Hangzhou. There are two types of appetizers, vegetarian appetizers are fried and grilled vegetables, and meat appetizers are grilled meats. The most popular vegetarian dish is Dahi puri, a popular Maharashtra snack made from fried hollow shortbread filled with hummus, chutney and topped with yogurt. Daddy" became widely known. Chake's hollow crunchy yogurt is small in size, the yogurt is cool and fresh, but it has a high acidity and a strong flavor, which is by no means easy for all diners to laugh at. The appetizer meat is mostly fried and grilled meat, among which there are more chicken dishes, the grilled food is generally burnt, the juice is dry, the seasoning is deep, the taste is salty, and the spice flavor is also very prominent. The most highlight of the dumplings mixed with chickpeas is that the dumplings are cut apart, the skin is crispy, and the chickpeas are mixed with thick potato puree, which is soft and fragrant, and the taste is sweet and sour.
In terms of curry, there are also two types of meat and vegetables, and meat curry is mainly chicken and mutton. The curry taste of Cha Ke is more authentic, with no reservations about the spicy and spice thickness, and the taste is more pungent. Mango chicken curry, butter chicken curry, and lamb masala are all recommended dishes at the restaurant. The mutton in the mutton masala is delicate and full, the fascia is soft and elastic, the taste is comfortable, and the aroma is strong. The butter chicken curry has just the right flavor and a moderate consistency, but the chicken breast has a more chai texture. If you find it difficult to accept a heavier red curry, the spinach curry with various flavors in the vegetarian curry will be a good choice, with a milder taste and no need to worry about the spicy taste putting too much burden on the mouth and tongue. In addition, the restaurant also offers a number of South Indian-style wraps, masala with oil cakes, and masala with rice.
Paired with a curry of rice naan, Chacotech also offers an extensive menu. Naan cakes have a number of flavors, rich and thrifty, the method is more traditional, and the taste is decent. In terms of rice, Cha Ke De chooses Basmati rice, while Pulao and Biryani are the main types of fragrant rice fried rice, Pulao is mostly vegetarian, including vegetable fried rice, Kashmiri fried rice, etc., and Biryani is mostly meat food, including chicken fried rice, shrimp fried rice, fish fried rice, etc. The chai in the drink has the ginger flavor of masala, which is the perfect accompaniment to heavy curries and can effectively reduce the feeling of sluggishness. Mango yogurt Lassi is also a well-known drink in India, with a texture that is somewhere between yogurt and milkshakes.
Chakode Indian Restaurant has two floors, the first floor is not large, there are outdoor seats, close to the river, and the second floor is generally closed at noon. The restaurant is simply furnished, playing Indian music and Indian TV shows, and the crowd is not very crowded on weekdays, and the surrounding environment is a little deserted, and there are many Indians who visit the restaurant. The restaurant lady is Chinese, she will be responsible for receiving Chinese diners when she is in the store, the owner is Indian, and she can also communicate in Chinese simply, and the communication in the store is basically unhindered.
