Roghandaaz, NIBM Road.

The era in which one wasn't queasy about rich meaty preparations was an infinitely more delicious one. The food was slow cooked, wholesome and left you with a warm fuzzy feeling that only good food can. Then people started to get health conscious, may be rightly so, and even your grandma's recipes started getting weighed down by calorie counts and abominations like quinoa biryani. Hence I was pleasantly surprised by Roghandaaz, a new delivery kitchen based out of NIBM Rd., Kondhwa, serving dishes influenced by Mughlai and North West Frontier cuisines. The non vegetarian only menu is cooked with a generous amount of fat / oil and flavours transport you back to that bygone era.

Gosht Ishtew

The food arrived packaged impressively, appropriately labelled and even small details like tucking in tissue papers and cutlery in a plastic envelope were taken care of. The dishes I received were Murgh Shahi Korma, Kofta Qadeem, Gosht Ishtew, Mutton Biryani and Sheer Sewai, each one of them on point with well cooked meat and gravies redolent with heady aromas. I'd expected the Ishtew to be a coconut milk based soup with meat and veggies but the one at Roghandaaz is a thick brown gravy coating the mutton pieces and can be had either as a starter or main with a crispy butter paratha. Quite easily the dish of the day.

Kofta Qadeem

Murgh Shahi Korma

Admittedly, I was a little taken aback after uncapping the Kofta and Korma containers because the thick layer of oil drowning the curries but one bite of these dishes and I wouldn't have it any other way. The Kofta had 5 pieces of succulent meatballs, made with very fine mince, swimming in a black pepper based curry but the mellow Korma was the real surprise here because it tasted way better the next day; I would be very tempted to order a portion of the Korma only to devour it after a day or two. 

Mutton Biryani

The Mutton Biryani was nice too - long grain rice, kewda scented masala and good chunks of mutton which I thought could be a tad softer to break through but this is not something that can't be fixed easily. If you're ordering a gravy or two, one portion of biryani could easily suffice two people. The Sheer Sewai with pleasant hints of coconut and nuts like pistachios and almonds is an apt way to end the decadent meal. The only chink in their armour right now is the fact that they don't serve any breads to go with the curries but I believe that'll be sorted out soon.

{The meal was hosted by Roghandaaz.}