hanno wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:26 pm I haven't been able to cook for a couple of months as the hotel was too busy. So it was a real pleasure to hit the kitchen last night.

Chicken Palak and butter Naan:

hanno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:03 pm I wouldn't say it was the main reason, but the abundance of Indian restaurants had a little role to play in my decision to move to Phnom Penh

I will eventually eat my way through all of them but let me start with the first one I visited the day I arrived, the New Delhi on No. 237 Sisowath Quay.

The restaurant and me got off to a bit of a rocky start. The waiter was rather unfriendly and continued chatting with his buddies whilst I was trying to order. This would continue throughout the meal and he only got friendlier when I paid at the end of the meal.

Anyway, on to the food. Not that many starters so I opted for the Chicken Pakora. I accidentally threw away the receipt but I think they were around the USD 5 mark. The portion was large but zero effort at decoration and they came with a very watered-down mint sauce. The Pakora were also pretty bland and overcooked.



I had asked for the Pakora as a starter but all the food arrived at the same time. By now, I had resigned myself to having a crappy meal, but luckily the curries were pretty darn good. I had ordered a Dal, cannot remember which one, and chicken Dhansak as that is something I do not see on a menu very often. The Naan were also pretty good though I prefer the fluffier, softer versions. The curries were good enough that I will forgive the snotty waiter and the cockroach that ran across my arm as I was paying; I will certainly eat there again.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:08 pm Sher-E-Punjab on Street 130 has a good reputation, it's one of the few I go to.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/She ... 04.9288471

So too does Masala Dosa, which is vegetarian only, and that is on street 3 (by street 178)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Mas ... 04.9307431

hanno wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:26 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:08 pm Sher-E-Punjab on Street 130 has a good reputation, it's one of the few I go to.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/She ... 04.9288471

So too does Masala Dosa, which is vegetarian only, and that is on street 3 (by street 178)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Mas ... 04.9307431

Thanks Doc. Sher-E-Punjab was my regular Indian restaurant years ago, Before there were what feels like 100 Indian restaurants in this town. I will certainly give it another try.

I will try the Masala Dosa though I usually must have meat with my food

hanno wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:14 am Yesterday I was running a little late and I decided to order lunch to eat in the office.

I ordered from the "Coriander Indian Restaurant" as it has pretty good reviews. I was not disappointed: the food arrived very quickly and it was still super hot when it arrived (I burned my tongue). The Chicken Madras had plenty of meat in it, the Chapatis were nice and soft, and the Pulao rice was good, if a little on the dry side. There was no option to order the level of spiciness but the curry was plenty hot. I did not need the very hot chili sauce that came on the side The price was very reasonable: USD 7.65 for curry, rice and two chapatis.

Solid 4.5/5.0 and I will certainly visit the restaurant.