When I first heard about a “satvik” restaurant, I immediately “googled” it as I was unfamiliar with this word. When I got to know that it meant food with no onions or garlic, primarily meant for hardcore vegetarians. Curious to know how the food would taste without these essential ingredients (onions and garlic) I landed at Shraman.
Located in Hotel Ashok, the restaurant is a fine dining offering the vegetarian delights of Rajasthani and Gujarati cuisines along with other north Indian dishes. Talking about the décor, it is not that impressive but is definitely authentic and likeable. The other major wow part is the price, which is cheap. I mean it, one can’t find any fine-dine restaurant in a 4-Star / or 5-Star Hotel and expect to pay less than Rs 1,000.
Moving to food, for starters one could relish a blend of north Indian as well as Rajasthani food. We started with Dahi ka Samosa ~ samosa with hung curd stuffing ~ a unique, delicious take on the samosa, Jodhpuri Mirchi ka Pakora ~ a Jodhpuri specialty, which is must try for those who enjoy the their meal all spiced up! The Dhokla aur Khandvi ki Chaat and at last their best offering in starters, the Paan Patta Chaat.
For main course, we ordered Paneer Long Latta, Gatta Curry, Dal Bati Churma, Dal Shraman ~ all classic Rajasthani fare. Needless to say, the Dal Bati Churma was the best option on the menu. It was too delicious, too hard to share. And we finished with the widely popular Ghewar Malai Mishri ~ a traditional Rajasthani dessert with an almost unbearable sweetness.