Tibetan Kitchen: Simple and Tasty

The Tibetan Kitchen specialises in traditional Nepalese food, and is located on Hardgrave Road, in Brisbane's West End. I have dined there a couple of times now and have loved it every single time.

My most recent visit was for my friend's birthday, where a group of 25 of us partook in the banquet menu. At $25/head, it was awesome value for money, and the dishes most certainly did not disappoint. There is something on the banquet menu even for the least adventurous diner, however my personal favourites were the Paneer Sang, the Jinghe Maccha, the Pakhora Onion Baje, and the Aloo Chop.

The Aloo Chop and Pakhora Onion Baje can be found on the entree menu and are a great introduction to Nepalese food. Aloo chop are potato patties deep fried in a chick pea batter and traditional spices. They're great for kids as well as adults, not too spicy either, and great to dip in yoghurt based sauces. The Pakhora are deep friend onion patties served with a yoghurt and cucumber sauce. If onions aren't your bag, then probably best to steer clear, but if not you will not be disappointed by this most humble of entrees. The crunchy texture and combination of the onion flavour and sensational spices makes this one an absolute cracker of a dish and a great start to what will be a fantastic meal.

Jinghe Maccha is a prawn dish with an amazing creamy sauce with a distinct lime tang. The only downside to this dish is that you may cop a big hit of lime on the prawns which will leave rather bitter and sour taste in your mouth. The star of the banquet and my personal favourite dish at this restaurant is the Paneer Sang. While it may not look the most appealing, this dish is packed with flavour. The spinach, ginger, garlic, and coriander sauce is simply incredible, and the cottage cheese is so smooth and silky it takes on all the flavour of the sauce and just melts in your mouth.

The only downside to the experience was that the restaurant is quite small which made it rather cramped and it seemed to me that there were not enough wait staff to cope with the demands. However, a very minor downside to what will surely be a fantastic meal.

So next time you feel like something different in West End, definitely give Tibetan Kitchen a try! I give this one a 4/5 hearts.

Check out Tibetan Kitchen at http://www.tibetankitchen.info/

Have you been to Tibetan Kitchen? Lets hear about it!

Keep Smiling,

Jo

xoxo