Maison Indian Curry
South Indian food in Parc Extension
Photo by Elizabeth Ranger
A long time ago, in a curryshop far, far away, I was tucked warm and cozy with the boyfriend and extended family eating spicy goo and dipping all kinds of flatbreads into it. I think the only reason I hadn’t thought to mention such a good dinner until now was perhaps knowing how vivid it remained in my mind, and thus preserved until such time as Bubble Tea warranted a warming burst of cumin-laden air. WhOOOOSH!
Having heard good things about Maison Indian Curry, we braved the considerable sunday night (!) lineup and worked up a good hunger for the north AND south indian food that awaited. For yes, they do offer alternatives to the relentless parade of butter chicken and tikka masala! There are dosas and sambars, idli and fenugreek and lentils, coconut and tamarind and rice, oh my!
It was a rather vegetarian meal this time, it being impossible to ignore the multi-page spread of vegetable dishes that all sounded pretty unique. It was hard to choose just a few, but samosas are a must in our city-wide quest to find the perfect one, so we started with these gems served with creamy minty sauce and tangy tamarind. Passably delicious, if that makes any sense in samosa-talk. A reasonable size, too.
Photo by Elizabeth Ranger
Actually, I need to talk about something IMPORTANT (haha ok). I am looking for a specific kind of samosa here in Montreal. Imagine if you will, a filling that is mostly whole toasted spices, cooked down greens, a few peas and even fewer potatoes, with a noticeable sour taste, and in a perfect world, available in baked format as well as fried. I know I can get them in Ottawa, but has anyone tasted a samosa like that here? It would be amazing to find. ~ Signed, carb-lovin’ mango hot sauce usin’ nommer ^^;;
We also started with a Chana Puri plate, with comes with fried breadstuffs that can be tenderly ripped into chunks and used to scoop up what I’ve heard is an incredibly authentic chickpea curry.
Read the rest of this restaurant review on Bubble tea for dinner
Photo by Elizabeth Ranger
Photo by Elizabeth Ranger
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