Just a wee disclaimer: I never really order Indian food. It's never a go to takeaway choice. However, after a very long week we decided to order in. We had that usual "I don't know, what do you want?" back and forth before I suggested getting what we've coined "an Indian pick 'n' mix"... A selection of dishes so we can try loads of things and pick at them instead of having a heavy curry.
Tonight we ordered a set meal of chicken chasni, pilau rice and popadoms with spiced onions to share. We also got a couple of different pakoras (fish and chicken) and a portion of chips, cheese and chicken tikka because it sounded intriguing. Hubby opted for some Peshawari naan because he is crazy for it and says it feels like he's getting a dessert! Yes, yes, I know that is a mega feast. Don't judge us.
The Good - those intriguing chips, cheese and chicken tikka were soooo good. Ultimate comfort food and exactly what I needed. Those fluffy chips, sharp cheese and delicious mild chicken tikka chunks worked like a massive cuddle and I was so happy we ordered them.
The Bad - Fish pakora. It looked like frozen chunks of fish and the batter didn't even coat the entire pieces. It was overcooked and chewy with no flavour. I had one piece and gave up.
The Average - The chicken chasni had lovely flavours and was on the hotter side of medium but it had hardly any chicken in it and came across as a little stingey.
The vegetable pakora was nice. Not great. Not bad. Just some nice vegetable pakora.
The Peshawari naan was super sweet. This isn't my favourite dish because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but the actual naan bread tastes pretty good and wasn't overly doughy.
Overall our food was a bit hit and miss. I'd been recommended Chanda Cottage by a couple of people for the next time we fancied having a little buffet for dinner, but it's not convinced me to change from our usual place. I can't guarantee I won't be back for those chips though when I need a good comfort food hug though. read more