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    Mantra

    4.2 (21 reviews)
    ModerateIndian
    Closed 3:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    To be honest, the decorations, the atmosphere was great, but I am a 'foodie' and I came for the food. Don't get me wrong, I am no expert when it comes to Indian cuisine, and just like most people the first thing that pops into my head when I hear "indian food" is chicken tikka masala and butterchicken. We reserved a big table, we were a good mix of cultural differences and this we thought was a safe choice. Indeed it was a safe choice. In our minds, 'exotic' foods use to be on the spicier side, but this place is so friendly to 'foreigners' that you can barely taste the spices in the dishes. The dishes they served were so little that even my tiny stomach felt hungry after what was supposed to be a '3 course meal'. The samosa as appetite was alright, nothing unexpected, the maindishes as mentioned kind of tasteless and last but not least the dessert ice cream was refreshing but nothing more than just ice cream. With other words everything lacked character, except the interior.

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    Great Indian food. We found the curry to be tasty and they adjusted the spice for us. Very polite. Restaurant was clean.

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    It was there first night open after a complete renovation and we just happened to go in.

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    Palmyra Cafe - Masala Dosai

    Palmyra Cafe

    4.2(38 reviews)
    1.0 kmGrønland
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    Palmyra Cafe is a friendly neighborhood restaurant in Gronland serving authentic Tamil food with a…read moretropical flavor profile that's all its own! The Masala Dosai was a crepe made from a fermented rice and uridhal (lentil) batter, served with a filling of spiced potatoes and served with dhal (lentil soup), coconut chutney, and sambar (vegetable/lentil soup) on the side. The crepe was perfectly thin and crispy, and each of the accompaniments was perfectly spiced (especially with lots of mustard seeds). I also tried the Kottu Rotti Chicken, a dish made of chopped roti flatbreads stir-fried with shredded chicken, egg, onion, and chilli. The rotis retained a chewy texture, and the meaty chicken and spices turned the boring leftovers into an exciting new dish. Even more memorable than the food, however, was our server, a new immigrant from Nepal, who made us feel right at home and made special accommodations to serve us even close to closing time. This is a great, local, small business worth supporting!

    I am Tamil, and my parents and I visited Palmyra Cafe when we were in Oslo. I ordered the masala…read moredosa, and when I took a bite of the coconut chutney, it tasted like my mom's homemade coconut chutney. Dosa had the perfect balance of crispness without being too dry. Likewise, my mom ordered the string hopper(idiyappam) with fish curry, she said the fish curry reminded her of my Achi's (grandmother) fish curry. Very authentic, delicious Tamil food!

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    The Great India Restaurant

    The Great India Restaurant

    4.3(8 reviews)
    0.7 kmSentrum
    $$

    Just gonna say food is great. I didn't even have time to take a picture. Staff is very friendly…read more Has garlic Nan and chicken Marsala and wow. Nuff said

    Wow - being fond of Indian food, I am checking out restaurants all over the world. Oslo is, along…read morewith Berlin, definitive a town to go to - besides the Punjab area :o) I was there for lunch (lunsj) and attacked by some sign outside the restaurant. You step down into the basement of an typical Oslo building and the good smell of the tandoori oven invites you already. I guess it is a also a very cozy place to for dinner (middag) Ordering is simple and can be done in Norwegian or English - for sure also in more Indian languages which I don't speak. The food tastes like in good restaurants in India and the "spiciness" is somewhere between the more moderate style in Germany and the hotter one found in the United Kingdom. On request all other "levels" would have been possible. The mango lassie was as expected and the food delicious and to the point. In case of even colder weather than the day I visited the place additional electric heaters are held ready for your convenience. Me being very picky about the excess usage of air-condition and exaggerated ventilation was helped by kindly shutting down these devices for a while - mange takk!. The lady who serves had a smile and was obviously aware that it is worthwhile working there. The toilets are clean and spacy. Go there! - is was the best Indian place I could find in Oslo so far (March 2011). smoke-free environment

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    Mango sorbet. Søtt, men utrolig forfriskende! Perfekt etter et sterkt og fyldig måltid!

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