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Kakori’s Kingly Delights

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--By Sujan Tiwari
 
Kakori Restaurant at Soaltee Crowne Plaza is one of the best destinations in Kathmandu to enjoy Indian cuisine. Kakori, named after a town in Lucknow, is open only for dinner and serves gourmet Punjabi, Kashmiri, Rajasthani, Awadhi and Nepali dishes. Balaram Pathak, Food and Beverage Director at Soaltee claims that Kakori is the best Indian fine dining restaurant in Kathmandu.  “We have specially trained manpower, we offer excellent service and scrumptious Indian delicacies in a classy ambience,” says Pathak. 
 
The restaurant is located by the swimming pool, and offers a secluded seating. The place is ideal for business as well as family gatherings. The setup reflects the regal era, and is a rich fusion of Nepali and Indian architecture. The place is adequately lit, and has highlighted niches on a white wall with antique artefacts. The seating is cosy and classy at the same time, perfect for spending long evenings. The kitchen is behind transparent glass so that customers can see how the food is being prepared.  The major cutomers of Kakori are in-house guests of Soaltee, expatriates, corporate clients and the local people. 
 
Kakori has on its menu assorted starters, mains and deserts, and specializes in kebabs, raan and biryanis among manu other dishes. The place is renowned for kakori kebabs, which is one of the best sellers here. Legend has it that one of the Nawabs of Lucknow once received a complaint from a British officer that the kebabs served at dinner were too coarse. Feeling insulted, the Nawab ordered his cooks to formulate a new kebab recipe. The cooks tried for ten days and finally came up with a kebab recipe that was very tender and juicy. This recipe is now renowned as Kakori Kebab, and the best place to enjoy those kebabs is at Kakori.  
 
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One of the most popular dishes here is Raan-e-Awadh. It is a roasted lamb dish prepared with meticulous attention. For the dish, the lamb is first pot-roasted for more than six hours with salt and spices. It is then marinated in yogurt, nutmeg, chilli and other spices and butter basted. The lamb is finally cooked on a tandoor that gives it its signature smoky flavour. The lamb is very well cooked, evenly spiced and is very succulent. It can be enjoyed as a starter or main course. Another special starter at Kakori is Nasheela Jheenga. The dish is prepared by marinating Tiger Prawns in slat, pepper, ginger garlic paste and lemon juice. After a few hours, the prawns are marinated for the second time in yogurt, slat, yellow chilli, turmeric and other spices. The prawns are then grilled with cognac, butter, lemon juice and kebab masala. This could be one of the best prawn delicacies you have ever savoured. 
 
There are numerous other starters like Gulabi Salmon Tikka, Murgh Malai and Lahsooni Tangri. A few Nepali starters are also on the menu that includes Khasi ko Bhutuwa, a stir fried mutton dish and Chara Sandheko, a smoked chicken dish enjoyed cold.  Kakori doesn’t disappoint its vegetarian customers as it has many veg options too. 
 
 Kakori’s menu is quite extensive as there are plenty of main courses to choose from. There are many spicy veg and non-veg curries, biryanis and rice dishes, and different varieties of naan and rotis. Shorbas and the offered Daal varities also go very well with the freshly prepared naans and rice too. To put a sweet end to the meal, Kakori has a nice assortment of mouth watering desserts. Carrot and beetroot pudding, rasgulla, rasmalai and other traditional Indian desserts will keep you wanting for more. 
All in all, Kakori is a fine dining restaurant with delicious Indian cuisine, a soothing ambience and personalized service. Visit once and the dinner could be one of your most memorable ones.

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