Located in the leafy surroundings of the diplomatic zone in Chanakyapuri lies a culinary gem called Amreli in Hotel Diplomat. Amreli opened quite sometime back, and it replaced the Olive Beach in Hotel Diplomat. The space emanates cheer. The walls are covered with art, the furniture is a quirky mix of styles, and the crockery has been custom-made. It even has a separate bar area with fancy wallpaper.
The menu has been crafted by Chef Saby (Sabyasachi Gorai) and is quite eclectic. Oriental food sits side by side with a great Indian menu so that you keep coming back to Amreli even if you have a craving for different cuisines.
Food talks
Our Meal for the evening started with some great variety of handcrafted dumplings made up of local, seasonal and sustainable ingredients. It included varieties such as Boychoy and tofu , bokchoy with water chestnut which will give you an authentic and divine Pan Asian taste.
Oriental section also offers a great range of meat and vegetables served on a skewer. We started of with sambal and peanut paneer satay, it had the hot spicy taste of sambal along with crunchiness of peanuts.Thai Spiced Prawn satay is worth tasting, the peanut sauce makes this a lip smacking dish, it goes with almost any kind of palate, must have if you are craving for authentic Thai meal.
Next dish to follow on our plate was the fresh and crunchy Japanese Spinach Sesame salad. It consisted of shredded spinach, red spinach, seaweed and lime sesame dressing.
In the mains, without any debate the Red Thai Curry was the undisputed winner.A traditional fiery red Thai curry simmered with assorted vegetables. An excellent complement to steamed rice. Coming to the down south of India, Chef made us try his signature Chettinad curry with flaky appams and crispy Malabar parantha.
Moving to the desserts Amreli serves the best Tiramisu in the city, and the Death by Chocolate is a boozy mix of everything that is good about chocolate.
In a nutshell, a novel and delicious addition to Delhi’s culinary arena – enter Amreli at Hotel Diplomat.The menu has been carefully crafted to leave you satisfied at any time of the day.
