A fabulous staycation at ITC Windsor to celebrate wifeyâs fabulous birthday turned out to be a luxurious experience for the whole family.
While a detailed post on the property is coming up soon, the focus today is on the Breakfast at The Raj Pavilion.
The personalised attention from both Chef De Parte Venugopal and Arim was spectacular, not only our every need was attended to perfection, we were pushed a little to superb recommendations that made our day. What a delicious journey the South Indian fare that Chef Venugopal specifically curated and recommended us to try.
With the whole eating healthy movement, this Bengaluru icon is catching up beautifully. Be it the healthy millet options to South Indian classics, the muesli bowl or chia seed pudding jar, to ABC a d other freshly pressed juices, it was a delight.
The fantastic part was that there is absolutely no alteration in taste in these healthy alternatives, be it the perfectly crispy Ragi Dosa with almost no oil, the millet upma, with perfectly sautĂ©ed onions, the fulfilling Ragi Idly, I enjoyed these to my heartâs content without feeling heavy or bloated.
The crispy Rava Dosa was another superb creation, made to order, fresh, hot off the tawa onto our table.
The support cast of small onion, brinjal & drumstick Sambar canât get anymore authentic with the perfect heat, sourness, beautifully enjoyed not just with the idly but with that crispy deliciousness vada.
The coconut chutney was fresh, perfectly seasoned, though I am always usually partial to the coriander, mint chutney and the tomato onion chutney, which were just perfect and deliciously paired with the massive south Indian fare.
The filter Kaapi on a dabara set was a perfect end to our South Indian sojourn at The Raj Pavilion, strong, with that tinge of bitterness of how a perfect filter coffee should be, and I was able to enjoy it with Demerara sugar to balance that sweetness and enhance the bitterness, better.
The spread include a delicious array of north Indian staples too, the Chole Bhature, Poori Bhaji, Aloo Paratha, Sabudana Kichidi, they were equally fabulous.
The juice counters were an absolute pleaser, be it the freshly squeezed watermelon extract, or the delicious mix of Apple BeetrootCarrot, the famed ABC, it was superbly fresh, with a delicately balanced sweetness, mostly natural I guess. Our surprise was my daughter who doesnât like anything healthy, upon insistence by Chef Venugopal tried a sip and loved it, gulped down a couple of glasses through the breakfast. As parents that made our day, with a challenge to recreate this at home for my daughter to enjoy. There was a canned mix juice that wifey loved too.
The cold coffee was delicious, balanced, very similar to how I prefer and make at home.
My daughterâs special request for having waffles was obliged with piece of art recreated on a plate, she was delighted and we were too.
Being the holy month of puratasi we stayed clear of the superb non-vegetarian spread, but made a promise to make it up in a future visit, especially for their weekend brunch.
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