Reviews Koul Kashmiri Dawat

Good food! Yakhni and rogan josh are very good. Good service

“KASHMIRI RESTAURANT”
 Nice place for a change. I liked the array of great sounding non vegetarian dishes. The presentation is brilliant.

Excellent food quality with real Kashmiri home made taste.  Felt as if mom had made it.  Highly recommended to all.  Kashmiris should not miss this.

At least once in a month, I order form this Kashmiri joint. Kashmiri cuisine is brilliant. But unfortunately not many places around which offer good Kashmiri food. I would recommend Rogan Josh , Gushtab, Masch (Keema) , Tabkh Naat from the non veg section. Nadur Yakhni and Dum Aloo from the vegetarian section. This meal is economical as the portions are okay.

Had a fine discussion over Mutton Quorma and Rogan Josh while placing the order.

I was suggested that I try Mutton Quorma as it is their speciality, but keeping the lack of confidence (jk) and my great love for RoGan Josh in mind, I went of Rogan Josh, and trust me I did not regret it.

I have been searching for a place for good and not too expensive Rogan Josh in Gurgaon, and I think my search is settled now.

Mutton Quorma is next on my list.. :D

Overall a good and worthwhile experience!

Loved it.......... Dying to try more dishes.........
Also liked the quantity..........I ordered Tabak, Roganjosh, & mutton pulao........am still loving each burp

Give it a shot if you want to try kashmiri food. I would recommend roganjosh and kashmiri parantha. But be prepared for a long wait in case you are ordering home delivery!

Best gushtaba n rista i ever had in delhi ncr , it was so authentic .
i m from jammu n i know the difference btwn good n average kashmiri food.
this one was very authentic .
i ate mooj chutin that came with order n i remember my family meals we used to have back home.
great , recommended

First and foremost thing they said they had increased the rate but the havent updated the Menu. Secondly I ordered Tabkh Naat which was good but expected more from Mutton rogan josh which was a packed dish in plastic bowl and all the masala was settled down with no taste. may be I expected more from this place, thirdly they dont have any outlet or place just the delivery.
Tabkh naat is a must try. I would give them a second chance to server better. and please update your menu card.
Start delivering in Sector 23  also.
More over food quality was fine though I dont like Mutton Rogan Josh at all must serve is properly. cost for 2 is 600.

One of the sad things about being a Kashmiri is the lack of eating joints that serve authentic Kashmiri food. Most Kashmiris seldom end up finding it outside their family/relative's place. Major reasons being unavailability of the multiple ingredients, as well as shortage of trained Kashmiri chefs. The latter is an important issue since Kashmiris haven't done a very great job at promoting their cuisine outside of family gatherings.

Koul Kashmiri Dawat is a wonderful Kashmiri food delivery service that has made me think otherwise.

We stumbled upon this via Zomato when my Gujju flatmate urged we tried Kashmiri food. I decided to order a vegetarian kashmiri meal, since I wanted to give my Gujju flatmate (he like most is a veggie) company while he tried out our cuisine. So I ordered for a large Kashmiri Pulaw, a Nadr Yakhni and a Dum Aloo.

The Pulaw was just like how one has it at home. Laced with cashew and cinnamon; mildly spicy. We ordered a jumbo one which can suffice 3 very hungry people.

The Nadr Yakhni was quite good too, though it was way too oily. Nadr/Nadroo (which is the shoot of the lotus flower) is a quintessential Kashmiri food. Yakhni is the curd based gravy which is a kashmiri favorite. I found the nadr a little too fibrous for my taste, but I'd still recommend it.

The Dum Aloo was perfect. Being a Kashmiri I know what good dum aloos are. Full sized big potatoes, highly pressurized and in a thick spicy gravy. It was possibly the best dish I have had since coming to Gurgaon.

The proprietor is a sweet soft spoken gentleman. I am sure to try the meat next time.

I am a person who likes to try different cuisines every now and then. Koul Kashmiri daawat also happened to be one of those days when i was dying for a chnage for my taste buds.
So we ordered Mutton Gushtaba, Chicken Yakhni and Dum aloo.All the dishes were outstanding and one of those finger licking ones.Every dish had a distinct taste and flavour.The owner sent a walnut chutney along which was again a star.We were sent a complimentry phirni alongside. Very courteous and seet.
Will definitely order again.

Food/5/5
Packaging- 5/5
Delivery- 4/5

ordered food for a house party this weekend... dishes were gushtaba , rista , mutton mirchi korma , mutton tamatar goli , tabakh naat and tamatar paneer....
i can assure and bet that i have never had better mutton meat balls before , gushtaba nad rista meat balls are just WOW !!!! i had never had such dish before...!!!
mutton korma and mutton tamatar goli were also very good..
tabakh naat is realy a nice starter , it gives u a real taste of mutton..!!!
like tamatar paneer as well.!!!

altogether kashmiri cuisine rocks.. and so does KKD....
BEST OF LUCK KKD...!!!!

a geninue suggestion to all those who want to enjoy this cuisine , order well before time , they will take few more minutes than other resturants :)

This is fastest review I can write, means that I have still not finished my dinner and i am writing a review for this place once again.

First of all kudos to the management of Koul Kashmiri Dawat for proactively listening to customers complaint and trying to make it up. This is what sets apart these type of restaurants from others.
So now the rating for Customer service is 6/5 but what forced me to still give it a 4 rating was that and actually I am not trying to generalise here but I had Kashmiri food for the first time and have realised that it was my last time and I don't have to courage to try it again.

So I can say that I can't really judge this place about the food (because I think my taste buds did not adjusted to Kashmiri food) but still will say you can try it once " Na Jaana Kisko Kab Kya acha Lag Jaye :) "


----- 06 Jan, 2014 -----

After reading so much mixed reviews on Zomato about this place with major concerns over delivery time and ethics, I decided to order from this place for Sunday Dinner. So it was 9:00 P.M and we ordered some dishes, not a very huge order but a decent list with 2 veg dishes and some breads. I was promised a delivery time of about 45 minutes max. I got a message at around 9:40 that my order has been out for delivery. Till this time also I was cool enough but after which I made 2 phone call follow ups, and what I got around 10:40 P.M. that since there is fog on the way, they cannot deliver my order.

The Management at Kashmiri Dawat , I don't blame you that there is fog on the way, but this is no way to letting a customer know that you cannot deliver food and that too after waiting for 90 minutes.

Nice little food i ordered. Mutton Yakhni and Kashmiri Parantha are a must to have.

Delivery took a lot of time. Only negative point.

Will definitely explore more here. I have an intuition it has a lot more to offer.

With abt 11 odd items on the menu, this has to be one of the most concise menus ive come across. That beinf said, i have no complaints, easily the best hindu kashmiri around town.

The only crib i have is the less quanties wrt the gravies, but then again, that is the way authentic kashmiri dishes are served. Recommend the goshtaba/rista/maach as a must try.

i ate something called yakhni n keema meal today from this place ,,i didnt order it actually my friend has ordered so i tried ....i seriously liked it ..although i have never tried the kashmiri cuisine before but i liked it and the meal was economical for us ....

Also ...i loved the clay handis ...and read on facebook that they supporting "Green Earth", No plastic ...i really support such move from a start up !!

Would love to order from this place for my husband , but i live in south delhi ..do you guys have any plans for south delhi ???

The mutton rista was one of the best mutton dish I had ever had!!! I found the yakhni just about ok..

Ordered from this place once....though the delivery time was a bit too long but the wait was worth it.....The food was as close as it gets to the original recipes....Really delicious and suited to the taste buds of people living in the cities.....I had ordered Rista along with Gushtaba and mutton yakhni.....It was so satisfying and needless to say super delicious...the portions were a bit too less though.Good to know there is a place in Gurgaon that serves Kashmiri cusine.

Awesome Food.... Awesome Taste....
Koul Kashmiri Dawat (KKD) is the Real Fragrance, Flavor, & essence of Kashmiri Food...
You Got to Try it To knw what am talkin bout...
Can't forget the taste of the awesome Dum Aaloo, Ull Yakhni & Walnut Chutney... they r to die for.... & amazing Kashmiri Pulao..

I'm already hungry... & Am Calling 9818645309.....

Rest KKD Khao.... Khud Jaan jao...

Ok now, here's something that I not only believe because I am a Kashmiri myself but because it is what I have grown up eating all my life, and staying away from Home I have been missing it like no one else. So at a time like this, KKD comes as a saviour!!

Believe me when I say - "There is no better love than Food, come what may" And when it comes to Kashmiri food the Dam Aloos and Roganjosh's not only make you feel week in knees but after you have them there is no looking at any other cuisine ever!

You could have other restaurants and eatery places offer u a buffet of "so called" Mughlai or Kashmiri food but once you taste what KKD offers you, you will sure get the difference without having anyone to tell you! No added taxes, no service charges, no quantity complains-just awesomely tempting and tasty Food!!

Here the Murg Yakhni doesn't get jealous of the Kaliya Paneer and the Vegetarians don't complain being one as for the Non vegetarians because they are both got equally great and offer authentic taste of their own. Making their way with the Soft White Rice into everyones hearts!!!

I honestly feel so proud and magical whenever my friends and pals say that how could you have such amazing dishes without any, mind you no - onion, garlic, tomato! Just authentic Kahsmiri spices and condiments and love grown in the valley and brought to the cuisine by the chefs for whom it has been a hierarchical job so you just cant beat them at there work!

Trust me while I am writing about this food here,my taste buds are already activated. :P
Being in NCR where I don't have my home but I have the food from my home what else could I wish for but ghar ka khana!!
Yes, that is each Kahsmiri's ghar ka khana which tastes best when everyone gets to relish it, hence I would just say to everyone that If you really are a foodie, this would be a sin to miss for your ohh "so hungry for yummie food" stomach ;)
GO ahead Guys..Give it a try and u would always come back!! Bon Appetite :) Gud Luck KKD

I never imagined Kashmiri food could be so different and delightful before trying it at Koul Dawat. They brought a different taste compare to traditional North Indian food in terms of preparation and spices. Most of all I loved Gushtaba. They also initiated home delivery in handi which was a good surprise for us. For us Koul Dawat is the destination for authentic kashmiri food which was not possible till now.

Koul Kasmiri Daawat - A Wholesome Gastronomical Story

I have always been one of those people who is ever ready to try out new foods and experiment with new cuisines and meats. It never takes too much of convincing to make me try out a new food experience. Ahhhh! I must add here though, that these adventures are not always a mouth watering experience, but sometimes can be quite the opposite with the water actually pouring out the rear end. (not something you want to be reading about in a food review, ehh).

Ok. enough talk about the misadventures and lets gets straight on to one wonderful meal experience. A couple of weeks ago, me and the boys met up on a weekend to catch up over a football game and just generally hang out while sipping on some 'good ol' Old Monk (a must for the kind of weather that day). These meetings are always accompanied by some good food and this time it was Koul Kashmiri Daawat that stole the show.

Never having had Kashmiri food before but wanting to try it for sure, we just gave Rohit, an extremely polite and patient gentleman a call, who first took the trouble of understanding what we thought we wanted, how many we were and then started to give us suggestions. (Try placing an order like this with Dominoes, Pizza Hut or your local restaurant and live through the communication breakdown along with absolute disinterest that can be so turning off)

Rohit immediately understood what we were looking for and suggested that we try the Tabakh Naat, which is muttton boiled in milk and later crisp fried. Never ever having heard of this before and the thought of having some crisp fried mutton along with Rum, there was no question about the fact that we had to have this. Since we knew we would not be satisfied with just one starter, we decided to add some kababs to the menu as well. Rohit suggested the Kashmiri Masala Kabab. We topped off the order with a Mutton Biryani and a Rogan Josh (not wanting to be too experimental for the first time) along with some Kashmiri Parathas. He says that he will also put in some Walnut Chutney complimentary. (now we all love a guy like that, don't we? )

Ding Dong, few minutes later (or a couple of pegs of Old Monk later) The food is here and the boys suddenly are very hungry. I just walk in with the bags in my hand and what follows in the next few seconds is a scene out of 'Silence of the Lambs' where all the pigs rush in to devour the meat as soon as it touches the ground. The mutton pieces and kababs start getting sampled with sounds of "Wah Wah" in between, even while they are still being served on to the plate. Ding Dong, oh oh! with a piece of mutton in my mouth I go to the door only to realise that the Tabakh Naat had made me forget to even pay the guy at the door.

Now that some amount of sanity had settled in, and the food was put in plates in a bit more civilized manner, we realised how apt Rohit's suggestions were for the evening. (Hmmm... wonder if was sipping on some Monk too) The crisp mutton pieces were absolutely delicious and complimenting those were the soft Masala Kashmiri Kababs. These kababs were medium spicy and tasty on their own, but when dipped with the Walnut Chutney, it was absolutely brilliant. Believe me, the next time I order, its going to be a whole lot more of this and a whole lot of Walnut Chutney too.

The game now over and the reserves of Old Monk slowly depleting, we moved on to the main course now and just when we thought that we would never want the starters to end, the aroma of Biryani slowly filled the room. The Rogan Josh, I must admit didn't seem like I had ordered it from outside. It seemed like it was sent from someones home. (none of that greasy oil floating on top, or that very typical restaurant taste). The very homely and delicious Rogan Josh was quickly disappearing along with the soft Kashmiri Parathas that seemed to just melt along with the gravy, (meanwhile I was looking around for the Walnut Chutney that seemed to have suddenly disappeared. I was sure there was much more that he had sent and it could not be over)
To top off the evening, there was nothing better than one of the most authentic Mutton Biryanis I have ever had (not being a certified critic, I am ready to take a bashing on the use of the word 'authentic' if need be). Honestly, been an ever ready enthusiastic experimenter of food, I must have had atleast a 100 different tasting Biryanis (or what some restaurants call them) but this one definitely stands out amongst the top 10. Right from the flavours so evenly spread to the tenderness of the meat, it all seemed absolutely perfect. Meanwhile I was still wondering where the Walnut Chutney went.

After a few minutes of unfamiliar silence that was only interrupted with sounds of chewing and eating and lip smacking and some very satisfied burps, we raised our glasses to toast Koul Kashmiri Daawat and Rohit. ("hope you are enjoying a nice drink right now Rohit!!" shouted out one of my buddies).

It was time for the night to end and someone remembered that we needed to split the tab. This is when everyone was in for the most pleasant surprise of the night. Having paid off the guy at the door in a hurry, I had not bothered to actually check and did not remember the amount. It was not even 1500. Wow! All that for that price. Marvellous!

Finally, in the midst of hugs all around and goodbyes and high fives, I noticed one of my friends trying to hide a small packet in one of hands. Suspicion creeped in between all the good feeling and I asked him what it was he was trying to hide. Sheepishly he said "Nothing... just the walnut chutney .. I want to take some of this incredible stuff for my wife. She will love it.. I am late and nothing better than this to save me from a lecture at 1 am"
Hahahaha, that cracked all of us up and we wished him all the very best. (Though we all thought that the Walnut Chutney would be good enough to save him that night)

The Walnut Chutney did save him that night and the next afternoon, while he called to thank me for the Walnut Chutney, he was busy enjoying yet another feast at home from Koul Kashmiri Daawat. He was trying to make me a little jealous by telling me that he now had more Walnut Chutney and that he was now digging his teeth into some delicious Chicken Yakhni. I just smiled and just wanting him to enjoy his moment did not tell him that what lay in front of me was some half finished Mutton Yakhni, some Rista, which is mutton balls in gravy with rice and a very pretty woman who is smiling naughtily at me in between bites of what she called some heavenly home cooked food..(cant say more here)

Delicious and fresh food...The anardanna chuttney was awesome...will love to have the food again

Koul Kashmiri Dawat is not recommended for people who scowl at overeating, because that's exactly what you will be doing after first bite..Awesome food ..value for money .....good job guys ....keep it up..cheers!!