Masala Bay — Restaurant in Mumbai

Masala bay is currently running Awadhi food festival from 11 august to 3 september 2017..Interesting Menu of this festival is designed by Chef Sadab Qureshi. A person who eats,sleeps and breathes only food.These dishes come straight from heart and soul of Lucknow. Striking part of this food festival is everything made here is absolutely authentic .No fusion food at masala bay which is being served at a lot of restaurants these days in mumbai. Ingredients,spices,flavour,texture .Everything is precise and perfect.

Coming to the varierty of dishes(vegetarian options)i tried here from awadhi food festival menu -

Mocktails Thande khus ka sharbat-khus flavour mocktail Litchi pudina-Litchi flavour mocktail.

I liked Litchi mocktail.Khus was littly spicy due to mirchi flavour in it

Ghar ka shorba -A soothing homely soup.Rich in proteins and very healthy soup with veggies and lentil broth to start with.

Veg starters

Nasboo paneer tikka- paneer chunk with khoya,cheese stuffing .This is cooked in tandoor..Delicious and highly recommended

Chowk ki shammi kebab- Veggie patty flavouring with some garam masala and fried..This is a very popular dish of lucknow chowk

Tandoori shabnam-stuff mushroom cooked in clay oven.ingredients used in this dish are highlight of this starter.dont miss out on trying this

Subz tarkash ke seekh-seasonal veggies seekh kebab with toppings of cheese .Yummy

Hajrajgunj ke shaam ki chaat- chaat of spinach + brinjal ..mumbai chaat lovers do try this hajratgunj speciality chaat

Badaami tandoori aloo - stuff potato cooked in tandoor..Has a badaami nutty flavour

Veg main course

Phali ki subzi - A subzi preparation of cluster beans..Try having this subzi by itself.Yes its dry preparation but will give you taste and feel the richness of awadhi dish

Paneer pasanda- Stuff paneer cooked in a super rich aromatic gravy

Aloo bukhara kofta salaan- cottage cheese dumpling stuffing cooked in Awadhi gravy..chef qureshi speciality i must say

Aatish e aloo- baby potato cooked with red chilli and crush coriander..its a dry subzi

Kaali daal- black urad daal cooked on tandoor with butter on top of it..This is for all daal lovers..

A striking feature of all awadhi main course are the ingredients used in preparation and none of these were spicy which you will find in a lot of punjabi preparations.

Rice Aloo mutter ki tahiri -green peas pulao preperation .Rich basmati used in preparation

Rotiyan shahi dawat

Warqui paratha -layered paratha lovely to have with the main course veggies.It can be had with kebab too

Masala naan -green chili,coriander,seeds used on naan.Naan is grilled on hot bbq

Khameeri roti -roti made by using yeast.very soft.very classy

Bakarkhani -A thick flat bread with hard crust and crispy though.

Desserts Shahi tukda -Bread pudding soaked in hot milk with safrron and cardamom topping .I loved it

Gulkand ki phirni-star dessert of masala bay for me . Some rose sryup and gulkand added enhanced the flavour.

Malai jalebi- Simply delicious.try it out .

Lasoon ki kheer -kheer with full of nutrient,taste and lasoon added..It has a wow factor

Guys if you wish to experience flavours of royal kitchen of awadh then masala bay is the place to guy.Dont miss it.11 august to 3 september save the...

After a long pandemic when Diwali knocked at the door it was time to choose a special restaurant and thus choose Masala Bay at Taj Lands end As you enter Taj you can either use a valet but you will be charged for sanitising the car or park on your own which is free of cost.

The restaurant is located at L1 which is both accessible by an elevator as well as stairs.

We were greeted warmly and escorted to a seat immediately. The menu card can be accessed through a QR Code which can be scanned through your mobile phone. As you order you will be served a complimentary plate of wafers with a tomato chutney. The chutney is like the one made in Bengali home made in mustard oil and goes really well with the wafers

To start with we ordered Nimona Tikka. This is a green peas patty which was served with onion and green chutney. It would have really gone well with a tamarind based sauce which I asked for but was not available and I was suggested to make do with the tomato chutney. Unfortunately I needed something tangy not sweet. I hope the message is passed on to the chef

In the non veg starter we also added Aatish e Chaap which was excellently made and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

In the main course we ordered Subz Lazeez Handi which we asked to make it Mild spicy but I think you can try the spicy version as the gravy has cashew. To eat this we ordered Bah Khummach a bread which is made sprinkled with fennel & poppy seeds. It complimented the gravy well.

Last but not the least we ended with Ras malai. It was good but not a speciality or something unique to remember. Thus maybe you can skip the dessert here

Nevertheless it was a Diwali evening well spent with the special care on...

Post the previous days lacklustre Chinese lunch at another restaurant in the same hotel, we very skeptical to say the least when we were recommended by the Hotel staff to have dinner at the Masala Bay. Must I say, was pleasantly surprised and loved the experience at this restaurant. The food was fantastic and the service impeccable, just what one would expect from the Taj. Thanks to the entire staff out there. We had wine to go with the meal and the recommendations of the service staff was excellent, the detailed understanding of what we wanted to drink helped offering us the right red wine choice. Not that we understand the lineage of all things wine, but do think of ourselves as connoisseurs of good wine, especially the of red variety. A good medium bodied Merlot did the trick with the meal we had planned on consuming. The Gilawat Ke Kebab & Lehsooni Jhinga as starters were excellent and would highly recommend the former. It is just melt in your mouth lamb kebabs. For mains we had the Dal Makhani (a specialty of theirs) with naans and it was just a sort of dinner we had in mind. It is an expensive place and that one would know as you step into a 5 star deluxe hotel in India, hence I would say that it was a superb meal and well worth visiting, though expensive. Do book in advance as they do sell out, especially their specialties. I would strongly recommend...