Sana-di-ge Delhi - Seafood Restaurant — Restaurant in New Delhi

This place is one of a kind with it’s own authenticity, sophistication and an overall serene vibe. The name Sana-di-ge is a Tulu interpretation of the large brass lamp at the entrance.

This place majors in serving Konkan coastal food and delights from Dakshin Kannada, Maharashtra and Kerala. Their hospitality is undeniably welcoming right from the entrance where you’re greeted the Indian way, to showing you your bay and providing a personalised service at your table, till you bid your good byes.

To start with food, we had a complimentary basket of Rice Papad served with an assortment of chutneys. The papad was crispy and fresh, not too greasy and a tad bit spicy. I enjoyed it along with the chutneys.

Then we tried a tester of 4 drinks from their menu: Elaneer Shunti Nimbehannu, Punar Puli, Kokam Kadi and Sambharam. While all of them had a good taste, my personal favourite was Punar Puli. The Nimbehannu was very refreshing with the taste of coconut water and a dash of lime and mint. The Kokam Kadi was earthly. The Sambharam was good, but a little bland.

We moved on to the soups next. The Nuggekai Saaru was basically a drumstick lentil soup. Quite simple yet nice to have for a cold weather. The Kurumilagu Rasam was the real delight though. A tad bit of tang and an appropriate amount of spiciness added to the taste.

One of the things about this place is that, if you aren’t familiar with the names of the food or delicacies, you can always reach out to the staff or the chef to suggest you what to order, based on your taste preferences.

We tasted several starters, but among my favourites were Ananas Ragi & Bija Shavige, and Kali Mirchi. The former is basically a salad with pineapple and nuts with honey and chilli flakes served on vermicelli. I’ve to admit it was kinda addictive. And so was the later, lotus stem tossed in pepper and garlic with curry leaves. The Kempu Bezule was a very sober and least spicy baby corn dish, could be proffered for kids or people with sensitive tastebuds. The Alambe Sukka on the other hand was a little too spicy Mushroom dish.

I personally loved the combination of Neer Dosa with Ghee Roast. Ghee roast being on of their specialities, you shouldn’t miss out on this one.

For main course, we had a Sanadige Basket consisting of Manglorean Appam, Moode, Pundi and Neer dosa. They also served us a Kerala Appam, which is not included in the basket but can be ordered separately. To accompany with it, we had Malabar Stew, Ulli Theeyal and Alambu Arepu. And not to forget some of Thengina Kai Anna. Both the appams were good, but I would personally recommend the Kerala appam over the Mangalorean appam. Pundi and Moode are both basically semolina cooked in different ways, which makes Pundi seem little heavier in terms of appetite. And Need dosa is a very thin rice dosa which has a subtle taste. Based on the spiciness of these you gotta choose what to pair with it. The stew has a lighter plainer taste to be combined with something that is a bit more saltier. While the Shallot Curry(Ulli Theeyal) and Mushroom Curry (Alambu Arepu) is to be paired with something that is plainer. You could also eat these curry with Thengina Kayi Anna which is basically sumptuous rice with the coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves.

The best part about all the food that they serve is that, the ingredients are all locally sourced and then shipped to the restaurant via air multiple times in a week. So you can literally taste the authenticity in their delicacies. Adding to the vibe of genuinity is all the crockery, which are designed in the old Indian ways giving the real luxury feels.

Last, but not the least, we had the dessert. And this was like an elixir - peculiarly refreshing, very earthy and… I’m kinda running out of words to describe it. The Elaneer Payasam is basically tender coconut cream with coconut pulp, so good!

I would strongly recommend this place. Family dinners, business lunches, fancy dates - this is a place you have to try for...

Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri has always been known for building up finest eateries and fine dining Restaurant that serves food with the edge. Being a diplomatic neighborhood, the restaurants over here have never let you down with their services and class apart meals. Our Wednesday Luncheon in the most talked about Coastal Experts of the town, Sana-di-ge was phenomenal and a true delight.

Situated in the 3 side open cornered end of the commercial hub of Malcha Marg, the exterior reflects traditional modernity this place has enlighten around. The outdoor seating is visible from around and is a Beautifully tucked under the foliage for a greenier and slight sunnier dining. In Winters, this area truly pulls the guest to enjoy their coastal delicacies in a nature paradise. Spread in three cosy floors indoors, this Bengaluru oriented chain is all about rejoicing coastal heritage even in the metro city Delhi.

In the Welcome drinks, we happened to try their:

Sol Kadi

Elaneeru shunti Nimbehanu

Rice Krispies: Served in a Wooden Cart along with 6 Dips, these made perfect munchkin bites till our order was getting prepared in the kitchen.

From the Bar, we tried:

Watermelon Bramble: A Cocktail based in Gin, fresh watermelon juice, Basil and mint. A beautiful moon shaped slice of watermelon made it look a dream affair.

In the Starters, we tried:

Alambe Sukka: A Mangalorian Dish which includes Fresh Farm Mushrooms tossed with pound spices and shallots. A nice starter that was light and tasty.

Anjal Rawa Fry: A Big Fillet of Seer Fish very well marinated in light marinated and coated with Rawa was a super crisp dish that was crispy from outside, and flaky and moist from inside. Highly RECOMMENDED.

Prawns Butter Pepper Garlic: From the coast of Goa, this delicate prawn dish was DIVINE. Glazed in a Garlicky base with butter and pepper, this was mouth melt-in and Beautiful in color. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Kori Ghee Roast: A traditional dish from Shetty household and coast of Kudla, this was a rich pan tossed Chicken cubes in clarified butter and authentic spices. Although I am not a big fan of Ghee, but the chicken was cooked so well, it was tender and juicy. A MUST TRY DISH.

The Mains followed were delectable and enriched with robust flavors.

Nilgiri Kori Korma

Originating from the coast of Kudla, this tender chicken is cooked in mint and coriander mix with coconut milk and curry Leaves. It was so tender and succulent and flavours of mint and coconut took it to a different level. We paired it with Malabar Paratha and it was a Wow combination. Highly RECOMMENDED ✌️

Prawns Balchaoi

I somehow have a palate closer to goan cuisine and this dish was a Win Win for me. A traditional dish of Goa, this dish had a distinct Goan Vinegar and whole spices Flavor that made it “Dish of the day for me”. We paired it with Neer Dosa and it made excellent combination. Highly Recommended ✌️.

Mangalorean Mutton Curry

Traditional recipe from the Mangalorean region that was fabulous. Lamb was cooked so tender that it was falling off the bone. The clean flavors of the spices blended with lamb was robust yet light. Paired with Appam and boiled rice, this dish was a winner. Highly Recommended ✌️.

The Traditional Deserts are my weakness and they have made it Sinfully delicious.

Elaneer Paysam

Special Paysam cooked with coconut milk and it's fresh cream, sprinkled with fresh pista and cardamom is served in a coconut shell. Not it is just beautiful to look at, but it's texture, taste and Flavor were Divine. Highly Recommended ✌️

Rasmalai

Although this is a common sweet served all across, but somehow I found it as one of the best preparation till date. Creamy with added top layers of thin cream, this is delicious and super soft rasmalai. A MUST TRY.

This place is A heritage for Delhi Sea food lovers as they can satire their seafood...

"Sanadige" was in my list from long back, but due to busy schdule i coudn't visit there, but finally visit on wednesday with my dad for lunch. It's in chanakyapuri district centre, no metro's line is there you can visit there by your own vehicle, cab or auto. This place is so calm and surrounded by greenery all over. This beautiful property is huge and comes in one of the finest restuarant when it comes to mangolorean food. After had a word with chef itself, i got to know all there sea food specially came from manglore, bombay everyday fresh at 4am (which i was not aware). This place is specialized in sea food, which available 12months in a row, Whether u talk about lobester, crab, different varieties of fish, praws etc, if you love eating sea food this place is must visit.

• Ambiance - When it comes to fine dine restraurant it always comes in top 10 in mangolorean cuisine. The ambiance is calm, peacefull and homely with beautiful decorated wall art. This place is divided into three floors with and open balcony attached to it which was best dining area in night, but due to delhi's unexpected weather i prefer to sit inside and enjoy my meal with my daddy. Even they have a open baar attached to it in second floor where u can customised your drinks accordingly.

• Seating - As place is divided in 3floors, so there is tons of seating options to choose from in each floor. Easily holds 30-40 people in one go in each floor. If you want to visit with large number of groups, they can customised accordingly as well.

• Service - Was very fast ,i named it and the bring it for me.

• Staffs - I want to mention a name "bhushan", he is so humble and so very well take care of our every second need. I completly enjoyed his service.

• Pricing - Is bit high, but it's totally worth it as all the fresh sea food came on daily basis. And offcourse sea food is costly.

• Now comes to food -

• In starter - • Mutton soup - I mean i become a fan of there soup's, it was so lite and clean soup. Totally loved it. • Mutton sukkha - It was mutton pieces cooked with grated coconut and dry spices, i had this with neer dosa. • Chicken ghee roast - Man! this is there signature dish, chicken cooked in different spices that too with desi ghee. Ghee lover will definetly like it.

• In mains - • Malabari fish curry - It was surmai fish cooked in spices and gravy, u can eat this along with neer dosa aur simple plain rice. • Mangalorean mutton curry - Mutton lovers this a must have dish, mutton was soft and moist. I had this with tandoori roti. • Signature non- veg - kodi kundapuri - This was chicken cooked with grated coconut, i didn't liked it much as it was sweet in taste. • Chicken biryani - One of the finest biryani they are serving, flavourfull and tasty. must have!

• In dessert - • Elanneer pyasam - So this is there signature dish, which comes in nariyal pani cantainer. Lite ,fresh and less sweet. like it. • Phirni - Oh man! i become a fan of there phirni, rightly balanced sweet and everything is just perfect.

• In drinks - I had watermelon cooler, pineapple cooler, and fresh lime soda mixed, every drink is freshly made and it taste fresh and refreshing.

• Overall, a very nice place to be with your family and loved onces. If you love fine dine then this place won't disappoint you and also this place is bless for sea food lover and mangalorean cuisine. I enjoyed my time here, will look forward to visit again.

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