Khaja Restaurant — Restaurant in Tamil Nadu

My friend and I had been to this place last week. We didn’t have a choice and landed up here. We ordered paya, idiyappam, mutton pepper fry, mutton brain fry and mutton biriyani. Here's the verdict:

Mutton pepper fry - Brilliant!!! It was authentic mutton and not beef (which most of the Ambur roadside hotels sell in the name of mutton). Mutton was succulent with the masala seeping right through the meet and on the outside it had a subtle crispiness – just the right amount with well roasted pepper wrapped around the meat and roasted curry leaves. Paya was good – the gravy made with coconut and mutton fat of course along with mutton leg. Idiyappams – went well with the paya Mutton brain pepper dry – very similar to mutton pepper fry. It didn’t have any smell unlike most of the hotels that serve brain dishes Mutton biriyani – disappointed! Looks like they make it at around 11 AM and we had it around 11:30 PM. It was stale. Even otherwise it would not have been good – they are using basmathi rice. One good thing was that the waiter was willing to take it back.

Overall excellent experience. Will try it again to see if it...

Wow is just simply an understatement for the amazing food !!! A gem of a find for a pure non vegetarian breakfast, this is what I would call this place, food cooked the the traditional way in fire wood. Which gives that amazing smoky flavour to all of them dishes. My recommendations, I am not a big fan of paya, however the paya here is exceptional with succulent gelatinous pieces of the mutton leg. Then comes the highlight, the star of the show "mutton chops" mutton pieces cooked so well that they literally melt in the mouth with a beautiful peppery flavoured gravy, the gravy is amazingly delicious with a hint of ginger , garlic and lots of pepper, which we couldn't stop slurping on. Definitely a must try with the idiappam. The mutton kheema again was exceptional with the taste of ginger and garlic on a higher note.

A must stop over in Ambur going forward for breakfast...will definitely be stopping over to try their biriyani...

Khaja Restaurant, Ambur.. Whenever I drive back to Bangalore from Chennai, this place is my pit stop for Breakfast. It's on the service road at the first signal in Ambur and is next to a petrol bunk. Another branch is in Vaniyambadi and inside the town. Was there at 10 am and had my usual Paya, Parotta, Idyappam. The Paya is soo soft and they serve unlimited gravy with no specific request😍. The surprise is.. they asked whether I would like to try Brain fry, Kaadai fry, Mutton Kheema, etc. I declined cause I still had to drive a long way and couldn't risk dozing off... These items are ready by 9 am itself!! 🤔👌. Just can't imagine this kind of food in Bangalore, where you're spoilt for choice even on a weekday while looking at your morning breakfast options. Foodies.. Foodies......