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Delhi Food Festival @Buzz, The Gateway by Taj, OMR Chennai

9/28/2016

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When you are invited to a ‘Delhi Food Festival’ from the Gateway hotel in Chennai, with the invite stressing on serving authentic Steet food from ‘Chandni Chowk to Jama Masjid’ you tend to approach it with a bit of skepticism. I have spent the early part of my life in Delhi and have been making periodic visits to Delhi and hence am fairly familiar with the authentic street food scene in Delhi.
 
The Festival special menu is being served at the all day Diner Buzz (But only Dinner). This was my first Visit to Gateway, Chennai since I seldom have a reason to be in this part of town. I have heard good things about the Gateway from my fellow food bloggers and I was looking forward to the dinner.
 
We were introduced to the Executive Chef Meril. The Chef and the General Manager of the hotel gave us a brief introduction of the festival and then the parade of ‘Starters’ started. It was then that my Skepticism turned to absolute delight as one by one they were able to nail the ‘Authentic’ taste of the Delhi Street food. We had dishes named ‘Gupta Burger’, ‘Rahul Ande’ 'Biswaroop Chaat' etc and trust me they do actually exist (have attached some photos at the end of the blog.
 
I have not made an attempt to describe each item on the menu as most of them are familiar to most people. I have visually documented the dinner.

Welcome Drink
Angoor Sherbet
Malai Lassi


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Angoor Sherbet
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Malai Lassi
Chat counter
Samosa Chaat / Palak Kachori with Subzi
Bishan swaroop chaat (fruit chaat) / Aloo tikki / Veg Pakode
 Golgappe (served with variety of flavored water)
 Amritsari kulcha with chole / Chole Bhature
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Samosa Chaat
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Kachori
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Gol Gappe
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Live stations
 
Kadi Chawal  
Murgh Tikka Roll
Lamb Seekh kebab rolls 
Gupta Burger counter 
Rahul Anda counter

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Kadi Chawal
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Murgh Tikka Roll
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Lamb Sheekh Kebab roll
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Gupta Burger
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Rahul Anda
Mains
Murgh Aloo Dum Wali Biryani
Rara Gosht  
Ajwani Fish Tikka Masala
Murgh korma 
Gosht Kalia
Bharwan Tinda Masala
Chui mui kofta /
Dal Sultani
​Navaratna Khorma 
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Murgh Aloo Dum Wali Biryani
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Navaratna Khorma
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Bharwan Tinda Masala
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Ajwani Fish Tikka Masala
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Ghosht Kalia
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Rara Gosht
Dessert counter
Rabdi Falooda
Jelabi 
Teel wali Kulfi 
Phirni
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Phirni
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Jalebi
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Rabdi Falooda
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Teel wali Kulfi

The Verdict

Everything from the Welcome Drink to the Desserts hit the right spot. Its very rarely that I have come across a food festival buffet where there has not been a single dish that had failed to impress.

The Gateway at OMR is a hidden gem (atleast for most of us in Central and North Chennai) and this is a festival that is definitely worth a visit. 

(Note to Myself: I should keep my eyes open for other culinary events here...)

The fest is on till September 30  |  Dinner buffet  |  INR 1200 plus taxes  |  For more details and reservations contact +91 44 6680 2500

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These Places DO EXIST !!!
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