When researching places to eat, I checked the newly announced Michelin Guide for Toronto, and Aanch is a block away from where we were, so we went there to have dinner instead.
We ordered and ate a lot. This is also our first meal in Toronto that we went beyond a hundred dollars for the two of us. 💸
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| Dinner at Aanch |
We ordered most of our usual when going to Indian restaurants but tried one new item from the shareable section of the menu.
The calamari was unexpectedly delicious. How come I don't order this at other Indian restaurants?! The calamari is covered in masala sauce, which is tangy and spicy in flavour, but the raw onion and dip are great supporting acts to provide balance to the dish.
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| Chatpatti Calamari |
For our mains, I ordered the usual Chicken Vindaloo and Palak Paneer.
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| Palak Paneer Cottage cheese cooked with pureed spinach in onion-tomato gravy. |
The Palak Paneer is the best one I've tried. It's not spicy, but it's so flavourful.
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| Chicken Vindaloo Goan special chicken curry in hot & spicy vindaloo gravy |
The Chicken Vindaloo is so hot (as warned by the server) that hubby only got a few pieces of the chicken and none of the sauce, while I enjoy it best with the Garlic Naan.
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| Garlic Naan Tandoori bread topped with fresh garlic & coriander |
The garlic naan bursts with garlic flavour, which is generally sweet, so it worked perfectly well with the Vindaloo.
To end our meal, we asked for the dessert menu and ordered Kheer. It's the same dessert we enjoyed last time we went to an Indian restaurant. It's even better!
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| Kaju Kishmish Kheer Sweetened rice & dry fruits cooked in rose sugar milk. |
It was a great evening spending a lovely and delicious meal with my love in a city we're visiting for the first time. 😍
