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So, here we are, not even two weeks into 2008, and I'm already whining about New Year's resolutions. Rather than make a list of New Year's resolutions-which will only depress me in a couple of months when I realize that I'm losing the battle to be more patient, whine less, exercise more, etc.-I am committed to taking better care of myself. That's right. Now, I don't mean that in the way Al Franken did when he declared the 1980s to be the Al Franken Decade; rather, I will continue to improve my health habits, including what I eat.
It may not be the traditional clay oven, heated by wood or charcoal, but this little eatery actually has a tandoor, albeit stainless steel. Breads are baked in the tandoor, and meats and fish are cooked in it as well, all at a very high heat. A shelf of naan dough rounds rests in a case at the front of the kitchen area, each plump disk waiting to be slapped onto the side of the tandoor, resulting in that warm, wonderful bread. Unable to decide among all the breads-garlic naan, onion naan, pesto naan, keema naan (stuffed with spiced, ground lamb) and several vegetable-stuffed parathawe chose plain naan ($2.25) and plain paratha ($2.95). While I'm sure the others are delicious, the basic breads are perfect for scooping up bits of food and sopping up gravies.You don't want to stint on the breads here, because there's a lot of sauce to soak up. Actually, one of pur minor complaints (and there were only two, and one was sort of our fault) was the amount of chicken compared to sauce in one of our dishes. I am not going to complain about the number of tiger prawns in the prawn curry, because at $11.95, our most expensive dish, I didn't expect more than I got (about six). But there was just way too much of tikka curry sauce for the few pieces of organic boneless chicken breast in the chicken tikka masala ($10.95). However, it should be noted that both of these dishes were very tasty. The prawns were cooked perfectly, the chicken tender and flavorful. And the accompanying sauces were well-spiced and substantial-and they tasted great permeating the naan and paratha.See the full content of this document
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Second to Naan
Second to naan
Café Lotus is flowering in Fairfax...So, here we are, not even two weeks into 2008, and I'm already whining about New Year's resolutions. Rather than make a list of New Year's resolutions-which will only depress me in a couple of months when I realize that I'm losing the battle to be more patient, whine less, exercise...See the full content of this document
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