Pride of India @ Desa Sri Hartamas

I have been dreaming and craving for indian food for weeks but i couldnt satisfy my cravings anywhere until my friend mentioned about this place. So it was a friday evening after work, my girlfriend and i visited this place to satisfy my daily nightmare of butter chicken and garlic naan. Stepping inside, you can immediately hear indian music and looking past the see-through glass panel of their kitchen. I was pretty much satisfied with the ambience.. so how about the food then??

Mango Lassi (RM 5), a thick mango laced yoghurt drink. Very good so far..

A complimentary basket of papadum..

The Afghani Sheesh Kebab (RM14). We actually wanted to try tandoori, but didnt want to order chicken and instead ask if it could be substituted with lamb, *thinking of lamb chops too much* and was bombarded with what looked like lamb sausages...it was very meaty and definitely no rubbish contents inside..abit on the spicy side again mixed with the mint sauce given, it was a decent start

Garlic Naan (RM 3), the naan bread was slightly on the crispy side and i would have prefer it on the softer side..Taste wise, it was comparable to the one i had at Arumugam opposite Ampang Point..

Palak Paneer (RM 12 ) Simply put, this is a blended spinach served with cubes of cheese.. Although it does looks unappetizing it was very good to serve with rice..One complaint though is the cheese they put inside, it was slightly chewy and i would have prefer it to be on a softer side again.

The butter chicken (RM 16 ) which was came out flavourful but sometime was different from the taste that my memory has stored. It was creamy enough and it was more of a tomato based sauce. The dish wasnt awful but i didnt like the style they cooked their butter chicken..

The last dish and the saviour as well, is the fish, Dharbari Fish Masala (RM 16 ). This dish was full of spice and slightly on the spicy side as well. The fish chunks was also very fresh and i thoroughly enjoyed this dish with both the naan and rice..

They served a complimentary plate of sweets..It was coated seeds, the same seeds that you find in your papadums..Abit too sweet, i guess indian desserts is not my game..

Still i thought to myself, i need to try a proper one before i leave..The Gulab Jamun (RM4.50) which was two balls doused with a very sweet syrup. The chewy balls were very again very sweet minus the sweet syrup..

Overall i found myself disappointed more then i was excited at satisfying my cravings, mainly because my cravings were at the highest point and expectations as high as Mount Everest. The food is decent nonetheless and if you really want to have some indian food, you can give this a try. Available during the weekends at lunch time, there is a RM15++ buffet that would be able to give you an idea what kind of food is being served and satisfy your cravings cheaply..

Address and contact details:
7G, Jalan 22A/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, Wisma CKL, Malaysia 50480
Tel: 03-62014477
Fax: 03-62014478
(behind True Fitness)

Rating: A 7 out of 10