Potbelly has acquired cult status over these years in the capital (with its humble beginning at Shahpur Jat), and rightly so. This restaurant is located within Bihar Niwas Bhawan in Chanakyapuri’s embassy area, and is the go-to place for experiencing and relishing Bihari cuisine, which had barely been marketed in the past (barring the ubiquitous mentions of litti-chokha which wasn’t taken much seriously).
Recently came here for a Sunday brunch with family and waited some twenty minutes before we finally could get seated. Ambiance is simple and semi-rustic. The gentleman serving us had a very sweet Bhojpuri accent ( it truly felt home, literally 🙂 ) and was equally courteous, setting the tone just right for a heart meal ahead ! PS: It is a given here that excess dash of oil engulfs most curry preparations, so have no inhibitions on that front before digging in!
Food Talk:
We started with Meat Pakora Basket, which had both chicken and mutton mince, fiercely spiced and aptly flavored. The golden fry crisp starters tasted excellent with green pudina chutney, and were finished in no time 😉
Mutton Chaamp has to be a winner each time I visited Potbelly ! As you can see, it is sinfully oily, but the khada masala gravy, rare mutton steak, boondi raitas and tawa mirchi paranthas make for a deadly combination. Strongly recommended for those in search of something ‘different’ and exotic.
Chicken Ishtew is almost antithetical to Chaamp’s hotness ! It is that light and mildly spiced (the word istew is an Indian take on English stew ). Gels well with steaming rice, with papad on the sides.
Rating:
Well deserved place on the list of must visits for Regional Cuisines in Delhi ! Strongly recommended.
Food: *****
Ambiance: ****
Service: *****
Price Worthiness: ****1/2 (highly price-friendly)
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It all looks delicious ☺
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Thank you Luccia 🙂 They whipped up quite a feast 😀
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Although I am a vegetarian, I enjoyed reading this post because of its lip-smacking style of writing. Thanks for stopping by at my blog. Do read my revised version of ‘Women in Automotive Industry’ again. I thought I had better present a more balanced picture of what things are like in the industry.
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Haha, thank you so much Ma’am for reading this post ! I am definitely going through your take on the industry right away 🙂
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Kindly accept my invite since WP says yours is a protected blog now 😮
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I actually have 2 blogs, jasbirchatterjeephotoblog wordpress.com & jasbirchatterjee.wordpress.com. The photoblog is not protected and quite active. The other one has my short stories and poems that I keep submitting for publication. Since everyone wants virgin pieces that are unpublished anywhere, I have to keep it blocked. Do let me know if you face any problems in opening my photoblog posts.
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Sure , I figured out the difference now 😊 Thanks.
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Very good
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Thank you Divyanshu😄
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Yours welcome AR
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Looks good.
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Thank you 😊
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Hi Aishwarya,
I came across your blog post today. It’s quite a nice read. was wondering if you also participate in blogger meets across restaurants in Delhi? And more importantly how do you get that zomato widget on wordpress??
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Hi Zoya, thank you. Used to participate in blogger meets before. You would have to register with Zomato’s spoonback feature to get that widget. Once registered, just paste the code on WordPress.
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oh! i was wondering haven’t seen you in any.. i know about the blog widget. i wanted to know the one which shows the profile of the person along with their ranking! 😀
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Seems tasty and original. Great! 😀
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Thank you 🙂
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