Recently I was invited to try out the Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna’s ‘Twist of Taste’ menu at Shiro, Bangalore. This was in collaboration with Fox Traveller where Vikas has a show, where he presents Asian recipes with a twist which adds amazing flavours to the well known dishes. I was really excited to be part of it so when Avian Media extended the invitation to me, I grabbed the opportunity immediately. Â As usual, Shiro was resplendent on a Wednesday evening and I was surprised to see some amazingly named dishes as part of ‘Twist of Taste’ menu.
Started with one of my favorites on the menu – Cripsy tofu with tamarind chutney in paper basket. This was Tofu cubes dusted with tempura flour, crisp fried, mixed with tamarind sauce and served inside paper basket. The tamarind touch was very innovative and provided just the right amount of zest in the food.
Next item on the menu which we tasted was Panko crusted prawn rawa fry style. This was Prawn marinated with ginger, garlic, black pepper and lime juice which was then dusted with tempura flour before being dipped in batter crumbed with panko. It was fried till golden brown and served with coconut chutney. This was definitely one of the highlights of the menu and I asked for more portions to enjoy this amazing fusion of cuisines!
We also tried out Xacuti masala grilled rice paper roll chicken. This was Chicken breast marinated with Goan xacuti masala. It was grilled and wrapped in rice paper with cucumber, lettuce, tomato and served with tamarind and jaggery reduction. I didn’t really enjoy this starter as I felt it was too dry and maybe lacked a bit of zing in the spice department!
It was time for main course and I was really impressed by the Kerala style prawn curry with Thai red curry paste. The ingredients were Onion, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coconut milk, red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves. It was a gastronomical marriage of Kerala cuisine with Thai cuisine which I must admit was a big hit! I enjoyed having this curry with lemon fried rice which had a generous helping of Madras Curry Powder!
As always we enjoyed the Long Island Ice Tea, Kiwi Mojito and Classic Mojito along with these amazingly innovative fusion dishes at our favorite Oriental restaurant Shiro along with other food bloggers and tweeps from Bangalore!
Don’t miss the “Twist of Taste” menu which is affordable as it’s priced in the range of just Rs.250 to Rs.700 per dish. It’s curated by Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna and perfected by JSM corporation head chef Priyank Singh Chouhan.
