DiscoverBangalore is pleased to to bring our next unbiased review on our series of Reviews on Bangalore Restaurants. Our freelance writer U B Githa recently visited the Silk Winds , an Oriental Restaurant on Palace Road.

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Silk Winds
On Palace Road Bangalore

The tantalising aromas of the Far East and South East Asia waft from the kitchen of the SILK WINDS, the second Atria restaurant as one enters. With the stewards executing the orders, the faint music, the whispering talk and the soft clink of fork and spoon on plate, prelude the gastronomical journey for the first time diner. Some of the stewards from the North East could be mistaken as hailing from Far East Asia thus giving a clever authentic touch. Though silk was a precious commodity in the days of yore, the pricing here is easy on the wallet. As Mr.Mecci, F& B manager takes me on a round of the spic and span hi duty kitchen and bakery the tenor for a wonderful evening is already in place.Mr. Kasi Vishwanathan, the Executive Chef elucidates the Menu Engineering concept promoted in Atria definitely making this the restaurant of choice. The chefs are trained in China and Thailand and successfully tempt you with recipes from traditional Chinese and Thai kitchens to contemporary Malaysian, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Philippines cuisines. All the vegetables and meat are certified by the Sous chef that makes the difference.

The elegant fan shaped menu card fans the journey to the exotic cuisines from Pan Asia. Oriental food is very popular in Bangalore and most of the guests are foreigners. The Chinese fare with the Japanese cuisine retains the freshness of the vegetables. On being seated a welcome plate on the house of baked rolls with delicious honey sauce sets the tone and the feast begins. For appetizers the Sweet Corn Soup was enjoyable without the usual thickening agent in it. The huge glass of mosambi juice complemented the dishes that followed. We opted for the Thai cuisine that had appealing names on the menu. Thai cuisine is basically catagorised as JE and PHAK for veg, and KY for non veg where KHAI is chicken and KUNG-prawns. The Nam prik-blak in chilly paste is recommended by the knowledgeable captain. For starters the Sate je- chunks of Cheese, baby corn, mushroom, broccoli and capsicum lightly tossed and Kimchi, a fermented dish, good for digestion is Chinese cabbage tossed in tomato sauce with a hint of chilly were good. The second helpings of pickled cucumber and carrot for a change were inviting.

 

The 15 minutes time taken for execution of the orders is adhered. The Chau thum je is minced vegetables marinated in Thai herbs, wrapped around sugar cane and deep fried. The Thai red curry and green curry is in great demand. The fragrant non sticky rice served in a hollow thick bamboo stick was special which I highly recommend. Thai Pork katsu-grilled boneless pork is a good choice. In the Japanese section it's the Goisha (Rs 175/=), steamed rice dumpling with a filling of minced pork that's a big hit with the Japanese. Ramen which is a clear noodle soup with thick Soya flavour is better taken at the end of the meal. It is suggested to start with beer, main course with heavy meat and soup if one is going in for the Japanese cuisine as the Japs do. The Chinese PATAYA chicken (Rs125/=) coated in spicy coriander and parsley sauce is both a starter as well as main course teaming well with rice and noodles. The flavoured white wine rice was amazing. Silk wines rice are in variants of chicken and veg (195/=) and vegetable (75/=).

For desserts I am told, that the flambé a rarity in Indian restaurants is served here. In flambé the fruits are tossed in sugar syrup and burnt in liquor. This is in great demand with the European guests. The Japanese dessert is Banana thambura, which is like the Kerala Pazampuriie- (batter fried banana). Litchi chocolate -lychees (a fruit with thick exterior and delicious juicy interior found in the temperate regions) stuffed with khova (thickened milk) and coated in thick choco sauce was invigorating.

Mrs. Shama Prahalad a Septuagenarian makes it a point to bring her outstation relatives for dining experiences here who are as enthusiastic as she is. She says- Every visit is a truly memorable culinary trip. If you would like to rate this restaurant with your experience please RATE HERE.

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