Nagaland's Kitchen should be your one-stop solution for
Nagaland and Chinese cuisine in Delhi. When you feel like having the former, this should
be your first option. When you feel like having both, this should again be your
first option. I understand if it isn’t your first option for only Chinese, but
then again, they serve some delicious Chinese fare as well, so no reason why
you wouldn’t want to choose Nagaland's Kitchen for those Chinese cravings. They
also do a lavish spread of Thai cuisine, but I didn’t try that. Also, the restaurant is run by the same people as the Nagaland stall at Dilli Haat, INA.
Situated in the back lane of Green Park, right off the main
Green Park road, the restaurant is tucked away in a quiet yet bustling lane.
Quiet because of no noise pollution, and bustling because of the restaurants
and shops there. As soon as you enter you get welcomed with interiors that
scream bamboo sticks and a shack-like look, dimly lit and comfortably quiet,
wooden tables and comfortable wooden cushioned chairs. It’s a pretty decent
place to dine in at, and they haven’t gone over the top with the interiors-
comforting I’d say.
Nagaland Kitchen has happy hours going on from 12-8PM, and
most of the people who dine here enjoy their beer with the food. Groups of
friends, couples, solo diners (yes!! :D), families, you’ll find all kinds of
groups and diners here.
The drinks menu was surprisingly vast to me, and my friend
and I went ahead and ordered two Margharitas (Lime and Cranberry) to beat the
heat. If the vastness of the drinks menu wasn’t enough to surprise me, the
drinks blew me away. Lovely flavours, potent, and so well-balanced!
They’re famous for their Naga cuisine, and that’s what the
server suggested we go with as well. As I was here for a review, the server
suggested we go with the chef’s choices in smaller quantities, and we happily
agreed to that. But only after a special request to try the Pork Ribs that we
had heard so much about at this place, and 3 pieces each of the Chicken and
Pork Steamed Momos. We got a platter with Pork Ribs, Chicken with Dry Bamboo
Shoot, Smoked Chicken Salad and Pork Chilli. The Pork Ribs were even better than what
I expected- very juicy, very soft, a lot of fat in there, such a beautiful
crust on them, and dipped in Raja Mircha sauce they tasted incredible!! Cholestrol
shooting up in minutes, but so so worth it! The Smoked Chicken Salad was so refreshing
and the chunks of chicken so soft in texture, with that gorgeous smoky flavour. This place sure knows how to get their smoking right in meats. Really liked the Pork Chilli too,
but I’d like to leave out on the dry bamboo shoot chicken if I was to choose
out of the four, solely because it was a little bland as compared to the other
three appetizers when you’re enjoying them all together.
Tried all the dips available here. Raja Mircha, a chilli
variant available in the northeastern part of India, known to blow people’s
senses off with its level of spiciness, is served in three degrees here. But
knowing how the people of Delhi can’t handle the real deal, even the spiciest
variant at Nagaland’s Kitchen doesn’t come close to the actual impact of Raja
Mircha. But that said, the spiciest one is quite spicy! If you can’t handle
chilli, then go for the least spicy variant, but if you love spicy things, then
of course the spiciest one should be your pick. The fish chutney is good, but a
little bland. There’s a banana chutney which is quite nice! A potato chutney
which is like potato masala that we stuff inside toasts and paranthas. A meat
chutney which is basically chicken achaar- very very good! And a bamboo shoot
chutney with a lovely flavour of bamboo shoot, if you like that.
The momos are easily one of the best Delhi has to offer-
both pork and chicken. A thin coating on them, big and juicy, no tiny pieces of
bones in your meat, and just mind-blowing in taste! Also tried Steamed Prawns wrapped
in banana leaf, which were steamed and coated in nice citrus flavours. Both
healthy and delicious. I searched the Chinese section for a honey based non veg
dish, and went ahead with the Crispy Chilli Honey Lamb. I used to swear by
crispy honey chicken at another restaurant in Delhi, but after trying their
crispy honey chilli lamb, I can safely say they’re THE BEST. Beats every other
restaurant doing this dish hands down! Pure honey used in the dish, not
something synthetic that feels artificial. A gorgeous flavour of chilly, lamb
cooked to get that incredible crispy texture in places (not too crispy, not too
soft, but just right). Simply out of this world!
For main course we went with the Chinese fare- Chicken in
Hot Garlic Sauce and Chicken Fried Rice. I have not a single flaw to be talked
about for these two dishes. Pure delicious comfort Chinese food that speaks to
your soul and satisfies you, forces you to overeat, and leaves you utterly
happy.

Desserts were asked to be served in a smaller portion, as we
were overstuffed by then. Had the most insane Date Pancake with vanilla
icecream. Also tried the Darsaan, which was superb in taste too, but
surprisingly for a Darsaan fan like myself, a Date Pancake floored me. Must
must try!
Their servers are too too sweet, know the menu very well,
and suggest you dishes just according to your spice preferences. The menu also
has number of chillies to indicate how spicy a dish is.
Address: S-2, Uphaar Cinema Complex, Green Park Extension Market
Contact: 011 46088968, 011 26515058
Timings: 11:30AM to 11:30PM
Contact: 011 46088968, 011 26515058
Timings: 11:30AM to 11:30PM
Disclaimer: The review was done on an invitation from the restaurant. All views expressed are unbiased in nature but readers are advised to exercise their own discretion. Portion sizes are smaller than actual.
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