Monday, June 25, 2007

Hilton Head - Spice

In Hilton Head this week so not doing much cooking but definitely enjoying good food. Our first meal was from the Island's only Indian restaurant, Spice: a trendy, chic restaurant/lounge that looked like it would fit quite well in NYC or the Mandalay Bay.

We ordered the:
-Baked Chilean Sea Bass "simmered in a delicately spiced sauce of mushrooms, mild onion, and pepper"
-Rogan Josh Dopiaza "Australian lamb piece in an onion, tomato, paprika, and ground red chili sauce"
-Tarka Dal
-Baingan Bhartha "eggplant cooked over charcoal in the tandoor served in a tomato and onion sauce"
-Chana Masala "chick peas in a sauce of ginger, tomato, garlic, and delicate spices"
-Garlic and Coriander Naan Roti
-Keema Naan Roti

Our favorites were the baingan and the chana. The chana tasted like it had achar (pickle) with it...maybe the ginger and some lemon/lime with it. Of course, the naan was well received (especially by 2 year-old Jai).

Some other interesting features of the menu include:
-Curried Crab Shorba "fresh crab meat in a loaded soup, tempered with mustard seed and delicate spices"
-Crab Aloo Bonda "potato and fresh crab meat, blended with curry leaves, garlic and cilantro"
-Samundri Skewer "fresh scallops wrapped in bacon and Wild king Shrimp, on a skewer seasoned with roasted garlic and cilantro"
-Hari-Bhari Tilapia "marinated in a mild sauce flavored with Fenugreek, garlic, chili then tenderized in a green coconut chutney sauce"

Hope this inspires some good eating.

www.spicehhi.com

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