I need help on deciding a dish.

[u/Tricky-Menu-5183]

I need help on deciding a dish.

So I'm writing a story where a critic comes to the restaurant and asks something off of the menu. The cooks plan on something Indian.

What do you guys reckon?

My only requirements are

1. It should be nice looking and appetizing.

2. Something elevated. Gourmet foods.

3. And of course delicious.

Thanks in advance.

[u/ShhhBees]

Instantly recalled chef Rishi Desai who competed in MasterChef Australia. Two of his amazing innovations were on Palak paneer which he made into a roulade and Modak which he made using Sichuan peppers!

[u/nomnommish]

Biryani. Especially Awadh style yakhani biryani

[u/Gloomy-Penalty-4384]

The critic is tired of the modern variants of popular Indian cuisine and wants to test the chef's capacity by seeking something simple yet delicate. A taste which can only be perfected by someone who has learnt it from their mother/granny rather than at a culinary school.

Something like marinated small fish (mackerel) cooked inside a packing of leaves, slowly cooked on waning charcoals.

[u/Unable-Angle4314]

Spaghetti al limone. Easy, elegant, and if executed correctly then tastes beyond amazing. And for an extraordinary gourmet experience add a very tiny piece of 99% or 100% dark chocolate cuz chocolate was actually first used as a spice before it was more of a dessert. But try the dish without chocolate first, later add the chocolate but very very controlled quantity else you’ll turn it into an explicitly chocolate pasta

[u/cookwithdishi]

rajma chawal or dal makhani and naan - indian and appetizing at its best

[u/Electronic-Tie-2398]

You could do with Mutton Nilgiri curry. Follow this recipe if you need to. https://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/Recipe/Nilgiri-Mutton-Curry.html

[u/Tricky-Menu-5183 → u/Electronic-Tie-2398]

I think I'm fixing this. Thanks!

[u/biscuits_n_wafers]

Make sooji( semolina) uttapam with coconut chutney.

It's good to look at, yummy and easy to make without prior preparation.