NOMMING MY WAY THROUGH THAI CURRY | HUNAN

So far 2014 has been bringing me a lot of fun and food, with some sporadic travel mixed in. With huge plans for the New Year ’s Eve which I cannot wait to arrive; I write these blogs to bring in some food porn into my life which is otherwise quite filled with impatience and anxiety. While I wait impatiently for these everlasting days to pass by as quickly as possible so that I could welcome my new year with a wide smile and with a slight hope that it would bring in a lot of happiness, a lot more adventures and lots and lots of food porn’s in the coming year.

So, on a Friday afternoon, after an exhaust full morning, I make my way to Hunan for some food noms. As I strolled alone on the streets of the food heaven of Bangalore, weighing my options in a 2km radius which I can make it on my foot. Although there are many places I haven’t been yet, I still choose Hunan, 1. I have been here a couple of times and I did like this place, 2. They serve good food and 3. They serve my favorite Thai food unlike popsies and chung wah.

It’s been a while I haven’t tasted Thai curry as most of my frequent food folks are not a fan of this one. So this time when I got a chance to enjoy a meal of Thai curry I took it. **wide smile**  What was the outcome? Check it out yourself.

 As if there were words that could do this mini montage justice, these in-your-face, over-indulgent, coconut milk-drenched dish come courtesy of the Hunan. In the meantime, here’s a little taste. Only after looking at the photos from that meal did I realize that Hunan was subconsciously trying to seduce me with it’s excessive use of amazing vegetables soaked in a gravy of coconut milk. I may have been having a great meal, but apparently my taste buds was having an even better one — bubbling over the top of my jasmine rice, rounding out the flavors and textures of my uber-rich veggies.

The sauce is creamy with coconut milk, and gently spicy with the curry paste, is flavorful yet soothing. The vegetables, which are simply dropped into the sauce, and gently simmered for few minutes, was  tender, not soggy. The vegetables blended slightly, but when you bite into the mushrooms, or the sweet red pepper, the vegetable — and its identity — are intact. 

To wash it all this I have ordered a lychee shake which was supposed to be a blend of vanilla ice cream and lychee. It was a terrible choice and one think I realized is, anything ordered with a vanilla shake turns out to taste like milk, lesson learnt - I would avoid this combination always.

Hunan

Address: 123, 1st Floor, KHB Colony, Opposite California Pizza Kitchen, 5th Block, Koramangala

Phone no: 080 2552 0154, 080 2341 3337, +91 97391 20000