During the daytrip around Udaipur on the auto-tuktuk, the driver Harmindra stopped off at a very local looking place for lunch. I'm very doubtful that any tourist would be wandering in the area, let alone pick this as the place to try. It's possible the staff may have even been surprised to see non-Indians coming in, or maybe I just imagined that.
In any case the prices are cheap and the food is nice and I didn't get sick. What more can you ask for?
- Vegetarian Biryani - it must have been a Kashmiri version topped with cashews and shredded cheese. The intensely red-coloured rice was a little oily and was dotted with vegetables and paneer;
- Shiv Shakti Special - I'm not entirely sure what the special was. It seemed to be a green pea curry and a tomato-based paneer curry. The pea was more my type and a little hotter;
- Garlic Naan - this was a visual delight with the burnt diced garlic and herbs unlike any I'd seen previously. As expected it tasted well garlicky, just like garlic naan should;
- Kashmiri Naan - I've previously had Kashmiri Naan and I think the description of dried fruit and nuts appealed to me more than the actual product. This was fine but it reinforced that idea. I prefer garlic (or plain);
- Special Lassi - a very rich sweet thick lassi filled with dried fruit and nuts (Kashmiri again?). The only disappointment was crunching palpable sugar crystals which I think the drink can do without.
I wouldn't go out of my way to find this place, but if a driver takes you here I wouldn't be disappointed.