Resturant Week at Babu Ji
Restaurant Week has descended upon NYC once again so I decided to do a solo lunch at Indian favorite Babu Ji. This place was all the rage a few years back and I never got a chance to go. Luckily they have since moved into a bigger space close to Union Square and I was able to easily grab a spot at the bar Sunday afternoon. To begin the dish that Babu Ji is most famous for the Colonel Tso's Cauliflower; fried cauliflower tossed in a sweet and spicy Tso's sauce, finished with sesame seeds, chives and nigella seeds. The flavor of these fried nuggets were spot on, sweet and sticky at first with a gentle heat that grew the more I consumed. But the veggies were cooked uneven; some bites were perfectly tender while others were so hard my knife didn't even make a dent. Onto the main course Unauthentic Butter Chicken served with a bowl of basmati rice and garlic naan. Wow- this Butter Chicken was exquisite. Big flavors of garlic, tomato ...