I had been craving for something fried and crunchy and decided to go for a very tempting-sounding Veg Russian Pattice. It was a vegetable and cheese patty coated with vermicilli, fried till the covering was golden and crisp like a wafer. On the side were a sweet and sour mint chutney and some onion springs tossed in red chilli and lemon. Loved everything that was going on on my plate, it felt like a more delicious and hearty version of the traditional vegetable cutlet. Next came Bhawna's Chicken Farcha, Parsi-style fried chicken coated in semolina. Her feelings too were mostly positive. We decided to wash our appetisers down with a Mint chaas and Raspberry Soda and were super happy with both.  For mains, we went for Veg Dhansak, one of the tastiest dals I've ever had with caramelised rice and veg kebab balls. The combination was perfect, the slight sweetness of the rice went wondefully with the spicy dal. My heart prompted us to go for a mawa cake or the popular caramel custard, but my tummy was too full to agree. Hope to try out more dishes and desserts from Rustom's lovely menu on my next visit--yep, I'm definitely going back!

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