Tibetan
Kitchen
Opposite Dadudura Temple
Chotti Basti (Main Market
Road – South End of Lake)
Pushkar, Rajasthan, 305022, India
Prices: $$$$$
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| Momos |
Having spent close to two months in Dharamsala
teaching English to Tibetan refugees, I came to know and love both the Tibetans and
their cuisine. My wife spotted Tibetan Café while walking down the main market
street next to the lake in Pushkar, so looking for a change from the usual
curry, dal, and naan, we popped in.
The restaurant is on the rooftop overlooking the
town (away from the lake) and is dark with colorful lamps and bamboo furniture
offering some ambiance. The menu is quite eclectic as they have pizza, pasta,
Indian, and Chinese, but being called Tibetan Kitchen, our choice was obvious.
It took ten minutes or so for the server to arrive
even though we were one of three parties in the restaurant at the time, but I
have grown much more patient in my two months in India as nothing happens very
quickly here. He was very pleasant and the service excellent.
We ordered the potato and cheese momos (fried - 100
rupees/$1.60) and veggie thenthuk (95 rupees/$1.60), the prices and quality
being equivalent to the numerous Tibetan restaurants in Dharamsala. It took close to 30 minutes for our meal to
arrive, but I could hear the chef chopping away in the kitchen so I knew our
meal was being freshly prepared, a good sign.
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| Thenthuk |
The momos were some of the best I have had, crispy
and flavorful, coming with an onion broth for dipping as well as condiments
(chili and soy sauces). The thenthuk was
excellent, brimming with noodles, cauliflower, potato, cabbage, carrots, and
other fresh vegetables in a warm, savory broth with just a little more zing
than their Dharamsala counterparts.
Coming in at a little over $7 for dinner for two
including appetizer, drinks, and main course, I have to give Tibetan Kitchen
high marks. Therefore, …
CombatCritic Gives Tibetan Café 8 Out Of 10
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