Chutney Mary Restaurant & Bar

 

Chutney Mary is a cozy restaurant located at Telawi Bangsar serving authentic Northern Indian cuisine. I discovered this restaurant after being introduced to the owner through one of the weddings that I was coordinating for. My clients had chosen them to cater for their event and my experience with them was pleasant!.. as their team was very friendly and great to work with. So naturally I had to go visit their Restaurant!…

 

 

 

THE RESTAURANT

This cozy restaurant at a glance easily sits about 80 – 100 people and I had confirmed that it is available to be booked out for an event. On top of that, through my own personal experience as well, they provide catering services as well.

It was great to have owner, Mary Gurmit Kaur, chatting with me while I had the privilege of tasting the awesome menu choices. She told me that she used to be a lawyer but due to her passion in Indian Cuisine, had made the bold career move and opened her restaurant.

The whole restaurant interior design is based on an Indian traditional village. As we sat and chatted, I glanced around and you can see the authenticity in the Mud Walls and Rajasthani Mirror works of art. Mary mentioned that it was all handmade.

My opinion is that it still has a contemporary feel to it while enjoying some tradition. Definitely a unique point about the restaurant.

 

MENU CHOICES FOR EVENTS

Specialty Starters

1. Kairi Chicken Special – Skewered Chicken served in a (Cute Mini) Tandoor

The dish is cubes of boneless chicken marinated with fresh mint, mango and yogurt… skewered and grilled over a charcoal fire in a traditional Tandoor oven. It was then served in a hot mini tandoor that looked really cute! And it also served a good purpose for keeping the skewered meat warm and trapping its flavour. 

2. Chicken Cheese Kebab – Boneless Chicken in a Cumin Enriched Cream and Cheddar Cheese

I personally love tandoor dishes and this one is for creamy cheese lovers. Its basically chicken that was marinated in Royal Cumin enriched cream, cheddar cheese, coriander and a cashew paste, then grilled in a tandoor oven.

Main Courses

1. Tandoori Chicken – “The King of Kebab”

This is probably the best known Indian delicacy! and the tastiest way to Garam BBQ chicken. Its basically the whole chicken, marinated in a mixture of yoghurt, ginger, garlic paste, lemon juice, tumeric powder and garam masala. Rich with spices!, it is then skewered and cooked in a Tandoor oven. Comparing to tandoori chicken that I have tasted elsewhere, this particular one was really tender and juicy! I asked what was the secret to it being that way, and I was told that they used ‘Kampung Chicken’ (Village Chicken – these chicken was called that because they were traditionally raised in small villages and not large farms. This is why it is more expensive than normal chickens sold in the supermarkets) . It was served on a mini grill to further enhance the whole eating experience because you could smell the aroma of the spices in the air!

- - How the Tandoori Chicken was served:

Step 1: The dish arrived on the table (yyuummmmmm!!):

Step 2: Some oil was poured on the charcoal

Step 3: The aroma of the charcoal mixed in with the chicken

2. Methi Tomato Fish Curry

The main specialty of the dish is the use of their home made Kashmiri spice blend of about 8 different spices. This cooked with fresh tomatoes brings out a sweet, spicy curry flavour that goes very well with seafood. It’s a creamy, light spicy dish

3. Lamb Rogan Josh

Using the home made Kashmiri spice blend, I have a slight bias to this dish because of my favoritism to the lamb meat! It was a creamy rich curry with tender lamb cuts.

4. Yellow Dahl Tadka (Vegetarian Dish)

This vegetarian dish is a creamy yellow lentil based serving tempered with assorted blend of spices. If you enjoy Dahl, this is a aromatic and rich dish and would go very well with briyani rice, basmathi rice or naan bread.

5. Aloo Gobi - Potato with Cauliflower Masala

One of my husband’s personal favorite! It is cubes of fresh potato and cauliflower tossed with herbs and traditional Indian spices cooked with tomatoes and coriander.

During my husband’s ‘temporary vegetarian’ period (That is another story), he loved coming to Chutney Mary due to the variety of choices! and it was great for our family as he was the only vegetarian. So ordering and making everyone happy was an easy task!

Accompaniments

1. Plain Briyani – Spiced Basmathi Rice

This is a plain briyani rice that goes well to accompany all the dishes that you have ordered. Especially goes well with the curries. There are also other choices if you fancy single order dishes, like Chicken Briyani, Lamb Briyani, Prawn Briyani and Fish Briyani.

2. Assorted Naan – Assorted Indian Bread in a Basket

This bread basket was served with an assortment of garlic naan, plain naan, butter naan and tandoori naan. The tandoori naan was my personal favourite because it was a slight bit more chewy. Their naan breads were very soft and tasty. It went well with the dishes we ate.

- - Making the bread!… (Do not try this at home)..

Step 1: Kneading the dough

Step 2: Fluffing

Step 3: Tossing!

Dessert

1. Gulab Jamun

I was told that it is a famous Nothern Indian Dessert. It was basically syrup dipped fried dumpings of milk reduced to a semi solid texture served in powdered cinnamon.

2. Kulfi

A Northern Indian ice-cream! A smooth blend of cream, fresh milk, sugar and almond… it’s a light ice cream which went well with the special spice toppings it was served in

3. Carrot Halwa

Shredded carrot flakes cooked in fresh milk and served with dry fruits.

 

 

TEAM CHUTNEY MARY

Mary and the team is very passionate about their Indian cuisine and it is proven in their food. Chefs here are from Calcutta and perfectionist at heart. I love the concept of the open glass window that overlooks the kitchen and the going-ons. It is truly a testament to their belief in serving wonderful Indian delicacies.

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VenueMenu Recommendation for Weddings/Events

Event Capacity: Restaurant maximum capacity is about 100 persons.
Event Option: They provide catering services for out of restaurant functions.
Location Convenience: Located in the Telawi Bangsar which is in the middle of KL and PJ.
Halal/Non-Halal: Halal
Type of Cuisine: Northern Indian
Price Range*: $$$

*price range is my personal rating system out of the overall venues that we have been to. It is a rating of between $ to $$$$$

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Chutney Mary Restaurant & Bar
No. 21-G, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar
5910 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.chutneymarybangsar.com

For reservations or catering enquiries, contact +603 2282 9923

 

photos by Edwin Tan