One restaurant that’s been getting quite a bit of publicity lately is the Swad Shakti ayurvedic restaurant. It’s located at the Ayurshakti Health Centre in Malad, an outer western suburb of Mumbai. I can’t believe it’s so close to home, and I didn’t even know about it.
Feeling like I needed some healthy food after being forced to eat so much during Diwali, I suggested to my husband on Sunday that we go there for lunch. It turned out to be a very pleasant surprise.
The restaurant’s motto is “Healthy khao. Tasty khao.” (Eat healty. Eat tasty). The food was definitely both of those things. It’s prepared based on ayurvedic principles and is specifically designed to be satvik in nature, to nourish the body and calm the mind at the same time. This type of food is high on water content (pumpkin, gourd, leafy vegetables), whole spices, moong daal, and special types of rice. It doesn’t include wheat, curd, tomato, tamarind, lime, or fermented foods.
Thali at Swad Shakti.
My husband and both had the special thali. It was delicious, and definitely not bland tasting like my husband feared. I certainly felt good after eating it too, and had energy all afternoon. The price was reasonable, at 125 rupees.
The all vegetarian menu at Sawd Shakti is extensive. There are curries (priced around 100 rupees), soup (50 rupees), rice preparations (60 rupees), snacks such as puri and pav bhaji (30 to 50 rupees), and sandwiches (60 rupees). Some mouthwatering teas, juices, and milkshakes are also on offer. I had a mixed fruit juice (made out of freshly squeezed fruit) for 60 rupees.
What really made it an enjoyable experience though was the restaurant’s setting. It’s located in a peaceful spot down a side street, is surrounded by leafy plants, is breezy, and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
The only draw back was that the standard of service left a bit to be desired. It was slow, and the waiters not particularly enthusiastic. I still hadn’t received my juice by the time my meal was served, and had to repetitively ask for it to be brought.
In addition to the restaurant, the Ayurshakti Health Centre also provides ayurvedic consultations, therapy, and medicines.
Swad Shakti is open daily from 7 a.m. until 10.30 p.m. The address is Bhandap Nagar, Cross Road No 2, Off S V Road, Opposite Milap Theatre, Malad. Phone: (22) 280 65757.
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Saw the picture of the thali and I’m hungry now. Off to lunch! See ya!
Mmm sounds and looks delicious and now I’m hungry!
bumped into ur blog and found it to be very interesting. will visit again..
Mmmm that looked so good!! Glad you at least had good time even if the waiters were slow
Dear Sharell and CG,
Indian food is no doubt the best in the world in terms of taste and variety but sometimes it does get boring to eat the same routine Indian stuff . That is the reason why chinese , Thai , Italian food is becoming popular in Delhi .
There is a Russian restaurent , Bline at Anand Niketan , Delhi . The atmosphere in Bline is a world away from the boisterous Punjabiness that is the average Delhi restaurant. Here people speak in hushed tones, inaudible even at the table abutting theirs, and the only sound that is allowed to carry is from the TV, which plays a constant stream of Russian soap operas and films. The owner and chef, Alexander Melnikov himself came to take the order . Melnikov runs the restaurent with his wife Elena . His daughters and mother live in Russia . Melnikov comes from Vladivostok in eastern Russia . Bline at Anand Niketan, is a small restaurent with four neatly laid out tables and a tiny adjoining kitchen. The first thing I ordered was some Kompot, a sort of reddish-coloured mixed fruit juice that is similar to rhododendron squash . Its cost was Rs 40 . Then came borsch, a hearty red soup originally from Ukraine . The restaurent’s signature dish is Blines (pancakes) and Russian momos .
My main course was Stroganoff . Traditionally in Russia stroganoff is made of beef but I had the vegetarian version made of mashed potatoes with some fresh sliced tomatoes and dills. I had the honey bline for dessert .
On the whole, a very warm, hearty and homely meal. Just like the Russians I got to know in Moscow . My total bill was Rs. 240 which is a steal for such good food .
Dear Ramitji,
I was born in Sevagram , a small village in Wardha district of Maharashtra . When I was 2 years old my parents moved to Delhi . All my schooling and early college education has been in Delhi . I love Delhi . Delhi is the cultural capital of India . It is easy to live here and there are so many places to enjoy life . Also the civic infrastructure in Delhi and NCR is one of the best in India .
This New Year you should try some Russian food at Bline . Russian food is healthy , tasty and has subtle flavours . I am enclosing the address , telephone no. and mobile no. of Bline ( Russian Restaurant ) below .
Mobile : 9810197494
Phone : 011-24114217
Address : Shop No. 15, Anand Niketan Market, New Delhi-110017.