Bhatti (NYC, NY)

A casual Indian restaurant in the heart of little India on Lexington avenue and 27th street. Amongst so many other Bubbling Indian Eatries in the neighborhood, which stands out for its tandoori food and Curries. It is owned by the iconic indian restaurant "Moti Mahal" in New Delhi, India. APPETIZERS: For an appetizer, we had Bhelpuri. Bhelpuri is an Indian snack, made of a mixture of rice puffs, lentil crisps, onion, tomatoes, chilies, cilantro and mixed with tamarind and mint chutneys.  Its flavors are sweet and sour at the same time. We also enjoyed chicken and lamb boti kabobs. They were marinated in ginger garlic, yogurt and roasted black cumin, then were cooked in the tandoor (clay oven). They were very moist and served nice and hot. MAIN COURSES: For the courses, we had chicken biryani, Bhuna Goash and butter chicken. The chicken biryani: a fragrant combination of long grain basmati slow cooked in a special vessel with fresh herbs and spices served with a mint yogurt. The flavors just bursted in our mouths, and were not too spicy, yet not too bland.The Bhuna Goash was a home cooked style Mutton (goat), with a masala of onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic and a nice blend of selected dry spices. The goat was on the bone, but was so moist that it would just slide right off, and be sucked in your mouth. The butter chicken has to be the best dish I had there. The man who invented butter chicken was the owner of "Moti Mahal," hence this is the original recipe. The chicken is first grilled in the tandoor, and then immersed in a butter and cream sauce, then blended in with various exotic spices. Also, we had the Ajwanni Shrimps that were marinated in lemon and ajwan (Indian Spice) and cardamom.  We alsoAlso try the Gilauti Kabob. Bhatti has recreated this kabob, which it's recipe comes from one of the best kabob makers from Avadh-Tunde Mian, and is so unique and it's very soft, which supposedly came from a family who incorporated 160 different spices. DESSERT: Theres only one way to go for dessert at Bhatti:Phirni. Phirni is an almond and rice flour pudding dish. Its a good palate cleanser after a great spicy meal. AMBIANCE: ** SERVICE:**** FOOD:*****