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Mother's Day represented an all too rare opportunity for restaurants
throughout Britain to gain some welcome extra income on a day when
receipts are normally quite low.
With Beefeaters, Harvesters and other similar outlets packed to the
rafters with thousands of special occasion diners, we decided to try
out the very interested Rajasthan Festival featured in the last issue
at Sesame in New Malden just outside London. Sesame's virtuoso
Chef is a specialist at Rajasthani fayre and although the restaurant
has only been open for just over a year, it is already gaining a
reputation for being something rather special in the food department.
With the whole family on board we decided to test both the Rajasthan
Festival menu and the normal a la carte. I went for Methi Salmon
Tikka to start with followed by the famous Rajasthani dish, Lal Maas.
The salmon was so tasty that most of my food was stolen by others
sitting at the table and the Lal Maas deserves some special praise. I
have tried this wonderful dish in many restaurants and the results
can often be disappointing. Not so at Sesame. The dish was
beautifully spiced with a sauce of just the right consistency and was
without doubt one of the best examples of this dish I have ever had.
Star of the day - MUM - went for her favourite Methi Murg and fish,
dal and prawn dishes added to the tempting array.
This was the first time we had ever celebrated Mother's Day at an
Indian restaurant and we were left wondering why. As with our
previous visits to Sesame, situtated between Kingston upon Thames and
New Malden, we were all very impressed with the total dining package
and as the Rajasthan Festival is continuing into April, I recommend
getting along there to try that Lal Maas for yourself.
Sesame 216 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey Tel : 020 8949 2211 |
