Om

Hello Fellow Nom Seekers!

I feel uncharacteristically at peace with myself and with the universe after a meal at Om.  Perhaps it is the inspirational quote on their wall:

Or perhaps it's their light yet nourishing vegetarian lunch for $6.50.  Yes, $6.50!  Where can you get a meal in the CBD for that?  So maybe I'm lulled into a sense of serenity by the price point.  Also I am being fed a vegetarian meal that actually tastes good.  Perhaps the all-you-can-eat chappatis tipped me into a carb-cocoon afterglow?  Whatever the reason, I leave Om feeling I can do and should do amazing things because you get out of life what you put in.  

To elaborate on what you get for your $6.50:  pilau of some sort, dhal, vegetarian curry, a little dollop of pickles and chappatis.  Oh, the chappatis!  They were crispy and airy with just a smidge of butter.  A lady walked around with a basketful of them and tops up your plate when you run low.  I could just feast on the chappatis alone.

A tip:  Although the address for Om is on Collins St, the entrance is actually in an arcade off Swanston.  Well worth keeping your eyes peeled for it.



Until next time..

MKS Spices N Things

Hello Fellow Nom Seekers!

MKS Spices N Things is a deceptively quiet looking place.  On the outside, it looks like an Indian grocery store and DVD place.  But walk inside, there is cooked food being sold on premises.  And it is pretty decent quick eats Indian food.  If you stand outside at lunch time for even a couple of minutes as I did to take the exterior photo, at least six or so people came and went in the space of two minutes to buy their lunch. 

The food isn't cooked to order but they have a regular selection of Indian favourites.  I got the curry chicken, chicken korma and roti this time around.  The roti was a bit stale tasting but the curry was lovely.  It was just as good as any curry you would either make at home or get from a restaurant.  Plenty of actual chicken meat versus just sauce.  Might be worthwhile to just get the curries to take home to serve with your own rice or roti, etc.  The chicken korma (I think it might be a korma.  It wasn't labled but it had a creamier appearance than the curry) was also delicious.  Not too heat intense - perfect if you are serving it to children.  We had our's with dahl puri which we already had at home.

MKS Spices N Things also does the regular fried Indian offerings such as samosas, fritters, etc.  I was very surprised to see Tandoori chicken as well.  I will put that on my list of things to try for next time. 

Curry Chicken and Roti

Chicken Korma on a Dahl Puri

And if you prefer to make your own Indian feast, they have an extensive grocery section. 

The deets:

Location:

MKS Spices'n Things

382 Warrigal Road, Ashburton VIC 3147

Ph: 03  9885 9932

Cost:

Less than $10 for most dishes. 

Ambience:

Take away only. 

Nom Again:

Why not?

Until next time,

Nom Seeker, Glutt