Topic: Big Day !

[emin-j]

I am going to Bristol tomorrow for 3 days working and staying over. I'm gonna give this restaurant a try

Nice one 976bar  You can watch the Chef cook ! The kitchen is in full view of the restaurant.

[976bar]

Hi Emin-J,

Well I went to the Mystirica in Bristol on Wednesday night as planned and what a fantastic experience.

It's good to be able to watch the Chefs in action with the open Kitchen

I opted for the Prawns 65. Delicious fresh water black prawns in a hot and spicy batter. This came with a salad which included olives!! and a mint and mango dipping sauce. The prawns were really succulent and well fresh.

I next opted for the gost do-piaza, which is basically a well spiced lamb stew, with safron baked pilau rice and a plain naan bread. As soon as I tasted the stew, ginger, cloves and cinnamon came through, then the spicy tomatoey lamb which was so succulent and really good quality, then finally the caramalised onions broke through... Not a hot dish, probably around the Bhuna mark but the flavours were awesome and not something I have experienced in a BIR for a long while....

I took some pictures which made the manager come over and I explained that you had been there for a cookery class and had recomended the restaurant on here and we sat chatting for around 15 minutes. he was very friendly and excited that we had discussed his restaurant on here so much.

As I said I have taken some pics which I will try and post on here, but given my last attempt, I wonder if they will come out??!!

Well done and many thanks for recomending this restaurant. I would certainly recomend it to anyone visitng Bristol

[976bar]

A couple more pics

[emin-j]

Phew ! That's a relief ! 976bar ,Thank you for taking the time to checkout the Myristica ,it really is quite special I think and it sounds like you enjoyed yourself 
I really enjoyed my Cooking Class,  the owner Amit is such a genuine guy and helped make the day such a success .Did you watch them cook your meal ? Have you had a rethink on any of your Indian cooking 

[976bar]

Hi Emin-J,

I have tried making base sauce for the past 2 years and still maintain that I make a better curry from scratch.

I also attended an Indian Cookery Course at The Safron House - Rickmansworth earlier on in the year, where we did similar stuff, the spice trail etc and more importantly the medicinal purposes of spices too. The chef that taught us had a masters in Food science, so she really knew her stuff. We went on to produce Garam Masala, a fantastic "Chicken Chilli Marinade" and there were 4 of us on the course and a slight increase or decrease of any spice produced a completely different flavour as we all tried each others. Some were hotter, or had more ginger or garlic etc.....

We also did a fish masala marinade and one for paneer, we made Riatu (fresh yougurt & cucumber dip), The original Bombay potatoes, Vegetable samosas, Vegetable Bhajis (I've posted the recipe on here), they were fantastic and vegetable pakoras.

We then marinaded the Chicken and fish with our marinades and left them to "fester" as it were for about an hour then cooked them. The food was real quality Indian food and not a base in sight.

So all in all pretty much a day like yours. They hold a second day which I will book when I can afford it based on main courses

I highly recommend these cookery courses to anyone here, they give you such an in depth knowledge of spices etc.......

[billycat]

I am glad you enjoyed your food mate

but if i had five prawns in batter tossed on a plate with a bit of salad it would be going straight back to the kitchen

i have never seen prawns cooked in a thick batter like that before in any indian restaurant i have visited liverpool ,manchester , bradford etc

And as for olives well that says it all

[976bar]

LOL Billycat.

Maybe you should venture further afield?......

[billycat]

lol 976bar

how much further do you recommend ?

maybe sprinkle a few water chestnuts on as garnish !!! ;D

[976bar]

LOL Billycat

No, I was thinking more in terms of the restaurants you frequent.....

Take a look at this one. I've been here many times and the food is fantastic

http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/

[George]

LOL Billycat :)Take a look at this one. I've been here many times and the food is fantastic
http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/

I agree. I've been there a few times and the food is very good but IMHO, it's not really BIR. Personally, I like it more, at a price, but it's not BIR.