My Favorite Indian Restaurant

Photo from Roti website.

is...ROTI in lower Queen Anne.

Roti is the name of the whole wheat nan, tortilla like, flat breadish. I remember when I used to go to India for work, we would get invited to these homes for dinners and they would serve fresh roti and it was buttery, flaky, and savory that it compared to eating great freshly toasted bread.

This place has the best Indian food hands down. They serve the same kind of food you see in most Indian restaurants but has another level of flavor and savoriness that can't be compared. It is what differentiates good food from great food.

My favorite thing to eat from this place is Aloo Gohbi. It's is sauteed cauliflower and potatoes in ginger and spices. I don't know if it's the oil, but there is a toasty nutty flavor to the sauce that makes this dish so good. I've tried this dish at other restaurants but no comparison. Where as most places, has a flat flavor profile, ROTI's dish is multi layers of flavors, the spice, nutty, toasty, and the subtle zing of ginger.

We met our 2 Indian friends there for dinner and they too agree the food was great. They ordered Malai Kofta which is described as "mixed vegetable balls in creamy gravy" and Paneer Tikka Marsala. Again, great multi layer flavor profiles, good heat, and just plain yum! The vegetable balls were different, almost like a nutty falafael but not quite. My sister just like to says she like to eat "balls". :) K, maybe not. For vegetarians, this is heaven!

There is so much to try! Will have to remember to go again soon.