At modern Indian 31 Bar & Eatery, special attention has been taken in preparing each dish, with a lot of emphasis taken in cooking food in a healthy manner, using minimum oils, no artificial colours, no sugar, less salt, fresh chilli, ginger, garlic, and just enough cream.
What is unique about Indian food? A unique blend of fresh spices, such as cardamom, coriander, aniseed, cloves, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, curry leaf... etc along with the intoxicating aromas, not only gives an astonishing taste, but also has health benefits that no one can refute. It’s a labour-intensive cuisine that tests your taste buds with each different cuisine you eat. No one menu is same!
What are your favourite dishes? These are our most popular choices.
NON VEGETARIAN 31 Masala Chicken. Boneless chicken cooked with our 31 special masala.
VEGETARIAN Chilli Paneer. Paneer tossed with onions, herbs, fresh chillies, spring onion and house chilli sauce (Fusion).
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Aubergine. Flame roasted aubergine with garlic, herbs and spices.
Our guests are always astonished to see the difference we add by makings things instantly and enjoy the freshness of the spices we use!
Please tell us about the chefs. In total, the chefs have over 45 years of experience working in three to five star hotels/restaurants (brands such as Taj, Radission, Shangri-la, etc) in India, creating Indian cuisines along with cuisines from around the world. They are quite inspirational in trying new flavours!
We’ve heard you create your own spice combinations?
Yes we do. For generations, (even before our forefathers migrated to Fiji from India as indentured labours), we have had our family masala recipe. This consist of cardamom, coriander, aniseed, cloves, cumin, turmeric etc etc...
Exotic spices are lightly toasted and ground into fine powder. All spices are grounded fresh on site to give taste of fresh flavours.
Anything else you’d like to tell our readers?
We have a rotating menu that keeps on changing from time to time. Happy Hour everyday from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Beer, wines, cocktails, mocktails and bites!
Follow us to see our 90 minute brunch & bottomless drinks starting from Saturday 7 November 2020. Enjoy our fresh spice and may we bring you good health and great fortune! Join us to celebrate Diwali on 14 November 2020.
31 Bar & Eatery, 31 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 218 5164, E: reservations@31.co.nz, www.31.co.nz
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