I wrote about Kokum restaurant in NYC a few months ago – that time I wrote about how nice they were to me and even though I ordered the wrong thing, they were sweet enough to bring me what I thought I was ordering – let me see if I know how to find and add that link.
I went for lunch with a friend of mine and we had the lunch special.
We both opted for seafood dishes – one shrimp and one fish. The special comes with naan, daal and a vegetable. Quite generous for $12 and quite tasty too.
This is the Nadan fish curry and it was tart and flavorful. Much like a vindaloo without the heat. I believe they use tamarind and the spice level was just right.
This was the Shrimp Pappas – very nice size shrimp, about 5 I believe. There was coconut milk in this which made it mellow and well rounded.
The naan came piping hot from the tandoor and was great to sop up the delicious sauces of the curries.
This was the plate with the two curries, daal, cabbage as the vegetable, naan and rice.
I enjoyed the lunch and was a great deal for $12.
I can’t wait to go back and try some of the other dishes – dinner is great too. While they don’t have a special – there are plenty of South Indian dishes other than dosa that I am eager to try.
Indian Culinary Center, NYC 