New Indian Restaurant @ Terminal 2, Changi airport

 
Last week we had our first bite at the new place Indian restaurant at Changi Terminal 2 Departure lounge.

Chutney Mary is the new Indian savior.

The ambience is good, neat and has taste.

We knew Chutney Mary from the Siglap area. As a vegetarian, I totally liked their chaats and paneer dishes. Naan was good. I have to mention naan specifically as in many Indian restaurants I find naan the most hardest to eat. Literally. Hard. The restaurants either lack good cooks who are experts in making Naan or the restaurants do not have good equipment to make good naan.

When we entered Chutney Mary @ Terminal 2, we didn't expect extraordinary international menu. However, we were pleased to South Indian snacks like Idly and Dosa. As all time meals / snacks of the day, Idly and Dosa cannot beat any other item in the menu. We walked in and straight away with no second thought ordered Idly and Dosa. Our intelligent daughter however decided to stick to Pav Bhaji which is under chat items.

The lady behind the counter was very pleasant and very helpful in letting us know what is available and was patient enough to wait while decided on drinks and all the while was smiling. The best was she was not faking her smile!

Within minutes our orders came. PavBhaji was good! It was not loaded with chili powder. It is loaded with spices. The bhaji is loaded with flavour. The pav was fresh and the butter on top of the pav made me want for more of pav. 5 * s to PavBhaji.

Then arrived my dosa and my hubby's idly. Idly was fully though the dough was sour. Here starts our total dis-satisfaction list. My dosa turned out to be totally stale, dry and hard. As a regular cook, I knew instantly that the dosa was made hours ago and heated up either on tava or microwave. It was so hard that I left it on the table without eating. I had lemon juice which was quite ok.

My husband kept complaining about the Sambar. It was another disaster. It was just cold. No taste. Of course I can taste the sambar powder.

At the end, sitting back looking at the bill and half finished food, we came to a conclusion that the food was not worth for what we paid.

 Chutney Mary should stick to its North Indian menu.

We are yet to try their full course meal. Hope the taste is not compromised @ Changi Terminal 2.