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Today in Delhi, you will find at least three ‘100% Pure Vegetarian’ restaurants at every corner. Delhi’s vegetarians don’t have much problem to find decent thali, which would be a popular Indian meal consisting of lentils, vegetable dishes and paneer. However if vegetarians want to experiment with cuisines, they don’t find much options. Most Desi Chinese places have limited options of soyabean and cottage cheese. While QSR chains of burgers and pizzas have understood the market potential of vegetarians, there is still a gap when it comes to fine dining.
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But breaking the stereotype is House of Soy at Radisson Blu Faridabad. Located at a distance from the hustle and bustle of Delhi city, this restaurant at NCR region is serving wide variety of vegetarian options. Curated by chef Avanish Jain, House of Soy could aptly be named the house of joy. Walking into the restaurant you feel a thrilling vibe of entering a monastery – where good food occupies the altar. The interior is well lit, yet infuses an ambient mood. There is a lot of earthiness to the decor, which your eyes can’t miss. As we comforted ourselves with refreshing summer coolers (Rs 299) – Very Berry KalaKhatta and Watermelon juice, the train of vegetarian delights began with Vegetable Popiah (Rs 599). A neatly rolled tofu and bell peppers served with homemade smokey dip tasted delicious. The crispiness of the spring roll deserves special applaud. The next in the menu was Crystal Vegetable Dumplings (Rs 599). Thanks to the delicate potato starch dough, the dumplings don’t look opaque. Served with a variety of dips, you can actually derive taste of individual ingredients.
The signature Tom Yum soup (Rs 399) was quite flavourful with hint of lemon and kafir lime. However a pinch of coriander could have diluted the strong flavour. So as I started with the soup, the strong flavour hit the back of the tongue. The main course kicked off with Vegetarian hakka noodles (Rs 449) and flavourful Jasmine Rice. The accompaniments were Kaeng Khiao Wan Phak (Rs 649) and Mapo Tofu (Rs 649). If you are at House of Soy, it would be an offense not to try the green curry flavoured Kaeng Khiao Wan Phak. Thai vegetables flavoured with coconut meal and Thai peas tastes as authentic as the roadside eateries of Bangkok. As you relish the Wan Phak with sticky jasmine rice, you would feel tempted to try Mapo Tofu, thanks to fragrance of the bean sauce. Silken tofu cooked in spicy chilli and bean sauce would make you go for innumerable servings before you finally give up realizing the heaviness. Well, that’s the magic of Oriental food, where you start feeling full once you are done with eating. The dessert on our plate was Date Pancake (Rs 449). The deep fried dates wrapped in wanton skin served with Vanilla ice cream are again a dish not to be missed.
Overall the experience was quite satisfying. We did try a wide spread of non vegetarian too, ranging from Sushi, Chicken Dry red Chilli Chongqing style, Schezwan Chicken Dimsum in the starters to Basa cooked in pepper sauce and Kung Pao Chicken. While House of Soy excelled in vegetarian spread, the meaty affair was equally relishing.
