In a nutshell:

Outstanding home made gujias that had thin crisp shells, the right amount of sweetness, the flavour of good ghee, every bite was a medley of textures. Loved both the platters we ordered – one snacky, one lunch.

The food in general was really good – it seemed to be made in volume & i guess if cooked in small batches (like home) it would have been even better.

Address & other details: Marwadi khana

Meal for 2: ₹500 onwards

Cuisine type : vegetarian

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Short description- in case u r in a hurry

We got to know about home chef abhilasha jain (Marwadi khana) from the social media. This was topped by a good amount of recommendation by chef Ashish Bhasin, executive chef leela gurugram.

The Instagram posts of Marwadi khana are really good to watch. They have videos, pictures & a good amount of written content that talks about the vm community & the culinary culture.

We got a few Instagram messages from Marwadi khana as invitation to sample their food but we said this –

This is actually our standard reply to all the generous invites that we get from all restaurants & home chefs.

Close to holi this year we saw advertisements of the holi offering of Marwadi khana. That looked fab. So we decided to order it at a friend’s place.

The ordering process:

The customer has to Fill the form to book his/her order

http://marwadikhana.in/order/

The terms & conditions mentioned were:

*We are accepting orders for min 2pax*

*We will send our deliveries asap but due to festive rush and non availability of delivery guys it might be delayed, kindly bear with us*

*Gujiyas are also available*

*Delivery charges for Holi Day from gurgaon to Gurgaon is Rs 150*

The concept was quite difficult to understand. How much does one pax eat? How to calculate how many dishes to order. Generally restaurants say ‘per plate / per dish’. Here it was ‘pax’.

Also, I was surprised that it was mandatory to order for 2 pax – if one person wants to order, why is he/ she forced to buy food for two? Logically the courier & packaging charge will be more for one pack compared to multiple. So just paying the extra courier & packaging should work – I thought.

So we got other friends to join us too. Finally 5 of us finished ‘2 pax’!!! Great we did not order more ‘pax’!!!

 

Rest of the interaction related to food delivery & time was very good.

We were very impressed with the packaging

Food was really good.

Detailed description – in case u hv the time to njoy reading:

Sweets

Home made gujias came in 4 varieties. Each was unique & different from each other. This is a summary of the assorted gujiyas:

Thin crisp shells

Right amount of sweet

Flavour of good ghee

Medley of textures

Rate the assorted gujiyas 4.5/5

Lunch:

Chaat Special Menu

-Kadi Kachori Chaat

The kadhi was very balanced in terms of taste – sweet/salt/ sour. The kachoris were great to taste as it is. The filling was way more robust in terms of quantity, flavours & also taste, as compared to the mass market leaders bikanervala & Haldiram’s.

The kachori outer layer turned out to be perfectly crisp.

The combination turned out very good. Rate this 4.5/5

-Cholle Samosa Chaat

Once again, excellent samose that paired very well with the intense, robust chholey. Rate it 4.5/5

-Dahi Bada was very enjoyable. The bada was soft & really nice. It was not too porous & not hard in the center. The sides held back well. Balance if dahi was excellent. Rate it 4.5/5

-Bedmi Puri with Aloo Subji. Loved this combo. Special mention to the flavourful aloo subzi. I was also amazed that the puri was very good to taste after almost 2 hours of it being fried. Rate this 4.75/5

-Holi Special Gujiya was also a part of the pack.

-Moti Boondi Laddu was not too sweet & had ghee flavours. Incidentally we have had better. This one was very good. Rate it 4/5

-Green Chatni was flavourful & nice. So was the Sauth. Add ons to spice up the chaats.

Special Food Menu

-Marwadi Cholle was quite different from the chholey with samosa. This one had a thinner gravy & was lighter on the palate. It was high on flavour of spices. Rate it 4.25/5

-Gobind Gatte was excellent- perfect texture. Everything just right. Loved the gravy too. Rate it 4.5/5

-3M-Mawa Matar Makhana Sabji was just too good. It was different & new for us. Absolutely bowled over. Rate it 4.95/5

-Kairi Ki Launji was nice to eat.

-Jeera Rice was good. Rate it 3/5.

-Namak Ajwain Paratha was excellent. Super soft, perfect to taste. Rate it 4.5/5

-Boondi Laddu – we got the same Moti boondi laddu here, mentioned boondi laddu.

-this platter also had Holi Special Gujiya.

Overall rating averages out to 4.35/5

Look forward to trying many more dishes from Marwadi khana in future.