Tigers Experience with Asian Haus - Home Delivery

Home delivery is normally done when your maid or cook is on leave , you don't feel like cooking , guest have landed up accidentally , or no gas for cooking etc etc etc but Asian Haus is a planned Home Delivery of nice hot Asian Cuisine at your door step and prompt too . Asian Haus has filled a gap in the market by giving good quality tasty food at your door step  - getting good restaurant food to your door step  a service which was not really available in the market .. people always complained that the food u eat at the premises is different from the one delivered, well in this case Delivery of good food is the only option . 

Getting down to what makes a home delivery delightful : Ease of ordering , Easy to understand menu , Good Prices , Good choices ,trusted quality of food ,Food Served Warm , Packaged well , Hygienic and Promptly delivered , or may be i can say delivered as per your Expected /predicted delivery time . 

Well it was one of those Sundays when i woke in the morning got a blasting from wife about how badly the domestic staff behaves , how irresponsible they are , never get breakfast ready on time etc etc .. i was like overdosed  and also with it she told me how i never take the in laws out for lunch ... so i quietly came down to office .. downloaded Asian haus menu , called the toll free number placed a huge order for 6 people , went back to the bedroom and told her lunch is organised for her and her parents so now she can chill and probably give the domestic staff a day off .. she was like must you make it more difficult for me , who will wash the bartan , why do u waste money and so on .. all i cud keep saying was relax babe chill enjoy your Sunday .. i have taken care of everything ... blah blah and went onto read the paper in silence . 

While all this is going on i had my fingers crossed hoping  that Asian Haus doesn't goof up with the food and delivery timing. OK so order placed at 12.43 for a promised delivery by 1.30 . As a house rule we eat sharp 2 pm on Sundays.

Sharp 1.26 the bell rings and Asian Haus is here WOW , I was like impressed. I thought tomy seldf why not blog this so  dragged the smart delivery  man back to his bike made him pose and repeat the full drill ; till my entrance door hehehehehe . The boy was worried ,thought aaj kismat khul gayee with so much bhao ,ya phir this man is going to complain to the boss .. but he was a smart guy , very well versed with the food and had perfect manners ... What impressed me most , i asked him to come inside and put the boxes on the dinning table  and on his own he removed his shoes before entering , not that we insisted but on his own which is a great gesture .

The Delivery

Wish i had remembered his name .. He came in with his ruck sack , which was well insulated , zipped it open and one by one checked if all mentioned in the bill was there .. then explained all dishes to me , recommended that if we were eating in an hours time to warm it once in the micro .. but if instantly then its perfect temperature ... getting impressed even more heheheheh.  I loved the packaging Spill proof , good insulation , clean hygienic and attractive . He tallied the bill took money and off he was . Since we were going to eat right away i told him to take the corrugated boxes with him and not waste them .. saaala uska discount to de deta heheheheheh.

Variety of South Asian food ,Outstanding delivery and Packaging are the two elements behind  the success story of Asian haus....

The Packaging

Ps: The pictures are bit more on the orange side thanks to my point shoot camera and also the room decor :(

Individual Packing

Beautiful recycled plastic containers - quantity is good enuf for two people .. you can simply peel and serve no fuss of taking out bartans etc etc ... they are microwave friendly too .  Heat Aroma flavors all remain intact .

The Sauces

The Tools

Hmmmmm so considerate . Chop sticks, Wipes what else do u need .Im sure they have disposable cutlery also.

Oriental Greens

Chinese greens stir fried with a thick garlic sauce; garnished with roasted garlic and cashew nuts. Whats the magic about Chinese greens the crunch and the freshness shud not die with the cooking . I loved the dish - Garlic sauce not over powering , the cashew just right and the choice of greens perfect .And the art is to keep the Textures of the veggies intact .

Baby Pok Choy

Stir fried baby pok choy covered with thick oyster shitake mushroom sauce. Dont about you guys but i love Mushrooms in any form and specially shitake mushrooms , nice chewy texture , combined with other vegetables a perfect dish to eat with simple steam rice .

Basil Rice

Fried rice with garlic, beans & basil - A haus Specialty simple fried rice with a hint of basil loaded with veggies . Sorry the colour is not correct ,its more on the whiter side .

Singapore Prawns

Medium sized crispy prawns in thick reddish sauce flavored with garlic & fresh red chilies - Overall a great dish but a piece of advise for the chef . maybe im wrong but i feel Prawns go limp by the time they reach destination ,specially when they are deep fried .. rather cook them in the sauce  wil make the dish even better . Overall loved the dish the sizeof the prawns was super , nice tangy sauce , spicy and quite like the original Singapore prawns tried by me .

Hawkers Noodles

Chilly garlic noodles - Awesome just Awesome  - let me tel u why - they were different from the regular dry noodles .. they were a bit sticky , thicker not flooded with bell peppers ... nicely dosed with garlic and chilies .. with burnt onions on top .. a standalone win win dish for me . Dunno what they mean by hawkers noodles is it the Van Style Noodles?

Sichuan Spicy chicken

Stir fry chicken with chilies & spices, served with crispy garlic .. Yes Spicy and fun , wish i cud eat this with my hands masal masal ke hehehehehheheh - A bit over spiced for my family but a good spicy tangy mix , The chicken went hard on re heating inthe micro, bad idea.

Cantonese Chicken

Diced chicken, dried red chilies & roasted cashew nuts in a mix of dark Chinese sauces - Loved it ... why .. sorry Asian Haus people pardon me for what im going to say .. was nice and ketchupy .. just loved it m yet gain the mix of the chicken and cashew married beautifully . I checked the same for the coloring it was natural . 

Roti Canai

South Eastern thin & light, flaky bread - Please eat this with the rendang curry you will love it .The riot is the common street food of Malaysia and eaten with such thick gravies . it definitely has an indian origin .. flat bread which is flaky .Very popular in south east .

Chicken Rendang Curry 

Chicken in thick coconut gravy, flavored with lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves - More like pulled chicken , chatpata .. desi bhai log will  love it . The rendang curry is a slow cooked dish , normally served at festivities , it is very popular in Indonesia , Malaysia and Singapore .. Spicy is the name.

Vietnamese Shaking Mutton

Wok shook lamb on the bed of sticky rice with brown sauce & onion vinaigrette - The most popular dish on the menu ..... very simple dish - wok fired lamb with simple dressing and sauces goes perfectly well with the sticky rice - a dish just perfect for one person . This is a very popular dish in Vietnam made with beef called Bo Luc Lac .. where Luc Lac only means shaking of the meat in the wok til cooked.

Haus Khao Suey 

The Haus version of the traditional Burmese soup with yellow noodles, chicken and shrimps; garnished with fried onions, crushed peanuts and chopped scallions. And the real test .. the Khao Suey Thai style .. yes base for al is coconut whether it is original Burmese , Singapore style or thai .. the colors vary as they have a different set of ingredients in each region - the Asian haus one is more thai . I was impressed by the presentation and condiments(9 thinigies go into making a Successful Khao Suey ).. all of them in detail .. Excellent as i would call it , serves three people for sure . 

Chicken Scallion

Star shaped dimsum stuffed with minced chicken & scallion - Yes they were awesome , thin wrappers well ground meats which merged well with the hara pyaz  and perfectly steamed and yes juicy.. the family loved them and the unique packaging . 

The Table

All laid out on the table waiting for family to attack ,Yes Attacked before it gets cold, the plastic dhishesdidn look bad for serving directly on the table , ya for a casual family lunch its perfect .... we had a wonderful meal thank you Asian Haus . Ps the soup bowls are mine lol 

Overall Tigers Experience : This may be one of the first blogs i have written where there is no Ambiance , Smells ,Service to complain about hehehehehehehe very interesting. And end from where i started this blog .. WIFE was super happy as the rest of the family was Happy... so it was a good Sunday . 

Asian Haus has truly mastered the art of delivery ..  right from taking order to finding the menu online .. i believe they are soon going to be taking orders online also .. And the star of the whole experience is the packaging.. wonderful . being served warm food is a delight. I was actually from the school of thot that Chinese food shud never be ordered for home dining as everything goes limp , but i take my words back .. they have done a great job in enusring the food is almost as fresh as they would serve you in any restaurant.. Yes the food is slightly more spicy than what a normal palate can handle but im sure they can manipulate the same on request . Our experience has been excellent at appx 700 per head for 12 dishes is good and for so many dishes i think they are doing fine .. and i have been told that the consistency of the food is commendable , which speaks high of Asian Haus. 

The Menu is very very exhaustive covers the entire belt of South East Asia .. from China to Malaysia ... all handpicked dishes.

Delivery : Prompt , hot , fresh , zero error. In South Delhi and Now Gurgaon.

Menu : Salads/ Dim Sum/ Soups/Meal Box/Seafood/Curries/Poultry/Mutton/Vegetarian

Ambiance : Hehehehe My Homes comfort , TIgers Den.

Tigers Experience at The China House - Connaught Palce , New Delhi

If a Dosa can be modified to the North Indian Palate / If an American  burger Can be modified to the indian palate / a pizza can be made the Punjabi way THEN  why cant Chinese Food be modified to adapt to the Indian palate... I feel; we in INDIA have created a new wave of food called Indianised Chinese or Indian Chinese food . The Ingredients may be original , the meats maybe the same , the style of cooking maybe the same but the end result maybe different .. its called cooking  Our Way and why not ?Basic Chinese food from the entire continent .

The China House .. Swank ,gorgeous airy interiors caters to the masses and the Indianised Chinese appreciators... serving super comfort Chinese food . It is definitely not a touch me not tye of a place ..Affordable , Comfortable, Pocket Friendly place for the Foodies.

The Interiors really need to win a prize - beautiful thai umbrellas hanging from the roof , metal orchids on the white  rough finished walls .. very artistically done for sure , they have used the double height of the ceiling to their advantage . Typical red and black used on al signage attracts the eye .... most Chinese restaurants back home have red painted all over as it is a sign of wealth , luck and relationships. . The restaurant has two levels - on the ground floor they have the bar and pure dining , on the first floor they have a private dining section .

The restaurant is positioned for - the Shoppers of CP , The Strollers , The Tourist , The Lunch time eaters, The after Office Grabbers and the foodies like me who like Chinese food our way .

Chef Anil Kumar - 18 years of Experience in Chinese and thai kitchens - has worked in places like QBA, Bercos, Ego Thai  and Monk .. he is well aware of the Desi Palate and pelts out dishes with pure experience ..  the only thing he said to me was Sir please leave all your historic flavors behind and try my dishes ..  yes he was right.

Crispy Rice Thai Salad

Thai Chaat lol . crispy rice made the Thai way excellent - sweet sour like all thai salads - excellent crunch of the crispy rice like out own bhel puri .. mildly spiced .. great chat pata starter . Now say , how much research the restaurant has done on the punjabi habits - they know all punjabis love chatar patar with a drink , they all love khata meetha flavor and this starter fits it all . You will definitely ask for more , like i did.

Butter Prawns

A very rich dish - butter laden prawns . The Prawns are marinated in butter , condensed milk and a Chinese sauce for the flavor - the lachha that u see is something known as the Crispy Egg - a good discovery. Yum dish to start with .. perfectly cooked prawns , the flavor  of the marination lingers in your mouth for long . A must have .

Vegetables Lemon chilli Sauce

The most popular dish in any Chinese restaurant beside honey chiilli potato - Lotus stem , Broccoli and baby corn stir fried in chiili paste and lemon . Loved by all for sure . Is it true that anything fried taste awesome ??

Dimsums Three ways - Chicken Garlic/Chicken three spice/Prawn corriander

Three variety of Dim Sums - trust me they were one of the best i have had - the chicken with three spices is a good version of the duck dimsums , cooked chicken as the filler of the dimsum - fab flavor ; The chicken and garlic dimsum was a traditional chicken momo juicy and soft ; the prawn coriander is always the most flavored dim sum - the mix of prawn and coriander is a very thai concoction and works superbly - the dimsum was bit dry tho but i loved the colorful presentation . 

Fish in Black Pepper Sauce

Simple Ethnic Dish - stir fried sole fish with black pepper topping  and sauce . my yard stick for fish is very simple - shud not smell , shud not have thorns thats it . Being a true punjabi i love fried fish the most - batter fried wil do also with some spicy dips .

Khao Suey - chicken and Prawns

Every house has there own version , every hand makes it differently - having tried it in many places i do confirm the fact that all khao sueys taste different - even though they are born from two specific regions - Burmese and Singapore . This is one of my most favorite dishes and the reason being you can add your favorite condiments to make your flavors - i love it with more garlic , lemon and fried onions . Some of the other condiments served along with a khao suey are peanuts, boiled eggs ,fried noodles,green onions etc - but the bests part of a khao suey is the flavor of fish sauce -its yum .The one at china House is the chefs adaption - more to the Thai side of flavors but a good effort .

Sticky Rice with Chicken in XO Sauce 

This is the food of the future... actually this is the prediction for the year to come - Bento Box, meal in a bowl etc ... This is for the people on the Move , People who want a quick meal, people who have a economical budget , people who know what they want to eat ... Meal in  bowl .. simple sticky rice and a gravy mix . i personally love to eat meal in bowl when in a hurry , its a complete meal just enuf for one person .

Garlic Fried rice

Garlic Fly Lice hhahahahahahahaha as they wud say it in Thailand, too much thai is it .. simple fried rice no soya to make it black just plain rice with veggies and topped with burnt garlic - all u need is a nice chilly sauce to complete the dish .. good one

Lamb Chilli Bean

Chilli lamb - with chily bean sauce and topped with bell peppers , yet again a ethnic dish of Delhi an loved thoroughly by all . Trust me chatting with the chef i finished the full dish lol had the crispness, the sweet n sour tinge to it .

Chilli Garlic Noodles

This has become my latest obsession - taken over from hakka noodles - i think the reason is the garlic chilly mix and the noodles a bit sticky .... this is a dish on its own - maybe if we put some prawns in it , cud be a hot seller 

Fish Sichuan

Quite similar to the fish in Black Bean but the fish this time was Basa .. dont know whats the truth about basa - i quite like it . The best part was the combination of the fish and bell peppers, earlier was not so fond of bell peppers but ever since they are available every where they have become a household veggy and liove them stir fried in some tangy sauce .

Chinese Greens

Boss after eating so much meat Veggies to banta hai na - otherwise i wud feel guilty hahahahahahaha .This is the only dish i complained about - not for any other reason but the size of the greens was small - i prefer my Chinese cabbage etc in full length - the flavors were simple the burnt garlic affect was good . This is one dish we must order when ever we go out to eat as a family - wife insist, otherwise imagine tiger ordering veggies huh .

Prawns Kung Pao

Oh Gawd how much food , luckily the chef gave me small portions - and he insisted i ate this last dish of Prawns kung Pao - becos we were discussing common dishes in menus - so chicken kung pao is one of the most common onces in all Chinese restaurants , hence he insisted to try his dish with prawns hmmmmmm ya it was nice topped with bell peppers and cashew ... 

The Trio Sauces 

What i like about Chef Anil , like me he also loves trying new sauces - the red one s the traditional chilly garlic hot sauce , the green on is a pepper corn sauce - something new ; the yellowish one is chilly lemon yet again a new one tasted awesome ; besides this they have a jaggery chilly sauce which wil go superbly with any thing fried . See the indianisation of Chinese here the achaars . Im mad about the chutneys more than anything else.

The Legendary Caramel custard - 10 Years and Still in Demand

This is a new dirty habit i have picked up in my journey of being a foodie - i ask the restaurant very blatantly if te deserts are made inhouse or r they out sourced - yes there is a difference for us and for them too . The Caramel custard is an inhouse produce of QBA and claims to be the landmark desert . Well yes nicely made specially the burnt lower part - which i love . 

The Boss - Atul Kapoor (Binny)

The Boss and the Group CEO Sunil Tickoo.

The Team A of the QBA chain , a successful boss and a very successful CEO - sorry about the pic they refused to pose .LOL . Thanks to them QBA service and customer management is just amazing . The entire team takes pain in pleasing a customer - food recommendations etc . they help in making the entire dinning experience a delight . Atul popularly known as Binny is the creative man behind the interiors and man management - he is a people man ., and this is seconded by the retention rate of their employees. Binny come a long way from a linen store called bed n bath in HKV  to the first Kathi outlet in Ghitorni and South Ex  followed by the entire QBA chain - he is a experience Khiladi - loves to entertain , look after guest and loves to eat . 

Tigers Overall Experience : Very Good , beautiful decor , great food and service . The ambiance is amazing , double height ceiling , airy good natural light ,no running smells from the kitchen, elegant furniture ... comfortable sitting .

Food : Well done food - only advise is cut down the presentation on the sides and give more emphasis on the food itself , Simple on the move food , Flavors , quantity superbly modified to the Indian Palate .The plating definitely impress's you in the beginning but then it gets a bit over powering , need to tone it down a bit - chef has been told.

Ambiance: Swank , Trendy yet traditional  - beautifully rather tastefully decorated - easy to access , easy parking .

Service : Is picking up , the waiters knew the food .Give them time to settle down , dont bully them LOL.

VFM : 800 is the cost per person 

Ps : The Sizes Quantity of the dishes shown are not actuals , these are much smaller than the actual portions , you can expect much bigger portions .. so smile on

Tigers Experience of China Doll

Tigers Experience Of China Doll - South Ex 2

Thanks punam for recommending CHINA DOLL in South Ex - Loved It , but where was the doll ? very modern, spacious restaurant with a lounge - very evidently all fittings have been bought from china LOL, and the yes the chef also ... the funny part is after the meal i asked for the chef to congratulate him on two of his amazing dishes - first was told chef no speak English - i said just send him will speak Chinese lol , the chef arrives with a a team of stewards looking abs worried petrified etc etc - he looked like a kid about to get scolded by the teacher for not doing the homework right - well anyway congratulated him - he didn understand , showed him thumps up still he didn understand , said bravo with a big smile and a hug then he smiled in relief - it was so funny - but the question is who speaks to this poor man , who tells him about his food , who coordinates with him - i am really impressed with restaurant owners who get these guys to india ..... 

OK the Food - the menu is very much local style - basic Chinese stuff ,nothing very new all chinese restaurants have the same menu - Soup - Manchow - ok ok ; Starters - Chicken Red Chilli - Avoid fried chilies m fired chicken ; Chicken Hunan - twin brother of the first dish but with Sichuan pepper - ok ok but can be avoided - So No spup no starters - main Course - Boiled Fish - outstanding - reminded me of Kylie Kwong - red chilly oil , water red chillies and boiled fish - have it with steam rice outstanding ; Pork Belly not on the menu wonder why - think they forgot to add it - amazing new dish - juicy ,tender pork belly with greens (sarso ka saag- was so tempted to ask for tandoori roti - aman maybe u can try this combo dude ) sorry dont know what the exact greens were , the chef no speak english - staff not aware - so a mystery but just too good , Chinese greens - u cant go wrong with them , Singapore noodles were nice .... over amazing Main course must go and discover - portions - the dishes are good portion order two portions of steamed rice ran short . Five good foodies ate for 5000/- which is ok i guess as per todays - cost per head at any restaurant. They are new , all will be well soon .

Tigers Experience - Bercos Saket

 : RETRO FOOD NIGHT - yes retro food - last evening sent a random sms to a group of friends "Do you want to eat Retro Chinese food" and promptly everyone said YES YES - we we ventured to BERCOS Saket - 9 pm fixed Mgf mall , menu fixed in the mind all worked out we landed up there 6 of us - the restaurant was full on a Tuesday awesome i felt so happy for Bercos .Used my bulk to get a table LOL Anyways everyone was excited about retro food - one one kingfisher beer lined up - We decided to go full board.
Starters Spring Rolls - veg and non veg with hot garlic sauce ; crispy potatoes and stir fried mushrooms in chilly garlic - the fun had begun - amazing nostalgia of the 1980's started coming back .really nice starters loved the spring rolls
Soups - Dont laugh - Chicken sweet corn soup / Talumein / Hot n Sour hahahaha believe it was relished - neva had better soups for a while - nice hot perfectly flavored soups just the way we used to have them .
Main course - hahahahahah Amercian chpsuey , Veg Manchurian , Chilli Chicken Dry, asian greens(the only modern dish) , chilli paneer Haka Noodles and fly lice (ooops fried rice veg ) honestly speaking - each dish not only took us back in years but was amazing to eat - we fought over the egg on the american chpsuey hahahaha - loved the flavors - ordered without MSG - Kudos to Bercos each dish was well made justthe original way like we used to eat in Bercos in CP - they have certainly maintained the recipes.
And all this while the manager thought we were fooling around till we actually ordered RETRO FOOD - its a relief and good to do retro sometimes.