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Rangoli Lunch

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Helen and I decided to drop by South Granville for some shopping and stocking up of freezable Rangoli dishes for those quick late night suppers. Well it was pouring of rain when we arrived and the first whiff of exotic spice sent us straight to a table for a late lunch. It was a pleasure to see Vikram, all too briefly, in his whites enroute to the home show. Helen and I decided on a lunch of cocount curry chicken $11.50 and black cardamon lamb $12.50. Helen opted for a warm glass of chai and I went for a glass of Smoking Loon Viognier (rich malo style with a distinct banana and tropical fruit overtone) it was a great pairing with my chicken. The salad dressing was amzing, I think it is a blend of mint, citrus juice, and possibly cucumber? Round two involved a glass of Lingenfleder Bird Labeling Riesling ( one of the all round great buys with typical green apple, mineral and subtle petrol notes). Both wines are served in the uber cool Riedel overture glasses and a five oz wine pour is a reasonable $6.50. We finished off with a bowl of rice pudding (rich, creamy, and scented with cardamon).

Here's a couple of photo's taken from our camera phone...so the quality is not great.

gallery_19417_1648_1343.jpg coconut curry chicken

gallery_19417_1648_9716.jpg Black cardamon lamb

In a cardamon pod...great food, wonderfully paired and priced wine, and as usual great service.

Cheers,

Stephen and Helen

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Helen and I decided to drop by South Granville for some shopping and stocking up of freezable  Rangoli dishes for those quick late night suppers. Well it was pouring of rain when we arrived and the first whiff of exotic spice sent us straight to a table for a late lunch. It was a pleasure to see Vikram, all too briefly, in his whites enroute to the home show. Helen and I decided on a lunch of cocount curry chicken $11.50 and black cardamon lamb $12.50. Helen opted for a warm glass of chai and I went for a glass of Smoking Loon Viognier (rich malo style with a distinct banana and tropical fruit overtone) it was a great pairing with my chicken. The salad dressing was amzing, I think it is a blend of mint, citrus juice, and possibly cucumber? Round two involved a glass of Lingenfleder Bird Labeling Riesling ( one of the all round great buys with typical green apple, mineral and subtle petrol notes). Both wines are served in the uber cool Riedel overture glasses and a five oz wine pour is a reasonable $6.50. We finished off with a bowl of rice pudding (rich, creamy, and scented with cardamon).

Here's a couple of photo's taken from our camera phone...so the quality is not great.

gallery_19417_1648_1343.jpg coconut curry chicken

gallery_19417_1648_9716.jpg Black cardamon lamb

In a cardamon pod...great food, wonderfully paired and priced wine, and as usual great service.

Cheers,

Stephen and Helen

Beautiful pictures, lovely descriptions. Sounds very enticing and reasonable price wise, and the wines sound devine. Thanks for posting. :smile:

In a cardamon pod :wub: too cute!

How's the pricing and sizing for freezer take-out, one time awhile ago I tried to check it out, but it was busy, hot and the wee pepper was fussy.

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The take away/freezer package prices range between $7 and $8. Usually Helen and I can get by with one package but if we are hungary then we usually open two packages but have a bit left for one of us to eat the next day.

Stephen

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The take away/freezer package prices range between $7 and $8. Usually Helen and I can get by with one package but if we are hungary then we usually open two packages but have a bit left for  one of us to eat the next day.

Stephen

Thanks Stephen, that sounds just perfect!

ps... we :wub: W. A+ staff, quaffibles & edibles. Deserves a reco IMHO.

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ps... we're  :wub: W.  A+ staff, quaffibles & edibles.  Deserves a reco IMHO.

OT but that is a very cryptic comment unless I'm a complete thicko...... :blink:

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How's the pricing and sizing for freezer take-out, one time awhile ago I tried to check it out, but it was busy, hot and the wee pepper was fussy.

We've done takeout from Rangoli and found that two pouches (one meat dish and one daal) will serve two moderately hungry people quite nicely, with a bit of leftovers. It usually works out to $16 or so. We skip out on buying any rice or naan - I just cook up a batch of rice at home and add some butter, salt and cumin. Cheap and cheerful :smile:

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in case you can't make it to rangoli, and depending on where you live, capers also carries the "boil in a bag" take out pouches. i htink that they have about 6 different "flavours".

also great for camping! in style, that is :biggrin:

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The hours at Rangoli are listed as 11 am-8 pm, but the website mentions serving lunch only. Are those the hours for the market, and diner service has more limited hours? Thanks for any information; I am looking forward to trying Rangoli during an upcoming visit.

I've never been there past 4:30pm although I do believe I have seen patrons there past 5:00pm. Enjoy your visit and the food.

Stephen

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I've been to Rangoli for dinner (after 5:30pm) a number of times - the last time was about 2 weeks ago. I checked their website and the wording does seem to suggest that it is 'lunch items' available. I highly recommend the Portobello Mushroom and Red Bell Pepper Curry.

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Rangoli's menu offerings have been the same for all my visits there, be they lunch or dinner. However, unlike what's shown on their website, their menu is actually double-sided and does feature additional à-la-carte curries for eat-in service.

I've yet to sample a dish that isn't an absolute winner, and their lassis are incredibly creamy and rich.

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Thank you very much for your replies. A phone call confirmed what you posted: food service during all open hours. My family had dinner at Rangoli earlier this week and absolutely loved it. It was perfect, because Vij's was closed for the holidays, and we wouldn't have taken our two-year-old there anyway. But the three of us had a wonderful dinner at Rangoli. Matthew wrote about it here: Vij's Rangoli

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