Origami - Japanese and Korean Restaurant - Powai, Mumbai

Perched between two hillocks at Powai is the Supreme Business Park that houses the Origami  Japanese and Korean Restaurant. While most often than not one hears about restaurants in south or western suburbs of Mumbai, Tisha (Reemil) did a discovery for us to try out.
It was a rainy day and been pouring since morning. We had planned for lunch and the downpour did not deter us.
Once we reached there the realisation dawned that the rain just added to the splendid setup. I have not seen too many bloggers write about this place but seeing enough Koreans and Japs sitting there I thought the chefs here must be doing things right. We opted to sit out and with the cool breeze blowing our brains were now conditioned to focus on the elaborate menu. We did that while devouring the delicious potato salad and the authentic Kimchi.

     


The first to arrive was the #Tobiko (read flying fish roe) Maki Roll. It’s a mouthful and I wish the size was smaller. However that complaint could be put into the back burners since it was definitely an exquisite piece of work. The crunchy eggs and the nori together was a riot inside the mouth.

We had opted for the #Pork #Gyoza that was panfried. I must admit that I was tasting a splendid Gyoza after years and it truly reminded me of the Tokyo days. The mince was right and the skin was elegant.

Chaitali (actually all three of us) loves tempuras and both the shiitake and the squid variations had our approvals. In the meantime we repeated the Gyoza order.

The #Bibimbap served in a hot stone bowl as it is supposed to be was one of the highlights and one must not miss it. We had the beef variation but they have other options. We tried the #Soba Noodles that came in a broth and some prawn tempuras on the side but what blew me away was the #Miso soup and those silken tofus in it.

I must lastly mention about the Futo Maki and that again took me back to the Far East.
I am going to be back here for more but I guess you should try this place and arrive at your own conclusions. I bet you won’t regret it!!

Five Spice Pork

Five Spice Pork     Pork was in the agenda.  A morning digital conversation  with Billi Mom Subhashree Basu.  A short trip to the local market.  The conclusive delightful evidence as follows:

1 kilo sliced pork belly 20 sliced Garlic cloves 1.5 tsp Five spice powder 10 Thai chillies diagonally sliced 4 tbs Light Soy sauce 4 bunches of Bok Choy 20  shallots cut into halves Lemon Grass 1 Star Anise Oil Salt   Parboil the pork until three fourths done.(Added a star anise, lemon grass, 2 tbs soy sauce and salt) Once done, drain and set aside.   Heat oil in a wok Fry the pork in batches and set aside. Heat oil again Add garlic and shallots and sauté for a minute or two Add the meat Add Thai chillies Add the Five spice powder Add 2 Tbs Light Soy sauce Add Bok Choy Add  chopped lemon grass stems Add salt only if required( I did not) Stir for a couple of minutes on high   Serve hot.