Aroma Indian Restaurant
Tucked into a little sidestreet in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington (actually, just across the street from El Chalan!), Aroma's snug little dining area is perfect for a quiet dinner for two or a small group.
On my last visit, we were entertaining out of town relatives (all the way from Whitehorse, Yukon!) and we'd just spent a full day visiting museums and walking all around town. By the time we settled in, we had worked up a good appetite.
Indian dining works best when you can share a number of dishes and Aroma's selections were perfect for sharing. We started out with an order of bhelpuri and the vegetarian appetizer sampler.
For those of you not familiar with bhelpuri, run out and try it as soon as possible. A delightful blend of rice crisps mixed with fresh chopped onions, tomatoes, and coriander, made with with a tamarind base chutney. Aroma's bhelpuri offering was done to perfection and is highly recommended. The vegetarian sampler was, like most samplers, reminiscent of a short story collection - some were good, others great, and there were a few clunkers.
Still, for a group, everyone found something they liked.
For selected four dishes for the main course. Lamb can sometimes be dicey in a group (I find people have strong feelings about lamb - either you love it or hate it, rarely are people wishy-washy on lamb). Luckily, we had another lamb lover in the group, so we could get one of my favorites, the Lamb Roganjosh. The lamb was well done with just the right mix of spices. We had to vegetarian dishes, the Channa Masala and Saag Paneer, but quite good. Adding to the mix was a nicely done Chicken Curry.
Complimenting the main course were rice, raita, and a selection of breads.
The staff of Aroma were well informed on the food and could make recommendations for good mixes. The wine selection was acceptable (we had a red).
Overall, highly recommended.
Meal: Dinner
Rating: **** of 5
Date: 27 September 2008
Address: 1919 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Website: http://www.aromarestaurant.com/
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