The Spice Club is a restaurant serving Indian cuisine. My dining companion and I had been here when the restaurant first opened about eighteen months ago. It was managed by a different owner, and the food was incredible, unlike any I had had at most Indian restaurants. Unfortunately that owner’s expertise was in IT, and the restaurant didn’t last long. It was taken over by one of the owners of India’s Grill in Fort Myers, Dilip Bare. He comes from a family with about 15 years of restaurant experience in Florida, operating six restaurants statewide.
The first thing ordered were the papadum (a thin, crisp, disc-shaped food), which can be described as Indian potato chips. They are a very thin disk made often from ground lentil flour, dried, and fried until puffed up.
Even better was the non-vegetarian lamb pepper fry. This was excellent, with very tenderized lamb coated in garam masala, coriander, chili, cardamom, curry leaves and other spices then cooked in coconut oil. Curry leaves are interesting Botanically, and part of their flavor comes from the compound that gives cinnamon it’s unique taste. It was really good, the sweetness of the lamb melding perfectly with the slight bitterness of the seasonings used here. Again, most highly recommended.
The first thing brought to the table was the mango shrimp. This was incredible, unlike any Indian dish I had ordered before. Shrimp are sauteed, and combined into a sauce of mango pulp, onion, garlic paste, ginger, mustard seeds, coconut milk in addition to other spices. The sweetness of the mangoes and coconut milk melded perfectly with the seafood here. Another most highly recommended dish.
Shahi means regal in Indian, and this dish truly is. Korma is a dish that in this case, incorporates almond and cashew paste, heavy cream, and vegetables. This was another incredible entree. Please order this if you go to Spice Club. It, as the mango shrimp, will not disappoint.
The first was that classical Indian dessert, gulab jamun. Here milk is condensed, mixed with flour and fried. The typical presentations are fried spheres. These are served with a simple syrup flavored with cardamon and rose water. Slivered almonds sealed the deal. Again, most highly recommended.
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