CORINGA

In the year 2015, I posted lots of reviews on different topics – book reviews, movie reviews, event reviews, product reviews and so on. They year 2016 saw my favorite recipes for each month with a background for each recipe.

For 2017, since I thoroughly enjoy both - writing reviews for a year and writing about food, I decided to combine the two and decided to post reviews of food places in my city – one per month. These will include a variety of places from restaurants to street food to ice parlors to anything that catches my fancy. One thing is for sure, I’ll have a hard time choosing where to explore for there’s no dearth of food joints in Bangalore. I hope I can find a place where I can give it a 5/5 rating;)

Ratings for reviews:

1 – No! No! No!
2- Just about average.
3 –Good. Can give it a try.
4- Great!!
5 – Yes! Yes! Yes! And I’ll tell all about it.

This month (January 2017) I’ve visited Coringa located in Koramangala known for its spicy Andhra cuisine. I’m starting the year on a spicy note:) . This review is only for the vegetarian part of the menu.

The menu card mentions a bit about how the restaurant got its name from a coastal village and wild life reserve in east Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, the land of chilly people:)

The interiors had a cosy look about it with soft lighting. I was served a rasam to start with. Now this, I could have every day! Perfect taste and so soothing in the winter chill.

Food I ordered :

Aritikaya slices : Banana slices fried crisp with spices.

Palakoora pappu: Spinach dal

Nuvvulu pappu rice: steamed rice with spicy sesame powder

Mirapakaya Bajji: Stuffed and fried green peppers as a takeaway to snack on later.

I loved almost all what I ordered there. There was onion chutney and ginger chutney to dip into. These were really flavorful. I dipped the fried banana slices in them and enjoyed it the most. Spice quotient was on the higher side so watch it if you aren’t into that kind of food.

The palakoora pappu was fresh and homely and I could eat just that for my meal, which I ended up doing anyways. I dint like the rice not because it wasn’t tasty, but usually basmati rice tends to give an odd odor when cooked and I’m very sensitive to it so I couldn’t enjoy it all that much. Maybe someone with less sensitive sense of smell may not mind it much. I did manage to finish some of it after liberally topping it with dal, chutneys and raw onions to mask the odor. Next time I’ll stick to rotis and the likes.

Disappointment # 1: I did so badly want to taste the sweet poota rekulu which I had heard so much about but sadly it wasn’t available the day I went. Maybe next time I should call and confirm in advance.

Disappointment # 2: Pipe music was awful.

Back home, I ate the mirapakaya bajjis which was good enough, though I like my own preparation of the same.

Suggestions: More desert options. It’s much needed and would be a perfect finish to the spicy meal.

Would I go again? Yes definitely. For one, it was relaxing. Food was tasty. Prices were reasonable and more importantly would want to try their items on the menu the vepudus - fries and their curries and hopefully the poota rekulu the next time around.

Overall rating : 3/5

Details

Address: 2, 2nd Floor, 100 Feet Road, Above Enigma, Koramangala 5th Block, Bangalore.
Timings: 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 7 PM to 11:30 PM

Contact:

+91 7760361506
+91 9900178608
Cash and Cards accepted.