Phenomenal World visits The Balanced Cafe at Banashankari for some healthy food. Healthy food does not necessarily mean boring.
The Balanced Plate Café is a new venture by Kalyan. Kalyan is an extreme meat eater and loves all thing pork and lamb. I couldn’t resist going to his place knowing his penchant for fine food and so was very surprised with the menu that talked about a balanced food intake knowing the extremes both Kalyan and I go to for meat. The menu is really fitting with a balance of meat and veggies.
The menu clearly states the balanced plate options as well as sold separately as a dish by itself. This I thought was a good idea in case one doesn’t want the complete dish. The portions though are perfect for a single person.
Ambience
The ambience is bright and cosy for either a date or to catchup with friends.
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What We Wolfed at The Balanced Plate
Very interested in the secret ingredients that went into making the pasta sauce considering refined flour is not used at all for the thick consistency.
My son is a connoisseur when it comes to Pasta and not all pastas satisfies him. This he lapped it up so yes I will definitely sign off on the pasta.
The roasted pumpkin salad with feta was a lovely start and though I am not a pumpkin person I had this with gusto.
Had the steamed chicken with veggies and mash – Lovely fall of the bone and rightly spiced. I am more of a red meat person but I would make this an exception
The butter garlic prawns with the rice and veggie combination was made exceptionally well. For those who love prawns, don’t miss it.
The khichdi was lovely and had a great homely taste. The chicken leg was ordered separately and is not part of the khichdi.
The Cafe Brownie Bomb was really Da Bomb, Just like drinking a brownie. Will be loved by the kids and those with a sweet tooth. It’s thick and it’s rich,
The orange cheesecake brownie was different and loved the subtle orange hints in there.
I also packed some chimchurri sauce which was really really nice !
Some really great food here. Some Glimpses
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Books & food together!!!
Such a wonderful place! The dishes look so yummy! Books and yummy food, I could live here.
Looks delicious. I am actually surprised that you ordered khichdi too.