While traditionalists raise an eyebrow, and not necessary the fork, Abdul Rehman Qureshi, who has penned a new menu at Chutney, the Indian diner at Metropolitan, Delhi, happily exposes the samosa and insists that local diners are ready to experience the vast offerings of Indian food beyond the regular fare. But he is also playing it a little safe, with a “Family Style” selection to keep the conservative diners happy. Choudhary, too, has stories of guests shocked by this new-look Indian dish and walking out of his restaurant, “We need to educate people that the food still cooked in the handis and skewers, only the final product is trimmed and pepped up.”
Tradition takes time to be skewed — but the beginning has been made.