A Very Deli Halloween!

Trick or treat! A phrase that is sure to spook out the faint-hearted in you. The town is buzzing with Halloween themed parties featuring ghosts, goblins, fairies, and mystical creatures this time of the year. If you're one not into that kind of showbiz, don't worry; we've got Indigo Deli's special Halloween menu for you!

Indigo Deli has curated an all new menu keeping in mind the holiday's festivities. Along with an array of soups, appetizers, and mains, they have some crazy desserts which will make you salivate just by the names. Another thing we have our eye on are the cocktails. Hallo'wine' frozen Sangrias, Spooky screwdrivers and Devil's margaritas? Please keep 'em coming!

Keeping in mind the versatility of the diners, they have both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options on their menu. To start with, there's soup: Molasses roasted pumpkin with coconut cream and toasted coconut macaroons, smoked bacon and white beans with kale & truffle oil and chilled beetroot and tomato with candied orange skin. Moving on, you can try the Grilled chicken liver, red apple & caramel onion quiche or the herbivorous version - devilled mushroom, roasted corn & caramelized onion quiche.

One thing you definitely must indulge in would be the guiness and cheddar souffle. Savoury souffles may not be common, but Indigo Deli's versions will make you go back for this dish. In the graveyard sandwich section, they have the Spanish ham, gruyere, chunky tomato chutney & gherkins, grilled in homemade rye sandwich.

Next we have the mains. Now this is where you'll be spoilt for choice. With each version seeming to be better than the previous, we suggest you go with a huge group of friends and try each one out. You can choose from Cannelloni of confit cherry tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil pesto, balsamic butter nage, Parmesan and walnut gnocchi with honey glazed shallots, espresso brown butter, Risotto of many grains with zucchini fritters and mascarpone, Dukkah crusted halibut with olive-chili potato, wilted Swiss chard & Halloween fondue, Grilled pork chop with sage & mustard, creamy apple-polenta, witchy prune chutney, and Bacon wrapped tiger prawns with bloody Mary pilaf, zucchini noodles & celery-cider drizzle.

Now for the most anticipated bit of the meal: the desserts! Dig into a Pumpkin & pecan nut pie or opt for the Mummy spiced pumpkin cookie, take your chances with the Very bloody (cranberry) cheese cake or go indulge in the Graveyard Sundae.

Date: 31st October
Time: All day
Address: All Indigo Deli Outlets across the city

Comfort Kitchen at Indigo Deli

    Indigo Deli has always been a favourite amongst our circle and the two words take us back to freshly baked, melt-in-your-mouth cookies and paper thin crust pizzas.

   Imagine our excitement upon being invited to the latest venture by the restaurant - Comfort Kitchen. It is termed to be a monthly concept that will travel across all the Delis in Mumbai. It was a 5 course meal with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. 

    We started off with the minestrone with spanakopita, waldorf, walnut and spiced celery.

    One element we absolutely loved about the dish was the spanakopita. Not usually fans of the same, one bite into it and we were looking forward to seconds! All the elements provided great balance and complimented the dish amazingly well. 

    The next course was the Gruyere fondue, caramel walnut, and onion souffle. Always having eaten a souffle as a dessert, we were a bit skeptical about the combinations. 

    However, we were proven wrong and how! The souffle was one of the highlights of the dinner. We were left wondering how Gruyere, onion and walnuts worked so well as a souffle. Molten cheese poured over a piping hot mug of savoury souffle, absolutely decadent! 

    Then we laid our hands on the melanzane parmigiana. 

    An Italian dish, made with a shallow-fried sliced aubergine (eggplant) filling, layered with tomato sauce, grilled cherry tomatoes and cheese, then baked, was a light and refreshing take. 

    We were then served a risotto of many mushrooms and pistachio creme. 

    Being vegetarians, we're fans of mushroom in any form and we really excited about this one in spite of being nearly full after the first three courses. And, it was absolutely perfect; totally met our expectations. Mushrooms perfectly cooked, risotto in the a la dent form and pistachio creme being a shockingly smooth and delicious element.

    Last but not the least, the course most anticipated for - desserts! We were all surprised with our personal dessert platters, including sweet Madagascar manjari freeze, traditional apple pie and crepe Suzette. 

    The crepe was one that would melt in your mouth, however, was a bit too acidic for our taste. The apple pie was a classic apple pie but needed a bit of moisture. The ice cream, was the biggest highlight of the platter. Made of 66% pure Madagascar chocolate, it was churned into a beautiful, creamy marvel that sent our taste buds on a joyful ride. A definite must try for all diners!

    We ended our meal with a surprise element - An Easter Egg! 

    You too, can divulge in some chocolate and marzipan eggs and hot cross buns at Indigo Deli from 25th to the 27th of the month. 

    We would like to thank Indigo Deli, Tandem Communication and Degustibus for hosting us for this wonderful dinner and for the sweet gesture. 

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