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Located on busy Kenton Road, Rams commands a loyal following among the local Gujarati community. They regularly gather here to gossip and feed on an array of specialities from Surat, an industrial city in the heart of Gujarat. We began our meal with khandvi, a popular snack made of steamed gram flour flattened into a thin film then rolled into a delectable, taut spiral and garnished with vagar (a fried concoction of mustard seeds, grated coconut and coriander leaves). This palate-pleasing appetiser was enough to fill us, but there were more treats in store. Khichdi (steamed rice flour dumplings infused with chillies, oil and lemon) were soft and moist, almost melting in the mouth. Enjoyable too was the Mumbai favourite bhel (a melange of crunchy, savoury sev, finely chopped onions, potatoes and tamarind chutney), made with delightfully fresh ingredients, each suitably pronounced in flavour. Not much can be said for the cutlets, which on our visit resembled sorry-looking oily cakes and were as disappointing to taste. However, the meal soon got back on track with some ambrosial shrikhand, delicately made from hung curd with nuts, cardamom and silky strands of saffron.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2008