I've been craving curry for a while and thought about good o' Indian comfort food. After a few search from fellow yelpers I decided that Mantra Masala is exactly where I need to be. Luckily I managed to kidnap 2 buddies of mine to help me "experiment" a little bit more since this was my second time ever having Indian food.
Both my friends were new to Indian food as well I figured I'd order the Mantra's Mixed Grill which consist of most of their specialties for everyone to share; Tandoori chicken, Chicken Tikka, Bazari Chicken, and Barah Kabab (lamb). All of which were pretty tender and spiced really well.
Our server looked at us if like that wasn't enough, so I asked him to recommend us another dish to which he concluded that we should try the Chicken Tikka Masala. OMGggg this stuff was amazing!! I didn't know this, but this is exactly what i've been looking for!! Not Curry! Spiced, boneless chicken roasted in clay oven, cooked in creamy tomato sauce. I wanted to call my mom and cry because it was so darn good! ;(
There were plenty of sauce left that we dipped our Garlic Nan (leavened bread baked with fresh chopped garlic) into it, poured some over rice, and also dipped some of the Mantra's Mixed Grilled stuff into it as well :X
I could see why he wanted us to order the 2nd dishes because the portion were not that big at all. Just enough which is perfect because we don't need to stuff ourselves with too much goodness. A tad bit pricier, BUT over at Mantra Masala it's clear that they implement the philosophy's "quality over quantity."
Good stuff all around.. nom nom nom