Kama, Kama, Kama, Kama, Kama Chameleon - You come and go, You come and go (oh oh oh)
Inconsistency is the hobgoblin of THIS RESTAURANT.
I have been eating at Kama since Indian food was considered exotic in Toronto. They have historically been a super-dependable spot for RIOMANIC (rapid ingestion of mass amounts North Indian curry) in the entertainment district.
While that is GENERALLY true, there have been a few times lately that have given me cause to pause... Is there an exchange program going on with a restaurant in Norway or something?
Like many/most of the old school Indian restaurants in the city, Kama serves Northern Indian style food invariably prepared by Southerners, or Sri Lankans. Kama is not a victim of regional confusion or Fusion (if it is deployed proactively as a marketing device...._) simply put, someone is adding sugar. Lots of it. There is a lot of sweet going on where it doesn't belong.
This isn't a consistent issue - been there several times recently and the comfort food was suitably comforting and familiar. However. with loads of really good new places opening their doors Kama had better get and retain some of the old magic or it may well find itself thrown into the bucket marked "FOR TOURISTS ONLY"