{"id":182,"date":"2006-09-01T10:29:42","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T17:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=182"},"modified":"2010-02-19T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T18:59:43","slug":"hi-bombay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/hi-bombay\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi Bombay!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>reviewed by Diane Hudson September 2006<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-150\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"diningguide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/diningguide.jpg\" alt=\"diningguide\" width=\"200\" height=\"124\" \/>You can dine like a rajah at Hi Bombay! at 1 Pleasant Street. Eager to get into the spirit of things, we sailed into Nizam\u2019s Choice ($5.95), a mixed platter offering Vegetable Pakora (fried in chick pea batter); Gobi Pakora (cauliflower); Rikki Tikki Tavi (spiced vegetable pocket); Samosa, shredded potatoes and green pea tunovers; and Pappadam, a very light dipping bread made of lentils.<\/p>\n<p>Sauces of spicy chopped onion and tomato, tamarind, and mint and green pepper flavored with sugar and vinegar helped make Nizam\u2019s Choice a wise one\u2013especially in concert with the Raita ($2), spiced yogurt with tomatoes and cucumber, a refreshing accompaniment to the hotter dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Tandoor breads really shine here. The Naan ($2.50), a plain but tasty pocket, is often used instead of rice with dinner in India. Garlic onion kulcha, a mild unleavened bread filled with garlic, onions, and herbs ($3.95), and Kabuli Naan, bread stuffed with shredded coconut, raisins, cashews, and almonds ($3.95), added to the festive atmosphere. One of our party was particularly enamored of Poori ($3.95), a grilled bread that arrives at the table looking like big golden pillows. Poori makes a delightful accompaniment to any entr\u00e9e. One of our companions ordered the poori twice, saying robustly, \u201cIt\u2019s one of the best things in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our entr\u00e9es perfectly complemented one another in color, flavor, and texture. The Botti Kebab ($11.95), tender, spicy lamb chunks beautifully barbequed over charcoal, was nicely set off by Malai Kofta ($10.95), freshly minced vegetables formed as meatballs and simmered in an exquisite cream sauce with ginger, cardamom, saffron, cashews, and raisins. The complex, smoky flavors of the Lamb Saag ($11.95), charcoal broiled lamb served on a bed of spiced spinach and light cream, were a hit with all and worked well with the subtle flavors of Chicken Shami Korma ($10.95), tender roasted chicken in an aromatic cream sauce with cashews, raisins, and almonds.<\/p>\n<p>Hi Bombay! is a feast and an evening&#8217;s entertainment built into one. A first-rate outing all around.<\/p>\n<p>Hi Bombay! One Pleasant Street, Portland. Open daily 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with parking. 772-8767 or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hibombay.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.hibombay.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=portmag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js?pub=portmag\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/about\/contact-us\">send us your comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/about\/contact-us\">send us your comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>reviewed by Diane Hudson September 2006 You can dine like a rajah at Hi Bombay! at 1 Pleasant Street. Eager to get into the spirit of things, we sailed into Nizam\u2019s Choice ($5.95), a mixed platter offering Vegetable Pakora (fried in chick pea batter); Gobi Pakora (cauliflower); Rikki Tikki Tavi (spiced vegetable pocket); Samosa, shredded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1902,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions\/1902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}