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Tucked away in Polarity Rise, Silverdale, is an Indian restaurant and bar that offers the authentic tastes of northern India, while also adapting dishes to cater to the Kiwi palate when required.
Blue Mount Eatery is a family business. Chef Nabbal Singh Pundir is in charge in the kitchen, while his nephew Vineet Negi, also a chef, looks after front of house, which includes a licensed bar.
The pair are from the Uttarakhand region of northern India – an area known for producing fine chefs, Vineet says.
Nabbal has been a chef for around 30 years, half of which has been spent working in New Zealand. Both he and Vineet, who
trained in European style cooking, use their knowledge of the locals’ tastes to adapt their dishes to suit each customer.
This even goes to the extent of offering two styles of that Kiwi favourite, butter chicken. Vineet says the less Westernised, authentic one remains the most popular, compared with the “deli-style” version.
The menu also features seven kinds of Momos, an Indian dumpling – Vineet says Blue Mount Eatery is the only place on the Coast that offers these.
Nabbal says everything he cooks in the restaurant uses fresh ingredients. The spices he uses are imported direct from India.
“It’s the same food we eat at home, that we offer at our restaurant,” he says.
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