
(ˈfuːdfʊl)
Adjective
Full of food; supplying abundant of food; fruitful; fertile.
Khazana
Address:
Shop - 2215A, Knox Ozone, Wantirna South
Website: www.khazana.com.au
Phone: 03 9887 0913
Cuisine: Indian
Features: BYO and licensed
PRICING: mid-range, $5-$30
HOURS: Lunch: 11:30 am – 3:00 pm Dinner: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm,
7 days a week
GOAT CURRY
Instead of lamb rogan josh, which would’ve
typically made an appearance in our Punjabi
meal, we decided to step outside our eating
comfort ozone and went for the goat curry.
For red-meat lovers, it wasn’t too bad of a dish.
Cooked with aromatic spices, there were tender
goat pieces swimming in a rich fragrant spicy
pool of thick brown curry that smothered the
meat to a juicy, even tastier level.
BUTTER CHICKEN (CHICKEN MAKHANI)
An all-time favourite and a well-known Indian
dish to Australians, the butter chicken was
creamy and rich with a thick, buttery, sweet
tomato-ey based sauce and boneless pieces of chicken. This was my preferred dish. I drowned my naan and rice in the buttery chicken and curry sauce. It wasn’t long before I was stuffed.
We almost finished our meals. Although served in small round bowls, these curries are always deceivingly heavy and filling. We’ll have to try the other items on the menu next time, perhaps with a larger group of people so we can order more dishes to share. Delicious curries, decent service, minimal waiting-time and mid-range priced meals made Khazana a foodful-worthy dinner joint. Thank-you, we will come again.
She Says
Variety is the spice of life! Wai and I decided to
spice up our suburban Friday night out by
dining-in at Khazana at Knox Ozone. Tucked in
between Seamus (an Irish Pub) and Dragon
Boat (a Chinese restaurant), this Indian
restaurant with a name that literally means
“treasure”, is one of the hidden gems and
better restaurants in this bustling strip of
multi-cultural eateries and drinkeries.
It was another late-ish dinner as we walked
into the restaurant just after 8:00 pm. We
didn’t have a table reservation, but the place
was only two-thirds full and within a few
seconds, we were seated in a cosy corner table for two, right next to an Indian couple with their well-behaved toddler (Tip for parents: if you want to have a peaceful meal, a Nintendo DS or an iPad does wonders to occupy a hyper kid...or adult). A reassuring sign when you see people of the cuisine of origin dining there too - the food must be authentic.
The menu was extensive: vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, curries of all sorts, rice biryani, naan and various banquets. The polite waiter took our order and within a few minutes we were served the entrée of papadums –it’s Indian-style corn chips and salsa! The papadums were thin, lightly fried and crispy, accompanied by two types of dips: a minty green sauce and a reddish brown chutney dip.
Basmati rice and naan were essential accompaniments to the flavoursome spicy curries. If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between naan and roti, it’s that naan is doughier, made with refined flour and often flavoured with garlic or other seasonings and meat fillings, while roti is thinner, made from whole wheat flour and is probably healthier.