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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.

 

 

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