THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Raga

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Raga Restaurant Review:

Housed in a modest little building dwarfed by a forest of high rises, Raga has been popular for nearly a decade in an area where restaurants typically have the lifespan of a gnat. Owners Kamal and Navneet Mroke preside over an attractive, contemporary second-floor space rimmed with large windows framing the treetops. The ethnic touches in the décor are mostly apparent in the lovely serving ware set on tables covered in snowy linen. Much of the food is prepared with the same touch of refinement. We like to start with a handsome copper skillet of local mussels thickly coated with a seductive, garlicky, ginger-curry sauce. We may move on to malai kebab, tender roasted chunks of chicken soaked in a blend of spices and swaddled in garlic cream; aloo gobi, a humble casserole of potatoes and cauliflower enlivened with ginger and tomatoes; or prawn goa, shrimp in a curry sauce redolent of tamarind, coconut, mint and coriander. From the tandoor we can’t resist the exotically spiced and succulent rack of lamb. For dessert, we find the concoction of mango ice cream laced with ground pistachio and finely sliced almonds as refreshing as it is exotic.