Try these popular dishes of city’s coolest clubs

City life can be really hectic with so much traffic and noise. Hanging out with friends and family with some good food is probably the best way to relax. Thankfully, Patna is equipped with a few reputed clubs that serve mouth-watering vegetarian and non-veg food items. So, if you are planning to unwind after a hard day’s work, then head straight to these places for some soul-lifting experience. Read on:

Bankipore Club
Special food item: Fish Seekh Kebab
Price: Rs100 per plate

Ingredients: To prepare a plateful of fish seekh kebab, you need around 200gm of

boneless fish

paste, green chilies,

chili powder

, onion, salt, ginger garlic paste, cumin seeds and turmeric powder.

USP: Bankipore Club’s fish seekh kebab is very popular among the club members. Though this dish is available every day, it sells more during weekends. Dr Om Prakash, secretary of the club, said, “Fish seekh kebab is one of the special dishes of our club. It is because of Amar, the canteen’s cook, who prepares it in a special way. He selects fresh boneless fish, marinates them for some time. Meanwhile, he makes a paste of spices, which includes green chilies, chili powder, onion, salt, ginger-garlic paste, cumin seeds and turmeric powder. The fish is also ground separately and blended with the spices. The kebabs are then put on grill for around 15 minutes. When kebabs are cooked, he serves them hot after sprinkling some lemon juice and chaat masala over the kebabs.”

Other popular Chinese items are crispy paneer chilli and chicken chilli.

The New Patna Club
Special food item: Chicken Guchi
Price: Rs 180 per plate

Main ingredients: The main ingredients include two chicken leg pieces, spices, chilli powder, salt to taste, a cup of yogurt, ginger and garlic paste, two tea spoon of lemon juice,

coriander

powder, garam masala powder and chickpeas flour (besan).

USP: The club’s unique dish, Chicken Guchi, is not very common in the city. The members of the club order it especially on Sundays. Members not only relish the dish as a main course item, they also order it as a snack item. Ashish Shankar, a committee member of the club, said, “Whenever I order chicken, I prefer the leg pieces. Like me, there are several others who love this item. The chicken pieces are marinated in a mixture of spices, including chilli powder, salt, yogurt, ginger and garlic paste, lemon juice, coriander powder, garam masala powder and besan. After an hour, these pieces are grilled for around 20 minutes. Once ready, it is garnished with chopped chilli, onion and

cucumber

before serving.”

Other popular dishes, which are in demand, include continental grilled chicken, chicken seekh kebab, Punjabi chicken tikka, chilli paneer and litti-chokha.

Patna Golf Club
Special food item: Paneer maharani
Price: Rs 150 per plate

Main ingredients: To prepare this dish for four people, the ingredients required are onion paste, cashews (250 gm), two tomatoes, salt to taste, a pinch of

sugar

, a cup of curd, butter, paneer (500 gm) and spices.

USP: It is a rich and healthy dish that keeps you full for a long time. It is available on all the days during lunch and dinner. KT Singh, member of executive committee of the club, said, “I love paneer maharani, which is one of the special items of the club. The procedure to prepare this dish is very easy and can also be made at home. All you need is to shallow fry four medium-sized onion paste in a pan — just like we do it for other paneer dishes. Once it turns light brown, add the cashew paste (250 gm) into it. Stir for five minutes and then add tomatoes, preferably a paste. Now mix some butter to a cup of curd. Add coriander, cumin, salt and a pinch of sugar. Cook for five minutes and then add paneer cubes. Let it cook for 10 minutes and then serve it in a bowl. It can be garnished with cashew nuts.”

The other hit items of the club include chilli paneer, chicken tikka, paneer butter masala and a few Chinese items.