Note: Mention Eat Drink KL when you order at Drop Exchange for 20 percent off your food bill (valid till 31 October 2019)!
Drop Exchange's sweeping selection of engaging offerings sets it apart from the typical South Asian-inspired restaurant. Appetisers like the achari paneer tikka set the stage for an aromatic experience - house-made cottage cheese, confidently textured, is marinated in pickling spices for a subtle tang and cooked in a tandoor oven for a tinge of smokiness, brightened by a herbaceous mint-coriander sauce that perks up the palate, perfect for a snack to share with friends (RM30). On the other hand, the Bollywood vada pav is a vegetarian-loving slider/burger of sorts that you'll want to devour all on your own, a Mumbai street staple of a large, deep-fried mashed potato dumpling sandwiched in a bun, layered with green chutney; a salt-dipped chilli on the side supplies extra spiciness and savouriness - for RM9, this beats a fast-food chain's burger any night of the week.
The Persian offerings come with house-baked buns on the side to soak up the sauces, but carb devotees can boost the starch quotient with steamed rice or an array of bread like the butter naan, which boasts a pleasing crunch that channels wood-fired pizza crusts.
Indian desserts provide the perfect sign-off: The gulab jamun (RM12) is meticulously house-made too, as is the kulfi (RM15) - for the former, milk is reduced into khoya, a milk solid, mixed with flour and served as nectarous spheres in syrup with drizzled pistachio bits, while the latter is produced with fresh cow's milk that's boiled for two hours till condensed, laced with saffron before being frozen on a stick, yielding a fast-melting chilled treat's lusciousness.
Drop Exchange offers no lack of beers, hard liquors, wine and cocktails via an unconventional concept - many of the drinks are listed on the 'stock market' board above the bar counter, with prices that fluctuate based on demand - you can place an order at any time via the bar's Android app to lock in your desired price, so that no matter how much the prices evolve throughout the evening, that's the price you'll pay - a playful but practical way of making your drinking sessions even more memorable.
Many thanks to Drop Exchange for having us here.
Drop Exchange
K-G-3, Solaris Mont Kiara, No 2, Jalan Solaris, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Open Mon-Sat, 11am-2am; Sun, 5pm-2am. Tel: 012-608-9066
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