Freising – New Indian Palace – Flavoursome Curry

Lunch in Freising, late afternoon Sustenance at Kloster Andechs. München is a City where one can have – Fun – on one’s own. What’s more, the same train ticket gets me to the airport tomorrow morning. Only in Deutschland!
James and Aileen have insisted for long enough that I go to Freising for Curry. Research showed there are two Curry Houses in Freising.
Which one?
The one near the other brewery.

The Weihenstephan Brewery and Brewing University is well known. Huber was experienced in the Weissbier Years around the turn of the century. It turns it Huber is the brand name of the Weissbier of Freising Hofbrauhaus which is directly across the street from the New Indian Palace (Mainburger Strasse 41, 85356, Freising).  Bombay, the other Curry house has good ratings in – Other Sources.
The Major Objective of the day was to go to Kloster Andechs, where this epistle is being written. As those who travel to München know, Freising is the near the Flughafen, one of the two S Bahn lines (S1) splits such that each half of the train serves both. The other line (S8) goes from Flughafen to Herrsching which is 4km from Kloster Andechs. A Bus or Taxi is required thereafter. Despite the evolving Palate, the Bier Hier is Wonderful, and only here does one have Spezial Hell vom Fass.
The MVV Day Ticket is also valid on the RE trains to Freising, much faster than the S Bahn, and so this was Hector’s mode of transport. Rain, haven’t seen that since I touched down on Friday afternoon. It was a dreich walk through Freising, firstly to Bombay on the Main Street, then back through Marienplatz and up the hill to the Freising Brauhaus. In the gloom the lights were on at the New Indian Palace, a welcome sight.

A Family were mid-meal when I entered yet again bang on 13.00. Mein Host greeted and sat me well away from the Parents and Weans. As I took my seat I asked if we could speak English, The Hector was not taking prisoners today, no messing. Straight to the point, I informed him that I had come to the New Indian Palace on a recommendation. That I had come from Scotland appeared to impress.
The Menu had been studied on-line well in advance of the visit, whilst Fish was an option, it looked as if Lamb would be the choice. A full range of Lamb Dishes was available, the Menu was set aside.
Lamb or Fish, Thick and Minimal Sauce, no Paprika, Scharf.
Do you have Methi? This was acknowledged. Methi and Coriander too please. No further reference was made to The Menu, and so I do not know what was the Base for my chosen Curry.
Mein Host repeated my order back to me concluding with – … and no Capsicum!

A Poppadom with the embedded Cumin Seeds was brought with the Classic Three Dips. The Cumin Blast was Wonderful. This was the first thing to hit The Hector Palate with any distinctive Force of Pleasure in my four Curry Outings on this trip.
Everything was being photographed. When there are so few people present the Waiter cannot help notice the photo-frenzy. Maybe they are becoming used to this type of behaviour these days.
Taking in the surroundings, I counted forty place settings. The walls had Interesting Muriels (sic). I’m sure young children must ask. A Young Boy entered the premises and said – Hello – to me. He took a seat at the Bar. Followed soon by his older sister, they had finished school and were here for lunch. There was not a peep out of them. They have been brought up to behave. Appreciated.

The Curry did not take long to arrive which was a bit of a disappointment, I was hoping Chef was going for it. As ever, Twice the required quantity of Rice would accompany. It was only 13.13 and the Curry had been photographed already.
The request for Minimal Sauce had been ignored, at least it had an Onion-based consistency. Topped with Fresh Coriander and Ginger Strips, there were Green Specks in the Masala, the Methi?

This Curry was Flavoursome
From the off, the Seasoning hit home, very brave to have this much Salt. If one gets this right then the rest follows. The Spice Level was not demanding, but there was a Kick. The Masala, with the standard German Slight Creaminess, gave off a Slight Sweetness too. Far from being Sickly, this Curry had a Complexity I had not found elsewhere this weekend. The Herbs did their job, the Ginger Strips had – The Crunch.
The Lamb pieces were Large and in double figures. The first few were Very Tender, some required more chewing. There was a lot of Food in front of me. Pity so much Rice would be wasted.
I would not class this Curry as being Outstanding in the Spectrum of Curry-Heute, however, I have had much worse, especially in the last few days. This was a Most Enjoyable Curry, well worth the trip.

The Bill
€14.40. It was then I discovered the nomenclature of the Dish – Balti Lamm (11.90). The Half Litre of Sparkling Water was €2.50. The first sensible price for Water this weekend. No problems here.

The Aftermath
By now the family had gone and a late arrival’s order had been taken. Time to introduce myself formally. The Calling Card was handed over and the Curry-Heute Website shown. I concentrated on the München entries. Indian Mango had to be mentioned.
Although I prefer Punjabi cooking, this place serves South Indian Food.
I am Punjabi – was Mein Hosts’s response. Given the quality of the Curry served, it had to be.
I told him that Glasgow has mostly Punjabi Restaurants whilst Edinburgh has Bangladeshi.
On hearing – Bangladesh – there was an audible dismissive sound.
They don’t know how to cook. They just hang a sign… (saying Indian Restaurant).
We were two like-minded Chaps.

In the foyer was a display cabinet showing some Curry Ingredients.

Surely not?