{"id":59543,"date":"2023-07-31T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=59543"},"modified":"2023-07-30T23:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:07:45","slug":"maria-and-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2023\/07\/31\/maria-and-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms Maria and Mr Singh, Craig Road: Mexican x Indian food by Gaggan, chef of Best Restaurant in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Along Craig Road<\/strong>, there are two Indian restaurants, Firangi Superstar<\/a> which serves Modern Indian food at (what I think) astronomical prices and the other Ms Maria and Mr Singh <\/strong>by Chef Gaggan Anand who operated the now-defunct 2 Michelin-starred restaurant in Bangkok, which is also known as the best restaurant in Asia<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They also serve fun cocktails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Maria and Singh has a twist: it serves Mexican x Indian food because Gaggan’s wife is Mexican. The food is served as tasting menus at $68, $78, $138 per pax for dinner – <\/strong>really, really good pricing for a top chef – and there are also limited, not many, dishes for a la carte ordering too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Golgappa uni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What I like about Maria and Singh is that it makes explicable the food that I didn’t understand before. Like golgappa, an Indian street food: a deep-fried, airy puff. I had it at Chennai before, at a very popular sweet shop<\/a> called Gangotree. But at that point, I didn’t see the attraction at all; it was not awful, just ordinary, not something I’d crave for, didn’t understand why it is passed down for generations. At M&S, however, the golgappa<\/strong> is approached from another angle. It’s stuffed with Hokkaido white corn puree and topped with uni<\/strong>, chased by a tequila-based green verdita cocktail<\/strong>. This, I get it. It is explosive and suddenly, just like that, I understand why Indians like golgappa and the heritage behind it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ceviche in a cold curry leche de tigre milk; taco pork vindaloo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Scallop tostada, salsa matcha, basil aioli, guac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What works best at M&S are dishes with both Mexican and Indian influences. Not only are they interesting, they are also delicious. The ceviche<\/strong> for example uses hamachi and leche de tigre milk with a sort of cold curry,<\/strong> defying the idea the curry must be served hot. Another dish I like is raw scallop tostada<\/strong>, a taco with fried tortilla, so juicy and sweet and umami and spicy. The daal<\/strong>, which isn’t on the menu, is super interesting too: it has shreds of ginger and what seems to be the Chinese doubanjiang<\/em>, or at least that’s what I tasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guac with ikura; Papdi chaat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mole madre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chicken tikka masala, crab curry, daal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What doesn’t work for me are the dishes that represent one culture singly. Like the guac<\/strong> topped with ikura just seems… ordinary; I make better guac than this. Or the Mexican classic, mole madre<\/strong>, the only dish I didn’t like, is too earthy for me. On the Indian side, the chicken tikka masala<\/strong> and crab curry<\/strong> are excellent but walk into any restaurants at Little India, they serve equally good Indian food. When I return to M&S, it won’t be for the Indian food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Churros with sticky rice ice cream: ambivalent towards it. Needed to be crisper and maybe change the ice cream flavour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I tasted 10 dishes and liked 8.5; some of them, I liked immoderately. It’s a homely, fun casual restaurant, suitable for friends’ gatherings, after-work, or just a fiesta. It’s worth visiting at least once, more times if you go with different groups of friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms Maria and Mr Singh<\/a><\/strong>
43 Craig Rd, Singapore 089681
T: +65 9654 4351
Lunch: F-Sun 12pm – 3.30pm
Dinner: T-Th & weekends 6pm – 10.30pm; F 6pm-12am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food: 7\/10
Price\/value: 7.25\/10
Decor: 7\/10
Service: 6\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may be interested in…
– Mish Mash, Chinatown: Surprisingly Excellent Food at a Wine-and-Cocktail Bar<\/a>
– New Restaurants & Promos: Soll (Havelock Road), Goldenroy Sourdough Pizza (Desker Road), The Alkaff Mansion (Telok Blangah), GOHO Kaiseki (Duxton)<\/a>
– Semi-fine (S\u2019Fun) Dining Part 1: Iko (Neil Road); Josephine Wine Bar (Amoy St); Kilo (Duxton); Kinou (Teck Lim Rd); Kongsee (Gemmill Lane)<\/a>
– S\u2019Fun Dining Part 2: Kulto (Amoy St), Mad About Sucre (Teo Hong Rd), Nixta (Amoy St), Sinpopo (Tangs Orchard), Bar.celona (Robertson Quay)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is an invited tasting. Written by Dr. A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a>


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