The Trio

Description:

• This unassuming eatery, with its open walls and thin cotton flaps providing a welcome through-breeze (not to mention views of the town and the Maharaja's palace), is Jaisalmer's top restaurant and one of the best in Rajasthan. It's not just that the food is delicious, but the chef brings a few interesting variations to signature Rajasthani dishes -- a welcome relief to one who has exhausted the almost standardized North Indian menu. The murgh-e-subz -- succulent, boneless strips of chicken stir-fried with shredded vegetables -- is one not to miss. If you want to reward your taste buds, order the very tasty mutton nabori, a somewhat creamy Thar Desert specialty; be warned, however, there's enough garlic in it to scare camels away. If you have a hearty appetite, the tandoor thali is tops: two chicken preparations (including the ubiquitous but delicious tikka), vegetable kebab, mint sauce, and naan. Sensitive stomachs can opt for the kadhi pakora, fried graham-flour dumplings dunked in yogurt sauce, or bharwan aloo (potatoes stuffed with mint paste and simmered in gravy). Their masala chai is not quite as spicy as you'd expect, however. Wash all of it down with the coldest beers and Cokes in the state.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010