{"id":22815,"date":"2018-06-07T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=22815"},"modified":"2019-12-05T15:14:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T07:14:28","slug":"mantra-bistro-in-legaspi-village-makati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/makati\/legazpi\/mantra-bistro-in-legaspi-village-makati\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantra Bistro in Makati Serves Authentic Northern Indian Flavors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mantra Bistro<\/strong> is a charming little Indian restaurant in Makati serving\u00a0familiar flavors of Indian cooking. In this restaurant, they specialize in<strong> Northern Indian cuisine<\/strong>.\u00a0What sets Northern Indian cuisine apart from the\u00a0South is that the former usually incorporates thick and creamy textures on their dishes. Northern Indian cuisine dishes almost always include onions, garlic, tomatoes, and ginger.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mantra Bistro | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PpUWvmd-ZB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One can really taste the authenticity of the Indian dishes they serve since they cook them on a traditional <strong>tandoor<\/strong>, a clay oven from India. Tandoor is used to cook their dishes as it\u2019s heated by charcoal fire.<\/p>\n<p>Through this way of cooking, their dishes become juicier and tender which you can definitely feel when you\u00a0Mantra&#8217;s classic\u00a0Indian\u00a0dishes like the <strong>Rogan Josh (Php 535)<\/strong>, a goat meat dish with gravy and aromatic spices, and <strong>Chicken Makhani (Php 490)<\/strong>, the Indian version of buttered chicken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/mantra-bistro-legaspi-village-e1572414762899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Rogan Josh (Php 535)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/mantra-bistro-curry-e1572415442597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Chicken Makhani (Php 490)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/09\/11\/types-of-curry-that-you-can-try-in-metro-manila\/\" target=\"_blank\">Types of Curry That You Can Try in Metro Manila<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Partner these with\u00a0a bowl of\u00a0<strong>Saffron Rice (Php 245)<\/strong> to achieve a well-balanced flavor in your meal or a plate of <strong>Garlic Naan (Php 115)\u00a0<\/strong>if you&#8217;re looking for something light. Either way, you are definitely in for a satisfying and filling meal composed of the complex flavors that the Indian cuisine brings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/mantra-bistro-manila-e1572414406614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Saffron Rice (Php 245)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is also important to note that Mantra Bistro also serves vegetarian dishes for those who do not eat meat.<\/p>\n<p>Put some spice (literally!) to your otherwise mundane lunch break and give Mantra Bistro a visit one of these days.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/04\/22\/10-indian-restaurants-in-manila-worth-a-try-this-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Indian Restaurants in Manila Worth A Try This 2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese magazine&#8217;s June 2018 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mantra Bistro in Makati specializes in Northern Indian cuisine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,20,112,1982,4830],"tags":[1589,1335,1997,1995,1996,4640],"class_list":["post-22815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian","category-legazpi","category-makati","category-curry-2018","category-legaspi-village-restaurant-2019","tag-asian-restaurants-in-makati","tag-indian-cuisine","tag-indian-restaurants-in-makati","tag-mantra-bistro","tag-mantra-bistro-in-makati","tag-restaurants-in-legaspi-village"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22815"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36075,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22815\/revisions\/36075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}