Light lunches at the Oberoi

Hey, gorgeous, looks like you’re studying the menu. Again.
Are you talking to me?

It’s a great menu, but isn’t it nice to have someone else make up your mind occasionally?
Huh?

Yeah, that’s precisely why we’re limiting the alternatives in the Szechwan Court’s dim sum lunch to two: veg and non-veg.
I like dim sum.

And a soup of your choice to begin with and a dessert platter to follow.
Now I’m hungry.

You’d better be. There are five veg dim sums and six non-veg. As much as you can eat.
You’re kidding, right? I’m still recovering from Diwali.

But you gotta do lunch. And these dim sums are perfect. The rice flour skin is so light, it’s translucent. And the filling is just cooked enough to bring out the flavours. Plus, they’re all steamed or baked, with minimum fat.
That does sound good.

It tastes even better. Especially the Har Gao, minced prawn in a pearly white casing, so light, it dances on your tastebuds. If you’re vegetarian, there’s a bok choy and mushroom equivalent. There’s also sticky rice with chicken or mushroom in a lotus leaf.
Can I say something?

No way. Your mouth can be put to better use.

Dim sum lunch at the Szechwan Court, The Oberoi, 37-39 MG Road, Bangalore. Tel: 25585858. From 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm. Price: Rs 750 plus taxes per person.