Slow-roasted tandoori chicken at Calgary’s Masala Bhavan

As I place my order at compact Masala Bhavan, I’m advised the tandoori chicken, marinated overnight, will take 15-20 minutes to roast in a clay oven. Fine by me; just means my meal is being made to order.

It’s a big, sizzling platter of food—four messy bone-in legs for $16, rounded out by four chewy pieces of naan and a refreshing goblet of butter milk.

Fragrant butter milk is new to me

Masala Bhavan is a celebration of South Indian cuisine, with a Red Seal chef crafting a menu ranging from the familiar butter chicken to the more exotic uttapam (rice-lentil pancakes) to paratha bread.

Masala Bhavan Express
103, 45 Greenbriar Drive NW, and one other Calgary location
Opens 11:30 am Monday and Wednesday to Friday and noon on weekends. Closed Tuesday
403-534-1034