[CLOSED] Bird Heart Cafe

Came across the social media pages of Birdheart Cafe pretty recently and thought they had some pretty interesting items on the menu that warranted a visit. There are countless of cafes out there, but Birdheart Cafe is pretty unique considering how they have seemingly served up Indian-inspired cafe fare, from the baked briyani rice to the chapati wraps that they have to serve.

Found ourselves going for the Ground Mutton Briyani Baked Rice — something which we found to be pretty hard to miss on the menu here considering Briyani Baked Rice is an item that isn’t really heard of, yet sounded especially scrumptious. Featuring elements such as minced mutton, garlic, ginger, garam, chili, turmeric, coconut milk, coriander, basmati rice, and mozzarella, the first impressions of the dish was how it came with quite a good portion of mozzarella that gives that melted, gooey and stringy texture that makes for a good baked rice. Hidden beneath the layer of melted cheese comes the keema (i.e. minced mutton); the keema being sufficiently moist and consistent in texture with a evident hint of spices that strikes a balance with the gaminess of the lamb — something which we found to be pretty fitting flavour-wise that worked well with the short-grain basmati rice that came with the item; the rice grains being more of a pearly texture that is almost similar to the Japanese Calrose grains and carried an evident hint of turmeric as well for flavour.

Having just walked in without knowing what items do they serve up nor what to expect out of the food here at Birdheart Cafe, we were initially pretty skeptical about the items that they serve when we first skimmed through the menu. We found ourselves leaving rather impressed with the Chapati Wrap and the Briyani Baked Rice; a marriage between Indian cuisine and cafe fare — something that never really came across the mind, but I am glad that it did for them so that we would be able to enjoy them. They also do serve up a selection of alcohol-infused tea in collaboration with The Tea Story; think items such as Royal Earl Grey MarTEAni and Lavender Parfait G&Tea — speaks about their creativity here!