Aloo Gobi (SGD $6.50) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant. . They've achieved some measure of success against their competitors in recent years, largely thanks to the improved quality of food with consistent taste. . Their version of Aloo Gobi has a rich thick curry gravy, with mild vegetal earthy sweet spice flavour, filled with chunky tender cauliflower, potatoes, and red onions, garnished with fresh coriander. . Great with bread or rice. . . . Bhindi Masala (SGD $6.80) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant. . Generous with long slim lady's fingers, tender juicy crunchy texture with vegetal sweet savoury spice flavour. . The thick tomato-based curry gravy is mildly spiced, easy to pick up with bread. Warm and comforting, like a hug. . Portion size is slightly larger than elsewhere, making this good value. . . . Biryani (SGD $9.50) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant. . They serve a good North Indian dum style rendition, where the primary flavour comes from the spice-infused basmati rice. . Slow cooked in a sealed pot for hours, the complex layering of spices, including cardamom and turmeric, infuse the rice, resulting in fragrant sweet grainy spice savoury flavour. . The fish version has boneless chunks of basa fish buried within, flaky and tender with a sharp spicy salty sweet kick from the curry gravy. . The mutton version has bone-in chunks of mutton buried within, chewy and tender with robust meaty savoury salty spice flavour from the curry gravy. . Both served with a bouncy hard boiled egg with eggy sweet notes, and a creamy raita yoghurt with crunchy cucumber and carrots with milky vegetal sweet flavour. Large enough for 2 persons. . . . Butter Chicken (SGD $9.50) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant. . Marinated, roasted, then stewed to finish in the curry, the large pieces of boneless chicken chunks are so tender, with a satisfying light chew and smoky sweet savoury salty spice flavour. . The curry gravy is creamy and smooth, the blend of tomato puree, yoghurt, butter, and spices (including fenugreek seeds and powdered coriander) lending bold vegetal sweet savoury milky spice notes. . Tasty enough to make you reach for more. . . . Chapati (SGD $1.50) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant. . Pretty straightforward rendition, slightly fluffy with a chewy texture that tears nicely with some effort. . Has a grainy bready savoury sweet flavour, slight hint of wheat on the aroma. Nicely warm.