Why Japan’s Indian Food is the Best Indian Food

Why Japan’s Indian Food is the Best Indian Food

Hey guys, welcome back. Greetings from Okinawa. Today we’re going to be going to a restaurant that’s been on our list for a while. They reached out to us recently because of a referral from one of you viewers that vouched for this place. And so we’re happy to check it out because like I said, it’s been on our list. We’re super hungry, so we’re going to head to the restaurant right now. We’ll get some dessert later here in American Village. [Music] So, we came to Dream. I’m so excited. It’s actually classy. Classy? Yeah, of course we ordered their awardwinning butter chicken. Of course, their insane naan, but we’re going to start off with some appetizers. Actually, our drinks just came. So, I got the mango lassi. This is South Indian coffee. Ooh, I love I love the glass that they serve it in. Beautiful. We see Oh, mango lassi always hits the spot. Combined with milk taste really nicely. Yeah. Is it nice? Nice garnish. Yeah. Nice richness. We’re going to start off with some appetizers. And this is the samosa. This is the chicken samosa. It is very, very flaky. It’s filled with chicken on the inside. Indian feast begin. So, I usually have potato salsa uh samosa, but it’s the first time I’m having chicken. I feel like this has more flavor and the sauce has a little bit of acidity already. Is it okay to say the flavor is like curry? really nice curry taste. I think it’s okay. Yeah, it’s like cumin and like you know um spices that they use in curry, but it’s really flaky. The sauce really brings it together, don’t you think? Really good sauce that compliments the samosas like perfectly. So, the next time we got was the deluxe set. We’re going to share everything today. The deluxe set comes with two different types of curry. The butter chicken, which is their award-winning chicken, and their chicken tikka masala. Chicken tikka masala. a piece of thunder chicken and their emperor chicken. What in the world is a emperor chicken? So, let’s try it with the naan. Let us show you guys what the naan looks like, guys. You guys can see me. You can’t see me anymore. Definitely bigger than my face. 50 cm. 50 cm. That’s incredible. I believe this is this could be the biggest nun in I’ve never seen. I’ve never seen this big size. Wow. M. Okay. And this is a garlic naan. Garlic. Yeah. So, the other garlic and some chives, I think. Should we just try the the naan first? [Music] Okay. Really good flavor. And the body taste is really really good. I could eat this as a snack actually. Let’s try it with the curry. Curry. This is awinning butter chicken. We got the deluxe X and wanted to try a variety today. The moment of truth. Is this the best Indian curry in Okinawa? Well, it’s the only Indian curry I’ve eaten so far. Okay. Sorry. Sorry. [Music] M. Oh, spicy too. Mhm. Yeah. The spice level today from 1 to 10 it’s six six perfect actually. I want to see the spice mix is really good. It has a depth. Mommy, it’s super well balanced. Perfect amount of spice. Lots of depth. Uh we’ve eaten a lot of butter chicken in Tokyo and many of them we don’t really love. This one is incredible. M which is a first time I amazed what butter chicken flavor. Me too. Usually like I have this um image of butter chicken being just very sweet but this is you know it has a sweetness but it’s a slight sweetness. It’s more about the combination of spices and how they made it. It’s amazing. Amazing. That’s really good. Now I know why this is this is our chicken tikka masala. Chicken tikka masala. M. Totally different flavor. Mhm. Right. Totally different flavor. Different spices that they use. Even the texture is different. You love this one. Let me try a piece of the chicken tikka masala chicken. Yeah. Different flavor, but also lots of umami. Both has umami, but different taste. I’m so happy because you know we both love Indian food but we have such a difficult time finding new places that have that meet our criteria I guess of good Indian food. It’s worth to coming here definitely. I’m going to try chicken. I’m trying the emperor chicken. I’ve never heard of emperor chicken. [Music] Oh wow. Nice smoky taste. Chicken is tender. The spice mix of this restaurant is really good. Really good. I You have to try this one. The emperor chicken. I have never had anything like it before. Never eat an empa chicken. Chicken is really good. So different, right? So different. It’s a little bit sour. Sour, but kind of like Japanese miso. Interesting. Like a really deep umamiish flavor. Yeah. M I don’t think this is a fermented but I has such kind of nice umami. Oh that is delicious. I would definitely get that. I mean I that’s something I haven’t had in other Indian restaurants. The one that we’ve been to so far. So this is the mutton biryani. I love biryani. So do I. We both love biryani and we’ve never had mutton biryani this combo. So let’s give it a try. It’s beautiful by the way. [Music] M. Oh wow. I just had a big chunk of um mutton. Mutton and I just kind of like be into it. Um um sure. Yeah. Thank you so much. The staff here are so nice. But the mutton is so so tender. Incredibly tender. Really? I haven’t reached the Thank you so much. And it’s not oily at all whatsoever. And you know, it doesn’t have that strong gy flavor that I sometimes don’t like. And just enough spice. It’s pretty spicy. I like it. I want to eat this one that chicken meat. [Music] The meat is just so and the basmati rice is seasoned perfectly. Just enough spice. Once again, we chose the spice level number six. Spice number six is kind of like Koko Ichiban Curry’s level four. So you can take four there. Three. Level three. Level three. Is that what they said? Eight is four. Eight is four. Okay. Okay. So we’re a little bit lower. That’s right. This is more like number three. That’s true. Cuz number four kind of kills me. But next up, I’m very curious. Masaraka rau. It’s wrapped with kind of like naan. Yeah, it’s a naan. There’s actually some kind of meat. There’s a French fried potatoes. uh sauce. But I hear that this is a popular street food in India. But in India, they use a different kind of bread. But I hear since they have a tandoor oven, they’re using naan instead. Oh my god. I like this one. M. What? It’s portable curry. This is really good. M. And the flavor mix, the sound of the tanginess combines with this spice mix. Different flavors, different textures, you know, the the naan is kind of crispy on the outside, but you know, kind of chewy at the same time. It’s meaty, but then the acidity from the sauce and you get the French fry in there. Yeah, it’s kind quite This these these I can’t stop eating this. These are becoming a very good lunch. I really cannot stop. This is so good. I know. This is so big. Can we finish this? We wanted to um introduce one more dish. This is the vegan doll curry. And the reason why uh we chose this is because they also have an extensive selection of vegan dishes. So you can come with your vegan friends. There will be something for everyone. The doll curry is fantastic. May I eat as it is? Because the garlic taste has u combined with this. Whenever like I go to my my neighborhood Indian restaurant, you know, you can choose between like two different curries, one of my selections always pretty much dull, but this is like better. Da is gentle. So it’s very comfort comfortable food for me and it’s not I think it matches with everything. You can pour on meat or with nam. Also also I feel like there’s a little bit of tanginess in this particular doll curry which I love. I love it when um the flavors are just complex enough. Yeah. Yeah, I get kind of bored when the flavors are just like one note. But every single dish that we tried, they were first of all presented really beautifully, which I haven’t really seen in our neighborhood Indian restaurants. And uh spiced, seasoned perfectly, cooked professionally. I don’t I don’t know what else to say. I’m just really happy that you know our friend recommended this place. We come to Okinawa a lot and we’ve done all the traditional Okinawan dishes, you know, the Okinawan tacos, etc. And we thought maybe it was time to time for a little change, you know, change things up a bit, you know, try some of the food, the other delicious food here in Okinawa, you know, because Okinawa has a diverse range of food from around the world. And um having Indian food Oh. Oh, and one more thing. We’re in American Village and I don’t think you guys ever heard of us talking about a really really good restaurant in this area cuz we haven’t really found one yet, but I think we have now. It is Indian food, but this is my favorite restaurant in this area right now. I think it’s the most legit restaurant. What What was your one favorite dish of this whole thing? I know it’s hard cuz I’ve been trying to figure that out. Is very good. But but I amazed masara kima lap was like your favorite. Yeah, that’s very unique and whatever combination is for me it’s very good. Really? What’s your fa your second favorite? Second. Yeah. I’m trying to decide here. Number two, chicken tikka masala. M. Okay. My number one favorite is the butter chicken. Mhm. I’ve never had a butter chicken this delicious in my life. It’s so good. And my second favorite, I want to say the wrap, but I got to say the doll. Oh, I see. This doll. Mhm. That’s good, too. I literally cannot stop eating it. It’s so good. But I want to say everything was very good. Everything was good. Yeah. And they have such a big menu. I I hear they have a sister restaurant in this neighborhood with a different concept. And I’m kind of curious to go there now. After that amazing meal, we headed over to Zivago, our favorite cafe at American Village to get dessert. Unfortunately, our microphones were off. But maybe that was a good thing because we both chose purple sweet potato desserts, and they really weren’t that good. We liked their cookies and muffins, so maybe we’ll stick to those next time. Good coffee and tea, though. Big thank you to Bollywood Dreams for inviting us to try out their food. Hands down, in our opinion, the best and most authentic Indian food in town. Thank you so much for watching, guys. Really hope you enjoyed this one. If you are in Okinawa, make sure to check them out. And if you know of any other good places to eat in Okinawa, let us know in the comments down below. Thank you for watching. See you in the next one. Bye-bye. Bye, guys.

Bollywood Dreams is an award-winning Indian restaurant nestled in the heart of Okinawa’s American Village, Chatan. From the moment we stepped in, we were transported to a vibrant world of rich aromas, classy decor, and mouthwatering dishes that rival the best Indian food we’ve ever had.

Whether you’re a local, a traveler, or a fellow foodie, this place is a must-visit! We highly recommend thus lace for authentic and delicious Indian food!

📍 Bollywood Dreams
• Address: 2F Depot Island Bldg. A, 9-1 Mihama, Chatan, Okinawa 904-0115, Japan
• Phone: +81 98-926-0977
• Website: https://www.bollywood-dreams.jp/

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