The Dhakaiya Burger on the menu mentions of a meat patty, fried paneer, cheese and mint chutney on the menu. The combination is quite intriguing to any gourmet or gourmand in Dhaka.
The first impression you get from the menu is that this going to be an American cheesy burger with infusion of spicy and sour flavours of Dhaka. The local paneer in a burger if got right is a sheer treat.
The burger could be a treat to the eyes. Many could actually be totally satisfied with it. The dripping cheese over the patty under a thick fried crumbed paneer with mint chutney in between should be bound to get you tempted to dig in if not completely drooling.
However, for a food writer and researcher like me, this burger is out of proportions. The key element that this burger is missing is 'Balance'! The paneer is too thick over the patty of that portion, overpowering the core of the burger. The taste shifts from the major protein in the burger to the complementary paneer which should be the condiment here and not the primary 'focus'. The mint chutney was also excessively used and it was more of a coriander chutney than mint, which does not complement a burger so well. This chutney is also too spicy to kill the burger and so needs to served with a light hand. The buns used are just right for this burger though!
The next point of argument could be the assembling. The chutney should complement the crumbed paneer and not the meaty patty. I would have preferred it smothered lightly on the paneer, than being generously dropped over the melting cheese on the patty.
The concept is interesting but failed to be executed perfectly. The burger is yet filling and has good flavours, which need to be in balanced proportions.
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