Top 3 Best Places to Try Laal Maas in Jaipur

by | Nov 16, 2023 | Food | 0 comments

If you’re in Jaipur and searching on Google to explore best Laal Maas near me, you must try Niros. Today, I will share the top three places to eat Laal Maas in Jaipur as we covered them on a crazy vlogging challenge.

Who eats Laal Maas in three different places on the same day? I can’t even share what burnt the next day, but this was totally worth it.

To be honest, we took our cues from a YouTube video shared by The Urban Guide. Based on their experience, we narrowed down three places.

When I posted an Instagram Reel about the same, people recommended Handi and the Ram Bagh Palace restaurant. While Handi is an excellent choice, as discussed by the experts from The Urban Guide, you wouldn’t dare try Ram Bagh if you’re short on budget.

Story of Laal Maas of Rajasthan

Now, two stories are associated with Laal Maas becoming a popular dish in Jaipur.

Being a state that is 75% vegetarian, it is strange that the royals have popularized a dish like Laal Maas.

If you visit Amer Fort and take a guide, he will explain how Raja Man Singh I built the temple of Shila Devi inside the palace. It is said that the king dreamed of retrieving a slab from the sea and when washed the idol of the Devi came alive.

He was asked to build a temple for her and in return She would reign him victorious against King Kedar from Jessore, now Bangladesh.

Since the rituals devoted to the Goddess require the slaughter of a goat, including mutton as food came into being.

Laal Maas is rich in red because it is made with special chilies from Mathania in Jodhpur.

Now, there is another story to this. Due to low vegetation, the men at war had to hunt, cook, and consume deer meat. It was considered camp food that sustained them amidst the ruggedness of the barren lands and added protein needed to fight. The royals also indulged in hunting expeditions that helped create dishes like Junglee Maas.

Best places to try Laal Maas in Jaipur

Niros was already a recommended place we couldn’t stop by the first time we came here. We tasted the dish at Royal Rajwada Multicuisine Restaurant near Amer Fort. Trust me, you don’t want to listen to the guides on this one because it was disappointing.

Since we are Bengalis and Kosha Mangsho is a famous mutton delicacy back home, we wouldn’t buy anything not good enough when it came to mutton.

Our desire to try good Laal Maas was hyped after trying authentic Dungar Maas in Udaipur. The unique smoked flavour lingered on our tastebuds, and we wouldn’t buy anything that didn’t match up to that.

Niros passed the vibe check

Yes! Niros passed the vibe check because it was soooooo spicy. We were convinced that this is what authentic Laal Maas tastes like.

Niros is also expensive as we paid Rs. 1600 for one plate of rice, Laal Maas and Gulab jamun. Since we visited the place late afternoon, they were not serving bread options then.

You have to come here before 3pm if you want all the options available on the menu. They again open for dinner post 7pm when you will get all items available.

So, even if Google tells you that the place remains open between 11 am and 11 pm (which is true), you will not find everything available between 3 pm and 7 pm.

One plate of rice was worth Rs. 300, which wasn’t enough for two people. While Laal Maas was enough, it would have been worth trying with naan or tandoori roti.

There were solid pieces of Mathania chillies in the food. I was worried about consuming them as is because we tend to not eat solid red chilies.

But since we were ‘having fun’, we went all in and got butt burns the next day!

I was shocked that two pieces of Gulab Jamun cost Rs. 300, but I seconded the price listed when I tried them.

They were not round in size like conventional ones. In fact, the shape was a lot like Lengcha, a Bengali sweet that tastes like Gulab Jamun. At Niros, the sweet was fried in ghee and instantly melted in my mouth.

It felt royal, and nothing like this have I remotely tasted when trying Gulab Jamuns elsewhere.

Spice Court was not so spicy

We went to Grand Uniara first, but it wouldn’t open until 7 pm. So, we decided to take an auto and head to Jacob Road. A little girl’s birthday party was hosted on the outside, and it immediately rang a bell that they host events here. Perfect for winter events like small ceremonies and birthdays.

Well, inside, the restaurant looked no less than royal. The walls were full of photographs of polo games from the bygone era. But the biggest highlight was the tables.

The wooden pieces had a glass cover with numerous spices on the inside. This part was aesthetic, from whole garlic to star anise to chillies and coriander seeds.

Laal maas here comes either half plate or full. The full plate was Rs. 800 and Rs. 525 for half. We ordered full again to try it with Butter Tandoori roti. The spice quotient was surprisingly low.

I saw a bunch of foreigners at another table and assumed that this place might predominantly not add too much spice for foreigners. Most travelers from the West refrain from having such spicy food.

Laal Maas didn’t taste bad, and with a 10% discount on Zomato, we were done with the entire meal within Rs. 1000

If you want to try Laal Maas, which isn’t extremely hot, you can try Spice Court. You will get the flavors while it will also be bearable.

But if you ask me, “Does Spice Court have the best Laal Maas in Jaipur?” I would say no.

spice court jaipur

Grand Uniara was indeed grand

The heritage hotel has two restaurants inside its magnificent abode. One is Satva, a pure vegetarian, while the other is where we tried Laal Maas, which tasted like Kosha Mangsho.

I had reasons to love the mutton I tasted here the most. It was not extremely hot, but it was well-cooked and full of spices. We were too full to satiate ourselves with every bite, but by the end, I realized it was more like how we have mutton in Bengal.

Grand Uniara Laal Maas

Yes, it’s like a proper Kosha Mangsho recipe. So, while the mutton tasted fabulous, and the cost was Rs. 650 for a full plate, it wasn’t quite like how Laal Maas should be.

We also got 25% off from Zomato Pro, and it was worth trying the Gulab Jamun here too.

gulab jamun jaipur

Final thoughts

I need to try more places like Handi and Ram Bagh to understand what to expect from this dish. But for now, Niros takes the cake. I attest to this more so as locals will tell you to visit Niros for Laal Maas in Jaipur.

Please chime in if you have more names to add to the list of famous Laal Maas in Jaipur. Hope this blog post answers your question and you look forward to trying this delectable delight when visiting the Pink City.

Written by Shusree Mukherjee

Shusree Mukherjee is the co-founder of Scrabble Scratch Media, an SEO content writing agency from India. I help you grow organic traffic to websites to generate revenue and become an industry authority. Drop an email at touresham@gmail.com to collaborate for all things travel. To create a content strategy that helps you grow, convert, and dominate SERPs contact me at shusree@scrabblescratchmedia.com

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