Panjabi Grocery and Deli · 5.Vegans, pescatarians and carnivores alike will be delighted with the options available at this Union Square cafe, whose name means “conversation.”. You'll have a lot to talk about as you discover their most exclusive versions of Bombay-inspired flavors, such as crispy okra and guacamole or Gupshup fried chicken, and more traditional offerings, such as curried chickpeas and black dahl. Oh, and the buttered naan is absolutely divine. Buy a mango lassi and a nizam roll at this Indian street food store.
Choose between a menu to combine with bread (roti, paratha, Mumbai's fluffy bread pav) and fillings (chicken tikka, slow-cooked lamb bhuna, slow-cooked lamb bhuna, paneer with tomatoes and green chilies). Since the pandemic, the 22-seat venue covered with colorful wall tapestries and cashmere prints has also been offering meal kits. Indians are so dedicated to their gastronomic culture, he observes, that with the appearance of Indian food in the United States, and especially here in New York City, specialized grocery stores appeared that sold samosas and masala vados, contemporary restaurants such as Dhamaka, culinary institutions such as the canteen of the Ganesh temple, and also food carts. The menu, which also highlights the cuisine of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, has thrilled the palates of many, especially New Yorkers in South India.
This addition to Shiva Natarajan (Chola)'s gastronomic empire serves Indian dishes late at night. Located in the luxurious Le Parker Meridien hotel, this first establishment of the original award-winning restaurant in New Delhi offers a contemporary international touch of Indian classics under the global direction of chef Manish Mehrotra, a native of Patna, one of the most revered chefs in India today, and has worked in locations in Asia and Europe. This is one of the few Hemant Mathur restaurants in Manhattan, and its vegetarian dishes keep up with those that contain meat, such as paneer kali murch (cheese in a creamy black pepper sauce) and achari bindi (okra in a sauce with an intense Indian pickle flavor). The South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where chef Vijay Kumar is from, are the protagonists of the menu at Semma, a new West Village restaurant created by the team of Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya.
This simple but highly regarded restaurant is located in Jackson Heights, home to arguably the best Indian food in all of New York. This low-key North Indian restaurant serves great versions of classics, such as saag paneer and chicken tikka masala, and vegetarian Malai Kofta is well worth trying the vegetarian Malai Kofta. While deeper philosophical and spiritual sentiments are interwoven in India's regional customs, it is ultimately about the rise of light from a period of darkness, welcoming the beginning of new beginnings. Known for introducing Americans to Indian cuisine, Sahni founded the cooking school that bears her name in New York City in 1973, and her family roots go back to the same Tamil town as Vice President Kamala Harris.
This meeting and dining venue for New York's Indian expatriate community offers more culinary attractions than a standard restaurant. The restaurateur turned to Chintan Pandya, a Junoon student, to reinterpret regional Indian food with local ingredients from New York. British Indian immigrant Jaz Rupall founded this newcomer to Hell's Kitchen last spring, focusing on North Indian cuisine with a Balti twist (an Indian cooking style popular in the UK). Run by Goa-born chef Eric McCarthy, Indian Table is an elegant and recently renovated restaurant that specializes in food from the small coastal state, although the menu is much more extensive.
Tucked away in a corner of Williamsburg, near the Williamsburg Bridge, Masti is a restaurant that specializes in Balti Anglo-Indian cuisine, while offering many North and South Indian dishes, including one or two dishes from West Bengal. .
