Indian Food and Cooking

Hitting the Streets of Bombay for Spring Break -- Well, Actually, Just Hitting the Food Truck

I tracked down the Bombay Street Food food truck yesterday. It's as close as I'll get to any type of interesting travel or cultural experiences this spring break. Not that Port Aransas in the early 1990's was a hotbed of cultural experiences, but you know, we play the hand we're dealt. I was exci ... More >>

Mughlai's Gem

A North Dallas Indian restaurant captures the spirit of home.

The Secret To Some Bitchin' Black Beans and Improving a Ton of Other Dishes Too

I'm fascinated with Indian cooking. Obsessed. I love the way cooks build layers of flavor and aroma with onions and other aromatics, a cadre of spices and a long, slow simmer. If you've ever cooked a robust curry in your kitchen, you know that the smell that overtakes your entire home is almost into ... More >>

Ten Reasons To Visit Your Local Indian Grocery

If you've driven around the suburbs, you've undoubtedly seen countless Indian groceries dotting the strip malls. They're everywhere. And while they have a lot of similarities with other ethnic grocers in the area, many of which are much larger, they do have some ingredients that are hard to find els ... More >>

Chicken Tikka Masala Pizza at India Chaat Cafe ... Say Whaat?

The words "Desi-style pizza" beckoned me with a neon glow from the front window of India Chaat Café, a small, brightly lit restaurant tucked into a strip mall at Preston and Frankford. I walked in expecting Americanized, watered-down food, or maybe the Bollywood version of Pizza Hut, and was surpr ... More >>

It's Time Dallas Got an Indian-Food Truck

Dear Potential Food Truck Entrepreneurs of Dallas,Please, for the love of Krishna, start an Indian food truck. Please park outside my favorite bars late at night (Deep Ellum would be a good spot) so I can fill my neglected belly with your spicy flavorful goodness. There's just something about the wa ... More >>

Mumtaz's Indian Lunch Buffet Was Built for Meatless Monday

Weary of soy protein and veggie burgers from Meatless Mondays gone by, I had set my sights this go around on exotic flavors and spices. My search for bargain vegetarian nirvana took me to Mumtaz, an Indian restaurant located in a generic Richardson strip mall at Campbell and Central. I'm typically ... More >>

At Amruth and the Taj Chaat House, a Lesson in Learning From Ingredients

Lesson No. 1: Show up hungry.

Mayuri Makes a Move

​Earlier this month, Mayuri, "one of the oldest Indian restaurants in the DFW area," according to its owner Lalith Thota, moved from its location at Highway 114 and O'Connor Boulevard, where it had been serving diners for 14 years. Mayuri now serves its "typical ethnic Indian food," including ... More >>

Vijay Sadhu's Newest Venture Takes The Fear Out Of The Exotic

On-Screen Cuisine

Kalachandji's Cooking Class Curries Favor
For Indian-style Vegetarian

Photos by Brooke Nottingham​When I sit down for class on Thursday night at Kalachandji's Community Hall, my classmate Bob leans over to me and explains that a lot of people don't like curry. So he pulls out that night's recipe list and goes through them, ingredient by ingredient. "Look, yogur ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Vegetable Platter
At Roti Grill

Clockwise from bottom left: saag paneer, samosa, kheer, kofta masala​As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little k ... More >>

Rice 1 Roll: Don't Expect the World,
Just Good Indian Desserts

Rice 1 Roll's rava kesari​Rice 1 Roll's very slick takeout menu proudly announces the "Indian Chinese Café" serves Indian, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese foods. It's a strange claim to make, because there's nothing but south Indian food on the menu. There's no half-hearted pho or lackluster pa ... More >>

How About Them Knockers - J.S. Chens

​Delivering Dim Sum after 3:00 - 30 Dealing with my OCD - 20 Surprisingly Decent Dim Sum Delivered - 25 Chuckling cheeseburger remark - 10 Total - 85 J.S. Chen's Restaurant 240 Legacy Dr. #118, Plano 972.517.2332 It has been a long and unseasonably warm week in the City of Ate and I found mysel ... More >>

Biryani Bash: Chameli Restaurant vs. Chaat Cafe

Our winner: Chameli Restaurant's chicken biryani​ You can tell a great dish or cuisine by the many legends and fuzzy stories surrounding its beginnings. Today, we offer such a meal, one that comes from humble origins and yet has satisfied kings and presidents alike. Biryani is a long-grain ri ... More >>

Taj Mahal Imports: East Meets West, and the West is Very Happy

​ Editor's note: Take a tour of the area's specialty and/or strange markets with our own beloved Basket Case, Alice Laussade. Taj Mahal Imports 26 Richardson Heights Center (Richardson) 972-644.1329 Try: Bombay Kitchen Masala Chickpeas from the snack aisle Don't try: Heinz Salad Cream from t ... More >>

Roti Grill: Off into the Fast, Hot, Spicy Unknown

​We Texans love our food hot and spicy, so it's somewhat surprising that we haven't taken to Indian cuisine as much as some other ethnic dishes as sushi or Kung Pao chicken. But on further reflection, we are probably overwhelmed by the staggering parade of unfamiliar dishes with hard-to-pronounce ... More >>

India West Is Really Just An Upscale DNA Copy of Its Sister Restaurant, Kebab N Kurry.

The Londoner serves up pub grub the way the Brits only wish they could

Red India Bistro Frees Chop Suey From Its Can

Veggie Girl: Cosmic Cafe

Fill in the blank: The best thing about Cosmic Café is... ...a deck of Tarot cards at every table. ...free yoga. ...unlimited mugs of soy chai. ...delicious plates of all-veggie food, whose prices all add up to multiples of nine. (We don't know why. We asked our waitress, and neither did she...b ... More >>

Veggie Girl: Kalachandji's

Our new feature searching for vegan and vegetarian dining options in Dallas--both at restaurants committed to the cause and regular, meat eating places.Being vegan is supposed to do lots of lovely spiritual and gastrointestinal things to you. You're supposed to feel lighter and healthier, for one. ... More >>

How 'Bout Them Knockers: Roti Grill

Roti Grill 4438 McKinney Ave., Suite 100 214-521-3655 (Ordered through Diningin.com) Promised Delivery Time: 60 minutes Actual Delivery Time: 50 minutes and the driver got lost The Score:Outsourced call center efficiency (only problem was that the Canada-based representative misspelled my street, t ... More >>

Pop Culture

Chicken Lollipops. Red India Bistro, you had us at Chicken Lollipops.That menu item, one of many at the brand-new Indian-Chinese fusion restaurant in Addison, certainly caught our attention. What kept our attention however, was the bistro's other notable qualities implemented by owner Pramod Pro ... More >>

Waste Management Issues at a Texas Stadium Demon-Burning Festival? Seriously, Who Saw That Coming?

Bengal Tiger

Spice and everything is nice at a new Indian eatery

Review: Bukhara Grille

We venture into Indian territory

I Want It All

Tempted?

Temptations Indian Cuisine is less than seductive

Got Henna?

Fast 'n Curryious

At Cafe Roti, fast food speeds to a higher life form

Best Indian Restaurant

Mantra

Nice Spice

Cooking for the curry-ous

Indian Lite

Mantra twists the mold of traditional Indian fare

Hot House

The Saffron House gets the gist but falters on the details

Tasty Diplomacy

The buffet table sings at Dawat

Details, Details

Clay Pit squeezes in near the top of Dallas Indian fare

Indo Hip

Chef opening Indian restaurant in Addison

Best Indian Restaurant

India Palace

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Food for Thought

Best Indian Food Lunch Buffet

Delhi Palace

Inquiring Minds

India Palace Restaurant & Bar

Head East, er, North

Rasoi Indian Restaurant

Thali Ho

U(can)dipi into South Indian cuisine

TV dinners

Swarna Palace plies good food and great tube

Indian beatitude

Suprabhath is simple splendor

Temple fare

Basic Indian from the lofty Taj Mahal

Wicket food

What's good about the Bombay Cricket Club is everything is