India Kitchen & a story with a moral
I know perfectly well that it isn’t nice to judge books by their covers, so I hate to break the same rule with restaurants. And, although unintentional, it happens from time to time. Until a few weeks ago, there was one eatery in particular that I’d been a little suspicious about trying out. I drive past India Kitchen every day on my way to the highway and always feel sad about its unremarkable surroundings. Located on Tolland Turnpike in Manchester, the restaurant moved into a previously vacant Roy Rogers last year and sits sandwiched between a few motels and Bob’s Discount Furniture. Classy neighborhood.
So, moral of the story (yup, already)- I judged its cover and successfully avoided eating its awesome Indian food for an entire year.
I stopped thinking about the restaurant until last month when my friend Nick and I flipped a coin to decide where to go for dinner and India Kitchen won. Luck and fate find a way to prevail after all!
Described as a family-style restaurant offering authentic Indian cuisine, India Kitchen provides an extensive menu with a variety of tandoori options, North and South Indian dishes and Indo Chinese specialties. They also offer a daily lunch buffet in addition to the full menu, which could be dangerous since I live 30 seconds away.
Chicken Korma & Lamb Pasanda...photos thanks to Nick Caito!
delicious
Anyway, we ordered chicken korma (boneless chicken cooked in a creamy cashew & almond sauce) and lamb pasanda, which was somewhat similar to the korma but the lamb obviously gave a much different flavor- cooked in a cashew and almond sauce and beautifully seasoned with saffron & cardamom. We paired these dishes with two orders of garlic naan to mop up globs and globs of delicious sauce. I wish I knew more about Indian food, but at least now I’m freshly inspired.
I enjoyed this meal SO much.
What else should you know?
Service was great, prices weren’t bad, and my leftovers were amazing.
394 Tolland Turnpike
Manchester, CT
Menu and additional info at: http://www.indiakitchen.us/Home.asp
yum! love the second picture!
I will teach you about Indian food whenever you like! Maybe next time Em Rosado’s home, we three can get together and cook…? xoxox!
Tussy, I would love that! Or maybe I would just love to see you in general!
Have you been to Pintu’s in West Springfield?
Leeanne (Fun With Carbs) has been telling me about Pintu’s! I want to go soon. It sounds fabulous.
Pintu’s is where it’s at. You name the day. I’ll be there.