WHAT While this might seem like just another trendoid truck, it’s true that Indian street food is ideally suited to serving out of a catering truck. This one specializes, of course, in dosa (crisp sourdough rice-and-lentil cakes), cooked to order and topped with chutneys or things like eggs, masala (curried potatoes), caramelized onions, mushrooms and [...]
WHY Good coconut curry, ginger chicken and the ‘Top of the World’ appetizer, at reasonable prices given the high-rent beach neighborhood. WHAT This longstanding Santa Monica Indian is handy to know about when you’re looking for something less expensive than the Ocean Avenue fancy-schmancy places but less touristy than the Promenade traps. WHO Date-nighters fleeing [...]
WHY Great lunch buffet. WHAT One of the original Old Town eateries, Mezbaan offers tandoori, benghan bharta, palak paneer and distinctive curries that diners can spice on a sliding scale of one to ten. Hyderabad specialties (like the delicious lamb pasinda) also are served. Live Indian music on Friday and Saturday nights, too. 80 N. [...]
WHY One of the best-stocked Indian markets in town, with savvy owners who do their best to help customers hunt down elusive products. WHAT The Punjabi owners stock ingredients for all kinds of Indian cooking, and they pride themselves on offering such exotic and hard-to-find foods as fresh curry leaves. And if you’re looking for [...]
WHY Think of it as the Dal House—the variety of beans and lentils is extraordinary. WHAT For a no-frills, warehouse-style Indian grocery store, Bombay Spiceland is amazingly well stocked. Whether you’re looking for turmeric root, medicinal neem leaves, Bollywood’s latest video rental or a phenomenal selection of dals, the beans and lentils central to Indian [...]
WHY The large selection of rice, teas, frozen items and all the ingredients to make a world-class curry from scratch. WHAT Take a trip to India by way of Los Feliz or Canoga Park, exploring the rows of unusual chutneys and well-priced spices, then noshing at the popular vegetarian cafeteria—it’s known for its house-made sweets, [...]
WHY They keep the ovens fired up all day, so everything’s fresh and hot. WHAT This Gujarati-style chat (snack) and mithai (sweets) shop in Little India packs ‘em in with a menu featuring vegetarian thalis (combo plates), curried dishes and a marvelous array of fresh goodies—all made from ground grains and beans—that include crispy chips, [...]
WHY The dosa are among the biggest—and lightest—in Little India. WHAT Maybe you can’t spell it, but you should definitely order the kancheepuram idli. The ginger-and-cashew dumplings are a specialty at this restaurant, which is named for a temple city in India’s Karnataka state. Also check out the kadi fritters in coconut curry and the [...]
WHY One of L.A.’s better chicken tikka masalas. WHAT An offshoot of the more elegant Suriya on Third Street, Holy Cow serves lightened up Indian dishes that are still full of flavor. There are a few tables in the mini-mall storefront, and they also deliver in the area. 8474 W. 3rd St., Beverly/Third, 323.852.8900 L [...]
WHY Richly flavorful southern Indian cooking that is all vegetarian with many vegan choices, too, served on an atmospheric secret patio. WHAT Paru’s has a speakeasy feel to it—you have to be buzzed in, and there’s a hidden tree-filled garden in back—which lends it an aura of romance that is continued with the cooking. The [...]
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