India Mahal Restaurant.

I thought I'd show you the menu from the Indian restaurant we went to. Like I said, looking at the food, I had no idea what anything was. Every now and then, I could make out a potato, a cabbage, a pea. But that was it. And I'd go back in a heart beat.

I did recognize the breads. However, I'm confused. I saw Sandra's salute to India and these people must be making their nan wrong. Just saying. Maybe I'll mention that next time I go.

I think I might have had the keema nan and the aloo paratha. One just can't be too sure about these things.

I noticed chick peas in something I ate, so I might have had the aloo channa masala.

I saw green peas and potatoes, so that might have been the aloo mutter.


Something else I had that was really good was a spinach concoction. Looked bad. Tasted good. That may have been the aloo palak.

There was chicken on the menu, but it wasn't boneless.

I may have had some lamb.

I think I would have known if I had eaten any goat. Goat is rather ... pungent ... shall we say. I'm still airing out the 2 goat hides that youngest Hawthornes brought home from one of their hunting trips 2 years ago. They're in my car port and my car port has a very distinctive odor.

I did have rice. I recognized rice. And it was good. I tried to find Basmati rice at Food Lion, but noooo. Will try out Harris Teeter. They should have it.

They did offer the mint chutney, the mango chutney, and raita. Again, their raita was nothing like Sandy's, so I might bring that to their attention also.


Like I said, I've never eaten Indian before, but I will be trying some of these recipes at home. I need to find where I hid my turmeric (during the kitchen move) and I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and buy the cardamom pods. Hopefully, Harris Teeter will have them. Else, I'll have to find them online.