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Indian Food Help!

Our friends want to take us for Indian food tonight..we're going to this restaurant:
http://www.rajmahal.us/menu.htm

I know nothing about Indian (other than what you guys told me before)--I need information about what things taste like, what you recommend....and, more importantly, what the healthiest choices are.  Help!

Re: Indian Food Help!

  • I love chicken makhani, but it isn't very healthy, as it is a tomato and cream/butter based sauced.  It looks, from the menu, that the chicken curry would be healthier, if you want something with a sauce to it.  Otherwise, the chicken tikka kebabs would be really healthy.  NO SAUCe, probably, and just flavorful grilled-ish chicken.

     

  • I have no idea what's healthy because when I do Indian, I get the same things every time. Aloo Tikki to start, then Tandoori Chicken or Chicken Tikka Kebab and always some Naan. Yummy! I just had Indian this week and it was super yummy!

    If you ever want to make Indian on your own, I have a great Weight Watchers Shrimp Vindaloo recipe!
  • I would go with the tandoori chicken without skin or the chicken tikka kebab for the healthiest option.
    What I like is the eggplant bhartha, it's eggplant puree with spices (and probably cream/ghee) and tastes so good with the rice. This might be a good option for you as well since it's mostly vegetable. =)

    Have fun!
  • I love Indian food! Honestly though, if you want to give it a fair shot, I'd let go of the diet for one night. If this is your first experience, I'd recommend choosing things not because they are healthy, but because they sound good or come with recommendation. 

    I love vegetable samosa, channa batura or channa masala (channa are chickpea dishes), aloo goobi (potato and cauli), vegetable curries (I don't eat meat).
  • I'm a vegetarian, so I love vegetarian!  I recommend any of the following...palak paneer, navrattan korma, malai kofta for entrees, naan bread is excellent too...we like paneer naan or for a more dessert-y bread nargisi naan is delish!
  • Oh my goodness, what a lot of options!!

    I'm willing to let go of the "diet" (not really a diet...more my choice of the way I eat) a little bit, but we're also planning a huge dinner the next night with them, so I was *hoping* to get a tiny bit healthier.  :)  But I'm willing to try whatever.

    So the recommendations sound good, but I know nothing about the spices or anything that we'll be trying....I'm definitely nervous!  I used to live across the street from an Indian restaurant and by the end of the year, it was not a pleasant smell to me anymore!

  • A pretty safe option, if it's available, is dosai. They are crepes filled with different things, usually potatoes, onion, etc. delish!
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