Boston's Best Curry
Curry dishes originated in India and Southeast Asia, but this delicious specialty cuisine is available at several uniquely popular Boston restaurants. Curry flavored entrees can incorporate meat, quite often lamb, poultry, seafood, vegetables or a combination of these luscious and hearty ingredients. The key spices, which add the unique and spicy flavor to this cuisine, in most curry dishes are turmeric, coriander and cumin.
Himalayan Bistro
1735 Centre St.
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 325-3500
www.himalayanbistro.net
This fine dining establishment offers the diner's senses a real treat of the aromatic scents and special flavors of India and Nepal with their cuisine. They use the traditional curry-enhancing spices like coriander, turmeric and curry to season their chicken and lamb specialty dishes. Specialties on the menu include smoky tandoori chicken, creamy tikka masala and crêpes filled with lamb and potatoes. Himalayan Bistro authenticates traditional Indian cuisine dining with the atmosphere they have created using Hindu art, antique statues and background Indian music. Diners are transported to the sights, sounds, scents and flavors of India and Nepal when they visit Himalayan Bistro in the quaint West Roxbury section of the city.
Related: Boston's Best Indian Food
Punjabi Dhaba
225 Hampshire St.
Inman Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 547-8272
www.royalbharatinc.com
The open kitchen at Punjabi Dhaba allows patrons to see the food preparations and experience the scents of simmering curry dishes. This is a no-frills restaurant that focuses on the cooking and food offerings, not the ambiance of the dining experience. The owner likens the restaurant to a dhaba or roadside joint in India, where the best food is always served. Punjabi Dhaba specializes in traditional Indian dishes including curries, tandoori, roti and lamb karahi. The house specialties include dhabi jerk chicken, spicy chili masala and a flatbread stuffed with cauliflower and Indian spices, which is called gobi paratha in native India.
Bukhara Indian Bistro
701 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-2195
www.bukharabistro.com
Bukhara Indian Bistro, a true neighborhood restaurant, serves delicious chef specialties including boneless tandoori duck, lamb or gosht prepared ten different ways. They also offer traditional thali tasting platters for the diner to enjoy a little taste of many different Indian specialties and the accompanying sauces. There are vegetarian and rice dishes available, as well. Bukhara Indian Bistro is a low-key, light-filled restaurant in the heart of Jamaica Plain, a cozy Boston neighborhood.
Related: Boston's Best Indian Restaurants
Curry House
1335 Beacon St.
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 734-3971
www.curryhousema.com
Indian meals are individually made-to-order from scratch at this restaurant in the eclectic Coolidge Corner area of Brookline. Curry House uses only fresh ingredients with no preservatives or additives. Many of the delicious and unique Indian spices used here are fresh ground by the uniquely talented chefs. There are vegetarian and meat entrees on the diverse menu, which features diverse Indian cuisine with a spicy edge. The restaurant offers a relaxed and casual atmosphere.
Kashmir Restaurant
279 Newbury St.
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-1695
www.bostonkashmir.com
Kashmir Restaurant is located on the popular and up-scale Newbury Street, which is in the heart of the city. This ethnic dining establishment offers indoor seating with Indian calligraphy designs projected on the walls or outdoor brick patio seating. Diners savor this restaurant's tandoor oven specialties, sauce-simmered meat dishes and other exotic lunch and dinner offerings. Kashmir Restaurant offers authentic Indian cuisine at a moderate price.
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