By Popular Demand, Vegetarian Curries Shine on New Georgetown Menu

Our new Georgetown menu includes sections of vegetarian and vegan dishes to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. Multipurpose curries that are prepared with meat or cheese are now listed in the Curried Specialties section. That’s where you’ll find the in-demand sag paneer, for example, so don’t panic when you don’t see it listed on the vegetarian page. It, paneer makhni and other cheese curries are now listed on the comprehensive curry page.

Mmmmmm .... makhmali kofta

One vegetarian dish that continues to stand out is the ever popular makhmali kofta. Described as vegetable dumplings in a velvety tomato sauce, the dish is made with potatoes, cheese and raisins formed into balls. It not only tastes extraordinary, but brings a distinctive texture and mouthfeel to the dining experience. We’re pleased to recommend it most enthusiastically!

Earth Day on the Dinner Plate

Happy Earth Day, friends.

The most appropriate foods would be green, right? Spinach curry fits the bill perfectly. Sag paneer probably comes to mind. But, wait, there’s more! On our new Georgetown menu, spinach curry is served with your choice of chicken, lamb, shrimp or paneer. See the details in the Curried Specialties section.

Lemon rice

Pair your Earth Day spinach with sunny lemon rice. This vibrant yellow-hued rice glows with turmeric, curry leaves, peanuts and lemon juice. Go green in the bread department, too. Choose from a kulcha stuffed with spinach or a laccha parantha topped with cool mint.

The sunshiney yellow and earthy green carries over into dessert, too. Our traditional Indian ice cream, kulfi, is yellow from saffron and earthy green from pistachios.

If you need to have your Earth Day dinner earlier and faster, you can order a sag paneer burger during happy hour at our Dupont Circle restaurant, accompanied by an appropriately green cocktail, natch.

Sag paneer burger

Here’s to a tastefully green – and sunny – Earth Day.

New Georgetown Menu

Come join us on a journey through India’s cuisine with our whole new and contemporary menu that has been honed by years of experience in food and expertise of our chefs.

Indian food offers a rich diversity of flavors from across the length and breadth of this great subcontinent - classics from the palaces of royalty to the comfort food of the dhabas.

Ranging from a variety of meats and fish to a mindboggling assortment of fresh vegetables, pulses/lentils and grains cooked in different ways by India’s indigenous peoples – steamed, boiled, blanched and broiled, roasted, grilled, fried and lightly seasoned and tempered with some of the finest spices and herbs of the world.

Start with bite-sized portions of tasty and tangy samosas, tikkis, dahi bhallas and chaats.

Choose from an array of melt-in-your-mouth morsels of meats, fish and cottage cheese – tikkas and kababs from our tandoor, koftas from the spicy, simmering curries from our coasts.

Opt for different, delicately seasoned vegetables sabzis and tarkaris or tempered and slow cooked dals to go with fragrant pulaos and biryanis flavored with choice vegetables and meats, as well as freshly baked naans and flaky paranthas!

We have a range of condiments, hot pickles and sweet chutneys to relish along with your meal.

Top it all off with our sinfully delicious Indian sweets – cool kulfis (the original Indian ice cream), shahi tukra (the royal bread pudding) or hot gulab jamuns.

Wash it all down with our flavored lassis, masala chais, aromatic teas and freshly brewed coffees.

View the entire menu or jump to the sections below.

2012 Georgetown Menu

Appetizers

Tandoori Specialties

Combination Platters/Thalis

Biryanis

Curried Specialties

Vegetarian Entrees

Vegan Entrees

Breads, Sides and Accompaniments

Signature Cocktails

Beer, Wine and Full Bar

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

APPETIZERS: New Georgetown Menu

Small plates of street food. The throbbing pulse of India is its streets and the essential element of this vibrating and pulsating scene is the street food vendor, hawking freshly cooked, mouth-watering fare to the hungry passers-by all times of the day and often into the night. The tastes, sounds and feel of these street foods are simply unparalleled.

ALOO TIKKI CHAAT
Found in almost every food stall and street food vendor in Delhi…Potato patties served with spicy chickpeas, topped with sweet yogurt, tamarind chutney and spicy cilantro sauce

BATATA CHILI FRY
Indian spiced potato fries … tossed with garlic and spring onions

BHEL PURI
This iconic street food item from western India is low fat and nutritious…made of puffed rice, green mango, chopped onions and potato topped with a combination of green hot sauce and tamarind

CALAMARI MARTINI
Calamari sautéed with fresh curry leaves, coconut milk, lemon juice and tomato sauce,
served on a bed on lemon rice

DAHI BHALLA
A popular North Indian street food fare. Savory lentil balls, smothered in fresh yogurt sprinkled with spices and liberally doused with tamarind chutney.

GOLGAPPAS
Known by different names  ... “puchka” and “pani puri” to name a few … This is undoubtedly the most eaten snack in the whole of India. Puffed whole wheat and semolina crisps stuffed with potato and chickpea, accompanied by spicy tamarind water to dunk into.

GOLGAPPAS SHOTS (21+)
Served with a tamarind, tequila and fresh mint shot

MALLU MIRIS (Stuffed Chili)
Poblano peppers filled with spicy lamb, topped with coconut sambol. A dish we have adapted from Sri Lanka.

PAPRI CHAAT
Lip-smacking and the most popular of all…prepared with whole wheat crackers, diced potato, chickpeas and an assortment of sweet and spicy sauces

ONION BHAJJI
A popular Indian snack, also known as “pakora.” Onions in a spiced chickpea batter, fried.

SAMOSA
A triangular savory pastry filled with your choice of spiced potato and peas or spinach and cheese. Served with tamarind chutney.

SAMOSA CHAAT
Samosa topped with spicy chickpeas and seasoning drizzled with tamarind chutney

Spinach fritters

SHRIMP ON A HOPPER
Spicy shrimp in a tomato chutney, served on a “string hopper” (fishnet-like rice pancake).

SPINACH FRITTERS
Crisp spinach leaves in a light chickpea batter and topped with sweet yogurt, tamarind and seasonings

TAWA TILAPIA
Pan-seared Tilapia fillets marinated in yogurt, roasted gram flour, spices and seasonings, served with a cilantro-mint chutney

TANDOORI SPECIALTIES: New Georgetown Menu

Cooking in a tandoor (a special frontier province open oven made of clay) dates back to the Indus Valley civilization where meats, breads and vegetables were exposed to high heat for a short period of time. Today it is the lightest and most nutritious form of cooking in Indian restaurants where meats and vegetables are marinated and lightly grilled, as also fresh breads are baked with great skill and expertise.

TANDOORI SALMON
Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and cream cheese, dusted with rock salt

TANDOORI PRAWNS
Grilled in a marinade of yogurt, saffron, “ajwain,” roasted spices and chili. Also comes in JUMBO PRAWNS.

MANGO PRAWNS
Marinated with raw mango pulp and seasoning, grilled just right to combine all flavors

TANDOORI CHICKEN
Traditional: yogurt, paprika, ginger, garlic, roasted spices and lemon juice
Hara Masala: fresh cilantro, mint, turmeric, chili yogurt, fresh roasted spices and lemon juice

TANDOORI LAMB CHOPS
In a raw papaya, ginger root and spices marinade

LAL TIKKA
Boneless cubes of chicken marinated in yogurt, paprika, ginger, garlic, roasted spices and lemon juice

SEEKH KABAB
Ground and spiced lamb kebabs

HALDI CHICKEN TIKKA
Cubes of white meat chicken in a honey, fennel and fresh ginger marinade

HARA BHARA RESHMI KABAB
Ground chicken, spinach and fresh mint kebabs

PANEER TIKKA
Cottage cheese marinated in your choice of the traditional recipe (yogurt, paprika, ginger, garlic, roasted spices and lemon juice) or Hara Masala (fresh cilantro, mint, turmeric, chili yogurt, fresh roasted spices and lemon juice)

TANDOORI GOBI
Cauliflower marinated in freshly roasted gram flour, yellow chili powder and fresh roasted cumin

COMBINATION PLATTERS/THALIS: New Georgetown Menu

The Thali is one of the cornerstones of our menu. The balanced meal, it is the traditional way Indian families eat. It gives a balanced combination of nutrition, flavors, textures and colors.

THE VEGAN PLATTER
Channa Masala, Aloo Gobi Masala, Masala Dal, Palak, Brown Rice, Mango Chutney, House Salad (No Substitutions)

THE VEGETARIAN PLATTER
Navrattan Korma, Paneer Makhani, Palak Makai, Black Lentils, Raita, House Salad, Pillau Rice (No Substitutions)

THE MEAT PLATTER
Chicken Tikka Masala, Keema Mattar, Palak Makai, Black Lentils, Raita, House Salad, Pillau Rice (No Substitutions)

BIRYANIS: New Georgetown Menu

These rice-based entrees are made by combining rice with spices and seasonings and meats or vegetables. While this method of cooking may have originated in Iran/Persia, it is in India that the recipes of Biryanis have developed to their current form. Each serving is steamed and baked individually and is best accompanied with raita, a lightly spiced yogurt sauce.

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