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Taj Mahal (bigger menu) (further recommendation)

1 post · May 22, 1995

William B.School of Computer Science, Carnegie MellonMay 22, 1995
 Well, went there twice this past weekend (can you say parents treating...
 and everything else was closed on sunday.)

 They have expanded their menu, it is now similar to other indian places
 in terms of numbers of dishs.

 It is great...and reasonably priced...

 Highlights:
 Chicken Shahi Korma: some chicken in a yogurt and tumaric and other spices
 sauce.
 A little short of chicken, but the chicken is really kinda supurflous...
 the sauce is the thing, and it is mild and great, hard to descibe though.

 Boti Kabob: chunks of lamb done in a tandoori style with onions and green
 peppers.
 Good lamb, and really well marinated (good strong flavor, some local
 places seem to only marinate a little so there is only a hint of tartness
 and spices, not here...) nicely cooked, still juicy, but cooked through.

 ????: eggplant and potato in some spices...(but not a sauce)
 fresh eggplant cooked just right, not falling appart, and a little
 bit of potato, delicatly spiced...

 All the breads...always fresh...

 This place is really something of a standout...fresh ingrediants, prepared
 just right...fairly mild in general, but not unspiced...(also didn't
 try a vindalou)

 P.S. just ignore the numerous typos in the menu...
 P.P.S. they also have a really cheap lunch buffet ($5.50 as I recall...)
 which is pretty good, though the food does suffer a little bit for being
 on a steam tray.
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