NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 Nov 1999 16:50:29 GMT X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test69 (20 September 1998) Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:6286 quoting "Sid Subramanian" : > I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to begin, and I'm not quite > sure. For one thing, I don't have a menu here that I could use to list and > describe the dishes. All I can say is that the last time I was there, I had > a masala dosa (a flat crepe-like dish with a potato-based stuffing) yep, Ajay orders it practically every time we've been there... > I think if I went back tonight, I'd probably stand there and look at the > menu again for a while as I did the last time and be just as undecided. :-) > Eventually, I might try one of their dals (lentil-based soups) with roti or > naan (types of bread), or some chhole (spicy garbanzo-based dish). yep. had that... garbanzo beans don't cause much excitement with me > Perhaps, I'd get some samosas (potato-filled deep-fried things) yep, I'm a push-over for anything lentil, potatoes (and some beans) > As to the degree of heat, it'll vary -- your best bet is to ask the folks > behind the counter. Most things will be spiced enough that they won't be > bland, but some of the dishes could be more than others. there are some (hot) sauces to ask for to add more heat/flavor. beans, potatoes and lentils are rather subtle (to use a kind term), not the most flavorful items, and need something to bring out the best in them... well, I just happened to come across their take-home menu, so here it goes: Selective Main Menu All-Time Vegetarian Delights $$ Name Description ---------------------------------------- 2.95 VADA Crisply fried served hot with Sambar (lentils) 3.75 DAHI VADA marinated in yoghurt topped with spices and fresh cilantro 2.95 IDLI - 3 Rice cakes freshly steamed served with Sambar and chutney 3.50 PLAIN DOSA Pan cake crisply fried and served with Sambar and chutney 4.50 STUFFED DOSA (stuffing is not described) 4.95 MYSORE DOSA House Specialty (not further described) 3.50 UTTHAPPAM a pan fried delicacy served with condiments 2.25 ALOO PARATHA Stuffed leavened bread freshly pan fried 2.55 BHEL Traditional mix served with a tang 2.55 SEV PURI Always fresh and crisp 2.95 PANI PURI Golf ball sized stuffed puris dunked in a delectable mint sauce! 2.55 KHASTA KACHORI kachoris with a difference ! 2.55 DAHI BATAKA PURI served with fresh yoghurt, spices and toppings 1.50 SAMOSAS - 2 stuffing covered in pastry and crisply fried 1.75 KACHORI - 3 Leavened bread with green peas stuffing 3.95 CHOLE PURI Leavened bread fried and served with spiced full chick peas WEEK END SPECIALTIES (not further described) 4.50 PAV BHAJI 2.45 RAS MALAI 3.50 CHOLE SAMOSA 2.55 PURI BHAJI 2.50 TOMATO OMELETTE Little Bombay -- "Distinctive Indian Cuisine" 9616 N. Lamar #195, 339-0808 ...features an ever-changing menu, offering creative dishes from the warm heart of India... Come discover, enjoy and savor the all-time Vegetarian delights and favorites. [ just in case: of course I have no affiliation with them, no expectations of rewards, don't feel that I went to any undue trouble here, just hoping to make somebody's day... :-] ..and at the other end of the strip mall, there is always Classic Thai. their weekend buffett at $9 includes seafod and simply can't be beat in value (price/quality/quantity). the weekday version ($6) compares well with anything comparable in town that I know of. What it doesn't have is 'atmosphere' (same goes for Little Bombay), but one should to expect to pay extra for that, of course...
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