Dhaba INDIAN CUISINE. 108 Lexington Avenue New York, NY In India, the Truck Stops Here

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1 Dhaba INDIAN CUISINE 108 Lexington Avenue New York, NY In India, the Truck Stops Here

2 VEG STARTERS MULIGATAWNY SOUP 6.50 Lentil coconut soup ONION PAKORA 5.95 Spiced onion fritters MUMBAI BATATA VADA 5.95 Batter fried potato balls PEANUT CHILLI MASALA 4.95 Tossed peanuts, green chilies SAMOSA 7.50 Spiced potatoes & cauliflower filling TALE HUAY KAJU 8.95 Roasted Cashews, onions, peppercorn, lime PANEER PAKORA 8.95 Paneer cheese fritters IMLI BAIGAN 7.95 Pan seared tamarind eggplant, chaat masala KURKURI BHINDI 8.95 Crispy Okra, onions, lime, chaat masala LASONI GOBI 8.95 Tangy cauliflower, ginger, scallions SHAM SAVERA 9.95 Cheese spinach patties, creamy nut sauce MUSHROOM MALAI WALI 9.95 Skewered mushrooms, creamy marinade PANEER TAASH KABAB 9.95 Tandoor style smoked paneer cheese, NON-VEG STARTERS KALMI KABAB 9.95 Skewered chicken wings, roasted spices TANGRI KABAB 9.95 Chicken drumsticks, creamy marinade GILAFI RESHMI Skewered chicken rolls, paneer cheese, bell peppers PAHADI MURGH KABAB Skewered chicken chunks, chilli paste marinade MUSTARD CHICKEN TIKKA Skewered chicken, fresh mustard paste FISH AMRITSARI Batter fried fish, ajwain BAGARI JINGA LUCHI Creamy tangy shrimp, curry leaves, luchi bread CHAPLI KABAB Tendar lamb patties, coriander, green chilies Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise - Swami Sivananda Saraswati PAO (Famous Butterbuns from Mumbai) VADA PAO 8.95 Batter fried potato balls PAV BHAJI 9.95 Pan mashed vegetables, ghee BAIGAN CHILI PAO 9.95 Char grilled smoked eggplant, green chilies MURGH KHURCHAN PAO Tandoor cooked spiced chicken morsels, bell peppers KEEMA PAO Wok tossed minced lamb, green chilies THELAWALA CHART (Popular street cart foods) BHEL PURI (cold) 6.95 Puffed rice, savory morsels, chutnies BATATA SEV PURI (cold) 6.95 Potato chickpea filling, yogurt, chutnies PANI PURI (cold) 6.95 Potato chickpea filling, tamarind water PURANI DELHI KI PAPRI CHAAT (cold) 7.95 Crunchy savories, yogurt, chutnies ALOO TIKKI CHAAT 7.95 Potato patties, chickpeas, yogurt, chutnies SAMOSA CHAAT 9.95 Spiced chickpeas, yogurt, chutnies CHOLE BHATURA Curried chickpeas, batura bread VEGAN JEERA CHILI ALOO Cumin tossed potatoes, green chilies ALOO SAAG Spiced potatoes & pureed spinach ALOO MUTTER Spiced potato & green peas, ginger PUNJABI CABBAGE Sautéed cabbage, cumin CHOLE PUNJABI Curried chickpeas, fresh coriander TAWA ALOO GOBI Potatoes & cauliflower, fenugreek BHUNI GOBI MATTAR Cauliflower & green peas, ginger KADAI BHINDI Wok tossed okra, onions & bell pepper... Must try... Spicy If you have a food allergy, please inform your server.

3 VEGETARIAN ALOO WADI Potatoes & crispy dal, onion tomato gravy SARSON DA SAAG Spinach & mustard greens, ghee, green chilies BAIGAN DA BHARTA Tandoor smoked eggplant, garden herbs MALAI KOFTA Vegetable croquettes, creamy nut sauce METHI PANEER MUTTER Creamy green peas, cheese, fenugreek leaves MALAI MARKE PANEER Cheese, creamy tomato sauce, butter PANEER KALI MIRCH Cheese, creamy pepper sauce SAAG PANEER Creamed spinach & cheese, garden herbs SABJI SAAG MALAI Spinach & vegetables, ginger PUNJABI KADHI Tangy yogurt preparation, onion fritters DAHI BHINDI Spiced okra, yogurt gravy PANEER BHURJI Creamy grated cheese, onions, bell pepper NAVARATAN KORMA Creamy vegetables & paneer cheese TANDOOR MURGH TANDOOR (20 min preparation time) Skewered bone-in chicken MURGH TIKKA Skewered chicken thighs, red marinade MURGH MALAI KABAB Skewered spring chicken, marinade SEEKH KABAB Skewered lamb rolls, onions, bell pepper JHINGA MALAI KABAB Skewered shrimp, creamy saffron marinade TANDOORI JHINGA Char grilled shrimp, red marinade ADRAK KE PANJE Tandoor style lamb chops, ginger DHABA MIXED GRILL Kebabs from our Tandoor... Must try... Spicy If you have a food allergy, please inform your server. DHABE KA CHAWAL BIRYANI A basmati rice preparation with mint bay leaves, garam masala & brown onions VEG PANEER BONE-IN CHICKEN BONELESS CHICKEN LAMB BONE-IN GOAT SPICED SHRIMP RICE PEAS PULAV 3.75 Basmati rice, green peas AMRITSARI PULAV Basmati rice & vegetables, paneer cheese LEMON RICE 8.95 Tempered mustard seeds & curry leaves JEERA GHEE RICE 6.95 Tempered cumin & clarified butter LAMB AND GOAT PUDINAWALI KEEMA Spiced minced lamb, fresh mint leaves ROGAN JOSH Kashmiri style lamb curry, yogurt, fresh coriander LAMB DHANSAK Lentils & spinach, tamarind BHINDI GOSHT Lamb & okra, ginger DHABA GOAT CURRY A homestyle bone-in goat curry CHICKEN PUNJAB DA MURGH Bone-in chicken curry, yogurt METHI MURGH Creamy fenugreek chicken MURGH BHARTA Minced chicken & smoked eggplant MURGH CHUTNEYWALA Creamy mango chicken curry MURGH KALI MIRCH Creamy pepper chicken MALAI MARKE BUTTER CHICKEN Creamy tomato sauce, bell pepper, clarified butter CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA Creamy tomato sauce, fenugreek MURGH DAHIWALA Chicken yogurt, black cardamom, brown onions Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise - Swami Sivananda Saraswati

4 SEAFOOD GOA FISH CURRY Tamarind & coconut gravy, curry leaves PATIALA FISH CURRY Onion & tomato sauce, garden herbs SARSON WALI FISH Mustard greens & pureed spinach SHRIMP CURRY Onion & tomato sauce, garden herbs JHINGA TIKKA MASALA Tandoori shrimp, creamy tomato sauce DAALS LANGARWALI DAAL A five daal preparation, ginger DAAL TADKA Yellow daal, cumin, garden herbs MAA KI DAL Slow cooked black lentils, ghee DHABA DAAL MAKHNI Slow cooked creamy black lentils RAJMA Curried kidney beans, garden herbs SIDES PICKLE 2.50 Spicy Pickle del PAPAD 2.50 Thin lentil wafers MANGO CHUTNEY 3.50 Sweet relish BOONDI RAITA 5.50 Refreshing yogurt, besan rounds DHABAWALI ROTIYAN ROOMALI - Unleavened thin bread 5.95 NAAN - White flour bread cooked in tandoor 3.95 GARLIC NAAN 4.50 CHILI ONION NAAN 4.50 PANEER CHEESE 4.95 CHEESE NUT NAAN 5.50 ONION KULCHA 4.50 PARATHA (pan grilled) 4.95 ALOO PARATHA (potatoes) 5.95 GOBI PARATHA (cauliflower) 5.95 TANDOORI ROTI - Whole wheat bread 3.95 MAKKI DA ROTI - Pan grilled corn bread 4.95 POORI - Deep fried 5.95 BRITISH CURRY HOUSE London Curry Modeled after dishes that are popular on the other side of the pond, where "Curry" has become more of a staple than a fancy. These curries have a unique Anglo-Indian flavor. Curry is traditionally a term that is non-existent in the Indian Culinary landscape and was used by the British in Colonial India to mean anything with "spicy gravy". Meats, vegetables and shrimp can be customized with a selection of curries from below. VEGETABLE BONE IN CHICKEN BONELESS THIGH CHICKEN WHITEMEATCHICKEN BONELESS LAMB BONE IN GOAT SHRIMP BALTI A simple stir fried curry prepared in a karahi (wok) with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes PHAAL A very very spicy curry with green chilies, tomatoes, ginger MADRAS A hot simple curry with coconut, dry red chilies, curry leaves DO PIAZA Do Piaza means double the onions. First the onions are pureed in a sauce and then large slices are stir fried into gravy KADAI Tossed with onions, bell peppers, fenugreek, fresh coriander BHUNA A well spiced curry with a thick sauce VINDALOO A very hot curry cooked with dry red chilies, vinegar, potatoes KORMA A mild creamy curry with cashew nuts, raisins, fenugreek SAAG Spinach puree, light cream, roasted spices BALCHAO A tangy curry from Goa with mustard seeds, curry leaves, black pepper fried into gravy JALFREZI A stir fried prepared with green chilies, onions, tangy flavor ACHARI A spicy curry with pickling spices Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise - Swami Sivananda Saraswati If you have a food allergy, please inform your server.... Must try... Spicy

5 In India, the Truck Stops Here DHABA Indian $$ 108 Lexington Avenue, Kips Bay By OLIVER SCHWANER-ALBRIGHT FEB 3, 2009 PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM Chili onion naan, left, and kadai goat at Dhaba on Lexington Avenue. Credit Konrad Fiedler for The New York Times In India dhabas are truck stops, roadside joints famous for their vibrant meals (and convenient cots for napping them off). The food at Dhaba is just as lively, but the flavors are surprisingly complex and subtle, and the dining room has less in common with a tin-roofed shack in India than with a lounge of a boutique hotel. This is the eighth restaurant for the owner, Shiva Natarajan, and his third in Manhattan. At Dhaba, he created a menu with more than 125 items, not including the lunch specials. The cuisine tilts toward India s north, with a handful of southern dishes and British-style curries to round it out. If you look lost, the waiters will gently direct you toward conventional favorites like kebabs and chicken masala. Don t give in. Start with paya soup ($4.95), meaty goat trotters and chewy tendons in an earthy ginger broth. Share an order of tale huay caju ($3.95), cashews flash-cooked with chilies and spices. The slightly charred nuts are addictive, and just the right counterpart for a 20-ounce mug of Kingfisher lager ($6). It s tempting to order too much from the opening pages, and fill yourself with starters like lime and ginger chicken wings ($6.95), or chaats like dahi bhalla ($5.95), lentil flour fritters with yogurt, tamarind sauce and mint. It s worth it to save yourself for the main courses, such as the achari gosht ($14.95), lamb cooked in a rich sauce of ginger, garlic, chilies, mustard seeds and other spices too numerous to mention. So often the meat in a dish like this is an afterthought. But here the lamb was stewed until fork-tender and its flavors were heightened by the seasonings, which were mild enough to benefit from the heat of a chili onion naan ($3.95). The kadai goat ($17.95) was even more sumptuous. Thick slices of meat still on the bone were served in a peppery sauce flavored with fenugreek leaves. The herb had a hard-to-place flavor that reminded me of dried mint and nutmeg. There was a similar spicing in the kadai bhindi ($12.95), a platter of okra sautéed so expertly that the vegetables still had their snap. Dhaba, which opened in the fall, stands out on this cheap and cheerful stretch of lower Lexington Avenue. It s pricier than most of its neighbors, but not by much. And at night it attracts an animated crowd, most of which seems to be on group dates. It s quieter during the day, when lunch buffets rule the neighborhood. Most food suffers in a chafing dish, but Dhaba s offerings are nearly as good as when ordered à la carte, and at $9.95 it s one of the city s great culinary bargains.

6 Dhaba INDIAN CUISINE 108 Lexington Avenue New York, NY In India, the Truck Stops Here