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Indian Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    The Global Burger: India

    I love a good burger. While I always enjoy the regular patty on a bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ketchup (as long as it's cooked at least medium rare), sometimes I like to put a twist or two on tradition. In this series of posts, I'm globalizing the burger by revamping it according to other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Last week was filled with classic favorites, Galumpkis, Corned Beef Deli Sandwiches & Blackened Tilapia. I picked up some amazing sweet potato gnocchi and an awesome-looking mango chutney last weekend, so this week I'll definitely be using both in my menu. Here's what I'm making: Veal Saltimbocca ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 20, 2011

    Fit for a Queen

    Part Indian, part English and part Gulf Coast, this isn't your typical Houston pub fare.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 3: Kiran Verma of Kiran's

    Photos by Matthew DresdenThe lamb shank at Kiran's. Note the green vegetables.​Usually, after the conversation portion of the Chef Chat (covered in parts one and two), the chef brings out a few of her specialties, or some seasonal dishes, or whatever catches her fancy that day. I then write ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 2: Kiran Verma of Kiran's

    Photo by Matthew DresdenKiran Verma in front of her restaurant.​In part one of our Chef Chat with chef/owner Kiran Verma of Kiran's, we discussed how she came to create Houston's first restaurant combining fine dining and Indian cuisine. Today, we talk about sourcing ingredients, making baby f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Searching for a Slice: Bombay Pizza Co.

    Photos by Christina UticoneThis looks suspiciously like a regular pepperoni pie. (Because it is.)​I've been hesitant to try the Bombay Pizza Co. (914 Main St.) in spite of some of the amazing reviews it's gotten. I love pizza, and I love the flavors of Indian food, but as I've written in the p ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 26, 2011

    Little India

    Hillcroft and Raja Sweets have become the epicenter of Houston's vibrant Indian population.

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Keep on Truckin': A Specialty Fusion Taco

    ​Each week, I'll be visiting a different food truck and reviewing one of their items. Know of a particular food truck I should move to the top of my list? Let me know in the comments section. This week, I made a stop by Fusion Taco at the Urban Harvest City Hall Market. It was my first time t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Paratha and Parrots (Yes, Parrots) at Alfa Capri

    ​Before meeting a friend to get dahi puri at Bansuri for Battle Dahi Puri -- it's only a snack, you know, not meant as a whole meal -- I decided to grab a bite of "real" dinner down the street so that I wouldn't be starving again at 10 p.m. and scarf down a tub of Fage yogurt because it's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Dirty Kitchen Adventures: Although she's currently living abroad, Houston food ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 8, 2010

    Korma Sutra

    Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Dirty Kitchen Adventures: Although she's currently living abroad, Houston food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Worst Indian Food in the City?

    ​Cold, greasy onion bhaji, gritty coconut chutney, lumpy rice and cold chicken curry are only a few of the treats we encountered on the lunch buffet at Chutneys (1010 Lamar). There was also lukewarm lentil soup and some hockey-puck idlis. A friend of mine had suggested we check out the lunch b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Overripe Mango Wrestling

    Photos by Robb Walsh​Giant mangos are $11 for a box of six at the Airline Farmer's Marketing Association. But you can pick up a box of overripe mangos for a mere five bucks. I took two boxes of the nasty-looking fruit home last weekend and showed my assistants how to cut them up. The 12 mang ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Breakfast in BissBeechistan

    Photos by Robb Walsh​My friend Jay Francis refers to the neighborhood west of Beltway 8 between Bissonnet and Beechnut as BissBeechistan because of the excellent Pakistani restaurants found in the area. La Sani is the most famous of the bunch. But Francis is extremely fond of King's Chicken on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    $13 at Pavani Indian Cuisine

    Photo by Mike Giglio​ Where: Pavani Indian Cuisine, 10554 Southwest Fwy., 713-272-8259 What $13 gets you: As many circuits through the buffet line as you need. Plan to make at least a few. We walked in at 5:30 sharp, right when the place opens for dinner, which meant it was just us and the c ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 26, 2009

    Surprise food at Bombay to Beijing

    Photo by Mike Giglio​ Where: Pavani Indian Cuisine, 10554 Southwest Fwy., 713-272-8259 What $13 gets you: As many circuits through the buffet line as you need. Plan to make at least a few. We walked in at 5:30 sharp, right when the place opens for dinner, which meant it was just us and the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Jay Francis, Food Explorer: Afghani Nan at Kings Chicken

    Photo by Mike Giglio​ Where: Pavani Indian Cuisine, 10554 Southwest Fwy., 713-272-8259 What $13 gets you: As many circuits through the buffet line as you need. Plan to make at least a few. We walked in at 5:30 sharp, right when the place opens for dinner, which meant it was just us and the c ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 5, 2006

    Dates and Camels

    A new Afghani restaurant on Bissonnet offers a novel way to break your Ramadan fast

  • Dining

    March 10, 2005

    Fire-Breathing Burgers

    Exotic meat dishes are tops at Himalaya

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Indian Restaurant

    Exotic meat dishes are tops at Himalaya

  • Dining

    July 8, 2004

    Curry for the Laddies

    London Sizzler serves up Indian food made the British way

  • Dining

    May 6, 2004

    Shrimp N' Ice Cream

    What to order at the Indian seafood restaurant Fish N' More

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Vegetarian Indian Buffet

    Bombay Sweets & Pure Vegetarian Restaurant

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Indian Restaurant

    Restaurant Indika

  • Dining

    August 7, 2003

    Chaat Room

    The candy's dandy, but the veggies are even better at Bombay Sweets

  • Dining

    April 17, 2003

    Wall of Flavor

    Phil Spector has got nothing on the Little Karachi neighborhood's La Sani Restaurant

  • Dining

    January 23, 2003

    Goat Doughnuts Go Global

    The Hot Breads franchise serves unique pastries to a worldwide audience

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

    tencafé

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best New Restaurant

    Restaurant Indika

  • Dining

    July 18, 2002

    Currying Favor

    Raja Quality Restaurant & Sweets

  • Dining

    February 14, 2002

    Curdish Delight

    Raja Indian Restaurant

  • Dining

    December 20, 2001

    Gen Xmas

    What's a lonely Jew to do on Christmas? Nosh on kosher vegetarian Indian food at Udupi Cafe.

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Vegetarian Restaurant

    Udupi Cafe

  • Dining

    April 26, 2001

    Everything's Kosher

    Two new eateries lay down the Jewish dietary laws

  • Dining

    April 19, 2001

    Bombay Beach Memoirs

    Lunch with Darayus Kolah

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Indian Restaurant

    Bombay Brasserie

  • Best of Houston

    September 21, 2000

    Best Vegetarian Restaurant

    Madras Pavilion

  • Dining

    July 13, 2000

    Veg Out

    Giant crepes? Hot and spicy cereals? Anand Bhavan provides vegetarians with some exotic options.

  • Dining

    May 25, 2000

    Currying No Favor

    The Classic Tandoor is anything but

  • Dining

    December 23, 1999

    Little Shiva

    The popular Indian eatery serves up major flavors - in small portions

  • Dining

    April 1, 1999

    Delhi-cious

    Ashiana offers more than the same old dal

  • Dining

    September 24, 1998

    Hot Plate

    Ashiana offers more than the same old dal

  • Dining

    January 23, 1997

    A Dose of Dosai

    At Madras Pavilion, a South Indian treat is given its due

  • Dining

    May 23, 1996

    Hot Stuff

    Haveli turns up the temperatureto make an impression

  • Dining

    April 27, 1995

    The Year of the Indian

    Pavani proves reason to mark the calendar for celebration

  • Dining

    March 30, 1995

    Where the Chutneys Sing

    At Mogul, the curse of the local Indian menu is broken

  • Dining

    March 23, 1995

    Diner's Notebook

    At Mogul, the curse of the local Indian menu is broken

  • Dining

    February 9, 1995

    Hot Plate

    At Mogul, the curse of the local Indian menu is broken

  • Dining

    January 12, 1995

    Bombay Buffet

    At Mogul, the curse of the local Indian menu is broken

  • Dining

    April 14, 1994

    Cult restaurateur

    Mickey Kapoor brings "Nouvelle Indian" inside the Loop

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