Indian restaurants in Sacramento?

[Schmoe]

I thought he owned a lot less? Although it was pretty awesome when he did the Bollywood night. I hope he does that stuff here/.

Maybe he'll get a good Indian restaurant to open in Sac. I still haven't found one.

Of course, I don't live there anymore, but when I visit, I would like to know there's a place to go. My dad has given up on my insistence that Indian food is AMAZING!

 

[Gary]

Maybe he'll get a good Indian restaurant to open in Sac. I still haven't found one.

Of course, I don't live there anymore, but when I visit, I would like to know there's a place to go. My dad has given up on my insistence that Indian food is AMAZING!

Don't ever go to India Their sanitation isn't the greatest and the food vendors on the streets are covered in flies, and their bathroom habits aren't the best. When I went to India I had mostly pre-packaged food.

 

[mac]

Don't ever go to India Their sanitation isn't the greatest and the food vendors on the streets are covered in flies, and their bathroom habits aren't the best. When I went to India I had mostly pre-packaged food.

I sincerely hope there's someone around here with firsthand experience to correct you... If you don't mind me saying your statement seems a wee bit offensive. I suppose it depends which part of India you're talking about.

 

[Turgenev]

Don't ever go to India Their sanitation isn't the greatest and the food vendors on the streets are covered in flies, and their bathroom habits aren't the best. When I went to India I had mostly pre-packaged food.

I love Indian food. We have many good Indian restaurants in Sydney, and also in London where I used to live. It is a surprise to me that Sac has no Indian restaurants...how bizarre!

I have not been to India, but a number of friends have and all have said positive things.

 

[Gary]

I sincerely hope there's someone around here with firsthand experience to correct you... If you don't mind me saying your statement seems a wee bit offensive. I suppose it depends which part of India you're talking about.

The street vendors is what I meant. There are a LOT of flies in India and the food is pretty much kept out in the open after being prepared. A buddy of mine had advised me about their toilet situation so I elected to only eat at the hotel and pre-packaged food.

I am not trying to be offensive, that's just how it was when I was there. I was outside of Bangalore.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Maybe he'll get a good Indian restaurant to open in Sac. I still haven't found one.

Of course, I don't live there anymore, but when I visit, I would like to know there's a place to go. My dad has given up on my insistence that Indian food is AMAZING!

Sac and Folsom have some pretty good Indian restaurants. I thought Bombay down on J St. Was very good.

 

[Elektrik]

I love Indian food. We have many good Indian restaurants in Sydney, and also in London where I used to live. It is a surprise to me that Sac has no Indian restaurants...how bizarre!

I have not been to India, but a number of friends have and all have said positive things.

We have lots of great Indian restaurants! Bombay Bar and Grill, Pooja Indian Grill, A Taste of India, and India Oven just to name a few that I have dined at. In fact you can find ANY type of food you want in Sacramento guarenteed to be good. Bad restaurants dont last long in this city.

 

[Andriod_KiNg]

Bombay Bar and Grill is my favorite, however when I took a friend down there he was unable to eat anything thing because I didn't notice that they didn't have halal food like most Indian restaurant do nowadays. If that doesn't matter then its offf the hook.

There is one around Arco Arena I forgot the name but it was pretty good too.

 

[Turgenev]

We have lots of great Indian restaurants! Bombay Bar and Grill, Pooja Indian Grill, A Taste of India, and India Oven just to name a few that I have dined at. In fact you can find ANY type of food you want in Sacramento guarenteed to be good. Bad restaurants dont last long in this city.

Good.

Just out of curiosity- what about Soul food? How has that market developed?

I had never heard of soul food until Chris Webber made some comment. Something we don't get much of in Aus.

 

[Kingsguy881]

Good.

Just out of curiosity- what about Soul food? How has that market developed?

I had never heard of soul food until Chris Webber made some comment. Something we don't get much of in Aus.

If you know where to go, yeah. Webb didn't realize that as with all cities, the best soul food is in the ghetto. Duh. But actually Cafe New Orleans and Sandra Dees, in old sac and sac respectively, are nice joints with bomb food. And this is coming from a brutha who went to college in New Orleans. There are quite a few soul food joints scattered here and there. Just gotta look. There really is a fine choice of foods from every corner of the world tucked somewhere in Sac.

 

[kingsnation]

I've yet to find an Indian restaurant, in any city, that I don't like!

 

[Dime Dropper]

I've yet to find an Indian restaurant, in any city, that I don't like!

Anyone make their own curries? Indian is my favourite cuisine, it's well worth buying an inventory of spices and making the base sauce from scratch in large quantities!

I'd eat Indian food every day if I could. Need to visit these places in Sac when I visit!

 

[kennadog]

In Yuba City there's Star of India and Taste of India Bombay Lounge. In my neighborhood, it smells fantastic around dinner time. Always makes me hungry. My neighborhood is full of Punjabi Sikhs as is Sutter County. There have been Indians in Sutter County going back as many as four generations. I'm actually surprised there aren't more good Indian restaurants up here, but I think its likely because most of them are eating wonderful home-cooked Indian food.

Look for announcements for the Yuba City Sikh festival and parade in the fall. All people attending get free food. Indians from around the US and outside of the US come. The numbers are huge and the local temples have people sleeping on the floors and local Indian families take in people. Part of the annual celebration is the giving away of food. I think I've read that they have given away as many as 100,000 free meals or more over the weekend.

 

[kingsnation]

In Yuba City there's Star of India and Taste of India Bombay Lounge. In my neighborhood, it smells fantastic around dinner time. Always makes me hungry. My neighborhood is full of Punjabi Sikhs as Sutter County. There have been Indians in Sutter County going back as many as four generations. I'm actually surprised there aren't more good Indian restaurants up here, but I think its likely because most of them are eating wonderful home-cooked Indian food.

Look for announcements for the Yuba City Sikh festival and parade in the fall. All people attending get free food. Indians from around the US and outside of the US come. The numbers are huge and the local temples have people sleeping on the floors and local Indian families take in people. Part of the annual celebration is the giving away of food. I think I've read that they have given away as many as 100,000 free meals or more over the weekend.

The Taste of India Bombay Lounge is one of my absolute favorite places to eat! BTW, 10 dollar lunch buffets!

 

[kingsnation]

Anyone make their own curries? Indian is my favourite cuisine, it's well worth buying an inventory of spices and making the base sauce from scratch in large quantities!

I'd eat Indian food every day if I could. Need to visit these places in Sac when I visit!

I never have but I've never tried. Do you know how? I'm afraid I'd mess it up too bad, haha.

I was given some homemade cheese pakora last night by a friend.... needless to say I will be eating well today!

 

[VF21]

The Star of India is great! I love getting there just as they're taking the Jalebi out of the pot. Yum!

 

[kingsnation]

The Star of India is great! I love getting there just as they're taking the Jalebi out of the pot. Yum!

They have THEE best Shrimp Basmati!

 

[Dime Dropper]

I never have but I've never tried. Do you know how? I'm afraid I'd mess it up too bad, haha.

I was given some homemade cheese pakora last night by a friend.... needless to say I will be eating well today!

Yes, I have a great recipe. It's a bit of work but pretty authentic and as close to a restaurant curry as you'll be able to make at home! Don't be afraid of messing up, you won't know until you try and you can always adjust any mistakes the next time you do it! Here's the recipe and instructions (note - I can't take credit for this recipe, I got it from someone who has spent years trying to perfect various currys!):

The basic steps are:

1. make ginger/garlic paste.
2. make the generic spice mix called "mix" or "curry masala"
3. make curry base.
4. Pre cook your chicken.
5. make a portion of curry using previous step ingredients.

the whole process will take about 3 hours so maybe try it on a lazy saturday or sunday afternoon. Ive given the recipes for the 3 main curries please try these first!


Indian Restaurant Curry recipes

Ginger and garlic paste
30g ginger
30g garlic
2tbs water
Add the ingredients to a blender and blend to a paste consistency.

Curry Masala
This is the generic Indian curry powder used in Indian restaurants.
2tbs ground coriander
2tbs ground cumin
2tbs paprika
3tbs ground turmeric
1tbs garam masala
2tbs curry powder

Mix these spices well and keep in an airtight container.

Curry base gravy
200ml Vegetable oil
2tbs ginger and garlic paste
7 medium onions
1tsp salt
2 medium carrots
1 green pepper
2 green chillies
Water
2tbs curry masala
½ can of plumb tomatoes
Handful of fresh coriander leaves

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté for two minutes. Add the onions and salt and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the carrots, green pepper and chillies and sauté for a further 10 minutes.
Add just enough water to the pot to cover the vegetables and bring to the boil. Then add the remaining ingredients and boil for 25 minutes.
Turn off the heat and blend the contents of the pot, with a hand blender. The consistency should be of a thinish soup. Water can be added to thin the curry base gravy if necessary, i usually do.
This curry base gravy will keep in the fridge for 3 days, after which, it will lose its flavor. I normally freeze it, in take away cartons. Each carton holds 5 ladles of curry base gravy, with which I can make 2 curries, any time I feel like it!


Cooking the meats (4 portions)
4tbs vegetable oil
4 bay leaves
3 cinnamon sticks
4 green cardamom pods
1 chopped onion
1tbs ginger and garlic paste
½ tsp of salt
4 chicken breasts diced/lamb
Water to cover the meat
1tbs curry masala

Heat the oil and add the whole spices. When the cardamom pods swell add the ginger and garlic paste, onion and salt. Sauté for 5 mins, then add the remaining ingredients. Bring to the boil then simmer for 45mins, stir occasionally. The chicken will absorb a all the great flavours and become very tender and succulent. If cooking lamb, it will need to cook for 3 hours so add water every hour to stop the pot going dry.


Pilau Rice
2tbs oil
2cups basmati rice
3 cinnamon sticks
3 star anise
6 green cardamoms
1tsp cumin seeds
6 cloves
3cups water
1tsp turmeric

Wash the rice and soak it in water for 20mins, then strain off the water.
Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, star anise and cloves. When the cardamom pods swell add the cumin seed, wait 10 seconds then add the rice, water and turmeric. Bring to the boil, then immediately put the lid on the pot, reduce the heat and cook for 6 minutes (do not remove the lid during this 6 minutes). After the 6 minutes, remove the lid and allow the steam to dissipate. Stir the rice and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Stir the rice again until all the steam dissipates, this takes a further 5-10 minutes. Then put the lid on until you are ready to use it or it will become lumpy.

Notes on curries
After completing all the prep above we are now ready to make curries. Curries are usually prepared in individual portions to order. Each curry should take only 6 minutes to cook. If you can imagine in a restaurant setting, an order is taken by the serving staff and passed on to the kitchen. In the kitchen they need to cook the curries in individual portions for the customer and it needs to be done fast.
The cooking techniques need to be followed accurately and the ingredients need to be exact amounts as the overall balance of flavours at the end is critical for best results.
The amount of oil used may seem excessive but it is critical to the cooking process. Reducing the amount of oil used will give poor results, unfortunately.

Chicken/Lamb Madras (Serves 1)
1 chef spoon of vegetable oil
1tsp ginger and garlic paste
1 ½ tbs tomato puree
1tbs fenugreek leaves
1tbs curry masala
1tsp chilli powder
⅔ tsp salt
3 ladles of curry base gravy
1 portion of precooked meat
½ a tomato
2tsp lemon juice
2tbs chopped coriander leaves

Heat the oil in a pan on high heat. Add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté until the edges start to turn brown. quickly add the tomato puree and all the spice to the pan. Immediately add 2 ladles of curry base and stir in fast. Add the 3rd ladle of curry base, the tomato and precooked meats and stir. Cook on high heat for 4 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and coriander leaves. Cook on high heat for a minute and serve.


Chicken/Lamb Rogan josh (serves 1)
1 chef spoon of vegetable oil
1tsp ginger and garlic paste
1 ½tbs tomato pure
2tbs plain yogurt
1tbs fenugreek leaves
1tbs curry masala
1tsp paprika
⅔ tsp salt
3 ladles of curry base gravy
1 portion of precooked meat
½ a tomato
2tbs chopped coriander leaves

Heat the oil in a pan on high heat. Add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté until the edges start to turn brown. Add the tomato puree and yogurt, stir in and then add the spices. Immediately add 2 ladles of curry base and stir in fast. Add the 3rd ladle of curry base, the tomato and precooked meats and stir. Cook on high heat for 4 minutes. Stir in the coriander leaves. Cook on high heat for a minute and serve.


Chicken/Lamb Korma (serves 1)
2tbs vegetable oil
2tbs creamed coconut (from a block)
2tbs ground almond
1tbs sugar
½tsp salt
2 ladles curry base
1 portion of precooked meat
100ml cream

Heat the oil in a pan and add all the ingredients except the cream. Cook on a high heat for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and stir in the cream.

If anyone wants, I can post up some other curries. I could eat them everyday! Happy cooking people!

EDIT: To make it more authentic you could use ghee instead of vegetable oil! Also, it seems like a lot of oil but it's not so bad considering how many portions it makes. You can freeze the base curry and use them whenever you like which makes them very convenient! Definitely worth the hassle, highly recommended.

 

[kingsnation]

Yes, I have a great recipe. It's a bit of work but pretty authentic and as close to a restaurant curry as you'll be able to make at home! Don't be afraid of messing up, you won't know until you try and you can always adjust any mistakes the next time you do it! Here's the recipe and instructions (note - I can't take credit for this recipe, I got it from someone who has spent years trying to perfect various currys!):





If anyone wants, I can post up some other curries. I could eat them everyday! Happy cooking people!

EDIT: To make it more authentic you could use ghee instead of vegetable oil! Also, it seems like a lot of oil but it's not so bad considering how many portions it makes. You can freeze the base curry and use them whenever you like which makes them very convenient! Definitely worth the hassle, highly recommended.

Dude thanks for sharing! Looks great! I will have to try!

 

[kennadog]

The Star of India is great! I love getting there just as they're taking the Jalebi out of the pot. Yum!

The owners live across the street from me.

 

[VF21]

The owners live across the street from me.

Maybe we should think about holding a Kingsfans.com event there.

 

[kingsnation]

Maybe we should think about holding a Kingsfans.com event there.

That would be amazing!