Indian Express

- 301 W 154th St, New York, NY 10039

Accompaniments

Yogurt with diced tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and lightly spiced.

Lentil cracker served fried or roasted.

A blend of green chilies, lemon, lime, green mangoes, and lotus buds.

A green mango cured in sugar, molasses, and vinegar.

Starters

Bits and pieces of chicken tikka, reshmi kebab, harialy kebab and seek kebab seasoned with tandoori spices and BBQ in clay oven.

Breaded cauliflower in Indo Chinese fusion spices.

Pan fried potato cakes topped with curried chickpeas, yogurt and chutney.

Seasoned potatoes and green peas wrapped in a crispy pastry.

Shrimp sauteed with mustard seeds, red chillies, shredded coconut and curry leaves in a tangy curry sauce.

Sauteed minced chicken encased in a crispy pastry.

Cubes of homemade cheese, onions, tomatoes, and bell pepper tossed in mildly spiced curry sauce.

Beverages

A traditional north Indian yogurt summer drink.

A mango flavored yogurt smoothie.

Breads

Whole wheat bread baked in a clay oven.

Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potato.

Flour bread stuffed with grated cheese, herbs, and spices.

Whole wheat multi-layered bread stuffed with fresh or dried mint.

White flour bread stuffed with nuts and dried fruits.

Leavened white flour bread baked in a clay oven.

Flour bread stuffed with chopped onions and spices.

Puffed whole wheat dep fried bread.

Leavened white flour bread brushed with fresh chopped garlic and cilantro.

Whole wheat multi-layered bread.

Lunch Box

Served with Chickpeas, rice, and bread.

Served with Chickpeas, rice, and bread.

Served with Chickpeas, rice, and bread.

Served with Chickpeas, rice, and bread.

Chicken

Cubes of chicken cooked with spinach in an aromatic curry sauce, garnished with fresh chopped cilantro.

Chicken cooked with potatoes in a home-style curry sauce.

Boneless cubes of chicken cooked in tandoor and finished off with yogurt and creamy tomato sauce.

Cubes of chicken sauteed with mustard-seeds, dried-red chillies, ginger, and cooked in a coconut sauce, flavored with curry leaves.

Cubes of chicken cooked in a coconut based curry sauce and garnished with curry leaves.

Seasoned breast of chicken pan-grilled in a mildly spiced sauce flavored with ground fennel and star anise.

Boneless chicken cooked with vinegar and spices in a hot curry sauce.

Chicken cooked with Korma mild sauce.

Seasoned shredded chicken sauteed with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a hot curry sauce. Topped with strips of ginger.

Tandoori Specialties

Chunks of fresh salmon coated with lemon juice, sour cream, and spices. Cooked in oven.

Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, and broiled in charcoal clay oven.

Jumbo shrimp marinated with fresh lemon juice, sour cream, spices, and grilled in a clay oven. Garnished with lemon and vegetables.

Chicken seasoned with fresh herbs and spices, rolled on a skewer.

Diced breast of chicken marinated in a blend of yogurt and spices.

A platter of tandoori delicacies consisting of tandoori chicken, seek kebab, tandoori prawn, reshmi kebab, hariali kebab, and chicken tikka.

Sliced rack of lamb marinated in fresh mint, crushed ginger, garlic and herbs, and cooked to perfection.

Fresh mixed vegetables, homemade cheese, marinated in traditional Indian tandoori spices, and oven-roasted.

Boneless chicken marinated with yogurt, spices, and cooked in a clay oven.

Cubes of homemade cheese marinated with salt, pepper, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and spices.

Ground lamb seasoned with fresh herbs and spices, rolled on a skewer.

Cubes of breast of chicken marinated with mint, cilantro, yogurt, and cooked in tandoori oven.

Vegetables

Medley of vegetables cooked in mild creamy sauce topped with dried fruits.

Lightly spices, potatoes, cauliflower and green peas cooked in ginger and tomato sauce.

Potatoes, cauliflower , and cumin cooked with tomatoes and onions in a mild sauce. Garnished with chopped cilantro.

Delish delight of chickpeas and potatoes cooked in onion and tomato based sauce with flavors of ginger and garlic.

cauliflower parsley, and pureed spinach with ginger onion.

Yellow lentils cooked in aromatic house blend spices.

Sauteed green peas cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves and finished off with a touch of cream.

A sizzling of mixed veggies with bell pepper, paprika and house special masala.

Black lentils and kidney beans simmered in tomatoes and spices.

Creamed spinach with mixed vegetables in aromatic house blend spices.

Potatoes and spinach in aromatic house blend spices.

chick peas and spinach cooked together with spices and tomato.

Eggplant simmered in sweet and sour sauce.

Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a creamy sauce.

Homemade cheese simmered in creamy fresh spinach puree and garnished with chopped cilantro and ginger.

Chickpeas cooked with ginger, onion, tomatoes, and herbs.

Mixed vegetables with creamy tomato sauce.

Cheese and stir fried with freshly roasted spices, tomato, onion and bell pepper.

Baby eggplant cooked in a peanut, coconut, and fennel seed based sauce flavored with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and tamarind.

Yellow lentils and a mixture of spinach in aromatic house blend spices.

Creamy green peas, paneer cheese.

Fresh cut okra stir-fried with onions and aromatic spices.

Rice

Long-grain naturally aromatic rice.

House specialty. A blend of long-grain rice cooked with chicken, lamb, and flavored with cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon.

Long-grain rice cooked with green peas.

Long-grain rice and jumbo shrimp cooked together and garnished with dried fruits, and chopped cilantro.

Cooked basmati rice and cubes of lamb flavored with spices and herbs, and garnished with raisins, and crisped fried onions.

Basmati rice flavored with lemon, mustard seeds, curry leaves, turmeric, and peanuts.

A cooked blend of basmati rice and chicken, richly flavored with saffron and dried fruits.

Oven cooked casserole of basmati rice and vegetables, flavored with saffron, raisins, and fried onions.

Seafood

Shrimp sauteed in tomatoes, onions, and spices in a medium-spiced sauce.

Fillet of fresh fish simmered in spicy coconut sauce, tempered with ginger, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.

Shrimp tempered in coconut, tamarind, and curry leaves in a spicy tomato curry sauce.

Fresh fillet of salmon seasoned with turmeric, salt, lemon juice and Dijon mustard, and simmered in an onion tomato curry sauce.

Medium sized shrimp cooked with braised spinach, tomatoes, and flavored with cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves.

Fillet of fresh fish simmered in spicy tomato sauce flavored with curry leaves and coconut milk.

Marinated jumbo shrimp cooked in a clay oven finished with tangy curry sauce.

Indian Express Special

Seasoned shredded chicken sauteed with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes in a hot curry sauce. Topped with strips of ginger. Served with rice and bread and one appetizer.

Boneless chicken cooked with vinegar and spices in a hot curry sauce. Served with basmati rice and bread. and one appetizer.

Cubes of lamb cooked in a spiced spinach puree garnished with fresh ginger. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Boneless cubes of lamb braised in onions, tomatoes, and mild Indian spices. Served with basmati rice and bread. and one appetizer.

Potatoes, cauliflower, and cumin cooked with tomatoes and onions in a mild sauce. Garnished with chopped cilantro. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Homemade cheese simmered in creamy fresh spinach puree and garnished with chopped cilantro and ginger. Served with basmati rice and bread. and one appetizer.

Boneless chicken marinated with yogurt, spices, and cooked in clay oven. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in rich mildly spiced sauce flavored with ground fennel, star anise, and cardamom. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, and broiled in our charcoal clay oven. Served with Basmati Rice and Bread and ONE Appetizer.

Homemade cottage cheese cooked in creamy sauce. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Seasoned breast of chicken pan-grilled in a mildly spiced sauce flavored with ground fennel and star anise. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Boneless cubes of chicken cooked in tandoor and finished off with yogurt and creamy tomato sauce. Served with basmati rice and bread. And one appetizer.

Boneless lamb cooked with vinegar and spices in a hot curry sauce. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Cubes of breast of chicken marinated with mint, cilantro, yogurt and cooked in our tornado oven. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Cubes of chicken cooked with spinach in an aromatic curry sauce, garnished with fresh chopped cilantro. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Black lentils and kidney beans simmered in tomatoes and spices. Served with basmati rice and bread and one appetizer.

Lamb

Boneless lamb cooked with vinegar and spices in a hot curry sauce.

Boneless lamb cooked with mild spices curry sauce.

Boneless cubes of lamb braised in onions, tomatoes, and mild Indian spices.

Cubes of lamb cooked in a sauce of roasted coconut, spices, curry leaves, and star anise.

Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in rich mildly spiced sauce flavored with ground fennel, star anise, and cardamom.

Cubes of lamb cooked in a spiced spinach puree, garnished with fresh ginger.

Fresh chunks of lamb cooked in a traditional wok with spices, tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers.

Marinated cubes of lamb cooked in a clay oven and finished with bell peppers, tomatoes and Indian spices.

Soups and Salads

Traditional green salad topped with diced bell pepper, green and black olives. Served with house dressing.

Julienne of tandoori chicken, onions, tomatoes, cucumber, seasoned with homemade dressing.

A split pea and lentil soup, prepared from vegetarian stock, with mild Indian spices and served with lemon wedges.

Indian express style homemade soup. Call restaurant for the daily soup selection.

Dessert

Cooked milk with coconut, almond, and raisins.

A popular north Indian dessert of homemade cheese served with condensed milk and pistachio.

A grated carrot pudding studded with pistachio nuts and condensed milk.

Rich Indian ice cream made of thickened milk, topped with cardamom for its exotic flavor.

Cottege cheese dumpling in cardamom flavored sweet syrup.