Oh yeah,

Hema's Kitchen. Eat there with your face.

Poppadom preach, I'm in chutney deep...

Fancy Pants wrote: I eat mint chutney like it's soup.

is that the same as a mint raita.

or is it something else that i need to try

Hema's Kitchen on Oakley just north of Devon is a favorite. I also like Tiffin, but everything on the menu is about $2 more than you pay anywhere else on Devon. I used to like Moti Mahal on Belmont, but I think they recently closed. Moti Mahal had the best Sag Paneer.

You know, yaaro, so much of this shit they call the 'Indian foods', they are not! All with this shit of the bull colourings and chillies to make your arse feel like a gateway to Hades!

FACT: My mum makes the best aubergine 'curry' in the world. Anybody that tells you they can do better is a shit in a bagel. Despite being one of the simplest dishes to cook up, I have NEVER been able to replicate the flavour and texture of Mama Rimbaud's bangen.

rysie wrote:is that the same as a mint raita.

or is it something else that i need to try

I'm not 100% sure but isn't raita a yogurt based sauce? Mint chutney is not. Usually at Indian buffets, mint chutney can be found near the salad bar. Here's a recipe I found....

Mint Chutney (Pudina)
Ingredients
a full bunch of Mint leaves
garlic cloves 3
green chillies 3 - 4
tamrind paste 1/2 tsp
sugar 1 1/2 tsp
water 1-2 tsp (if needed)
salt as per taste

Method:
Wash and clean the mint leaves, then pluck it from its soft stem.
Put this leaves in the mixer and half gind it and then softly squeeze out the juice.
Again put these half squeezed leaves in the mixer and add all the other remaining ingredients.
Grind it till chutney turns smooth.

mmm, indian food! when in SF, always make sure to visit Shalimar, on Jones in the Tenderloin. cheap and delicious, don't forget to BYOB!

the food ain't the world's best, but NYC's Panna 2 - in the east village, i think - has atmosphere that more than makes up for the mediocre meal! tell them it's your birthday to get the full experience of lights flashing on and off in time to bad indian house music!

While in Yes, Rick Wakeman would sometimes eat Indian food on stage during Tales From Topographic Oceans.
The Vegetarian singer was not amused.
"Bloody Hell, Rick. You've got a curry..."


"Where's an Indian? I could murder a curry now."- Ritchie Blackmore

lawrence wrote:the food ain't the world's best, but NYC's Panna 2 - in the east village, i think - has atmosphere that more than makes up for the mediocre meal! tell them it's your birthday to get the full experience of lights flashing on and off in time to bad indian house music!

I have experienced this! Highly recommended. And the food really is not bad at all and cheeeeep. East 6th street was really my introduction to Indian food. One used to be able to get a complete lunch for $2.99. $2.99! Now it's like $6. Still good.

j_harvey wrote:Hema's Kitchen on Oakley just north of Devon is a favorite.

Just tried Hema's recently, and it was outstanding...my new favorite. They just opened up a new location on Clark just north of Fullerton too, for when you're shopping at Urban Outfitters and Tower Records.