India is on my bucket list of places to visit. Until I’m able to travel there in person, I pretend travel through its food.
My book club met at India Oven for dinner. The restaurant, located at 1031 Patricia Drive near Churchill High School, serves the cuisine of North India seven days a week. We ordered a variety of items so that everyone could have a taste.
Our feast included Channa Masala, spicy garbanzo beans; Bhini Masala, spiced okra cooked with onions; Sag Paneer, spinach with homemade farmer’s cheese; Chicken Korma, chicken in a mild cream sauce with cashews, almonds and raisins; Karahi Lamb, lamb stir fried with bell pepper, onion, tomato and spices; Tandoori Roti, wheat bread; and Vegetable Samosas, pastries stuffed with spiced potatoes and green peas. Everything tasted heavenly, but I loved, loved, loved the Sag Paneer and the Chicken Korma. My tastebuds hadn’t been so happy in quite some time. Evidently, India Oven’s food keeps plenty of other patrons traveling back for more.
You could also try a Dinner Special for two that includes Vegetable Pakoras, fresh vegetable slices dipped in garbanzo bean batter and deep fried; Tandoori (grilled) Chicken, Tandoori Shrimp, Seekh Kabab, slice minced lamb broiled on skewers; Chicken Makhami, grilled chicken simmered in a tomato sauce and fresh herbs; Sag Paneer; Rice Pilav, saffron-flavored rice; Garlic Nan, leavened bread baked with garlic; and Khir, saffron-flavored rice pudding. The price is $31.99 or $15.99 per person.
A vegetarian dinner special is also an option: Vegetable Samosa; Sag Paneer; Dal, lentils; Navratan Korma, mixed vegetables with homemade cheese in a mild cream sauce with cashews, almonds and raisins; Pratha, buttered and layered whole wheat bread; Rice Pilav; Raita, yogurt with cucumber, tomatoes and potatoes; and Khir, all for $13.99 per person.
India Oven also has a lunch buffet for $8.95 on Mondays through Fridays and $9.95 on Saturdays and Sundays. Their lunch hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. On Sundays, lunch is from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Dinner is from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays and 5 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
So until I’m able to see the Taj Mahal with my own eyes, I’ll head back to India Oven to tide me over…with a side of Bollywood!
San Antonio Tourist 
Sounds Divine – will put this restaurant on our bucket list. You can, BTW, go see the wonderful current movie “Hotel Marigold for the Beautiful Elderly” (title is something like that) –
filmed in India – very colorful and busy country.
thanks so for sharing…………xxoo, mart
I’ll have to test fly this place for my group of seniors that dine out a couple of times a month. Thanks for the review
I think you all will LOVE it. My husband is an excellent cook, so I’m usually underwhelmed by most restaurant food. I was NOT underwhelmed at India Oven. Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading/commenting. Cheers, Denise
Mart, You must try India Oven. Do not miss the Sag Paneer. HEAVENLY! Wish I had some right now. xoxo, DF
Thanks, Denise! Greg and Annalise went to Simi’s the other day when I was out of town. I believe that was Annalise’s first time to go to an Indian Restaurant. She liked it. Thanks for the tip on India Oven and the suggestions on dishes. We will definitely try it!
Patty
Thanks, Patty! You’ll love it. I’ll have to give Simi’s a try. I’ve never been there. Cheers, Denise