Flavors Indian Restaurant, Addison, TX

http://www.indianflavors.net/
4101 Beltline Road,
Addison, TX 75001
Ph: 9727899206
We tried this place out yesterday and it was just awesome ! This is the best indian food i have ever had in Dallas. We had a mixed platter and everything was cooked to perfection from the shish kabab, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka. Nishanth ordered a hyderabadi chicken biryani and that too was cooked to perfection - the meat was done perfectly and the spices were just right. I ordered for chicken manchurian and egg fried rice. Although, i wasnt too happy with the chicken manchurian the egg fried rice was perfect. Overall, i was quite content and it was the best place Nishanth could have taken me out on my birthday.

Update 04/22/2011:
We went yesterday night to flavors and it took a turn for the worse. The chicken was undercooked and not marinated well and the chicken tikka masala was too salty. The rotis were all hard and the hyderabadi chicken biryani was not up to the mark either. I was quite disappointed since all the other times i went there the food was always really good.

Ruchi Palace, Carrolton

http://www.ruchipalace.com/
3128 E Trinity Mills Rd
Carrollton, TX 75006
(972) 818-9588

We tried out a new place this weekend - Ruchi Palace. Since we were going to Irving, we decided to go to a restaurant that comes on the way and it was pretty decent. They have a lot of variety. I liked their chicken dishes and chaat.
The dahi vada, double meetha and fruit custard wasnt made well at all. I didnt get to taste the vegetarian dishes since i was already full. The price was also pretty ok - 10 dollars for the buffet and its worth a try.

Cauliflower curry

This recipe is courtesy my friend Sunitha.

Ingredients:

1 cauliflower, cleaned and divided into small florets
1 onion chopped
5 curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
2 dry red chillies cut into three parts
2 tbsp oil
2 pinches aesofetida(hing)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok
2. Add the mustard seeds
3. Add the urad dal, curry leaves and dry red chillies
4. Add the hing
5. Add the turmeric powder
6. Add the onions and fry until the onions are golden
7. Thereafter add the cauliflower and mix well
8. Cook on low heat until done, stirring occassionaly

Chettinaad Palace, Plano, TX

Chettinaad Palace
2205 N. Central Exp way, Suite 180
Plano, TX 75075Phone: 469 229 9100, Fax: 469 229 9101

http://www.chettinaadpalace.com/Chettinaad_Palace_files/home.htm

We have been to this restaurant a few times. Its not one of my favourite restaurants. The ambience is not good and the service is worse. They serve the wrong dish and claim that what has been ordered looks like that.

It takes them hours to prepare a cup of coffee and the food is served in its own sweet time. Coming to the food, its just about ok and nothing great. We have tried the buffet once and since one has a greater variety to choose from its palatable.

May be worth a try once but

Thai Recipes

The following link provides some thai recipes with videos www.thaifoodtonight.com . It looks pretty interesting and was provided by hamster who was kind enough to let me know that thai food isnt really sweet.

Chili's, Dallas, TX

Coit Road
16623 Coit Road
Dallas, TX 75248-2367
972-818-7473

http://www.chilis.com/menu/default.asp?Unit_ID=001%2E005%2E0678&tierID=63&menuType=Dine+In&menu=1

This weekend we tried out Chili's and it was pretty good. The ambiance was good, the quantities huge and i would definitely recommend it.