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Dhaba INDIAN cuisine Business Hours Lunch 12.00am - 3.00pm WEBSITE USE ONLY (Monday - Saturday) 12.00pm - 4.00pm (Sunday) 108 Lexington Avenue (Between 27 & 28th Street) Dinner New York, NY 10016 3.00pm - 11.00pm (Monday - Thursday) T. 212 679 1284 3.00pm - 12.00pm T. 212 336 3567 (Friday - Saturday) 4.00pm - 11.00pm F. 212 336 3568 (Sunday) direct you toward conventional favorites like kebabs and Dhaba’s oerings are nearly as good as when ordered a la chicken masala. carte, and at $9.95 it’s one of the city’s great culinary bargains. www.FineIndianDining.com A few misses are inevitable when a restaurant presents such February 4th 2009 Don’t give in. Start with paya soup, meaty goat trotters and chewy tendons in an earthy ginger broth. Share an order of an exhaustive menu. The methi chicken was unremarkable, www.HighwayDhaba.com tale huay caju, cashews ash-cooked with chilies and spices. and the Highway Dhaba, a mango lassi with champagne, In India, the Truck Stops Here The slightly charred nuts are addictive, and just the right might be the worst drink ever mixed in New York. As for By OLIVER SCHWANER-ALBRIGHT counterpart for a 20-ounce mug of Kingsher lager. dessert, a sweet tooth is better served elsewhere. But the lion’s It’s tempting to order too much from the opening pages, and share of what I tasted at Dhaba was made with skill and care. ll yourself with starters like lime and ginger chicken wings, or It was the case even with the British curries, something of an chaats like dahi bhalla, lentil our fritters with yogurt, inside joke, a reinvention of Commonwealth comfort food. tamarind sauce and mint. They might resonate if you grew up eating sweet and tangy PUNJAB DA KHANA It’s worth it to save yourself for the main courses, such as the jalfrezi or the famously spicy phaal, a dish Bengali immigrants achari gosht, lamb cooked in a rich sauce of ginger, garlic, invented in London. CHAAT BAZAAR chilies, mustard seeds and other spices too numerous to These days phaal has a chest-thumping cult of chili-seekers, British Indian Curry House mention. So often the meat in a dish like this is an and at least one New York restaurants has turned nishing an Fresh Kabobs and Bread afterthought. But here the lamb was stewed until fork-tender orderWEBSITE into a dare. Dhaba ’USEs lamb phaal ONLY was plenty hot, but it and its avors were heightened by the seasonings, which were wasn’t punitive. Actually it was quite tasty, and the lamb was mild enough to benet from the heat of a chili onion naan. so delectable that eating it was a pleasure, not a challenge. In India dhabas are truck stops, roadside joints famous The kadai goat was even more sumptuous. Thick slices of FULL SERVICE BAR AND TAP BEER for their vibrant meals (and convenient cots for napping meat still on the bone were served in a peppery sauce avored BEST DISHES Tale huay caju (spicy sauteed cashews); paya them o). The food at Dhaba is just as lively, but the with fenugreek leaves. The herb had a hard-to-place avor soup (goat trotter soup with ginger); chili onion naan; kadai avors are surprisingly complex and subtle, and the dining that reminded me of dried mint and nutmeg. There was a bhindi (spiced okra); achari gosht (curry lamb with spices); We Deliver and Cater room has less in common with a tin-roofed shack in India similar spicing in the kadai bhind, a platter of okra sauteed so kadai goat (goat with garlic and bell peppers). We serve Halal meat than with a lounge of a boutique hotel. expertly that the vegetables still had their snap. This is the eighth restaurant for the owner, Shiva Dhaba, which opened in the fall, stands out on this cheap and Natarajan, and his third in Manhattan. At Dhaba, he cheerful stretch of lower Lexington Avenue. It’s pricier than created a menu with more than 125 items, not including most of its neighbors, but not by much. And at night it attracts LUNCH BUFFET 10.95 the lunch specials. The cuisine tilts toward India’s north, an animated crowd, most of which seems to be on group dates. (Monday - Saturday) with a handful of southern dishes and British-style curries It’s quieter during the day, when lunch buets rule the SUNDAY BUFFET 12.95 to round it out. If you look lost, the waiters will gently neighborhood. Most food suers in a chang dish, but SOUPS CHAAT BAZAAR (Street side snacks from your mohallahs) GOT LUNCH ? 9.00 MULLIGATAWNY 4 All Lunch Special served with rice, lentils (dal) and naan bread Puree of lentils, lemon, ginger BHEL PORI 5 PAYA 6 Pued rice, chaat masala, vatana, mint and tamarind chutnies 1. SAAG PANEER Goat trotters broth, ginger, onions CHOLE BATURA 8 Home made paneer cheese, mild spinach puree Punjabi chickpea masala, batura bread 2. ALOO MATAR STARTERS BATATA SEV PORI 6 Spiced potatoes, green peas, onions, tomatoes, cumin Stued pori bread, chaat masala, yogurt, two chutnies 3. KADAI BHINDI PANI PORI 6 Sauteed okra, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, fenugreek ALOO GOBI SAMOSA 5 Stued pori bread, tamarind water, coriander Crisp turnovers, potatoes, cauliower 4. TAWA ALOO GOBI AMRITSARI ALOO TIKKI CHAAT 6 Round potatoes, cauliower, onions, tawa masala PANEER PAKORA 5 Potato patties, vatana, onions, yogurt, two chutnies Pudina Paneer fritters 5. CHICKEN TIKKA WEBSITE USE ONLY PAV BHAJI 8 Skewered chicken thighs, Northern spices ONION BHAJA 4 Buttered bread buns, mashed vegetables, coriander Crispy onion fritters 6. CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA PURANI DELHI KI PAPRI CHAAT 6 Roasted chicken tikka, creamy tomato sauce MIRCH PAKORA 5 Crunchies, spiced potatoes, yogurt, two chutnies, chaat masala Potatoes stued long green chili fritters 7. SAAG WALE MURGH Roasted chicken tikka, mild spinach sauce METHI PAKORA 5 Fresh fenugreek leaves fritters PARATHA DA GALLI 8. MURGH JALFREZI Chicken, onions, okra, ginger, spicy tangy avor KURKURI BHINDI 7 (Served with Pickle and Raita) Crunchy okra, red onions, lime, chaat masala, chili powder 9. LAMB PASANDA Lamb, fenugreek, raisin, creamy cashew sauce KHATTE BAIGAN 7 ALOO PEA PARATHA 5 Tangy tamarind eggplant Leavened bread, spiced potatoes, peas 10. BHUNA LAMB MIRCHWALA GOBHI PARATHA 5 Spiced lamb, garlic, green chillies, tomatoes, fresh GARLIC SPINACH 7 coriander Crispy spinach, peppercorns, soy sauce, cumin avor Spiced cauliower PANEER CHILI PARATHA 5 11. DHABA SHRIMP CURRY SHAM SAVERA 8 Home style shrimp curry, onions, tomatoes, spices Steamed paneer cheese, spinach, creamy nutty sauce Green chilies, paneer cheese METHI PARATHA 5 12. KADAI SHRIMP AMRITSARI MACHI 8 Sauteed shrimp, onions, bell pepper, fenugreek, Batter fried sh, red onions, lime Fresh fenugreek leaves tomatoes SHRIMP CHAT PATA 9 MOOLI PARATHA 5 Coriander, creamy tomato sauce, curry leaves, Spiced radish *Take Out Only mustard seeds, tangy avor TALE HUAY KAJU 4 DAALS (Lentils) Spiced cashews, black pepper, chaat masala RICE WEBSITE USE ONLY KABOB STARTERS LANGARWALI DAL 11 Five dals, dry red chili, cumin, coriander CHICKEN BIRYANI 15 DAL MAKHNI 11 Basmati rice, chicken on the bone, browned onions, PANEER TAASH KABOB 9 Slow cooked creamy black lentils, onions, garlic bay leaf, mint Skewered paneer cheese, peppercorns, bell peppers DHABA DAL FRY 11 LAMB BIRYANI 15 PAHADI CHICKEN KABOB 9 Yellow lentils, cumin, fresh coriander Basmati rice, brown onions, bay leaf, mint Spicy chicken thighs grilled to perfection RAJMA 11 KEEMA PULAV 15 CHAPLI KABOB 8 Punjabi style kidney beans, tomatoes, fresh coriander, Spiced minced lamb, green peas, basmati rice Spiced minced chicken ,onions, green cillies onions GOAT BIRYANI 18 SHAMI KABOB 8 MAA KI DHAL 11 Basmati rice, goat on the bone, black cardamom, Minced lamb patties Homestyle black lentils, ginger, lemon bay leaf, mint TANDOORI ACHARI ALOO 7 VEGETABLE PANEER PULAV 13 Skewered spiced potatoes Basmati rice, cloves, onions, bay leaf, ghee KALMI KABOB 8 METHI PULAV 13 Skewered chicken wings A Must Try Spicy Vegetables, fenugreek leaves, basmati rice CHICKEN VEGETARIAN TANDOOR BREADS CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA 16 METHI SAAG 13 TANDOORI CHICKEN 13 NAAN 2 Roasted chicken breast, creamy tomato sauce Spinach, fenugreek leaves Skewered on the bone, northern spices Tandoor red white our bread DAHIWALA MURGH 15 SAAG PANEER 13 CHICKEN TIKKA 15 ONION NAAN 3 Chicken tenders, coriander infused yogurt, Paneer cheese, spinach puree Skewered thighs with yogurt marinade, garlic GARLIC NAAN 3 brown onions, cardamom DAAL SAAG LAUKI 13 CHICKEN MALAI KABOB 15 CHILI ONION NAAN 3 CHICKEN KALI MIRCH 15 Lentils, spinach, bottle gourd Skewered tenders with creamy marinade, CHEESE / NUT NAAN 4 Chicken tenders, peppercorn infused creamy sauce SARSON KA SAAG 13 white pepper SPICY HABERNARO NAAN 4 MURGH MAKHNI 15 Spinach, mustard greens, ginger PUDINA CHICKEN KABOB 15 BATURA (Two pieces) 4 Roasted chicken strips, bell pepper, creamy BAIGAN DA BHARTA 13 Skewered tenders, mint, coriander tomato sauce Deep fried white our bread Pureed eggplant, onions, tomatoes, ginger ACHARI CHICKEN TIKKA 15 POORI 3 METHI CHICKEN WEBSITE 14USE ONLYDAHI BINDI 14 Skewered thighs, pickling spices Chicken dark meat, green fenugreek leaves, light cream Deep fried whole wheat bread Okra, crispy onions, yogurt, coriander, cumin ADRAK KI CHAAMP 22 MAKKI DA ROTI (Two pieces) 4 CHICKEN BHARTA 15 PUNJABI KADHI 14 Skewered lamb chops, nutmeg, ginger Minced chicken, smoked eggplant, roasted spices Pan grilled corn bread Tangy yogurt sauce, cumin, methi fritters SEEKH KABOB 15 MISSI ROTI (Two pieces) 4 PUNJAB DA MURGH CURRY 14 Skewered minced lamb, freshly ground spices Chicken on the bone, home style curry Pan grilled chickpea our, white our, cumin, METHI