Rangoli, Auburn Hills, MI

www.detroitrangoli.com
Walton Village Plaza Shopping Center, 3055 E Walton Blvd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
(248) 377-3800

Weekday lunch buffet - 5/10 average overall, although the shrikhand (yogurt based dessert) was nice.

Zaike lamb chops - 8/10. well made, marinated and juicy. Some pieces were a bit stretchy (chewy) though, but overall tasted good

Hyderabadi chicken biryani - 6/10. Not much Hyderabad to it. Wasnt spicy, but that is subjective. It did have a dominant taste of a mix of cumin seeds and perhaps coriander/mint, which did not help the flavor.

Akbar, Baltimore, MD

www.akbar-restaurant.com

823 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201

(410) 539-0944


A nice restaurant that has been around for 18 years. The chef is from Punjab, and the owner is from the Delhi area.

Lamb chops - 8.5/10. Very well made, tasty to the core and well marinated. A bit expensive ($20 for 3 pieces), but surely recommend.

Lamb xacutti - 6/10. This one was a bit disappointing despite having discussed the style it should have been made in, with the owner. Overdose of tomato and made in a hurry, he later acknowledged.


Garlic naan - 7/10. Fresh and uniformly sprinkled with finely chopped garlic.

           

Dishoom, London, 7/10

http://www.dishoom.com/covent-garden/

12 Upper St Martin's Ln

London WC2H 9FB

+44 20 7420 9320

 

Nice restaurant, with a couple of tasty dishes. Very popular and busy (had to wait an hour, but they were nice enough to serve tea to everyone waiting outside in the cold - Feb 2014). Had high expectations going in, but the food was mixed... specially for a Indian restaurant in London (London has some of the best food outside India :).

Lamb chops - 8/10. tender and well spiced.

Chicken tikka - 6/10. could have been cooked a bit more

Lamb Seekh kabab - 7/10. could have been a bit more moist and flavorful

Roomali roti - rare find. 8/10

Kacchi lamb - 7/10

 

Dockmaster's House, London, 6/10

http://www.dockmastershouse.com/

Address: 1 Hertsmere Road, London E14 8JJ, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7345 0345

 

Average food.

 

Kebab platter -

Chicken tikka - 6/10

Ginger lamb chop - 7/10

Tandoori prawn - 7/10

(very few pieces in the platter)

Rogan josh - 6/10 - far cry from authentic, and average in taste

Garlic chicken - 6/10 

Lamb biryani - 7/10 - well presented in a flour sealed handi, aromatic and moist as well, but lacked an overall taste

Palak paneer - 7/10

Dhingri mattar - 6/10

Spice Village, London (Southall), 8/10

 http://spicevillageltd.com/southall-branch/

Address: 185-189 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1LX, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 8574 4475

A large, busy restaurant. Open kitchen. Seems very popular and the food was good too.

Mixed grill - a good sizzling platter overall (image).
Lamb chops - 8/10 , tasty and tender and well marinated.
Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10
Chicken tikka - 7/10
Lamb tikka - 8/10.

A chef special chicken dish 8/10 (not on menu, but ask for chef special), which was well spiced, similar to but unlike your regular chicken curry/karahi (with bone). Caveat - the high dose of those 1-3 spices may not be to your liking (the taste is a mix between bay leaf and fennel and cumin - or maybe a mix of all 3 - they didnt tell)

Chana masala - 7/10

Naan - fresh 7/10

Gymkhana restaurant, London, 9/10

http://www.gymkhanalondon.com/
 
Address: 42 Albemarle St, London W1S 4JH, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 3011 5900

Upscale Indian restaurant, themed after the Gymkhana clubs in colonial India... good ambiance and very good food.

Lasooni Wild Tiger Prawns - moist and well marinated. 9/10

Gilafi Quail Seekh Kebab - juicy and well made 8/10

Chicken Tikka - 7/10

Lamb Nalli Barra - 9/10. very good lamb chops, well marinated, spicy, moist.

(all the above were in a sampler platter)

Kid Goat Methi Keema - 9/10 - spicy and well prepared.

Chicken Butter Masala - 7/10 - a bit on the sweeter side, with creamy/tomato.  Tasty though.

 

Lahore Kebab House, Near East Aldgate tube, London : 8/10

http://www.lahore-kebabhouse.com/

Address: 2-10 Umberston St, London E1 1PY, United Kingdom

Phone:+44 20 7481 9737

 

Some of the best lamb chops here, also one of their specialties. You can see it on pretty much every table, and made fresh in volume. Overall a tasty place, but lacks consistency between trips. Its a BYOB place.

 

Lamb chops - 9/10. Not heavily spiced, nor hot (spice), but flavorful and juicy. 

Chicken karahi (boneless) / curry (bone) - 7/10, sometimes not so good, but not consistent. Bone version is better.

Lamb karahi / curry - 7/10, but not consistent either. Bone version is better.

Naan - 5/10

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10

Mutton tikka - 7/10

Chicken tikka - 7/10

Saag paneer - 6/10

Bhindi okra - 7/10

Methi gosht - 6/10

Masala Art‎, Needham MA

http://masala-art.com/
990 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 
(781) 449-4050‎

Will go out on a limb and say that this seems to be the best overall Indian restaurant in the greater Boston area, yet. Infact, will give it that crown until I eat at a better place around here :)

Great appetizers. Good entrees. Good ambience and decor.

Lamb seekh kabab - 8/10
Hariyali chicken tikka - 8/10
Malai shrimp - 8/10
Lamb barra kabab (lamb chops) - 9/10 - well spiced and marinated in general for most of the finger foods above

Lamb biryani - 7/10
Chicken anarkali - 7/10
Rogan josh - 7/10
Goat curry - 7/10 - had higher expectations on this one
Saag paneer - 7/10

Naan was nice - 7/10