I have to admit I am not exactly a fan of Indian food, but I am always willing to try something new—enter Surya Indian Restaurant. I was totally lost with the menu, but my fellow foodies were very helpful in translating and making recommendations.
I started with the Vegetable Tikki appetizer. The dish arrived with two huge patties of mashed potatoes minced with fresh vegetables, and lentils. They were topped with a hot sauce as well as a yogurt sauce and served on a bed of cucumber and tomato. The patties were mostly fried mashed potatoes, but overall an enjoyable comfort food. Definitely something to share with a friend or have as a meal.
The Keema Nan was Indian style bread with filled with lamb and gilled onions. The Nan was very doughy and the filling uninteresting. It’s not something I would order again.
Punjabi Karii is a vegetable main dish. The description reads “sweet and sour mouth-watering yogurt sauce cooked with gram flour and exotic spices.” I was not exactly sure what the patties were floating around in the sauce, but they tasted much like the friend mashed potato appetizer. I had requested the sauce to be spicy hot and it did not disappoint. It was a pleasant blend of creamy and spice with a red pepper kind of kick. -KP
