Rajdoot
The house specialty here is chicken tikka, marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked with mango slices and served with butter sauce. Beef, lamb, chicken, fish and seafood curries are also offered, and there is a variety of vegetarian dishes. Several Indian breads and rice pilafs with mushrooms, lemon or coconut are among the menu items. The yogurt-based drink called lassi, either sweet with fruit or savory with spices. Indian milkshakes, including one flavored with rose petals, are offered on the beverage menu. Lunch is served Sunday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner is Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m.
Rajdoot
2422 Fourth St. NW
Calgary, AB T25 2T4
1 (403) 245-0181
rajdoot.ca
Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine
The Namskar special platter consists of several kinds of pakoras, the meat, vegetable and cheese fritters that are spiced with garlic, ginger and cumin, dipped in chickpea batter and fried until crisp. The Kachumbar salad is a combination of cucumbers, tomatoes and onions in a lemon and spice dressing and the mulligatawny soup is made with lentils, ginger, curry and coconut cream. Vegetarian dishes are prominent on the menu, as are lamb, beef and chicken curries. Appetizers called samosas are pastry pockets filled with vegetables or beef and seasoned with cilantro. There is a full bar. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner is from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Namskar Fine East Indian Cuisine
202 16 Ave. NE
Calgary, AB T2E 1J8
1 (403) 230-4447
namskar.ca
Glory of India
The special pakora here is fish Amritsari, marinated in aromatic spices, better dipped and fried. The tandoori dishes of prawn, lamb, beef, chicken or a combination are cooked in a clay oven, called a tandoor, over live coals and brought to the table on the baking dish right from the oven. The rice dish biryani can be ordered with prawns, beef, lamb or vegetables. Salad with mango dressing, yogurt salad called raita, chutney, and papadum, or spicy crackers, compliment the meal. There is a full bar. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner is Monday through Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. The restaurant is closed Sundays.
Glory of India
515 Fourth Ave. SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0J8
gloryofindia.com
About The Author
A native of New York City, Karen Hursh Graber is a food and travel writer. A graduate of Fordham University, she is a regular contributor to El Restaurante Mexicano magazine and National Geographic Books. A winner of the magazine industry's Folio Award, she divides her time between Puebla, Mexico and Sarasota, Florida.
