Naan N Curry

642 Irving St

San Francisco, CA 94122

Occasion: After the Academy of Sciences for Sheena's bday, Tiff and I needed food.  This was one of the few places that was still open for us to fill our famished stomachs. Love reasonably priced late night eats. 08.23.12

Chicken Tikka Masala

Probably my favorite thing to order at an Indian Restaurant.  Creamy curry sauce with flavorful chunks of chicken.  Sweet with a hint of spice that was absolutely bearable for my taste buds.

Prawn Masala
Tiger prawns cooked Punjabi style in curry sauce
Not as good as the the Chicken Tikka Masala, but still delicious.

You can't have indian food without some nan.  I don't think I've ever had nan that I did not like.  It's always the perfect thing to dip into the sauce.  I got the garlic nan, while tiff got the plain nan.  It's flavorful, fluffly and filling. An absolute must.

Kabab and Curry

1498 Isabella St
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Occasion: Thursday night dinner.  Too much Korean food, so we decided to try some Indian food. 05.17.12

Chicken Tikka Masala

Definitely a kick to this dish.  Super spicy, but at the same time, it went really well with the garlic nan we got.  Their level of spice is something completely different than what I'm used to. I know I broke a sweat eating this.

Chicken Kadai

I'm not sure what exactly it was made with, but it was even more unbearable than my chicken tikka masala dish.  Due to the spice level, I only had once piece of chicken, though the meat was super tender.  The flavors were definitely more appealing than the chicken tikka masala.  The spices are very apparent and it wakes you up.

Garlic Nan

I love anything glutton and with garlic.  To balance off he spiciness of the Indian dishes, we had to get an order of nan.  They were flavorful, fluffy and addictive.  I love dipping it into the sauce, but it's still wonderful without it.  This is a must whenever I'm eating Indian food.

Dosa on Fillmore

1700 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115 

Occasion: Indian fair for lunch.  We had the luxury to enjoy a full lunch and then some.  Sometimes, it's nice to be able to have a sit down lunch to enjoy the food that's presented in front of you. 04.26.12

Mango Lassi

The perfect mango yogurt drink to cool your palate down from all the Indian spice.  It's thick, creamy and super refreshing.  Definitely one of my favorite drinks of all time.  Now I'll just have to learn to make it.

Sardines

They're bigger than anchovies, but smaller than a mackerel.  These things are so freaking delicious.  they're salty, spicy meaty yet boney.  It's okay to eat the bones though.  If you're a fan of salty small fish, I'd definitely recommend it.

Samosas

How can you go wrong with these deep fried goodies filled with curry, potato chunks and other flavorful vegetables.  This is definitely a vegetarian friendly dish.  I don't know about you, but anything filled with chunks of potatoes, goes well with me.

Below are the three different DOSAs we ordered. Not exactly sure what we ordered, but they come in these different sizes, shapes and forms, depending on which dosa you choose.  They're all flavorful and absolutely spicy, but no worries, it comes with some yogurt dip on the side, to cool you down.  If you're a fan of spicy food, you should definitely give this place a try. 

Tikka Masala

98 Judah Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

Occasion: Spending valentines day with my BF.  No one else will eat Indian food with her, so I decided to sacrifice for her on singles awareness day.  Ella was so happy that we got to eat Indian! Two girls and too much food! I just wanted to try everything!

Mango Lassi

Good, but not as good and memorable as the one from Amber.

Thanks for introducing me to this deliciousness BF <3

Baigan Bharta

Roasted mashed eggplant with garden fresh eggplant cooked with slender bits of onions and tomatoes. 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smokey taste of eggplants.  It was goooooooood!

Chicken Tikka Masala

One of my first few times having it.  It was pretty flavorful and good, but it was very heavy and did not settle too well in my stomach.  I loved the aroma of this dish.

Amber

25 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, CA 94103

Occasion: NYE dinner with the "boyfriend"=] 12.31.10

Smoked Gouda & Chipotle Chili Spiced Corn Bites served in filo cups

Their amouse bouch. I like corn so I enjoyed it.  Chipotle sauce wasn't too spicy and the filo cups added a flaky texture in each bite.

Mango Lassi

Our alcohol free drink of choice. It was freaking amazing! I love love loved it! It's a mango yogurt drink.  Soo good and so smooth. Almost like a mango smoothie without the chunks of blended ice and mango. It's seriously so delicious. I wonder if I can go in there just to order the drink to go. AMAZING!!

Murg Taj Kebab

Griddled organic chicken minced kebabs flavored with black pepper and apricot served with organic greens

Nothing too special. It reminded me of sausage.

Varqi Crab

Karavali style crab meat flavored with black pepper and star anise flavored with silver leaf

Again, nothing too special.  The look and the texture reminded me of pulled pork.  It was also on the salty side. It was just mediocre.

Calicut Prawns

Tiger shrimps reserved overnight in roasted ginger, fennel and yogurt marinade

It came with three prawns that were decently sized.  Flavor was sufficient and did not go wrong.  I love prawns so I enjoyed this more than most of the dishes I had here.

Paneer Multani Tikka

Cottage cheese steeped in Northwest frontier spice, grilled to perfection

It was dense and came in a block form.  I thought it was pretty good since I do enjoy cheese a lot, but Ella was not a fan.  Not the cottage cheese I'm used to seeing, where it looks kind of like oatmeal.

Black Cod Narangi

seared with orange, ginger and honey with a winter salad

The salad was good, but the black cod had bones and the sauce was just mediocre.  I've definitely had black cod in ways where it's better prepared.  Maybe I'm just not used to Indian flavor and spice. Disappointed.

Badam Bhara Baingan

Baby eggplant with caramelized onions and almonds with saffron rice

This was delicious. I loved the thin slices of almonds that was sprinkled on top.  It definitely added a pleasant crunch to the soft mushy eggplants.  The saffron rice was something I wasn't too used to. Perhaps the flavor or even the type of grain.

Blood orange and black berry cabernet sorbet

Orange was delicious, but the berry cabernet tasted like red wine.  I didn't enjoy it at all.

Warm multilayer goan cake with vanilla ice cream

First time having it.  Not too bad. The cake is dense, but it wasn't too bad.  Definitely not what I'm used to dessert wise.

Dosa

1700 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Occasion: Lunch with the brother during DAT while he was home for the summer. A little bit of brother and sister bonding time.

Chocolate Kulfi (Indian Ice Cream)
It didn't taste all that great, but it was nice and refreshing for a summer day. It's definitely not the ice cream or gelato texture I am normally used to. In fact, it tasted a bit sandy.

Chutney Masala Dosa

Savory rice-lentil crepe, creamy spiced Indian potatoes, cashew nuts, spread of blended baby eggplant chutney served with tomato & fresh coconut chutney, and sambar, a flavorful lentil dipping soup made with vegetables.

Chennai Chicken

It was good, but too spicy for me. I had to dip it into the yogurt to ease the spice.

Appetizer Indian Chips (I don't really know what its called)

This was a complimentary appetizer. It was really good and full of flavor. It reminded me of chips, but a tastier and healthier version. There are some kind of herbs/seeds in the chip which made the flavor stand out.