Arya Bhavan

Name: Arya Bhavan
Address: 2508 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659, US
Telephone: (773) 274-5800
Price range: $$

Indian Vegetarian$$

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Mon 5pm–9pm, Tue Closed, Wed–Fri 5pm–9pm, Sat–Sun 12pm–9pm

2508 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 274-5800
Last verified: September 2026
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Garam masala: "Masala" simply means a spice blend, or the sauce built on one. Garam masala ("warm blend") is the finishing mix of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, cumin, black pepper and other whole spices toasted and ground, added at the end of cooking for aroma rather than heat. Every region and household has its own proportions. On this menu as: Masala Ginger Chai Hot Tea · Chana Masala · Bhindi Masala.
Aloo, gobi, bhindi, baingan, matar: The vegetable vocabulary of a North Indian menu: aloo is potato, gobi cauliflower, bhindi okra, baingan eggplant (bharta is roasted and mashed), matar peas, jeera cumin. Malai kofta are dumplings of paneer and potato in a creamy gravy. "Aloo gobi" is potato and cauliflower; "matar paneer" peas and paneer, and so on. The name is the recipe. On this menu as: Aloo Tikki · Baingan Bharta · Malai Kofta.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Plain Naan · Garlic Naan · Onion Naan.
Dal: Lentils, and the soupy stew made from them. Dal tadka is yellow lentils finished with a tempering (tadka) of spices sizzled in ghee; dal makhani is black lentils and kidney beans simmered overnight with butter and cream; sambar is the sour, tamarind-and-vegetable lentil stew of the south, served with dosa and idli. On this menu as: Dal Bunzara · Palak Dal · Dal Makani.
Biryani: Long-grain basmati layered with marinated meat, fried onions, saffron and whole spices and cooked "dum", sealed under a lid so the rice steams in the meat's juices. Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata (with a potato and egg), Malabar and Sindh each have their own. Served with raita and often a thin gravy (salan). Pulao is the simpler, single-pot cousin. On this menu as: Organic Brown Rice Biryani · White Rice Biryani · Quinoa Biryani.
Idli, vada & upma: South Indian breakfast. Idli are soft steamed cakes of the same fermented batter as dosa; medu vada are savory lentil doughnuts, crisp outside and fluffy within (dahi vada are soaked in spiced yogurt); upma is a savory semolina porridge; pongal is rice and lentils cooked soft with pepper, cumin and ghee. All are eaten with sambar and chutney. On this menu as: Potato Vada · Medu Vada · Idli.

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