Adda

Name: Adda
Address: 107 1st Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, US

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Tue–Sun 5pm–10pm; Mon closed

107 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Last verified: August 2026
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Arched, warmly lit dining room at Adda, with tables along a tiled floor and a bar at the far end

Butter chicken (murgh makhani): Tandoori chicken finished in a silky sauce of puréed tomato, butter, cream and a little fenugreek, sweeter and gentler than tikka masala. Invented at Moti Mahal in Delhi in the 1950s as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken. "Makhani" (buttery) on any dish, including dal makhani, promises the same rich treatment. On this menu as: The Butter Chicken Experience · Butter Chicken.
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: Signature Black Daal.
Goan & Malabar coastal curries: The west coast cooks with coconut, tamarind, kokum and fresh fish. Goan xacuti is a roasted-coconut-and-spice curry; cafreal is a green herb-and-chili marinade for chicken; Kerala's fish moilee is a gentle coconut-milk stew with turmeric and curry leaves, while the region's red fish curries use kokum or tamarind for sourness. On this menu as: Seabass Fish Curry.
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: Baby Goat Biryani.
Vada pav & pav bhaji: Mumbai's bread-roll (pav) street food. Vada pav is a spiced potato fritter in a soft roll with dry garlic chutney: the city's burger. Pav bhaji is a buttery mash of vegetables and spices served with griddled, butter-soaked rolls. Misal pav is a fiery sprouted-bean curry topped with farsan (crunchy mix). On this menu as: Roasted Bone Marrow with Peppercorn Sauce and Coconut Pao.
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: Mewe Aur Mawewali Gobhi.

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