Khana Peena Indian Cuisine

Name: Khana Peena Indian Cuisine
Address: 5316 College Ave, Oakland, CA, 94618, US
Telephone: (510) 658-2300
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Lunch daily 11:30am–3pm; Dinner Mon–Thu & Sun 5pm–9:30pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–10pm

5316 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 658-2300
Last verified: October 2026
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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: Rice & Biryani · Vegetable Biryani · Chicken Biryani.
Samosa: A triangular pastry filled with spiced potato and peas (or minced meat), deep-fried until blistered and crisp, served with tamarind and mint chutneys. Samosa chaat smashes one under chickpeas, yogurt, chutneys and sev. On this menu as: Veg Samosa · Chicken Samosa · Samosa Chaat.
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 Nan · Keema Nan.
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: Chana Masala · Chicken Tikka 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: Malai Kofta · Baigan Bharta.
Tikka masala: Chunks of tandoor-grilled marinated chicken (tikka) simmered in a creamy, mildly spiced tomato gravy. Almost certainly invented in Britain's Punjabi restaurants rather than in India, and now the most-ordered dish on Indian menus in the English-speaking world. On this menu as: Chicken Tikka Masala.

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Tikkatypically $15 across 366 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 345 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 337 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 337 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 309 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 303 menus
Chana masala & choletypically $14.99 across 292 menus
Pakora & bhajitypically $8 across 281 menus

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