Curry Up Now

Name: Curry Up Now
Address: 321 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, US
Telephone: 650 278 4888

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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: Tikka Masala Burrito · Chicken Tikka Masala · Paneer Tikka Masala.
Tikka: Boneless cubes marinated and grilled on skewers in the tandoor. Chicken tikka is the yogurt-and-spice version; malai tikka is marinated in cream and cheese for a mild, silky result; hariyali is a green marinade of mint, cilantro and spinach; paneer tikka is the vegetarian standard, often with peppers and onion on the skewer. On this menu as: Tikka Masala Burrito · Chicken Tikka Masala · Paneer Tikka Masala.
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: Tikka Masala Burrito · Chicken Tikka Masala · Paneer Tikka Masala.
Rogan josh: Kashmir's signature lamb curry: bone-in meat braised in a deep-red gravy colored by Kashmiri chili and ratanjot (alkanet root), with fennel, ginger and yogurt. Aromatic and medium-spiced; the name is usually glossed as "red juice" or "red heat". On this menu as: Lamb Rogan Josh.
Tandoori: Cooked in a tandoor, a deep, charcoal- or gas-fired clay oven that reaches very high heat. Tandoori chicken is bone-in pieces marinated in yogurt, lemon, ginger-garlic and spices (the red color is mostly Kashmiri chili or food coloring), skewered and roasted until charred. Naan is slapped onto the same oven's walls. On this menu as: Tandoori Chicken.
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: Naughty Naan.

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Tikkatypically $15 across 366 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 337 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 337 menus
Tandooritypically $11.97 across 316 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 303 menus
Lassitypically $5 across 216 menus
Rogan joshtypically $19.99 across 147 menus
Kathi roll & frankietypically $12.48 across 32 menus

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