Simi's India Cuisine

Good day and salutations!

This week's visit was to Simi's India Cuisine. This is the first buffet that I have covered in this blog and it is definitely different cuisine than I'm used to. I'm still new to Indian cuisine and am still learning about this style of cooking. I've gone to three different Indian restaurants so far and this one is my current favorite.

What I have discovered is that Indian cuisine is very generous with their spices. I love that because it means you rarely encounter food that is boring or bland.  I've also found that I'm not a huge fan of most curries. I think this is because many of them contain the spices turmeric and cumin.  A little goes a long way for those spices and like I said before, they are very generous with them.

Simi's is located off of Loop 410 and Fredericksburg Rd and serves their dishes buffet style for lunch and a la carte during their dinner hours. I like to go during lunch because I can sample a little bit of everything. 

Simi's buffet has about 25-30 different items to try. The items are labeled, but for an Indian food newbie like myself,  some the descriptions seem vague. I just dived in and tried a little bit of everything! 

These are the dishes that I recommend for first timers:

• Tandoori Chicken: Charbroiled chicken marinated in yogurt and other spices. It usually has a bright pink color on the outside. Don't let the yogurt or color scare you away. It just tastes like really well-seasoned grilled chicken.
• Chicken Tikka Masala: Pieces of chicken cooked tandoori style served in a creamy sauce. 
• Nan: Do you remember the tortilla like bread from my Pasha's article? It's very similar here although it's served in smaller portions at Simi's and is a little thinner and crispier. I recommend dipping it in their lentil soup and sopping up any remaining sauces.
• Vegetable Biriyani: Veggies cooked with spices and basmati rice. 
• Vegetable Samosa: Turnovers stuffed with seasoned potatoes and peas. This is hands down my favorite Indian dish!! I could easily eat a dozen in one sitting!
• Iced Tea: a cinnamon twist on the standard Iced Tea.  I've only had cinnamon tea hot before, but it was equally good served cold. 

Inside of vegetable samosa

That's it for Simi's India Cuisine! I'll keep an eye out for other great Indian restaurants but I'll keep returning to Simi's in the meantime.

For more information about Simi's India Cuisine and their menu, visit their website at http://www.simisindiacuisine.com/

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