rice with nuts, white basmati rice with
tamarind and South Indian spices; etc.
Customers may avail themselves of
the buffet ... or order from the large
menu.
A most interesting feature is the
presentation of tandoori chicken ... It
is part of the buffer but not among the
buffet array ... Shivaji and his chefs are
not interested in having it stand out
all day like at some other Indian
restaurants ... The waitperson brings it
fresh to the table directly from the
tandoori oven.
Same with the naan bread, unleav-
ened and made in the tandoor, or clay
oven ... It comes out slightly chewy
and is great for scooping up the vari-
ous foods ... Naan is also sometimes
brushed with garlic butter, or diced
onions are incorporated into the
dough before baking in the tandoor.
Speaking of bread, try the onion
kulcha, leavened bread stuffed with a
mix of onion, bell pepper and coriander.
The tandoori chicken served at
Ruchi, by the way, is quite render and
delicious ... It is marinated in yogurt
and various spices... then cooked in
the tandoor ... The chicken comes out
with a reddish coloring and very ten-
der from the yogurt ... Other tandoori
entrees at Ruchi include chicken tikka,
chicken kebob, marinated lamb,
ground lamb, shrimp or fish.
Ruchi's menu is very diversified ...
with numerous favorites that can be
gotten mild, medium or very hot ...
(the latter like masala vada, deep-fried
lentil patties with onions and chilies,
or the vegetarian dish of mirchi
masala, hot peppers cooked with
tomatoes, onions in a thick spicy
gravy).
For some reason, when many people
hear the words "Indian food," they
immediately think of curry ... Curry
powder isn't even an Indian spice ...
But since people associate curry with
Indian food, most Indian restaurants
now tend to call different dishes cur-
ries so that many folks think they
know what they are getting ...
However, they sure aren't all curries.
Although primarily a Southern India
restaurant, Ruchi also serves Moghul
and Northern Indian food ... In
Southern India, cooks utilize mustard
seeds, coconut, dried red chilies and
curry leaves for flavoring ... In the
Northern region, they use yogurt for
marinating or sauces, and fresh chilies
... In Moghul cooking, dried fruits and
nuts, like raisins and almonds are used,
along with cream for a richer dish.
Indian food is good for body and mind
... and very tasty.

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