Dawat Menu - NEW YORK, NY, 10022 - Ratings, Reviews, New York Metro Area

Dawat

(212) 355-7555 · 210 E 58TH ST · NEW YORK, NY 10022

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Dawat is a fine north Indian restaurant that also serves a couple of south Indian dishes as well. Located in Midtown East, Dawat is one of Manhattan’s finest Indian restaurants that serves an eclect... read more.

Sea Food

Scallops Caldin: crusty scallops with a green coriander chili sauce-a green specialty. We suggest you eat it with lemon rice

$23.50

Fish In A Mustard Sauce: chunks of seasonal fish in a spicy sauce of crushed mustard seeds and mustard oil

$23.50

Kerala - Style Konju Pappaas: shrimp in a coconut sauce, flavored with aromatic curry leaves and smoked tamarind

$23.50

Parsi- Style Patra-Ni-Machhi: salmon smothered in a fresh coriander chutney wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. Served with basmati rice

$23.95

Shrimp Bhuna: shrimp cooked in herbs and spices with a touch of garlic and ginger

$23.95

Goat and Lamb Dishes

Home -Style Ragan Josh: succculent pieces of baby goat -with bone, in a cardamom flavored sauce

$17.95

Lamb Vindaloo: lamb in a hot, tangy sauce

$17.95

Kofta Masala: delicately spiced mince lamb roundal, spiced with ginger and garlic, folded in a gravy onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro

$17.95

Saag Gosht: cubes of lamb delicately blended in spinach puree

$17.95

Boti Kabab Masala: cubes of lamb roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a spiced sauce

$17.95

Chicken Dishes

Chicken Saag: chicken pieces smothered in a spicy spinach puree

$16.95

Chicken Makhani: white meat chicken pieces roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a creamy tomato sauce

$16.95

Chicken Tikka Masala: chunks of chicken, roasted in a clay oven and then folded into a mildly spiced tomato sauce

$16.95

Kashmiri- Style Dhaniwal Korma: chicken pieces cooked in a mild sauce yogurt and fresh green coriander

$16.95

Chicken Jal Frazie: marinated chicken, sautered with fresh vegetables

$16.95

Cornish Hen with Green Chilies: a very hot specialty of Kerala's Baghdadi jews. This dish is flavored with fiery green chilies ans sour tamarind

$17.25

Special From Tandoor - Clay Oven

Whole Tandoori Fish: whole seasonal fish is marinated in yogurt and flavored with dill-like ajwain seeds before it is roasted

$23.50

Raan: a whole , small tender leg of lamb braised with ginger and whole spices, then roasted in the tandoor oven until it is crisp outside and meltingly tender inside

$24.95

Muradabadi Boti Kabab: skewered boneless cubes of lamb marinated in yogurt, garlic and ginger

$17.95

Seekh Kabab: minced lamb with aromatic herbs, wrapped around a skewer

$17.95

Murgh Jehangiri: chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and roasted in a tandoor oven with lavish bastings of chili-coriander

$17.50

Reshmi Kabab: succulent cubes of boneless white meat chicken, marinated in yogurt and ginger

$16.75

Chicken Tikka: boneless chunks of chicken, marinated in yogurt and mild spices

$16.75

Tandoori Chicken: chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices

$18.00 whole $12.00 half

Tandoori Fish Tikka: chunks of seasoned fish, marinated in an aromatic herb mixture

$20.75

Tandoori Shrimp: king - size shrimp marinated in mild spices

$23.50

Accompaniments

Boondi Raita: yogurt with tiny chick pea flour dumplings

$4.45

Timatar Raita: yogurt with tomato and mint

$4.45

Kheera Raita: yogurt and grated cucumber

$4.45

Papadum: light, airy lentil wafer

$1.25

Soup

Muligatawny Soup: a spicy favorite of Anglo-Indian, made with split peas, vegetables and chicken

$5.75

Ginger Cauliflower Soup: a silken pureed spicy ginger flavored soup

$5.75

Madhur's Snack Cart

Dahi Aloo Poori: a mouth watering mixture of crisp, potatoes and chick peas in yogurt and tamarind sauces

$6.50

Madhur's Snack Cart

Bhel Poori: a melange of assorted crisp and noodles, smothered in sweet, sour and spicy chutneys

$6.50

Starters

Bhaja: crisp light fritters made with whole spinach leaves and potato skins

$6.25

Paneer, Kulcha: tandoori bread stuffed with seasoned homemade cheese

$6.50

Baghari Jhinga: succulent shrimp, flavored with garlic, mustard seeds and curry leaves

$10.50

Keema Samosa: spicy seasoned mince lamb wrapped in light pastry

$6.50

Vegetable Samosa: spicy seasoned potatoes and peas wrapped in light pastry

$6.25

Aloo Tikkyas - with Red Peshawari Chutney: the best, curry leaf-flavored potato cakes you will ever eat, served with a special red pepper chutney with almonds and mint

$6.25

Breads

Naan-E-Dawat: a rich, flat bread stuffed with nuts and dried fruit and baked in a clay oven

$6.50

Tandoori Roti: whole wheat bread baked in a clay oven

$3.75

Tandoori Paratha: rich, multi-layered whole wheat bread, baked in a clay oven

$4.25

Ajwain Paratha: whole-wheat layered bread topped with aromatic ajwain seeds

$4.25

Pudina Paratha: whole wheat layered bread topped with mint

$4.25

Poori: whole wheat puffed bread, deep fried

$4.50

Onion and Black Pepper Kulcha: crisp, pizza like flat bread from the tandoor oven, filled with caramelized onions and dusted with coarse black pepper

$6.45

Naan: leavened Indian bread of white flour baked in clay oven

$3.85

Keema Naan: a naan stuffed with mince lamb and baked in a clay oven

$5.50

Garlic Naan: a special naan bread from the tandoor flavored with garlic

$4.45

Rice Specialties

Lemon Rice: very aromatic rice perfumed with the juice and rind of lemons, curry leaves and mustard seeds

$6.25

Steamed Basmati Rice: naturally aromatic long grain rice brought you from the foot hills of the Himalayas

$5.45

Chicken Biryani: baked casserole of basmati rice and chicken richly flavored with saffron, nuts and raisins

$16.75

Vegetable Pillau: baked casserole of rice and vegetables, flavored with nuts and raisins

$8.45

Goat Biryani: baked casserole of basmati rice and meat, richly flavored with saffron, nuts and raisins

$17.75

Vegetarian - Specialities

Paneer Makhani: fresh home-made cheese, folded into creamy tomato sauce

$13.75

Sauteed Shiitake Mushrooms: mushroom with fresh curry leaves and green coriander

$14.25

Matter Paneer: fresh home-made cheese cubes cooked with green peas

$13.95

Saag Paneer: fresh home-made cheese cubes in spicy spinach puree

$13.95

Bhindi Masala: okra blended with browned onion and dried mango

$13.45

Baked Eggplant: thin slices of eggplant coated with a mild sweet and sour tamarind sauce and baked

$13.75

Maharashtrian-Style Farasvi Bhaji: green beans cooked with freshly grated coconuts

$13.45

Labdharay Aloo: Potatoes with ginger and tomatoes in a thick sauce

$13.45

Bhuni Gobi: cauliflower stir-fried with ginger and cumin seeds

$13.50

Malai Kofta: mixed vegetables croquette in an savory sauce

$13.75

Tadka Dal: slow-simmered matpe beans and red kidney beans, sauteed with tomatoes, ginger, cumin and onion

$11.45

Vegetable Jal Frazie: mixed vegetables with cottage cheese, mildly spiced

$13.45

Yellow Daal: split lentils sauteed with onions, ginger, and spices. Perhaps the most popular North Indian Daal

$11.45

Zeera Aloo: spicy potatoes flavored with whole and ground cumin seeds.

$13.75

Sindhi Karhi: this vegetarian stew is made with chick- pea flour and vegetable and seasoned with tamarind and fenugreek seeds.This favorite is best eaten with plain basmati rice

$13.75

Desserts

Gajrela: caramelized grated carrots, studded wth pistachios and served with whipped cream

$5.75

Rasmalai: sweet, spongy cottage cheese dumpling, flavored with cardamom and rose water

$5.75

Special Kheer: cooling rice pudding, flavored with cardamom and garnished with pistachios

$5.75

Gulab Jamun: a light pastry made from milk and honey

$5.75

Mango and Coconut Ice Cream

$5.75

Kulfi: traditional Indian ice cream

$5.95

Beverages

Darjeeling Tea

$2.95

Coffee Regular and Decaf

$2.95

Masala Tea: tea with aromatic spices

$2.95

Herbal Tea: assorted flavors

$3.45

Espersso

$3.45

Cappuccino

$3.45

Lassi: a refreshing cold yogurt drink, sweet or salty as desired

$4.75

Mango Lassi

$4.95

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... Phenomenal Indian Food

This is one of the few places I've found in the city that manages to make good Indian food without overloading on the spices or grease.
by jonsurfs on 07/20/2007