The room in Curry Hill that at one point housed Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut and Tamilnadu Bhavan has undergone yet another change, but is staying vegetarian. This week, Dhaba chef-owner Shiva Natarajan (also behind midtown east’s well regarded Chola and Tadka, as well as restaurants in Connecticut and Massachusetts) opened Bhojan, focusing on India’s Gujarat and Punjab regions. Like another Curry Hill newcomer, Bhatti Indian Grill, it offers Thalis (appetizer, entrée, condiments, bread, rice, and dessert) and more. The menu is below, but you should really get your hands on a hard copy, with its fascinating trivia about Indian marriage ceremonies (“the 13th of the 16 ceremonies in an Indian life”), and the country’s Jewish population (“hard to estimate since each Jewish community is distinct with different origins”).
LUNCH THALIS 8
(Freshly prepared daily)
Salad
Papad (lentil wafers)
Entrees (two chefs special)
Daal
Kadhi
Basmati rice / Chapatti / Pori
Chutnies / Achar
Dessert
THALIS
We have Jain friendly thalis.
Freshly prepared vegetables everyday and all day on Weekends.
Served only for Dinner during the Week
ASHRAM THALI (Light and Healthy) 16
(No onions or garlic)
Salad
Starter
Kichdi
2 Entrees
Corn chat or beans
Raita / Papad / Chutney / Achar / Breads / Rice / Dessert
GUJARATI THALI 16
Salad
Starter
2 Entrees
Gujrati Kadhi Daal
Raita / Papad / Chutney /AcharBreads / Rice / Dessert
THELE WALA CHAAT
(Snacks from the street carts)
PHUCHKA 6
Puffed mini puris, potato and chickpea filling, tangy water
SEV PURI 6
Mini puris, yogurt, tamarind and green chutney
RAGARA PATTIES 6
Potato patties, yellow peas, cumin
KACHORI CHAAT 7
Crispy flour puffs stuffed with moong, yogurt, two chutnies
SAMOSA CHOLE CHAAT 7
Yellow peas, yogurt, two chutnies
CORN CHAAT 5
Kernel corn, red onions, cucumber, lime, chat masala
DHOKLA BHEL PORI 5
Puffed rice, sev, potatoes, tamarind
and coriander chutney
FRUIT CHAAT 6
Hand picked daily
ROTIYAAN
(Freshly prepared breads)
CHAPATI (2 pieces) 3
Whole wheat bread cooked on an open fire
PARATHA (1 piece) 3
Pan grilled multi layered bread
PURI (1 piece) 3
Puffed fried whole wheat bread
BATURA (1 piece) 3
Deep fried white flour bread
SMALL PLATES
MIRCHI BAJI Spicy 4
Batter fried green chillies
METHI GOTA 4
Batter fried fresh fenugreek leaves
PATRA 5
Steamed rolls made from colocasia (arbi) leaves and gram flour
VADA PAV 6
Potato balls, garlic chutney, pau bread
KHAMAN 5
Steamed lentil cakes, green chilies, mustard seeds
KHANDVI 6
Gram flour rolls, fresh coriander leaves
SAMOSA 5
Pastries stuffed with potatoes, peas
KICHIDI (soup) 6
A lentil and rice mash, peppercorns, cumin
CHILI CHEESE TOAST 5
Green chilies, fresh coriander, white bread
DESI CHEESE SANDWICH 5
Green chutney, cucumber, cheese, white bread
PUDINA CHEESE SANDWICH 5
Green chutney, cheese, butter, white bread
CHOLE BATURE 8
Spiced chickpeas, batura bread
PAU BHAJI 7
Spiced vegetable mash, pau bread
ALOO GOBI PARATHA 5
Stuffed potatoes and cauliflower bread with dahi
PANEER CHILI PARATHA 5
Stuffed paneer cheese and green chillies with dahi
METHI THEPLA 6
Fresh methi leaves, wheat flour bread with marwadi aloo
ROTLA (BAJRA ROTI) 5
Millet flour bread, ghee and garlic chutney
HARE MATTAR PURI (2 pieces) 7
Green peas stuffed fried bread with marwadi aloo
DABELI 7
Spiced potato patties, peanuts, red onions
in pau bread
DAHI BALLE 6
Lentil flour dumplings, yogurt, cilantro and two chutnies
MALAI KOFTA 8
Vegetable cheese balls, creamy tomato sauce
SIDES
BROWN RICE
Steamed 2
BASMATI RICE
Steamed white rice 2
RAITA
A refreshing yogurt with dates 3
CHUTNEY
Mango or tomato 2
Bhojan Vegetarian Restaurant, 102 Lexington Ave., nr. 27th St.; 212-213-9615