New Delhi, with its spacious dining area and high ceilings is something of an exception on crowded Linsen North Road, known more for its cramped Taiwanese-style restaurants. On sunny days light floods in through skylights and big windows. This kind of comfort balances out the higher prices that you can expect to pay here, as compared to other Indian eateries in Taipei.
According to manager Kuo Ching-yuan (
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But the food does not make you feel like you're in Taiwan. The Kuo's went to New Delhi where they rented a restaurant kitchen and held exams for chefs. Only four were chosen. "All of them come to Taiwan with their official chef license. They did not come as students or on travel visas," said Kuo, emphasizing the quality of his chefs.
To start, why not have a lassi -- an Indian yogurt drink -- choosing from four different fruit flavors. After that, samosas or masala papad -- crispy naan, chewy like a taco but spiced with Indian masala -- is recommended. And then for grilled meats, try the sheesh kebab, which is minced lamb shaped like a sausage. Chicken tikka is another popular grilled dish which looks similar to tandoori chicken but is made with boneless chicken breasts.
For vegetarians, raeta, which is yogurt mixed with potato, cucumber, onion and tomato, makes an excellent non-fattening salad. Also there are popular dishes such as daal makhani, a black bean curry, and malka masson, made of red lentil beans. There is also a rich tomato soup, which is ideal of vegetarians and which Kuo says also reduces the risk of cancer.
For the main course there is really only one option: curry. Curry at New Delhi is generally rich, not too greasy and not too spicy.
"If you have a plate of curry with a thick layer of oil on top and which tastes very hot, then it's not fresh. It's using oil to reheat the dish and hot peppers to cover the taste of different spices," said Kuo.
For lovers of hot spicy food, New Delhi also offers an Indian hot sauce for NT$150 a portion. The sauce is made of Jamaican chili peppers. It is about twice as hot as what you can expect from an "extra hot" spicy hot pot and should be treated with respect.
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