PERFECT ORDER
AT CINNAMON
MARCH 16, 2022
CINNAMON IS AN INDIAN RESTAURANT IN RHINEBECK. THEIR MENU IS NOT SMALL BUT WE HAVE EATEN MOST OF IT! THEY SERVE SIT-DOWN LUNCH AND DINNER THESE DAYS BUT WE OFTEN GET TAKEOUT AND IT’S ALWAYS VERY THOUGHTFULLY PACKED TO GO.
THEIR MENU HAS INTRODUCED US TO A NUMBER OF NEW THINGS AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY’VE ADDED A FEW ITEMS RECENTLY. WE’RE GETTING A CRAB AND ONION PAKORA NEXT TIME!
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF AN ORDER WE’D PUT IN (FOR 2 OR 3 + SOME LEFTOVERS):
1 x PALAK CHAAT (A REALLY NICE CRUNCHY HERBY SAUCY APPETIZER—FRIED SPINACH LEAVES TOPPED WITH SEV NOODLES, CHOPPED ONION, TOMATOES, CILANTRO AND MINT CHUTNEY, TAMARIND SAUCE, AND YOGURT)
1 x SAAG PANEER (MORE SPINACH! REALLY PERFECT)
1 x LAMB ROGAN JOSH (THIS IS A REALLY BEAUTIFULLY COOKED LAMB SHANK IN A SAUCE MADE WITH SAFFRON, GARAM MASALA, AND CHILES. THE OTHER OPTION HERE IS THEIR LAMB PHAAL—THAT ONE IS VERY SPICY, WHICH WE LOVE)
1 x PARATHA (A FLAKY BUTTERY INDIAN FLATBREAD—WE LOVE NAAN BUT THIS ONE IS A REALLY SPECIAL TREAT)
2 x GARLIC NAAN (AN EXTRA ONE SO THAT MAYBE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE TO GO WITH LEFTOVERS)
1 x PULAO RICE (AN IMPROVED RICE—COOKED IN BROTH WITH VEGETABLES AND HERBS)
1 x SIDE OF MASALA SAUCE (THIS SAUCE IS SO GOOD—THE CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA IS PERFECT TOO BUT IF YOU’RE ORDERING OTHER THINGS AND JUST WANT A LITTLE SAUCE TO PUT ON THE RICE OR BREAD…)
