Rajni Indian Cuisine serves huge portions of dishes not found at other Indian restaurants in town and is located in the former Happy Wok.
The menu is absolutely gigantic. Take for example the section called “Dosa Corner.” It alone has more than two dozen choices. In addition, all the dishes I ordered were large enough that you could split them into two portions.
As mentioned, you’ll find many unique items, including the Kothu Parotta ($15), which is an outstanding South Indian dish. It’s basically shredded flatbreads in a mushy paste with curry masala and lots of spices and flavors. You have your choice of egg, chicken or goat. I ordered goat but received egg, which was disappointing because there were only a few pieces here and there.
Over in the Indo-Chinese section, I picked the Rajni Special Chicken Noodles ($17). The chicken was delicious and looked like the roasted red pork you might find in a Chinese dish. I also liked the hakka noodles, which had a light fried flavor. The carrots and cabbage provided some crunch, and there were also green onions and red peppers.
Among the curries, the Ennai Katharikai Kozhambu ($14) caught my eye. After the first bite, I was able to see why it’s described as a “South Indian vegetarian delight.” The tamarind curry sauce was very thick, with more of a tomato flavor and loaded with onions. The eggplant was tender and came in huge chunks, though I wished it was peeled and diced.
One final area of the menu I navigated was the biryani section. The minced lamb in the Mutton Keema Biryani ($17) was wonderful and fragrant. It’s deceiving at first because it looks like you’re only getting a little bit of the meat atop a heaping pile of rice, but there was another layer of lamb underneath. It also came with a hard-boiled egg.
Typically I would indicate items I look forward to eating on future visits, but I want to try so many more things that I can’t even begin to list them.
Rajni Indian Cuisine is open every day for lunch and dinner.
