Sampling Indian cuisine provides a culinary escape that grants you the cultural appreciation, full stomach, and mental preparedness required to beat Sitar Hero on Hard Mode. Enjoy fine game and vegetarian fare with today’s Groupon for Indian eats at The Dhaba in Tempe. Choose between the following options:
For $45, you get a dinner for two (a $96 value) including:
- Shared appetizer
- Two house salads
- Two entrees
- Two naan breads
- One rice pilau
- Two glasses of wine
For $30, you get $60 worth of anything from the menu. Most entrees range from $10–$20.
Named after the small local eateries that dot highways across Punjab, The Dhaba cultivates a welcoming atmosphere with attentive service and home-style meals made with halal meats or vegetarian favorites. Pairs of diners crunch house salad alongside a shared starter such as paneer pakore—savory fritters oozing with soft, white cheese and compliments about each diner’s choice of tie. For the entrees, kashmiri chicken tikka masala’s titular meat luxuriates in spices and yogurt before crisping to a golden brown in a tandoori oven, arriving on tables adorned with dollops of cream. Alternatively, chefs mix the Dhaba lamb curry’s tender cubes of boneless meat with a blend of spices like DJs wielding flavor turntables, yielding a rich broth that diners can mop up with a rice pilau and one of three types of crisp, buttery naan bread. Finally, diners can wash down their feast with two included glasses of wine.
The Dhaba
Named after the friendly, casual eateries of India's Punjab province, The Dhaba explores the rich flavors of South Asia, including influences from Iran and Afghanistan. Guided by knowledgeable servers and a vast menu, guests embark upon tasting treks that highlight fresh, seasonal soups and snacks inspired by streetside food carts and rickshaws fashioned from giant samosas. Halal meats such as chicken, goat, and lamb marinate in flavorful curries before basking in tandoori clay ovens, and a hearty lineup of meat-free entrees lures vegetarians with spinach dumplings, paneer, and spiced chickpeas. Instead of hibernating in a rock-candy cave, sweet teeth flock toward Gajrela, a traditional fudge made with carrots, cashews, milk, and raisins.