Aside from grilling up the newspaper's travel section, dining at an authentic Indian restaurant is the best way to get a taste of the country's culture. Leave the tandoori to the pros with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of Indian fare at The New Nupur.

At The New Nupur, diners refill empty stomachs with selections from a menu of authentic Indian meat dishes, seafood, and vegetarian offerings. Chefs marinate lamb in spices and break a bottle of champagne on the pot before adding homemade cheese, herbs, and a tandoori sauce in the hearty lamb pasanda ($13.99). Among the eatery’s 16 vegetarian dishes, the aloo peas ($7.99) hogs the spotlight with its mélange of potatoes, onions, and spices in a thick curry. Chicken, shrimp, lamb, and Indian sausage pay their dues to taste buds by marinating in a spiced yoghurt mixture for 24 hours before being barbecued in a tandoor oven and assembled into the party-ripe Nupur Tandoori platter ($19.99). Meanwhile, diners can accompany bites of chicken birvani ($14.99) with a sweet or salted lassi drink of mango, yoghurt, and flavoured rose water ($2.99) while spoons and forks call their families to tell of their enchanting meals.