Sitar Indian Cuisine - Traditional and Modern

"Traditional Indian cuisine with a modern twist," is a motto fit for Sitar Indian Cuisine on Colorado Boulevard in the Playhouse District.

"It 's just a simple and authentic cuisine with traditional values," says the owner / operator Aman Kamboj. The elements of modern zen music played throughout the restaurant to come, the warm decor and a bar full of mango martinis, wines and beers in India.

Their menu is derived from the Punjab-influenced cuisineSouth India. Tandoori lamb, chicken and seafood share space in the menu with many vegetarian dishes.

I chose the Sitar special samosa, tandoori chicken, lamb boti kabab, chicken korma, vegetable Gobhi aloo, basmati rice, garlic naan and rice pudding. My favorite dish of lamb biryani pampered companion.

A word of the season. It 's a common misconception that all Indian food is spicy. This is not the case. The heat comes from a few ingredientsfrom which all the cooking and the final pot can be controlled. Sitar by making all their food ordered, if you control the amount of spices to your taste.

"So our food may come and something else, but at the end of the day is very delicious. And if we have the luxury of depending on the evaluation of the junction to make soft, medium or high," adds Aman.

I opted for the middle class, my partner had breached spice it mildly.

The tandoori chicken was tenderwith the smoky taste of the tandoori oven, which mix with the yogurt marinade spices. pieces of lamb cooked in tandoori oven were also influenced by a marinade of herbs and spices.

The chicken korma, a creamy sauce that is topped with almonds and cashews, was light and delicate.

Vegetables filled Gobhi aloo, which was ginger, tomatoes and spices. I'll cook the vegetables each time you eat.

The lamb biryani, a tennis MogulTender marinated lamb was the rice was flavored with saffron and bastmati packed with nuts, raisins, onions and peppers. A touch of warmth added attractiveness of the Court.

Sitar also has rooms for 250 people at the restaurant, meeting rooms above the restaurant and private parking. Currently, they offer support for the conference, the largest companies in the city. And if it is a party after, there is less SitarCost structure. Why are so many services available to them as lighting, DJs, live music, and florists. "I want you to be happy and leave happy," said Aman.

Sitar Indian cuisine is AT 618 E. Colorado Boulevard. Pasadena. hours of operation are Sunday - Thursday at 11.00 bis 22.00 hours, Friday - Saturday 11:00 to 11:00 clock For more information, visit their website http:// www.sitarindiancuisine.com or call (626 ) 449-5954.

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