{"id":9219,"date":"2024-08-04T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9219"},"modified":"2024-08-04T10:17:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T15:17:37","slug":"rajni-indian-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9219","title":{"rendered":"Rajni Indian Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rajni\"Rajni Indian Cuisine<\/a> serves huge portions of dishes not found at other Indian restaurants in town and is located in the former Happy Wok.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Rajni\"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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Rajni Indian Cuisine is open every day for lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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