Basmati: A New Restaurant

This is the tale of how the Giannini’s & Johnson’s visited the new Basmati Indian restaurant which opened last week in Annapolis. Here goes…

Last weekend, a new Indian restaurant had a very successful grand opening in Annapolis.

Already Basmati, as it is named, is brimming with positive reviews on-line.

And Annie, one of our resident yoginis dined there last Sunday with husband Kirk, and the foursome was rounded out with Coni and Bob.

Here is Annie’s description of her meal and dining experience:

We spent a delightful afternoon at the grand opening of Basmati, near the Harbor Center. In order to sample as much as possible, we opted for the lunch buffet:  delicous alu methi (spicy potatoes), vegetable korma (mixed vegetables in yogurt sauce), saag paneer (cheese and creamy spinach), warm, toasty naan, vegetable biryani (fragrantly spiced rice)…and my favorite, dessert: gulab jamun (deep fried cottage cheese balls in honey) with rice pudding! We washed it all down with mango lassi (a yogurt and mango smoothie!)…a real treat, and we can’t wait to go back…

Here is Coni’s review…as you will see – she (& Bob) actually went there twice – first on Saturday as invited guests for the open house and then on Sunday with the Johnson’s.

I have never had Indian food before and had no idea what to expect.  We were invited to their open house where a wonderful variety of food was available buffet style.  I didn’t read the descriptions and tried a little bit of almost everything.  There was not a dish there that I would not have gone back to order.  So the next day with good friends from our Renaissance Yoga family, the Giannini family returned.  All at the table opted for the buffet.  My personal favorites were the vegetable pakora and the chicken tiki masala.  Mango lassi was served by the owner, Debendra Sapkota, and were a great addition to the meal.  We all left feeling way too full and already talking about what we will order on our return trip!

Basmati Indian Cuisine
2444 Solomons Island Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
410.266.6355