Desi Spice

931 monroe drive ne - atlanta, ga 30308

Indian food is amazing...especially when it's authentic and priced fairly. Enter, Desi Spice. This little hole in the wall is located behind the Trader Joes on Monroe. We were on the hunt for traditional Indian cuisine and are thrilled to announce we found some!

We started off with Samosas. They served them with the most amazing chutney (on the far left). They were good sized and crispy on the outside.

Vegetables and lentils make up the filling. They were really tasty!

Then we got several pieces of Pappadum. If you don't know what this is, it's basically a paper thin piece of crispy bread made from lentils and spices. It melts in your mouth. The sauce is cilantro.

We also got two pieces of garlic Naan. We usually just get plain Naan, but this was ten times better. Definitely recommend.

We ended up getting three different mains and two types of rice.

This is just the plain basmati rice. It was made perfectly so that its not sticky and doesn't clump.

Here is Rice Pallao. It contains peas, almonds, raisins and traditional spices. We were really glad we tried this. Our go to rice from now on.

Lamb vindaloo. Classic. Amazing. Period. Best thing we ordered. The great thing about this restaurant is that you can order each dish with either chicken, beef or lamb and you control how spicy it is!

This is Tarka Daal. It's made from lentils and is a vegetarian dish. We ordered in "medium" but it still wasn't spicy. Good pick for people who can't stand spicy curry or meat.

Lastly, this was Chicken Dhansak. It's cooked with lentils, sweet, sour and hot spices. This is considered Persian style and is also medium. The chicken just fell apart. It was more of a tomato base than cream.

This restaurant turned out to be a great find. All of the food was terrific and the manager comes to each table and takes the time to chat and visit. We definitely recommend this spot if you love Indian...and if you've never tried it, here's a great place to start!