Chote Nawab

"Indian meat and vegetarian options available for delivery and takeout - call or order online." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, arden shore, matt tervooren

"When it opened nearly 10 years ago named after a Bollywood movie, this comfortable corner restaurant ushered in a new era of pan-Indian menus with carefully chosen regional specialties. The dining room was jazzy, and the food a tad more elaborate than Curry Hill habitues had been used to. Find on the diverse bill of fare dum biryanis from Hyderabad, lamb in coconut milk from Chennai, shrimp curry from Mangalore, lamb kebabs from Lucknow, and mustardy chicken tikkas from West Bengal." - Robert Sietsema

"Chote Nawab and Dhaba are run by the same team, they’re located in the same neighborhood, and their menus are fairly similar. One distinction is that Chote Nawab makes a special Hyderabadi-style biryani with a peanut curry (mirchi ka salan). So when you order Chote Nawab online or by calling 212-679-4603, make sure to try some." - Hannah Albertine

"Chote Nawab serves Hyderabadi-style biryani with mirchi ka salan (peanut curry) and we recommend you order it with lamb on a day when you need something more reliable than your internet service provider to believe in. It’s creamy, dense, and one of the many reasons why we like this Murray Hill spot. The dish should come with a warning label that reads “do not operate heavy machinery after consuming,” but that’s just part of why it’s great." - Nikko Duren

"Once you accept that the tofu scramble you’ve been eating for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is contributing to your depression, order some dal or baingan bharta from Chote Nawab. All of the vegetable curries and kebabs here taste like they came straight from the Garden of Eden, before Adam and Eve ruined everything over a piece of fruit. Order a few online and be sure to get some extra naan too because you can never have too much naan." - Nikko Duren