Indian Food at Tandoori Nights, MD

I know I don't post a lot of Indian cuisine on my blog, so this might come as a surprise, but I actually love Indian food, specifically curry. There was a period of time when I would have to eat curry at least once a week because I loved it so much and ate Paratha with jam for breakfast almost every day for a few years when I was in high school. And so, here's my trip to Tandoori Nights in Bethesda, MD. 

First time!

I'm getting hungry for more Indian food just writing about this post. 

Starters : Kurkure Hariyali

Crispy spinach leaves w/ yogurt & tamarind chutney. 

Crunch.

Make sure you get some sauce whenever you take a bite out of this dish. 

Garlic Naan

100% 

Chicken Tikka

I honestly had no idea what I wanted but knew I wanted chicken in my dish. Our server recommended this for me and I'm glad I went with it!  

Paneer Makhani

Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in an exquisite creamy tomato sauce. I feel like I always say this about any cheese dish: I'm not a huge fan of cheese, especially not cubes of cheese, but this was one I enjoyed. I even might get this next time. 

Chicken Tikka

Boneless cubes of chicken breast marinated in yogurt and spices, finished in the clay oven. Also, just look at that presentation. 

I don't know what "real-authentic Indian food" tastes like since I only have restaurants to restaurants to compare them too, but in my opinion, I thought this place was pretty good. The place was clean, the service was great, and the food was good too.