Turmeric Indian Restaurant Expands Menu, Hours; Adds Seafood, Biryani, Vegetable, South Indian Specialties, Desserts

Turmeric Indian Restaurant (2300 Lehigh Avenue, Glenview, across from the train station in the Glen) announced it has added more than 20 offerings to its menu of dishes from across India, and it is open for lunch 11:30 – 2:30 (closed Tuesday) offering a business lunch Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and buffet Friday, Saturday and Sunday; dinner is served 5-9pm Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 5-10pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Some of the new items are:

• New appetizers include Idly, Gobi and Mushroom Manchurian dishes

• Vegetable Naan was added to the Tandoori Breads

• Turmeric Special Dosa, a thin crepe made with rice and lentil and Turmeric's special chutney.

• Poori with potato, a fried Indian flatbread with potato.

• South Indian Fish Curry.

• Malabar Fish.

• Shrimp Chole.

• Grilled Fish Tikka.

• For vegetarians, the Channa Masala, Turmeric's version of this classic chickpea vegetable dish and

Paneer Tawa Masala with chunks of paneer in curry served with basmati rice.

• Rogan Josh, a popular homemade lamb or chicken stew with Northern India and Pakistani origins.

• Carrot Halwa, a traditional Punjabi dessert dish made of carrots and milk served warm or cold.

Turmeric's specialties headline Biriyani dishes, wholesome meals offering a choice of meat or vegetables and basmati rice cooked in aromatic spices, flavored with rose water and garnished with mint and cilantro.

It also offers Pulao, rice dishes served with vegetable, pea or Jeera, which is made with rice and cumin seeds.

Turmeric owner Sasi Paidi said of the family-operated restaurant, "We are fortunate to have been well accepted and decided to add more items to our menu so our customers can enjoy a wider choice of tastes."

In addition to expanded evening hours, Turmeric offers a business lunch and weekend buffets to familiarize its neighbors about the art of Indian cuisine from 11:30 – 2:30 pm. "Indian cooking is an amalgamation of ingredients," Paidi said, "and we welcome everyone to come and enjoy the best of its cuisine."

She added, "We also started a networking lunch event called Midweek Networking. It is held the last Wednesday of each month and has become a power partnering lunch bringing together business professionals.

Paidi's brother started Turmeric in North Carolina in 2007 and she moved it to Glenview at the end of 2012. It provides many South Indian dishes that other Indian restaurants in the area do not serve.

Turmeric also offers catering and Ravinia picnic baskets in season, working to find the perfect presentation for each customer, whether for a company picnic or family outing.

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