Jewel of India

10151 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring
(301) 408-2200

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Mixed Grill Platter and Naan
Biriyani - Jewel of India
Jalapeño & Cheese Naan
Chicken Tikka Masala
Garlic Naan Bread
Chicken Vindaloo
Large Mango Lassi
Vegetable Samosa
Chicken Makhani
Tandoori Chicken

Menu

Appetizer Chat Bazaar
Palak Chaat
Crispy spinach mixed with fresh tomatoes, onions, tamarind sauce, and chaat masala. Served cold.
Samosa Chaat
Has nuts. Samosa split open and covered with spicy chickpeas, minced onion, cilantro, yogurt, and tamarind sauce.
Papdi Chaat
Flour crisps, chickpeas, and potatoes mingled in a tangy-sweet 'n' sour sauce and yogurt.
Bhel Puri
Has nuts. Rice puffs, gram flour crisps, tossed with cilantro and tamarind chutney.

Appetizer Vegetarian
Vegetable Samosa
Crispy turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas.
Vegetable Pakora
Batter fried assortment of onion, cauliflower, and potatoes.
Tandoori Paneer Tikka
Homemade cheese marinated in mild spices, seared in tandoor.
Goat Cheese Aloo Tikki
Potato stuffed with goat cheese, green chili, and cilantro.
Paneer Pakora
Marinated paneer deeply fried and stuffed with mint chutney.

Appetizer Seafood
Garlic Shrimp
Baby shrimp with garlic and fresh ginger.
Masala Calamari
Fried squid mixed with Indian spices and sauteed with onions and bell peppers.
Shrimp Pondicherry
Sauce speckled with dark mustard seeds, flavored with curry leaves.

Appetizer Grill
Achari Chicken Wings
Tandoori wings marinated lamb skewered and cooked in clay oven.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Mildly spiced minced lamb skewered and cooked in clay oven.
Malai Chicken Kebab
Chicken cubes marinated in a creamy sauce and tandoori spices, cooked in a clay oven.

Soups and Salads
Mulligatawny Soup
A spicy favorite, made with split peas, vegetables, and chicken broth.
Tomato Shorba Soup
Cream of tomato with herbs and spices.
Indian Spinach Salad
A delicious spinach salad with apples, nuts, raisins, and a chutney dressing with honey.
Vegetable Soup
Garden fresh mixed vegetables flavored with herbs and lightly spiced.

Entrees Tandoori
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Seasoned in freshly ground spices, then roasted in our clay oven.
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and freshly grounded spices and cooked in a clay oven.
Tandoori Chicken Tikka
Chicken marinated in yogurt, garlic, grounded spices, and cooked in a clay oven.
Tandoori Salmon
Cubes of fish marinated in yogurt, delicately spiced, and cooked in a clay oven.
Mixed Grill
An assortment of clay oven delicacies, tandoori chicken, lamb seekh kebab, chicken tikka, malai kebab, and shrimp. An exciting way to sample the delights of tandoori cooking.
Tandoor Vegetables
An assortment of fresh vegetables marinated and barbequed in a clay oven paneer, pineapple, broccoli, cauliflower, apples, tomato, green and red peppers, and onions.
Bihari Lamb Kebab
The traditional dish of Bihar. Bihari kebabs are lamb strips marinated in yogurt, raw papaya, and exotic spices.
Tandoori Prawns
Large jumbo prawns marinated and cooked in a clay oven.
Reshmi Kebab
Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, and garlic spices, then cooked in a clay oven.

Curries Seafood
Shrimp Moilee
Shrimp poached in coconut sauce, flavored with curry leaves and mustard seeds.
Goan Fish Curry
The blend of spices and coconut brings out the mild sweetness of the tender fish that is so abundant in goa and around the coast of India.
Salmon Curry
Madras Fish Curry
Traditional fish curry cooked in coconut milk with ginger, chili, and tamarind.
Goan Shrimp Bhuna
Shrimp cooked in specially prepared herbs and spices with a touch of ginger and garlic.
Prawn Vindaloo
Prawns in a hot curry sauce.
Shrimp Jalfrezi
Shrimp cooked with fresh vegetables and herbs.

Curries Chicken
Chicken Tikka Masala
Has nuts. Marinated boneless pieces of chicken grilled and sauteed in a delicious creamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Makhani
Has nuts. Barbequed tender white meat chicken cooked in creamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Curry
Boneless chicken cooked in a classic curry sauce.
Chicken Shahi Korma
Has nuts. Chicken simmered in a creamy almond sauce, dried nuts, and lightly spiced.
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken simmered in a fiery vinegar flavored sauce. A specialty of goa.
Chicken Saag
Curried chicken cooked with chopped fresh spinach, lightly spiced.
Chicken Jalfrezi
Boneless pieces of chicken with fresh peppers, onions, tomatoes, and herbs.
Mangalorean Sukka Chicken
Curried coconut, chicken, and Mangalorean spices.
Chicken Xacuti
Classic Goan chicken curry cooked in spices.

Curries Lamb
Lamb Rogan Josh
Lamb cooked in a flavorful sauce with a blend of fragrant spices.
Goat Curry
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked in a hot flavored sauce, a Goan specialty.
Lamb Saag
Curried lamb cubes cooked with chopped fresh spinach.
Lamb Bhuna
Lamb cooked in specially prepared herbs and spices with a touch of ginger and garlic.
Lal Maas
Lal means, or red-fiery hot meat curry is another well known authentic Rajasthani lamb dish that is cooked with a lot of red chilies to give a very deep red color to the meat curry.
Lamb Pasanda
Has nuts. Cubes of lamb cooked in a rich almond sauce, garnished with almonds and raisins.
Kadai Lamb
Cubes of lamb cooked, sauteed tomatoes, onions, and chilis, cooked in a mild sauce.
Kadai Lamb
Cubes of lamb cooked, sauteed tomatoes, onions, and chilies, cooked in a mild sauce.

Curries Vegetarian
Palak Paneer
Has nuts. Fresh homemade cheese cooked in a creamy spinach sauce.
Paneer Makhani
Has nuts. Cubes of homemade cheese cooked in a rich tomato and cream sauce with dust of fenugreek.
Dal Makhani
Black lentils, red kidney beans simmered with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and onions, finished with cream.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas slowly simmered with pomegranate seeds, cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices.
Malai Kofta
Has nuts. Croquettes of fresh cheese and vegetables simmered in a light creamy sauce topped with nuts and raisins.
Tadka Yellow Dal
Yellow lentils tempered with onions and mild spices.
Gobi Mutter
Fresh cauliflower and peas cooked with ginger, tomatoes, and mild spices.
Paneer Lababdar
Homemade cheese dish cooked in aromatic spicy Indian flavors and red gravy and then garnished with lots of creams and shredded ginger.
Smoke Eggplant Bharta
Smoked eggplant simmered and cooked with spices.
Navratan Korma
An assortment of fresh garden vegetables cooked with dry fruits in a light creamy sauce.
Kadai Paneer
Homemade cheese with an irresistible flavor with the blend of green bell peppers, dried fenugreek leaves, and cardamom.
Bhindi Do Pyaza
Fresh okra simmered with diced onions, tomatoes, lightly spiced.
Palak Kofta
Has nuts. Shallow fried spinach dumplings cooked in a creamy sauce.
Vegetable Jalfrezi
Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with onions, peppers, and tomatoes in a spicy sauce.
Jeera Aloo
Cubes of potatoes smothered and simmered with cumin, herbs, and spices.
Lasuni Gobi
As its name suggests, it uses 2 main ingredients -gobi I. E. Cauliflower and lasun I. E. Garlic. Comprised of fried cauliflower florets coated with a tangy and spicy sauce concoction.
Mushroom Mutter
Mushroom and peas in a spiced tomato curry with a touch of fenugreek leaves.

Breads
Garlic Naan
Light and fluffy white flour bread, stuffed with garlic, baked in tandoor and buttered.
Amritsari Kulcha
Potato, cauliflower, and ginger.
Naan
Light and fluffy white flour bread, baked in tandoor and buttered.
Assorted Bread Basket
An assortment of 3 pieces of bread, plain naan, roti, and garlic naan.
Plain Paratha
Light and fluffy white flour bread, baked in tandoor and buttered.
Tandoori Roti
Light and fluffy white flour bread, baked in tandoor and buttered.
Jalapeno & Cheese Naan
Light and fluffy white flour bread, stuffed with jalapeno and cheese, baked in tandoor.
Onion Kulcha
White bread with onion filling, baked in tandoor.
Aloo Paratha
Multi-layered whole wheat bread, baked in tandoor.
Peshwari Naan
White and fluffy white flour bread, stuffed with pistachios and raisins, baked in tandoor.
Mint Paratha
Multi-layered whole wheat bread, baked in tandoor.

Rice and Biryani
Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, cooked with richly flavored saffron, nuts, and raisins. Has nuts.
Jeera Rice
Aromatic long grain rice cooked with green peas.
Vegetable Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice and fresh vegetables flavored with saffron, nuts, and raisins. Has nuts.

Indo Chinese Starters
Chicken 65
Chicken spiked with curry leaves and red hot chilies.
Vegetable Spring Roll
Slender rolls stuffed with wok-tossed vegetables.
Chicken Lollipop
Chicken on the bone, marinated with house sauce.
Chili Fish
Fresh fish stir-fried in a spicy dry sauce.

Indo Chinese Soups
Sweet Corn Soup
Cream of corn with vegetables.
Hot & Sour Soup
Red chili, soy and paneer.

Indo Chinese Entrees
Hakka Noodle
Stir fry noodles with choice of protein
Gobi Manchurian (Dry)
Cauliflower tossed in fresh ginger, garlic, onion seasoning.
Fried Rice
Wok tossed long grain basmati rice.
Chili Paneer
Pressed Indian cheese in a hot soy chili sauce, served dry.
Chili Chicken
Classic soy chili chicken sauce served dry.
Chicken Manchurian
Diced chicken in minced onion, ginger, and garlic sauce.

Desserts
Rasmalai
The most famous dessert of homemade cheese is served with reduced milk and pistachio.
Kheer
Indian rice pudding.
Gulab Jamun
Reduced milk balls served in rose flavored sugar syrup and a touch of cardamom.
Kulfi
Rich Indian ice cream made of thickened milk, topped with cardamom. Choice of mango, pistachio, or malai.
Shahi Tukda
Rich bread pudding with dry fruits flavored with cardamom.
Gajar Halwa
A grated carrot pudding studded with pistachio nuts and reduced milk.
Moong Dal Halwa
A rich and sweet dessert. Split yellow lentil, milk, nuts and ghee.
Ice Cream
Different flavors of mango rose or vanilla.

Sides
Mango Lassi
A delicious creamy drink with mango, yogurt, milk, a little sugar
Raita
Yogurt Sauce
White Rice
Mango Chutney
Sweet
Papad
Mixed Pickle
Green Chutney
8oz
Tamarind Chutney
8oz
Extra Gravy
Onion & Lemon Salad
Plain Yogurt

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Recent Reviews

This place is one of our favorites where we meet with friends for a weekday dinner. Every time we go the service is outstanding, the flavor of the food is amazing and the ambiance is calm and inviting. We always leave full and happy!
June 2026
We recently ordered catering from Jewel of India for the NCAIA 20th Anniversary celebration, and the experience was outstanding from start to finish. The food was excellent—flavorful, fresh, and beautifully prepared. Our guests absolutely loved it, and we received many compliments on the quality and variety of the dishes.

The service was top-notch, and the entire team was professional, responsive, and attentive to our needs throughout the planning process....
June 2026
Been coming here for years. Can't believe haven't reviewed it yet. Five stars all the way. As an added bonus, always good to talk to the owner Mr. Pujara when he's on site!
June 2026

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Jewel of India

10151 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20903
(301) 408-2200