New India Cuisine

Dirty smelly dingy restaurant. Ordered Chicken biryani that also smelled funky. Saw the server picking his nose he noticed me then quickly grabbed a disinfectant to clean his hands.
Save your money and eat else where.

Their Ghati Masala Dal is to die for. Great lassis, and good service.

We went for dinner on a Saturday night. The restaurant was moderately full but we got seated without a wait. The «sprouts sabji» and the «shahi korma with vegetables» were both very well done. We had «potato wada» as an appetizer, the flavors of which did remind me of Bombay. We asked for medium spicy, and they did deliver a good medium. The tandoori roti and the nuts-​n-​raisins paratha were also very good. Recommended; we’ll be back.

This is by far the best Indian food I have had in Austin for the following reasons: 1. The dishes are really flavorful and interesting. The malvani curry is so, so awesome. 2. The food tastes incredibly fresh – not like it has been stewing in a pot for 48 hours. 3. Spiciness is good, and you can go as hot as you want. 4. Service is super friendly.

I’ve been going to New India for years, since they opened! Of all the delicious curries, my favorite is the saag with paneer. They make it differently than anywhere else I’ve been, only adding cream upon request. I usually get it without the cream, and it has a fresh, light, surprisingly full flavor that I just can’t get enough of. I crave it all the time, and they’re the only Indian restaurant I know of that makes it this way!

This is my absolute favorite Indian restaurant of ALL TIME!
I grew up in the UK where really good Indian food is a staple… and I can honestly say that this is the only Indian restaurant that is worth your time in Austin. The couple who own the restaurant are so sweet and friendly — they recognize me whenever I come and in and always stop by to chat and say hello!
The menu is very diverse and offers different selections from what you see in a lot of other Indian restaurants in the US — my favorite dishes are the Malvani Roasted Coconut Curry, the Millionaire’s Curry and the Ghati Masala Dal. I eat Dal fairly often, and every time I try one I say «it’s good… but it’s not New India!» It’s also nice that they ask you how spicy you want your food.
Definitely a must try if you’re in town and looking for some spicy and delicious Indian food in a cozy atmosphere!

Seems like they got a new menu, or a new mojo, over the past six months. We used to go here from time to time, but now we go a lot more. The food is getting better and better. And if you ask for it SPICY, they give it to you FOR REAL SPICY, which I love. Great, diverse menu that isn’t the same old korma and curries you get elsewhere.
Try the Malvani Roasted Coconut Curry and the Kolhapuri Masala — really unique!

The food here is great. If you want spicy, this place is definitely the place to go. Some coworkers and I really enjoyed the lamb (keema) naan.
It did, however, take us about 35 – 40 minutes to get our food. That’s definitely not a good thing.

Delicious. Authentic. Filling!
Ordered the Papad and potato cake wada to start. The potato cake was spicy enough to where it was still enjoyable. DEFINITELY cake like, be prepared to be full pretty much after 1! (They give two good sized cakes)
For the main dish, chana masala ordered medium (they ask which I love highly!) with basmati rice (IT’S ONLY RIGHT, but they do offer brown rice as well)
It came presented so nicely and the atmosphere added to the authentic feel. It felt right eating there. The courses were delicious.
I also ordered the Bhakri bread. I didn’t enjoy this as much though. It didn’t go well with what I was eating maybe that was why but I won’t down play it because that may be the case.
Decently priced, the whole thing came out to about $ 21.00
I went all out because I do this most of the time but ESPECIALLY for Indian food!

This has been the best Indian food I have ever had in Austin, not to mention that I have lived in Austin for more then 30 years!, and I have been to many Indian restaurants.
I had lunch at New India with my sister and my niece. We all loved the food. The ambiance is cozy and homey. Their garlic Nan is fantastic. The food is fresh, the portion, for my appetite, is very reasonable.
I am going to take all my friends there.

It’s okay but I wouldn’t write home about it.
Pass on the paneer tikka app. I felt so ripped off :(They do it dry style, which I’m okay with, but they went overboard and there was no flavor. The portion size was way too small — $ 1 for each little one inch cube of disappointment.
There seems to be a lunch special thali sort of deal at good price. However, I went and they did not offer it because of some staffing reason that day.
I was really bummed to have spent $ 20 on lunch at such a low-​key place.
Fish curry in millionaire sauce was quite tasty, meat and sauce both cooked well.
Got the chicken curry coconut dish lots of other reviews recommend. While it tasted good, the sauce was broken and the chicken dry.
The waiter was nice enough but the couple one table over got all of his attention. He did not refill my water even once — glad I did not order my food desi hot.
I might go back for the lunch special some day and give it another chance. I’m still mad about that tikka though…

It never fails: this was a low key place which served food from the state of Maharashtra and was pretty good the four times we ate here. Stuffed pomfret was a nice sized fish and tasty, millet roti was tasty and a good accompaniment to the typical dishes of the region that use coconut or the zunka which is made with chickpea flour. Alas all this raving led to us taking friends there for dinner to have among the suckier meals of my life. Service was still quite good, but the food was very disappointing. Especially the zunka bhakar was served with half a bhakar (millet roti) which wad obviously not fresh and just microwaved, rendering this into a flat sheet of chewy nastiness. The stuffed pomfret was a particular disappointment. It was a baby pomfret barely larger than the slice of lime that covered it. 18 bucks for a fish the size of a child’s palm… and over seasoned.
Naan was okay, sprout was okay but had a funky nose to them. Extremely disappointing and NOT a very example of Maharashtrian food at all. I would buy frozen food before going here again.

LEGIT. All of it. I get like five dishes every time and I regret nothing. NOTHING. Service is legit, paneer is legit. Check it.
Saag paneer, get the cream– request it. You’re welcome.
Garlic naan– Naan can compare. It’s legit too.
Aloo goobi– the jam
Kale Chana dal– the jam
Vindaloo– Vinda– who?! What what ?! That jam is tasty.
Service is bitching.
The place looks cool and is great for a first date. Cause it’s all Romantic and junk.

Probably the only one maharashtrian (marathi) cuisine !! And wasn’t disappointed at all.
Pomfret grilled was the best one I ever had. Loved authentic ambience. But I hate it when gratuity is included without our consent. Tip should be ‘earned’ not ‘mandatory’.

Hands down, the most unique indian food I’ve ever tasted — 100% attributable to their use of cashew butter instead of cream. I almost always order the Chicken Tikka Masala (spicy on a regular day, medium if I’m hungover, and desi-​spicy if I’m feeling ballsy) with a side naan.
I used to live around the corner but have since moved far far away (like Canada, not Pflugerville), and made a special trip by myself to make sure I got my New India fix when I was in town.
Super authentic, super delicious!

Some of the best Indian food in Austin! This restaurant serves Maharashtrian and Malwani cuisines and does a good job of keeping the flavors authentic and delicious. Their bhakris, keema naan, kolambi (shrimp) masala and Malwani coconut curry chicken were all superb! They offer four spice levels: mild, medium, hot and extra hot. I can handle my spice and tend to usually order my food hot/​extra spicy at most places. But the hot here is super hot and I would caution people from ordering it unless you can really handle your spice.

Certified authentic and delicious!
Came with a party of three after hearing that this place was great if you’re serious about Indian food and their spiciness. Arrived around 8pm on a Saturday night and there was a good number of parking spaces. If all the spaces are taken up, there’s still plenty of places to park across the street.
The interior is really cool. The seating arrangement offers intimate interactions with dim and mesmerizing lights. There’s also a table with bags of spices right by the front door. Barely a minute in and I’m hooked. The three of us started with the garlic nan and the Kokam Curry and then ordered the Millionaire’s Curry with Red Snapper, Biryani with Bone-​in Goat, and Kheema Masala. I mainly indulged in the Millionaire’s Curry, but I took some bites from the other dishes as well.
The garlic nan was pretty good and the garlic was highly prevalent. It wasn’t spectacular, but better than that in other Indian restaurants. This was my first time trying Kokam Curry, so I can’t judge on its authenticity. I admit the first sip was a bit bitter and turned me off, but the more I tried it the more refreshing it got. I personally probably wouldn’t order it again, but if you’re not familiar with their food, you would either really like it or really don’t. People rave about their Kokam Curry, so definitely give it a try.
My Millionaire’s Curry with Red Snapper was delicious! There the line between tender and overcooked fish is paper thin, but my red snapper was super delicious and perfectly flaky. The quantity of fish was also excellent. The sauce was spicy even though I ordered mine mild, but the flavors were on point. The biryani was pretty good as well and the goat was tender. The lamb in the Kheema Masala had a lot of natural flavor and really surprised all of us.
Overall, the flavors were great and the quantity was definitely enough for all of us and even had to take some of the biryani home. The spiciness levels can get pretty intense, even for the veteran spice-​eaters. Each dish has its own inherent spiciness, so even when two dishes are both ordered mild, medium, hot, or desi-​hot, it doesn’t mean that they’ll both have the same spiciness when you put it in your mouth. If Unilocal allowed half stars, I would give it a 4.5.

Marathi cuisine, are you kidding me. This place is very unassuming & amazing menu choices, you won’t find normally in any Indian restaurant «in the U.S.», yup, I said it. They have Pomfret on the menu, for those who know how good that fish can be.
Plenty of parking for the small seating area, do recommend for traditional Indian fare from Maharashtra.
Enjoy!

I ENJOYED this place, but if you ask my friends the service was TERRIBLE. I did not necessarily agree so I will leave those details off. The parking situation here was also NOT THE BEST. The restaurant is located on a busy street with a small parking lot. Not to mention, naan doesn’t come out complimentary with dishes. What is that?! We came here on a Friday night and did not have to wait for a table, nor was it very busy.
Tandoori Chicken — I wanted the Tandoori chicken and it was denoted on the menu to allow 30 minutes for it to be prepared. So I had my order put in before my friends. In hindsight I should not have done this because I got my chicken a 20+ minutes before my friends all got their food. SOOOO not quite sure why they encouraged people to order the Tandoori Chicken ahead of time. I would order this again, but maybe not over other dishes. (See below). The dish comes out on a iron skillet with onions and cucumbers. It also comes with a side of rice and some yellow potato-​ey side dish that was pretty bland. You’ll have to excuse me, I forget what it was called. The chicken was less tandoori– tasting than I would have liked and was a little under cooked (2 bits of pink/​bloody areas). (The dish comes with two (2) pieces of chicken.) But overall, it wasn’t a bad dish.
Tikka Masala — The best dish I have tried there. You can have it with chicken, some kind of hard cheese, or other meats; as its an option for all of their dishes. There weren’t very many chicken pieces and more just soup than anything. There were limited slices of onion in it as well and could have had more.
Coconut Curry — I don’t recall the actual name of this dish but that is what it was. I liked it and don’t get me wrong I do like strong Indian flavors… but this dish might have been too spiced in my opinion. A friend of mine who likes overally spiced dishes (in my opinion) thought it was only «okay.» In comparison to my dish, it was better in the sense that it had more flavor. But I was able to finish my Tandoori Chicken, when I wouldn’t have been able to finish this dish.
Naan stuffed with lamb — For $ 3 it was a good deal. My friend liked this the best out of all of the dishes. I would order this again. But the whole naan itself doesn’t hold well with the stuffing. It kind of just crumbles.
Garlic naan — If you’re considering ordering this, then I would already go ahead and order it. It’s hard to eat some dishes without naan. They should really just include it with every dish.
Additional notes — Friend thought the hard cheese (vegetarian option for a dish) was terrible. Another had lobster vindaloo that she liked.

Solid Indian food in a cozy spot. This is the kind of comfort-​food, no frills Indian that can satisfy a craving. I went with a lady friend on a Wednesday and it was suprisingly full. According to her it has had some more recent upgrades that have changed it from a true hole-​in-​the-​wall to less of one.
We got samosas to start and went a little crazy with our mains: lobster tail tikka masala and mussels in millionaire curry. We got both mild and they were flavorful and satisfying. I’d be interested to try them a notch higher and with non-​seafood options. I also wouldn’t do lobster tail in tikka (my idea)…I should have known the flavor of the lobster would be completely masked.
I will definitely go for another round soon!
Tip: New India is open until 10PM during the week, which is a game changer for late eaters like myself!

Tres so so.