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Indian Restaurants in Germany

For centuries Indian cuisine has been enjoyed outside the country's borders by an increasingly receptive international audience. Beginning with its growing influence in neighboring Asian countries---including Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia---Indian culinary techniques and recipes gradually spread to the far corners of the world. Germany, like most of Europe, now enjoys Indian cuisine in restaurants in all of its major cities and some smaller towns, as well.

Chanakya
- Named after an Indian philosopher and statesman who was an adviser to the court of King Chandragupt Maurya from 321 to 297 B.C., this Dusseldorf restaurant serves the cuisine of northern India. Specialties include chicken tikka, chicken tandoori, chicken tikka masala, fish and chicken curries, and spicy lentil, pea and tomato soups. For dessert try the restaurant's special Indian ice cream, made with fresh, thick milk and slivers of almonds and pistachios.
  
  Chanakya
  Luegallee 50
  40545 Dusseldorf, Germany
  011-49-211-880-0622
  chanakya.de
Indian Restaurant Masaledar
- This Berlin restaurant serves a wide array of Indian dishes, including both vegetarian and meat-based entrees, but it specializes in those that are prepared in the tandoor, the traditional clay oven of India. A wide selection of Indian breads---including chapatti, papadam and naan---is available. Main dishes include chicken, lamb and shrimp tikka; tandoori chicken; mixed grill of chicken tandoori, chicken, lamb and shrimp tikka, lamb meatball kebabs and a variety of vegetarian and meat curries.
  
  Indian Restaurant Masaledar
  Feurigstrasse 38
  10827 Berlin, Germany
  011-49-30-781-2546
  aroras.de/english
Indigo Restaurant
- Located in the heart of Frankfurt, this restaurant is under the management of long-time restaurateur Gursharan Singh. Indigo serves a broad selection of Indian dishes, many of them cooked in the traditional Indian tandoor oven. Sample entrees from the menu include crabs marinated in yogurt and herbs and grilled on a spit; chicken, lamb and fish tikka; lamb kebabs and a wide array of chicken, lamb and seafood curries. Dessert selections include kulfi, an ice cream dessert flavored with cardamom and saffron, and gulab jamun, Indian cream cheese rolls.
  
  Indigo Restaurant
  Taunusstrasse 17
  60329 Frankfurt, Germany
  011-49-69-233-983
  in-indigo.com
Radha Indian Restaurant
- Named for a well-known Hindu deity, this Munich restaurant uses the full spectrum of Indian spices to create dishes that are memorable and unquestionably Indian. Such herbs and spices include green cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, chili peppers and pudina, a type of mint used in Indian cooking. The menu features meat and vegetarian entrees, including curries, grilled meats and kebabs, and also serves a variety of Indian breads and desserts.
  
  Radha Indian Restaurant
  Elvirastrasse 12
  80636 Munich, Germany
  011-49-89-129-7341
  radha-restaurant.de
Tandoor Palace Indian Restaurant
- This Cologne restaurant specializes in the cuisines of north and central India. The menu features a broad array of meats and vegetables cooked in the traditional tandoor oven, as well as a number of different curries that feature chicken, lamb, seafood or vegetables. Also available are multi-course meals for small to medium-size groups. Each of these includes an appetizer, main course, side dish and dessert.
  
  Tandoor Palace Indian Restaurant
  Händelstrasse 33
  50674 Cologne, Germany
  011-49-221-236-855
  tandoorpalace.de/en