Located in Middlesex County, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, is 4 miles southwest of Lowell and 24 mile northwest of Boston. For tourists, the Chelmsford area features attractions like Garrison House and Lowell National Historic Park. Visitors to Chelmsford have numerous dining options to choose from, including restaurants that specialize in Indian cuisine. These restaurants range from casual to upscale eating places and serve the cuisine of both North and South India, including vegetarian dishes.
India Palace Restaurant is a small chain of Indian restaurants with two locations in New Hampshire and one to the southeast of downtown Chelmsford. The menu begins with 11 appetizers, including aloo papri chaat, diced potatoes, spices and chutney served cold. Tandoori dinners are among the house specialties and are prepared in the restaurant's clay oven, which is known as a tandoor. Among the tandoori entrees are swordfish, leg of lamb and chicken breast. For dessert, try the ras malia--cheesecakes coated in sweetened milk and covered with nuts. To drink, the restaurant serves soft drinks, Indian teas and lassi yogurt milkshakes. India Palace Restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not taken. Business casual attire is suggested. A vegetarian menu is available.
India Palace Restaurant
313 Littleton Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-244-1235
indiapalacenh.com
Located in Lowell, Priya Indian Cuisine is approximately 3 miles from Chelmsford (around seven minutes by car). The restaurant serves both northern and southern Indian cuisine and features buffets daily at both lunch and dinnertime. The buffets include a rotating selection of Indian dishes. Fourteen appetizers lead the dinner menu, such as the drums of heaven, deep-fried chicken wings in a fiery, hot garlic sauce. A dinner specialty is the medu vada, fried lentil donuts served with chutney. Another is the lamb rogan josh, which is cooked with garlic, ginger and cilantro and then topped in a tomato-based sauce flavored with onions. Among the desserts is the kulfi, a house-made Indian ice cream. The restaurant has a full bar. Priya Indian Cuisine serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is appropriate. Vegetarian dishes are available.
Priya Indian Cuisine
1270 Westford St.
Lowell, MA 01851
978-454-7777
bostonpriya.com
Also located in Lowell, Udupi Bhavan is a southern, vegetarian Indian restaurant located 4 miles from Chelmsford (about 10 minutes by automobile). To start the meal, the restaurant offers 18 appetizers, such as South Indian hot and sour soup and vegetable pakoras made with potatoes, cauliflower, onion, chiles and eggplant. The restaurant serves a dozen varieties of dosai, a type of rice and lentil pancake, including the onion masala, stuffed with onions and potatoes. The menu also includes curries like the palak paneer with spinach and cheese. After dinner, diners can select choose one of seven desserts like the madras special payasam, vermicelli noodles cooked in milk and honey and topped with nuts and raisins. Beverages include Indian coffees and teas, lassis and fruit juices. Udupi Bhavan serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is the norm when dining at the restaurant.
Udupi Bhavan
1717 Middlesex St.
Lowell, MA 01854
978-654-6653
udupi.us
