After The Mango Tree closed there just hasn't been any where that has quite met the same expectations and level of taste for me. I am sooo pleased to say Rajadhani is that place.
It is NOT The Mango Tree, let's be clear. However, our meals were delicious and the flavors were complex. If you want more pictures, peep the Overland Park location and reviews. The flavors must be closer to authentic as many remark that the patrons are often Indian which is big clue for how the food is.
I cannot speak to service or ambience yet as this was delivery only.
Food:
Butter chicken - okay, okay I know butter chicken is "chicken nuggets" of Indian food but my husband likes what he likes and he said the flavor was the best he's had in Wichita. I had a bite and it was good. He got medium spice and next time I'll get him the hot. Medium for the butter chicken was not spicy to him. Full disclosure he does like very spicy food so take that with a grain of salt. Rice was fluffy and perfectly cooked.
Vegetarian Korma. Wow did this have big, bold flavor. For me it needed a tad bit of salt but honestly stuff like that I truly feel is a personal preference and not somrthing that I feel should be a criticism. The next person could feel it was perfectly salted. In no way shape or form did I miss any type of meat in this dish. This korma does not have super big chunks of vegetables. Occasional identifiable piece of corn, carrot, potato, and I think green bean but you know what-- the flavor was so good, I didn't really miss the big chunks I've seen in other kormas. In fact, didn't even think about it once until I was thinking about this review. I will say though WOW was their level of spicy, spicy. I'm Korean. I live by spice and holy heck was it hot. I have read that spice levels can vary between curries. If you've ever had the buldalk fire noodles and used the full packet of fire sauce...that is how hot the spicy korma was to me. It hurt but in an irresistible way. I have a funny feeling I'll be sorry later but as this very second, my belly is happy, full, and warm from all the spice.
Dosa. I got the paneer one. I'm going out on a limb and saying don't order one for delivery. Eat it in restaurant. They don't travel well because they're basically thin fried crepey pancakes with some kind of filling and rolled. By the time it got to my house it was a little soggy and really I think it was just the fragility of the dish. No one's fault. It came with three dipping sauces. No idea what they were but they were all basically savory. One I think had tamarind in it, one was I believe cashew and yogurt based, and the other was maybe some kind of sambal? My knowledge of Dosa's is limited because you honestly don't see those much around here.
Garlic naan was sooo garlicy but so good. The garlic was fresh and sharp tasting and the bread itself was soft. No overly charred pieces.
Honestly I cannot wait to try them again. Their menu is so large and has so many items none of the other restaurants have. Great first experience. read more