(Gerry Furth-Sides) Think of this unusual name as “delicious” because this is what the name, “Abhiruchi”, the new Culver City southern Indian restaurant,  means in Indian.   It puts us in mind of Lum-Ka-Naad  (“delicious in Northern Thai dialect”) in Northridge which we first wrote about a dozen years ago and is now so well-known.

Paratha breakfasts are made even more filling when the paratha is stuffed with paneer (Indian cheese), vegetables, usually boiled potatoes, radish or cauliflower.  Pickles and yoghurt usually are on the plate, too. The delicious drink to go with paratha is lassi.

One novelty item, also with lots of texture,  is the Chicken Lollypop , a version of chicken drumsticks coated in spices and deep-fried.

Other chicken curries in the same price range include Butter Chicken, Chicken Chettinadu, Andhra Chicken Curry; Chicken Kadai, Chicken Palak and Kodi Vepudu. The famous Chicken65 features boneless chicken cubes marinated in house spices and deep fried.

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