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For almost quarter of a century as the premier gourmet Indian food restaurant in the Sonoma Valley Wine Country, Sizzling Tandoor has created culinary delights for many locals and tourists. Customers return time and again to enjoy our traditional Tandoori chicken, curries, samosas and nan, while exploring our more exotic cuisine from North and South India and our Indo-Chinese fusion cuisine in a relaxing and uplifting ambiance.

In Indian culture, all celebrations occur around food. Food, celebration, well-being, closeness to the land and its many crops, and happiness are all tied together. Since we endeavor to represent to our community the very best of Indian culture, at Sizzling Tandoor, we strive to bring the richness of this culture to you when you sit at our tables. At Sizzling Tandoor, we understand that restoring our customer’s well-being requires more than just delicious, healthy food: it takes a commitment to delight, which is why you can expect friendly, kind and gracious staff, ready to ensure that whenever you experience our restaurant, you will find yourself in better spirits than when you arrived!

Sizzling Tandoor continues to signify a tradition in fine dining. We are humbled by the many honors we have received to date and our goal remains to push the boundaries of authentic Indian cuisine - without compromise. We are committed to bringing you the finest and freshest meals, in a beautiful surrounding, accompanied by personable service. We hope while you dine here you will savor many ‘Rasas’ that satisfy your body, mind & soul. If you aren’t a regular customer yet, it is our intent that you will soon be one… a case of LOVE AT FIRST BITE.
Your taste buds are in for a treat; after all…It’s A Culinary Nirvana here!

Voted Best in Sonoma County since 1988, our unsurpassed cuisine includes:

North Indian Moguhlai
South Indian Fusion Cuisine
Indo-Chinese Fusion Cuisine
Gujarati-style catering services

Chai - Indian Spiced Tea

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Indian Spices

Traditional Indian spices are intrinsic to the flavors of Sizzling Tandoor.  We import these spices fresh from India  on a monthly basis and serve them to you in our traditional and fusion dishes.  Now many custom spice blends from Sizzling Tandoor are also available for you to purchase.  Be sure to check our Custom Spice Blends list for additions and updates. ]]> http://sizzlingtandoorindianrestaurant.com/?feed=rss2&p=359 http://sizzlingtandoorindianrestaurant.com/?p=341 http://sizzlingtandoorindianrestaurant.com/?p=341#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:22:02 +0000 Admin http://sizzlingtandoorindianrestaurant.com/?p=341 Please click on the coupon you wish to print before printing.  Also,  please take a second to browse our new website.  Have a great day!

WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION AND PRESS CONFERENCE

In honor of three-time Amgen Tour of California Champion

LEVI LEIPHEIMER Astana Cycling Team

Special Guests:
Levi Leipheimer
Gavin Chilcott and Scott Nydam Team BMC
Laura Charameda ATOC Women’s Race Director

When: Tuesday, March 10 2009
Where: Sizzling Tandoor Restaurant
409 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa
(707) 579-5999

Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm Space is limited so be on time.

Suggested donation: $10 at the door with all proceeds going to the ATOC 2010 bid

Tour of California and Racing Fans!!

What a great event this year and our home town peddler Levi Leipheimer won his third Tour in a row! The Astana Cycling Team took top team honors and what a thrill to see Lance Armstrong racing the streets of Santa Rosa. Levi brought his team to Santa Rosa and Sonoma County to train and wow did that work!!

Now get a chance to see Levi as he helps us kick off our fundraising for next year’s Tour. We must have the bid into the race organizers in May, so we need to start right away. Levi has graciously agreed to do a question and answer session AND we have some fabulous live auction items and raffle prizes with ALL proceeds going to directly to next years bid.

Thank you to Sizzling Tandoor Indian Restaurant for hosting this event and donating food and the location.

If you have an auction or raffle item to donate, please reply and we will give you a call. Get your friends and bike supporters out and let’s show we want to keep the Tour coming back and support Levi’s run at number 4!!

Thank you,
Ms. Mo McElroy
Amgen Tour of California
Co-Chair
Local Organizing Committee

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I’m not sure how long it was that I last had the opportunity to dine at Sizzling Tandoor, but my guess was it was in early 2002. Why it took so long to return I have no idea. It was always delicious. But raising a couple of children and running this newspaper uses a up a bit of time. As I walked by three or four months ago, I decided to step inside and see if Jesse Singh was still there and to my surprise he was not and the place was entirely remodeled. This is when I met new owner and former Mechanical Engineer Vinay Patel.   I told him who I was and he asked how much it was to advertise in The Upbeat Times. I gave him a few details then I said that I would be in to taste his new expanded menu.

Immediately I liked Vinay. He was courteous, friendly and had a lot to talk about. Then I said, ‘Make me your guest and I’ll write a story about you and the food.”  So I was back the following week with my wife and boy what a treat. We began our meal with an appetizers (Chat-Patte Sathi). Vinay suggested the assorted Indian Snacks. This assortment is a platter of their most popular appetizers. Vegetable Samosa, Vegetable Pakoras (Bhajias). These are deep-fried fritters of garden fresh vegetables (Potatoes, cauliflower & eggplant). Part of the assortment also included Sheekh Kababs, Chicken Tikka and Papadam. Chicken Tikka is boneless skinless breast of chicken marinated in spices (garam masala) and yogurt, then grilled in the Tandoor. Oh yeah is was good!
Right after we had ordered the appetizer Vinay came up to us and asked if we would like something to drink and we suggested the possibility of wine. He asked if we would like to try some of his family’s wine, a white wine. He brought a bottle of 2002 Sawkar Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc. The wine was
very nice and accompanied the appetizer and food to follow perfectly. On the front of the bottle, being an artist I noticed the lotus flower symbol. Vinay said it represented his Indian Heritage.

Valerie and I wanted to get the full experience and did we ever. We tried the two soups offered. One was Mulligatawany soup. A chicken based delicious lentil soup flavored with mild aromatic spices. Very soft and wholesome. The Dil Pasand was a very nice vegetarian soup made with fresh vegetables and followed with coliander. Already we enjoy the mixes of meats and fresh vegetables. What I noticed almost immediately was the fact that very little oils were used in the preparation of the dishes. Definitely healthy.

Of course, I wanted to try a salad, and Vinay also suggested the Kuchumber Salad. This is a Indian style mixed salad: Fresh English Cucumbers, Romaine hearts, carrots served with one of Vinay’s own dressings made of yogurt (RAITA) and chaat masala.

While the entrée’s were being prepared Vinay came over to the table and sat down with us and I asked him about how he came to this point of owning his own restaurant in Sonoma County. He began to tell me that he was born in 1963 in Ndola, Zambia and moved to Los Angeles, Ca in 1988. Graduated in 1989 with a masters in Mechanical Engineering, got married to Mohini in 1990. He then moved to Madison Wisconsin. And opened his first restaurant, India Garden. He said it was his dream for as long as he could remember to open a restaurant. He then opened another restaurant called Curry in a Hurry. I thought the title was great, very funny actually and quite creative. He then sold both restaurants and moved to Santa Rosa. He took over Sizzling Tandoor in 2004 and remodeled it January 2007.

By this time he started the main dishes came. This is where the Tandoor comes in… in full force. Vinay brought us the Tandoori Mix Grill. An assortment of the most popular tandoori grilled specialties: Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Sheekh Kabab, Fish Tikka & Shrimp. Oh boy, now we were starting to fill up a bit but then came the Murgh Tikka Lababdar. We really loved this one. Tandoor grilled boneless skinless chicken breast pieces, simmered in a creamy-tomato sauce with a subtle flavor of coriander, nutmeg and a trace of Mace. It is considered very bold an entrée with lots of whole and ground spices. Spectacular actually!

It wasn’t complete until the desert came…we were a bit hesitant to eat moor but Vinay and Mohini both said we must try some. They proceeded to bring a bit of everything: Gulab Jamun(deep fried fritters in a dark syrup), Malai Kesar Pista Kulfi(A handmade ice cream made on the premises), Kulfi(a mango Indian handmade Ice cream) and fresh grapes.

By now I was content and very relaxed and felt as though I was a guest of honor. I can’t tell you anymore…you’ll have to go there and get the full experience. There are well over a 100 dishes to try all created by Vinay. See their ad on the bottom of this page for more information. Tell Vinay & Mohini Paul from the Upbeat Times suggested they come to taste wonderful meal and delightful hospitality.

of our spice informational sheet

Saffron

Black Pepper

Star Anise

Chilli

Cardamom

Mustard Seeds

Cinnamon

Fennel

Cloves

Corriander

Cumin

Fenugreek

Tumeric

Ginger

Nutmeg & Mace