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East India Restaurant - Ottawa  Ottawa Restaurants

East India Restaurant 

210 Somerset St. West.
Ottawa Ontario, K2P 0J4
Telephone Number: (613) 604 4690

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East India Company Restaurants have been in business for over thirty years and have always enjoyed a reputation for the best East Indian Food in Ottawa and Winnipeg, Canada. The company is known not only for the high quality of food and service provided, but also for the atmosphere created through authentic Indian artwork ranging from 100 to 500 years old displayed through out the restaurants.

Rated 5 Stars many times over by local reviewers (Marion Warhaft, Winnipeg Free Press, Ottawa Herald) and recognized as one of the best in Canada (Ann Hardy, Where to eat in Canada).

East India Company Restaurants Catering

At the East India Company we have catering weddings, birthdays, office parties, and every other type of celebration for the past 30 years. We have a staff of 50 people who look forward to helping you plan and enjoy the event you deserve. We would be happy to discuss the details of you function, so please call or fill out the form below and we will be in touch with you.

Location(s) of Business

210 Somerset St. West.,Ottawa,Ontario,K2P 0J4

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About East India Company Restaurants

Our current locations are 349 York Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba and 210 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario.

Our Winnipeg location has been in operation for the 32 years and was recently ranked in the top 100 restaurants in Canada (Where to Eat in Canada, 2001). Our second location has been in operation for 2 full years now and has earned the titles of ‘Best New’ and ‘Best East Indian’ in each of its successive years of operation.

We have built a solid reputation of consistently good food and warm personalized service. Mr. Kamal Mehra the patriarch of the family business has been at the helm for the last 30 years. Through these years Mr. Mehra along with his wife Sudha Mehra have perfected their recipes and indeed their operation. The business has grown from a small 2 person family business in the late 1970’s to a full fledged 5 star restaurant in the heart of Winnipeg and Ottawa.

We also have a strong management team associated with our restaurants.

Sachit Mehra is also a part of this team. He has 11 years experience at the East India Company Pub and Eatery, the East India Company Chutneys Branch, East India Company Ottawa. He received the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award from the Asia Pacific Foundation when he was 19 for his role in developing the East India Company. He is aggressive and devoted with a focus on customer service and customer loyalty. He is qualified in food handling and every facet of restaurant operation from cooking in the kitchen to customer service to bar operations and staff management. He has focused his life on his love for restaurants and is continually looking for ways to bring his cuisine to the public. He was part of the opening team at the Chutneys branch of the East India Company at the forks market and also makes up the permanent management team.

Anish Mehra is a graduate of the four-year Restaurant and Hotel Management program at the University of Guelph. Anish’s greatest asset to the restaurant business will be his knowledge of controls and systems that we apply to our business, making us more efficient in our daily operations. He has received numerous awards and scholarships in his field. He is an invaluable addition to the team.

Nitin Mehra is a East India Company's newest addition to the Restaurant team. Nitin has spent the last five years traveling between Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal working to improve his skills as an Indian Chef. In this time he has earned degrees as a chef from Algonquin Culinary as well ad Le Cordon Blue. Nitin is also a trained Sommelier which gives him the unique ability to properly match the delicate flavours of Indian cuisine to the wine world.

Any award winning East India restaurant needs a menu of award winning East India recipes. The ingredients for those recipes have to be top grade. For 35 years the East India Company restaurants have used our own homemade Garam Masala. First used as a blend strictly for family use, it was discovered that people adored its aroma and flavor. To this day, it is this very same Garam Masala that is inside each and every one of our recipes.

To purchase your own 80 g. Garam Masala Spice bottle, please contact us and we will call you back within 18 hours to process your order.

We have 3 varieties available, Garam Masala, Chai Spice, Tandoori Spice. $10 each or all 3 for $25 (Canadian funds). Please contact us for bulk pricing details.

East India Company Restaurants Recipes for East India Cuisine


Aloo Gobhi

Spiced cauliflower with potatoes

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 Medium Flower Cauliflower
2 medium sized Potatoes (Boiled)
1 small root Fresh ginger
2–3 sprigs Fresh coriander
½ tsp (5 g) East India Company Garam Masala
To taste Salt
To taste Crushed red chilies
½ tsp (5 g) Turmeric
½ tsp (5 g) Cumin seeds
1 tbsp (10 ml) Vegetable oil

Method:
  • Heat oil in a wok or a fry pan, add cumin seeds.
  • When they start to crackle add the rest of the ingredients & toss for a few minutes
  • Reduce the flame, cover & cook for 3-5 minutes
  • Serve garnished with cilantro and sliced ginger

Tava Paneer – Paneer Jahlfrezi

Ingredients:

Indian Cheese 200 g
(feta or cottage cheese)
Paneer
1 medium sized Green bell pepper
1 medium sized Red Bell pepper
2 small Tomato
1 medium sized Onion
1 stalk Celery
1 tsp (10ml) Oil
½ tsp (5 g) Ginger Garlic Paste
1 ½ (15 g) East India Company Garam Masala
To taste Salt
½ tsp (5 g) Turmeric
½ tsp (5 g) – Optional Red Chili powder
1 tbsp (30 g) Tomato puree
Garnish Cilantro

Method:

  • Cut the Paneer & vegetables into batons
  • Heat oil in the pan, add ginger garlic paste, mix evenly
  • Add powder spices, East India Company Garam Masala, salt , turmeric & red chili powder
  • Add vegetables & sauté for 5 minutes or less
  • Add tomato puree & Paneer cheese, stir for another few minutes
  • Serve hot on a sizzler pan or on a bed of rice, garnished with fresh cilantro

Chicken Curry – In a Hurry

Ingredients:
1½-2lbs One medium sized chicken
1 ½ tsp (15 g) East India Company Garam Masala
To taste Salt
½ tsp Turmeric power
½ tsp Red chili powder
1 tbsp (30 g) Onion Paste
2 tbsp (60 g) Tomato Puree
1 tsp (10 g) Ginger Garlic paste
½ cup (100 ml) Water
2 tsp (10 ml) Oil
1 tsp (10 g) Hungarian Paprika
1 tsp (10 g) Whole Garam Masala
Method:
  • Remove the skin of the chicken, trim off excess fat and & cut into 6 bite size pieces.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add the whole Garam Masala (1 clove, 1 cardamom, 1 cinnamon, cumin & black pepper), when spices start crackling, add the chicken pieces & sauté for a few minutes.
  • Now add the powder spices, East India Company Garam Masala, paprika, turmeric, salt & red chili powder.
  • Mix in ginger garlic paste and toss for a few minutes
  • Add the tomato puree, onion paste & water. Mix it all till even, cover and cook for 12-15 minutes on low heat.
  • Check seasoning and salt to taste. Serve with Basmati rice & Nan breads. Garnish dish with ginger julienne & cilantro
  • Consider including chutneys and pickles as an accompaniment

 

Take Out Menu for Ottawa Location

At the East India Company we offer a daily lunch and dinner buffet including a salad bar, chutneys, pickles, yougurts, 17-20 hot entrees, and dessert bar. Please contact us for details about todays selection.

View our Take out Menu

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