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Jeet India
Restaurant offers exotic fare, expanded buffet
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Jeet India now has Lakhwinder Singh's full attention.
Singh sold an Indian restaurant in the Cincinnati suburb of Evendale in December and although he still lives in Butler County, he now manages the Indian restaurant that opened in 2004 in a strip mall across from Wright State University. He brought with him a chef from the Evendale restaurant and has expanded the lunch buffet and added dinner menu items.
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The buffet at Jeet India Restaurant, 2632 Col. Glenn Highway.
Lamb korma at Jeet India.Jeet India
- WHERE: 2632 Colonel Glenn Highway, across from Wright State University. [Map]
- HOURS: Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m.
- COST: Lunch buffet $7.51; Dinner entrees $8.50 to $14.75.
- DISHES TO TRY: Lamb korma ($12.75), chicken tikka masala ($11.50), the lunch buffet ($7.51).
- MORE INFO: (937) 431-8881 or www.jeetindiadayton.com.
- MORE: Reader ratings, complete profile
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Jeet is a sister restaurant to Amar India, which has been open for 15 years and is located on Miamisburg-Centerville Road near the Dayton Mall. Jeet is owned by Singh and his brother, Surgit Singh. Surgit Singh opened Amar in 1991, two years before Lakhwinder came to the United States to join his brother.
The lunch buffet items change daily, and may include dishes such as chicken tikka masala, marinated chicken cooked in a tomato sauce with onions and butter; a relatively mild chicken curry; a very creamy saag (spinach and cream); dal makhni, lentils cooked with spices and butter; and tandoori chicken that is flavorful if slightly dry.
The restaurant offers a variety of palate-tickling chutneys that can also be purchased to go, including a green mint chutney with cilantro, mint, green peppers and serrano peppers; a mild sweet-and-sour tamarind sauce; and a red onion-tomato blend with plenty of chile heat. All liven up the broad array of fried appetizers such as aloo tikki, gingery mashed potato patties that are deep fried. Warning: Don't put hot chutney on the hot chilli pakora, hot peppers coated with a spiced breading and deep fried. No added heat is necessary.
While the dinner menu has a wealth of meatless entrees, as well as chicken and fish, the lamb korma excelled with tender, flavorful lamb simmered with cashews and raisins in a cream sauce. The flavors were complex, though the sauce would have benefitted from more raisins and cashews. Each dish was prepared to the desired heat level — customers can order on a fivepoint scale. And the breads are excellent, especially the garlic nan. The drinks menu surprises with two Indian white wines, a chenin blanc and sauvignon blanc from Sula Vineyards. The chenin is made in an off-dry style that complements the complex sauces well, and costs $19.99 for a bottle; the sauvignon blanc is $6.95 per glass and $23.99 a bottle. Three Indian beers are also available, including the KingFisher (can't argue with a name like that, now can I?) Jeet India serves up a wide variety of high-quality Indian cuisine worth exploring.
