Bhoj Indian Restaurant Review

On Sunday, I treated myself to one of my new favorite types of food. I placed an order to Bhoj in Elmwood Park, NJ. I ordered my staple, Saag Panner, mixed vegetable Pakora, garlic naan and Masala Dosa. I love Saag Paneer, which is spinach and homemade Indian cheese in a creamy sauce. Paneer is sometimes referred to as cottage cheese, but it’s cubed and not gross. The Panner from Bhoj is always good. Not super hot, but not weak either. The cheese is soft and flavorful. I can taste the garlic and the creamyness of the sauce makes for a perfect combo. Pakora is a fried mixture of veggies battered usually in a chick pea flour. I love to eat it with the mint chutney and the sweet chutney. It’s sweet, hot and minty all at once. The garlic naan is always good. I normally get the plain naan, but I decided to go all out this time. Masala Dosa was a new edition for me. It’s unusually amazing. It’s a pancake of sorts filled with potatoes and onions. The pancake is made from rice and lentils. It’s served with a spicy soup and a coconut chutney. I hate coconut, so I did not like the chutney, but the soup was amazing. It had carrots, whole lentils, okra and some veggies that I could not figure out. It was amazing. The sambar or soup was a tomato and lentil soup but with HEAT! The Dosa was a new item to try and I’m glad that I did. It was really good, especially for lunch the next day.

Bhoj is an amazing Indian restaurant. I met the owner, Sunny Chadha. We spoke for a few minutes and he is in the process of offering organic items as well, so keep on eye out for that in the future. Their vegetarian selections outweigh their non-vegetarian selections. I’d suggest going any time of the day, but they do have a really nice lunch buffet.

So rejoice, Bhoj will crave your North Jersey Indian food hunger pains. It’s located on Market Street in Elmwood Park in the shopping center with Dunkin Donuts and Music Connection.

If you’ve never tried Indian food before, go for it. Try something less exciting like Aloo Gobhi, potatoes and cauliflower with herbs and spices. If you like that, you’ll be hooked.

So, check out Bhoj and tell Sunny that Leafygreen sent ya!

bhoj.us
973-797-6800
PS — The basmati rice pudding puts diner rice pudding to shame. My dad would love it!

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