Come enjoy a delightful creation at Light of India Restaurant. Explore a menu offering curry and a brunch menu, priced at 11$ to 25$ and experience their casual ambiance. They happily provide wheelchair-accessible restaurant and are open nightly all week. You can get there by car. Payments by Visa, MasterCard and Interac are recognized.more...See more text
A true product of the British Raj, this soup emerged in response to the demands of the pukka sahib for a soup with which to commence his meal. Made of lentils, red chillies, ginger, tumeric and other spices, it forms a useful appetizer. Includes a warm glow to conteract chilly weather.
DAHL SOUP
Lentil soup, mildly spiced.
CHEFS SPECIAL SOUP OF THE DAY
Appetizers
SHAMI KABAB
Tender, minced beef ground to a fine paste together with various spices, formed into patties and fried. Served with onion rings, tomato and wedge of lemon.
SHEEK KABAB
Minced tender beef spiced with onion, red chillies, etc., coated on to spits and cooked over a charcoal fire in the tandoori oven.
ONION BHAJI
Sliced onion dipped in Indian batter and deep fried.
CHICKEN TIKKA
Mildly marinated diced chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoor.
SAMOSAS
Deep fried vegetables fritters.
BEGUN BHARTA PURI
Eggplant mash with chefs special blended spices and herbs, stuffed in a fluffy crispy bread.
PRAWN PURI
Small prawn cooked with herbs and spices, served on a whole wheat flour deep-fried bread.
Indian Bread MENU - Light of India Restaurant Inc
CHAPATI
Plain whole wheat flour, rolled out very thin and baked on a griddle. Contains no spices.
NAN BREAD
This delicious bread is baked in a clay oven.
MASALLA ROTI
Home-made, cheese-filled with chopped onions and spices. Baked in the clay oven.
MUGLAI PARATHA
Plain whole wheat flour, rolled out, beaten egg, chopped spinach, onions and fried into a butter crisp and flaky flat disc. Contains no spices.
GARLIC NAN
Rice Dishes
POLAO RICE
Top quality Basmati rice.
PEAS POLAO
VEGETABLE RICE
Mixed vegetable rice.
Mixed vegetable rice.
Basmati rice cooked with almonds, pistachio nuts, coconut and dried fruits.
Sundries
PLAIN PAPADUM
A thin, crisp-fried wafer made from ground vegetables.
YOGHURT
Very cooling and an antidote to most spices.
RAITAS (ASSORTED)
Cucumber Raita Yoghurt with grated cucumber and sweet spices.
PICKLES
Onion salad with tomato, pimento and red chilies. b) Mango chutney. Sweet and sour. c) Lime Pickle Sour Hot. d) Mango Pickle Sour Hot.
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MIXED VEGETABLE BHAJI
Mixed vegetables fried together with spices as a dry curry.
MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY
Mixed vegetables fried together with spices and served in their own rich gravy.
ALOO PEAS
Cream sauce with potatoes, peas, onions and other spices.
BHINDI BHAJI
A dry curry of bhindi, a tropical vegetable also knowns as okra or ladies fingers.
BEGUN BHAJI
BEGUN BHAJI
SAG ALOO BHAJI
A dry curry of potatoes and fresh-leaf spinach.
SAG PANEER
Spinach with chefs special home-made cheese.
MOTOR PANEER
Cream sauce with garden-fresh peas and homemade sauce,
ALOO GOBI
Potatoes with garden-fresh cauliflower.
CAULIFLOWER BHAJI
A dry curry of cauliflower with onions and tomatoes.
MUSHROOM BHAJI
Fresh mushroom cooked in butter with chefs special blended spices and herbs.
TARKA DHAL
Puree of lentils, cooked with some spices and garnished with fried onions and garlic
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KORMA
A mildly spiced curry cooked in yoghurt and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds. Served with your choice of:
PASANDA
Meat cooked in special tandoori sauce with coconuts, dried fruits, cheese and garnished with almonds. Served with your choice of:
KASHMIR
A curry in the Kashmiri style with almonds, sultanas and dry fruits, served with your choice of:
BIRYANI
Basmati rice and meat or shrimp, fried in clarified butter with coconut, sultanas, almonds and garnished with tomatoes, fried onions and cucumbers. Served with vegetable curry sauce and your choice of:
Medium Dishes MENU - Light of India Restaurant Inc
CURRY
Meat or shrimp cooked with onion, garlic and spices, served with lots of sauce.
BHOONA
A special flavoured dish prepared with tomatoes, onions and spices, served in a rich thick sauce.
DUPIAZA
A curry briskly fried with black pepper, coriander and other spices, garnished with extra fried onions and served in a rich thick sauce.
SAG GOSHT
Tender chunks of meat or shrimp and fresh-leaf spinach cooked together with many spices in a rich thick sauce. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
METHI GOSHT
A curry made with special flavoured herbs and fenigreek leaves in a rich thick sauce. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
Hot Dishes MENU - Light of India Restaurant Inc
RAGAN JOSH
A fairly hot curry made with clarified butter, different spices and garnished with fried tomatoes.
DHANSAK
A curry with spiced oil and garlic with a sweet, sour and hot flavour originating from lentils, milk and a touch of sugar. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
MADRAS
A rather hot curry prepared with onions, garlic, hot chilies, fresh lemon juice and other spices. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
SHRIMP PATHIA
A hot and sour shrimp curry cooked with chefs special blended spices. Persian style.
Very Hot Dishes
VINDALOO
A very hot curry prepared with potatoes, tomato purée, lemon juice, extra chilies and other spices. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
Extremely Hot Dishes
BANGALORE PAL
An extremely hot, highly flavoured curry cooked with special green chilies, fresh lemon juice, ginger, black pepper and other spices. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
CEYLON
An extra hot curry dish, cooked with coconut, ginger, many different herbs and special green chilies. CHICKEN, BEEF, LAMB, or SHRIMP
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Their buffet, while small is really delicious. They continuously improve their recipes to satisfy customers. Really great meal for the price and atmosphere is very authentic and interesting.
I was not very happy at all with the food. Though the service people seemed cool and seemed to be running around trying to take care of things. And the price is not bad at all. To make it clear, I went for the buffet portion.
I'll first say, I know my Indian food pretty well and I honestly had some issues distinguishing what some of the stuff was since the taste of pretty much everything was bland.
Second, I know its a buffet, but the food didn't seem that fresh.
Selection - not great.
all in all, a total miss for me. Bland, not fresh, and poor selection.
ps the person who compared it to bengali dishes hit the nail on the head. i had bengali friends and have eaten fresh bengali food and i found it very bland...it would be sweet or way too spicey but everything would taste very bland. this is what this experience was like.
if you know indian food, you know that each food has a very distinct flavor. for example, butter chicken should have a distinct creamy sauce. this did not have it at all..it seemed almost like the sauce that goes with korma. very weird.
My favourite Indian food in Ottawa!
I have been to many Indian restaurants in the ottawa area, and especially those close to this one, and none of them even compare to the quality of food served here. There is a wide variety, from sweet Punjabi-style sauces to some hot south Indian flavours. The naan is fresh and always tastes wonderful. The desserts are great and very authentic. Overall the food is wonderful.
The atmosphere is very nice too. The waiters are very kind and pleasant, and always say hi and chat when we come in. The service is not fast, so do not plan to be in and out in a hour or less, but the food is worth the wait. It is always made fresh.
My roommates and I either eat in or take out at LEAST once a month...we can't get enough!! I reccommend this restaurant to everyone I know, and so far, none of my friends have been disappointed. They all have become frequent visitors themselves!
The greatest tasting Indian food in Ottawa. If you don't like it, you really have no taste. From mild to flavourful to the hottest dishes. My husband and I are Canadian and love the food. My favourites are the tandoori and Naan, his are the "sweat from the head" spicy hot dishes. We visit at least 5 times a year. Have even hooked our kids (in their twenties) into going. The service is slower than most are used to but really, do you want to be rushed through dinner. We plan to visit over Christmas just to get away from so much turkey. The only drawback is the frequent takeout people who have to venture through the restaurant to the back as they have not been able to get a table. Hope you give it a try, as I'd hate for the negative reviewers to slow their business.
I went for Lunch Buffet. The decor is pretty nice and tidy but the FOOD WAS AWFUL.
It does not have a typical north indian taste rather it's a bengali (sweet) version of Punjabi food. Someone who is trying out Indian food for the first time may like it 'cos of the sweetness and mild taste.
Someone who wants to try authentic Indian food DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. The butter chicken was sweet, all curries for veggies and meat were sweetened, Gulabjamuns were watered down (More water than sugar in the syrup and probably made from flour than milk). The mix veg was made out of cheap frozen veggies.
I also caught the waiteress drinking juice from the same Jug which was put out on the Buffet table (Gross!!)
Only thing i liked was the smile on face of the people who were serving and a very tidy place with lots of Indian artifacts displayed...
Not a worth place to go and spend $50 for family
This is hands down the best Indian food in all of Ottawa. The buffet always has fantastic selection and the dinners are excellent as well. If you're ordering to go - give at least 30 minutes for your order to be ready for pickup.
Service at lunch time is much faster than dinner time but staff are always SOOOO friendly.
overall this restaurant is 10/10 - you'd be crazy to eat anywhere else!
My favorite Indian Restraunt in the world.
While...
My favorite Indian Restraunt in the world.
While I agree with others that the decor leaves something to be desired, I go to restraunts for the food, not the paintings on the wall.
While not entirely traditional in their taste, it is by far the best Indian Food available. Though things seem to have changed a bit over the years (perhaps its just me?) I still prefer it to any other restraunt (Indian or not!)
It's worth a trip, even if it is just for take-out!
Great tasting food. The Light of India special platter is the best deal in town. It only comes with a single order of rice, but there is enough meat for three people.
The chicken curry was tasteful and the chicken was very tender however, the chicken was very fatty for some reason. The samosas where good but somewhat bland at the same time. The naan bread was no different than any other naan bread. All in all it was an ok experience, I would go back probably cause it's across the street from my house.
I have also moved away from Ottawa to Kingston. I have tried two Indian Restaurants in Kingston and they are both very poor. I have been spoiled by the superb quality at this place. This restaurant has to be one of the best Indian food places I have eaten at. It is second to none. The food is so good I can't wait for my next trip to Ottawa to have another meal.
I've been to Light of India many, many times over...
I've been to Light of India many, many times over the last 20 years and it has to be one of my favorite restaurants in the city. The decor is not fantastic... but the food makes up for it! An experience you won't forget!
This is the best Indian food I've had in a restaurant; a an ottawa local I've eaten here dozens of times, and have eaten and dozens of Indian restaurants. Plus you just can't beat Sanjay's smile.
The Deb family creates a cozy and welcoming dining experience at this Glebe dining spot. Light of India’s warm and friendly service has earned the restaurant a loyal customer base who continue coming back for the pleasantly delicious dishes. The Debs are so considerate of diners’ varying tolerance levels for spiciness that they’ve arranged the menu into gradients ranging from mild, hot, very hot to extremely hot. Face off your friends in a spicy challenge or simply enjoy the diverse veggie, creamy and meaty menu options.
