After a few stops on the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail, my husband and I decided to order Takeout from Nirvana Fine Indian Restaurant (located in Independence Mall, Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE) and instead of going out to a restaurant. We used Takeout Taxi – which is a great service when you are feeling too lazy to go out and get the food yourself. Yes, it can be a little pricey, but we ended up with five meals out of our one order, so I don’t think that’s too bad.
I ordered the Bombay Potato side dish to serve as an appetizer and then ordered two curries, Mixed Vegetable and Bagare Baingan. I specified Hot for both of them (there were four options, Mild, Medium, Hot or Very Hot). Both of the curries tasted good, but they were not quite as hot as I expected – next time I will know to order Very Hot. The Bombay Potato dish had potatoes cooked in a light gravy with peas and tomatoes. There was also some herb on them, possibly cilantro. The taste was a little sweet and the potatoes were nicely cooked. I did not care for them, but my husband loved them. Both curries had a lot of excess oil, so I would recommend being careful on the amount that you eat. The naan was soft and pliable, but held its own next to the curry. The Bagare Baingan curry was baby eggplants cooked in traditional gravy consisting of sesame seed, ground nut, cumin, tamarind and coconut. This was definitely the more oily of the two curries that I ate, but it was still tasty. The eggplant was a bit mushy. The Mixed Vegetable Curry consisted of carrots, green beans, and a few other veggies cooked with herbs and spices in a thick sauce. This was the spicier of the two curries – and I liked it! It was slightly greasy, but not overly so. The vegetables had a nice crunch to them. For a self-made buffet, this wasn’t bad. Just don’t put curry on a paper plate!
