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When the temperature hits triple digits in Las Vegas, it's wise to eat like you live in a hot country.
The India Palace is just east of The Strip, and well worth the quick walk or cab ride.
This is upscale Indian dining at a bargain price.
We lived and worked in several parts of India, and are always seeking new dining experiences that remind us of one of our favorite parts of the world.
This is our best find yet in Las Vegas, where Indian restaurants are spreading across the Valley.
India Palace offers dishes from the north, like rashami chicken, and fluffy uthappams, a kind of small, vegetarian crepe, from the south.
All the American favorites are here, such as lamb tikka masala, and tandoori chicken. There's also goat, a specialty of Kashmir, in the northeastern part of India.
We recommend the lunch buffet as a great introduction to Indian food, if you've never tried it before, and as a way to indulge if you crave Indian food, and want to sample many dishes.
The variety is generous, starting with vegetable pakoras as appetizers, and ranging through chicken, lamb, and vegetarian entrees.
There were some dishes new to us, such as the reshami chicken, which mixed lemon, onions, spices and herbs -- notably cilantro -- with healthy chunks of tender breast meat. It was more flavorful than the always-popular tandoori chicken, and a light alternative to some of the heavier sauces and curries.
The dal makhani was a delightful dish of lentils, garlic, tomatoes, cream and ginger, with the latter spice giving this dal more depth than one usually finds in Indian cuisine.
Basmati rice and aloo korma (potatoes in rich cream sauce) provided starch at the buffet, and the waiter brought doughy naan, a tandoor-oven baked bread, without asking.
Sauces included raita (yogurt with cucumber and mint) that was good enough to eat as a separate dish, a tangy tamarind, and a cilanto-mint with a strong dash of heat.
The meal was filling enough for several trips to the buffet, yet not overloaded with butter and oil as in some Indian restaurants, where diners leave feeling overstuffed.
The India Palace buffet includes oranges and other fresh fruit, as well as sweet desserts such as mango custard. One of our diners suggested melding the custard with fresh mango slices, and had seconds because he was so enthused by the flavors.
We ended with kheer, a thin pudding of rice, milk, sugar and a pinch of saffron. It made us think sweet thoughts of India.
The all-you-can-eat buffet is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., at $11.95.
For more info: India Palace, 505 E. Twain Ave. (off Paradise Rd.); (702) 796-4177.
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