Say it: tun-DOOR
Tandoor
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A clay oven with charcoal in the bottom. It runs much hotter than your kitchen oven, which is how tandoori chicken gets its char while staying juicy inside.
Try: Tandoori Chicken →Indian restaurant · Sooke, BC
Any curry you crave,
one tandoor in Sooke.
North Indian cooking from a real clay oven, on Vancouver Island’s West Coast. Come hungry, leave planning your next visit.
We marinate overnight. We roast in clay. We pull naan off the hot walls of the tandoor. Then we wake up and do it all again, because good curry doesn’t take shortcuts.
Sooke Indian Cuisine · Authentic flavours, local heartHungry yet?
Fire, flatbread and a lot of flavour.
Indian food, decoded
Never had Indian food? You’re in for a very good night.
Four words that will make you order like a regular.
Say it: nahn
Naan
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Soft, bubbly flatbread slapped onto the inside wall of the tandoor. It bakes in minutes and arrives puffed and blistered. Use it as your spoon.
Try: Garlic Naan →Say it: puh-NEER
Paneer
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Fresh Indian cheese that holds its shape when cooked, a bit like halloumi’s milder cousin. Vegetarians, this is your new best friend.
Try: Kadhai Paneer →Say it: LUSS-ee
Lassi
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A chilled yogurt drink. Mango lassi is the one to start with: thick, sweet and the perfect antidote to a spicy bite.
Try: Mango Lassi →From the kitchen
Five things to order first.
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Butter ChickenTandoor-charred chicken in a silky butter-cream gravy.$16.99
Veg SamosaGolden and flaky, stuffed with spiced potato and peas.$5.49
Chicken BiryaniFragrant basmati layered with spiced chicken, served with raita.$16.99Tomato SoupCreamy and herby. Made for rainy Sooke afternoons.$7.99
Mango LassiChilled, thick and sweet. Spice’s natural enemy.$4.99
Weekday or weekend · 12 to 3
$9.99
Lunch, sorted.
Butter chicken and basmati rice for less than a ten-dollar bill. The same recipe we serve at dinner, just earlier in the day.
See the lunch comboFor rainy West Coast days
Soup weather.
When the Sooke drizzle rolls in, there’s a bowl for that: tomato soup with cream and Indian herbs ($7.99), or chicken soup with gentle spices ($8.99). Add a garlic naan for dipping. You’re welcome.
Find the soups
Catering
Feeding a crowd? Bring the samosas.
Birthdays, weddings, office lunches, family get-togethers. Give us the headcount and we’ll plan a spread your guests will still be talking about next week.