My wife and I were on a business trip to Seattle and decided to indulge ourselves with an Indian meal. Apart from sushi, Indian is our favorite dining-out delight.

I am lucky that my wife is an exceptional cook and specializes in Indian cooking…very authentic, and she makes the best butter chicken I have ever tasted.

We found the Moghul Palace through an online listing and decided to give it a try. It was quite close to our hotel too, which was a bonus.

We noticed when we arrived that there was no paneer pakora on the menu, but the waiter said it would be no problem. Our appetizers of fish pakora and paneer pakora were delivered promptly with three delicious chutneys. The fish was very fresh and the paneer was excellent. We were very pleased with our choice!

We asked the maitre de to suggest a couple of mains (we wanted gravy dishes) and he suggested chicken tikka masala and lamb coconut curry. We ordered rice and a plain naan with the curry dishes. The naan was tender and perfectly done…soooooo fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside. Both the curries were amazing. We could not have been more pleasantly surprised.

Having dined at Indian restaurants worldwide, we could not think of a single one that served better food than the Moghul Palace. Not bad for $60!