Palette Indian Kitchen

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Cuisine

Indian

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Meal Periods

Lunch

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Dining Format

Buffet

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Phone

(281) 362-5999

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Address

3559 Rayford Road, Suite 200
Spring, TX 77386

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Website

paletteindian.com



Cuisine

Indian



Meal Periods

Lunch



Dining Format

Buffet



Phone

(281) 362-5999



Address

3559 Rayford Road, Suite 200
Spring, TX 77386



Website

paletteindian.com

EXPERIENCE

Palette Indian Kitchen serves an all-you-can-eat Indian lunch buffet on Rayford Road in Spring, with a rotating spread that gives fish lovers an especially good reason to pay attention. Amritsari fish and fish curry join chicken, goat, lamb and vegetarian dishes. Butter chicken and naan are certainly part of the appeal, but they are hardly the whole conversation.

The restaurant’s pale stone entrance tower carries a high Palette sign with a paintbrush-like flourish. It is a cheerful introduction to a kitchen whose lunch moves between familiar North Indian curries, tofu Chettinad and Indo-Chinese vada Manchurian. The variety comes from different preparations and traditions, rather than simply offering several versions of the same curry.

Vegetarian diners have a meaningful place in that lunch. Paneer dishes, lentils with spinach and tofu offer several ways to build a meal, which helps when friends arrive with different ideas about what they want to eat. The fish enthusiast and the person looking forward to dal can make their own choices at the same table.

Soup, rice, naan and sweets complete the buffet. It suits a sit-down midday break with enough time to try something beyond your usual order. Keep an eye out for mango mousse paired with gulab jamun before deciding that another piece of naan is the only sensible way to finish.

FOOD

Start by looking at the fish. Crisp, spiced Amritsari fish and fish fry are among Palette’s rotating dishes, while fish curry offers a sauced preparation. You can make fish the focus of lunch here, rather than treating it as an occasional extra beside the chicken. A little of each preparation is a useful way to find out which one you want again.

Goat-and-potato curry is another distinctive choice. Lamb appears in minced preparations, including keema and a bell-pepper version, with lamb kabobs also part of the buffet repertoire. These give meat lovers something beyond the familiar chicken curries, with rice available to accompany the sauces. Vegetable pulao is one option; vegetable biryani is another.

Chicken has plenty of range of its own. Chicken 65 supplies a crisp, spicy preparation, with jalapeño chicken and chicken pepper fry offering further choices for diners who enjoy heat. Butter chicken provides the familiar curry alternative. If you tend to order it every time you visit an Indian restaurant, this is a chance to keep the favorite and try something else beside it. No difficult breakup required.

Paneer tikka masala, mutter paneer and paneer jalfrezi are among the vegetarian dishes. Dal palak brings lentils and spinach together, while tofu Chettinad adds a different main ingredient to the selection. There is enough variety to make a meatless lunch feel deliberate, with cheese, lentils, greens and tofu contributing distinct dishes rather than a collection of side orders.

The savory selection also includes vada upma and Indo-Chinese vada Manchurian. Naan and mint chutney are useful companions as you move between the curries and fried dishes, and soup offers a lighter beginning before you settle into the main spread. The exact lineup rotates, so these are dishes to look for rather than a promise that every one will appear together.

For dessert, mango mousse paired with gulab jamun is the combination that stands out. Rice pudding offers another traditional sweet finish. That final choice is worth remembering early in the meal: a buffet with goat curry, several fish preparations and chicken 65 can make dessert planning surprisingly easy to forget.

FOOD HIGHLIGHTS

♛ Amritsari Fish — crisp, spiced fish.

♛ Fish Curry — a rich, aromatic fish preparation.

♛ Goat-and-Potato Curry — goat and potato together in curry.

♛ Bell-Pepper Minced Lamb — minced lamb with bell pepper.

♛ Chicken 65 — crisp, spicy chicken.

♛ Paneer Tikka Masala — a creamy paneer dish.

♛ Dal Palak — lentils and spinach.

♛ Mango Mousse with Gulab Jamun — mango mousse paired with gulab jamun.

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