I ate vegetarian?!

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Last night I had occasion to dine with my friends Emily and Ian at Amar India. This is a Dayton Indian food institution that never fails to deliver. I ordered the vegetable pakora, a deep fried spinach and potato fritter for a starter. These were light and crisp not dense and doughy like most Indian places. For an entrée I ordered Saag Panner, a combination of cheese curds in a creamy a spicy sauce with spinach. Also I ordered my favorite, garlic naan bread. Both of these items were well done also but I would have preferred a few more of the cheese curds in my entrée. Ian ordered Chicken Tika Saag. Chicken cooked in a tandoori oven, diced, and then added to the same Saag sauce that was my entrée. He ordered his at a spice level of 3 and that is the threshold of spicy for me. I like spicy food but if it gets to the point where one can’t enjoy the taste of the food it becomes a liability as far as I am concerned. Emily ordered Malai Kofta a mix of vegetables ground and shaped like meatballs and served in a tomato sauce spiked with raisins and nuts. I had never had this dish but I was very impressed. Our service was adequate, our server was timid and shy due to a language barrier but he got the job done. At one point in the meal he was reprimanded by the owner a few feet from our table so we felt sorry for him for the rest of the meal and I for one “pity-tipped.” My only complaint was that Amar tends to be on the pricey side for this type of cuisine. Our bill was over $65! C’mon we’re talking rice, bread, and vegetables! I will say that we had a good time and the food was great! 8 out of 10.