Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | February 2023

DINING FEATURE Nirmanz Food Boutique Eatery brings taste of India to Sugar Land A step into Nirmanz Food Boutique is a step into Bollywood.

BY RENEE FARMER

Food Boutique because it’s every- thing that he has learned and created his own recipes of and dierent cuisines of Indian food,” Niyati said. Raj kachori, a wafer bowl lled with spiced black chickpeas, yogurt and chutneys, is popular among customers as well as chicken tikka masala and dosas, an Indian crepe. Niyati said each dish is made to order and can be adjusted to accommodate anyone’s desired spice level. Good presentation is important to the Shah family, too, they said. “We don’t just make a dish and call it a day. We put so much eort into putting dierent garnishes on each dish,” Niyati said. Customers can dine in or order takeout and delivery, and the restau- rant also oers catering services on the weekends. It serves a diverse customer base with customers visiting multiple times a week for anything from a full meal of comfort food to just a cup of coee. “In the city of Sugar Land, there’s a very diverse community, and we don’t just have Indian customers. We have all types of people that come,” Niyati said. The family has provided hundreds of meals to the community during hardships such as Hurricane Harvey and the pandemic. With community support, the family opened another location of Nirmanz Food Boutique in Richmond in November, this one an upscale, ne-dining establishment serving vegetarian Indian fare.

Owner and chef Nirman Shah, born in Maharashtra, India, has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years and worked as a professional chef for 25 years. Before moving to the United States, Nirman earned a degree in food technology and hotel management and worked as the chief chef at a luxury hotel. He opened Nirmanz Food Bou- tique, his namesake, in Sugar Land in April 2017. Nirman combined his love for Bollywood and cooking in the Bollywood cinema-themed restaurant. Bollywood movie posters he designed line the walls, and ambassador car pieces and a rickshaw brought over from India decorate the dining room. “He’s an artist of his own. You can see that in the way he does his presentation of any dish that you order in the restaurant,” Nirman’s wife Niyati Shah said. The restaurant is run by Nirman, his wife and his three daughters. The family values service above all else, Niyati said. “It’s all about the service and making people feel at home. When they see all ve of us working at the restaurant, they feel like they’re at home,” Niyati said. The menu consists of nearly 200 authentic Indian dishes, including North and South Indian food and Indian street food, fast food and drinks. “That’s why we call it Nirmanz

Chef Nirman Shah owns and runs Nirmanz Food Boutique with his family.

COURTESY NIRMANZ FOOD BOUTIQUE

A TASTE OF INDIA Nirmanz Food Boutique sells nearly 200 traditional Indian dishes.

RAJ KACHORI $8

CHOLAY BHATURE $10

A crispy wafer bowl is lled with spiced black chickpeas, yogurt and chutneys garnished with sev and masala.

Chana masala is served with deep-fried naan bread.

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GARLIC NAAN $3.50

MASALA DOSA $10

A crepe is made from fermented rice and lentil and served with a seasoned potato and dry onion curry.

Bread is topped with garlic, butter and cilantro.

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Nirmanz Food Boutique 16338 Kensington Drive, Ste. 160, Sugar Land 832-532-0699 • www.nirmanz.com Hours: Mon., Wed., Thu., Sun. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-9:30 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-10 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; closed Tue.

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