Pippal - Emeryville

Butter Chicken

Rich, velvety tomato-cream sauce with well-marinated chicken that absorbs the spice without being overwhelmed — the benchmark dish here

Garlic Naan

Pulled from the tandoor with a slight char and a generous garlic-butter finish — a worthy companion to any curry on the menu

Dal Makhani

Slow-cooked black lentils in a deeply spiced, buttery base — the kind of dish that improves with time on the heat

Chicken Biryani

Fragrant basmati layered with spiced chicken — a step above standard, though the dum sealing varies by night

Samosas

Crisp pastry shells with a well-seasoned potato-pea filling — reliable starter but not transcendent

Palak Paneer

Creamed spinach with house-made paneer cubes — earns points for freshness; the cheese holds its texture rather than dissolving