Best South Asian eateries in New York (view pics)

Looking out for some authentic Indian food in US, worry not! Look for a South Asian taxi driver and you'll be at the best South Asian eateries in no time.Indian American or Indian students in US often complain about craving for authentic Indian cuisines, which are available only at some limited eateries. Many outlets try offering Indian cuisines, but often fall flat when it comes to serving the Indian taste. The demand of 1/4th American Indians in New York have compelled small entrepreneurs to open eateries that serve some of the best Indian delicacies, like curries. Any South Asian taxi driver knows world's best 3 things in US; fastest way to get a green card, shortest way to the airport and the best South Asian eateries in the city. You name it from chai' to mughlai biryani, and chicken korma, and they know the best place serving them all. And you don't have to even shell out your cheque-books, the minimal cost of a full meal there is less than $10. So for all our South-Asian friends out there and those who plan to head out to New York, here's a list of some food joints that offer you food that tastes like home cooking complete with spicy, and flavorful glory.Take a look...1. Haandi Restaurant: Located at 113 Lexington Avenue, the place offers your some staggering variety of meat and vegetable dishes, which are served out by some cheerful ladies dressed up in ethnic Indian suits. The outlet touts to be a Pan-Asian but it is basically a Bangladeshi based cooking, which happens in there. The place offers close to Indian Punjabi food but a bit less spicy though not less flavourful. Seekh kabab, Chicken tikka, spiced Kashmiri chai are the most popular orders of all. 2. Kashmir Cuisine of Pakistan: Located at 478 9th Avenue, the place is right by Lincoln Tunnel which makes it all the more favourite of cab drivers across the city. The place is a straight up dhaba complete with booths, which sells phone cards and rents ancient VHS tapes, also a well-used prayer area in the back; a place where you can 'eat, pray...and love the food'. It offers authentic Pakistani-Kashmiri delicacies like channa masala, mutton korma, chicken tikka, and rice biriyani. And for the snack time they offers delicious samosas, fried chilli and onion pakoras, Kashmiri 'kahwa' with crushed pistachios, and regular cardamom chai. 3. Lahore Deli: Located at 132 Crosby Street, the typical Pakistani joint barely has a utility closet, or glass case of food but still the place is always jam-packed with cabbies and South Asian office workers. The only reason to sway away from work and stop by is for the awesome rice biriyani, alternating between mutton and chicken every day except Monday.The place offers milky chai or rice plates piled high with cauliflower, pea curry and eggplant each morning. Prepared with less oil the food here is high on spice and flavour. The place also gives out free jars of pickles on the counter and every meal is sufficient enough for a family of 4. 4. Lahori Kebab Restaurant: Located at 122 Lexington Avenue, the place is just round the corner from Haandi. The place offers some serious cuisines with tastes from Pakistan's Punjab and India's Lucknow. The popular orders around the place are rice biriyani made with saffron, keema, aachari chicken, and nihari. The 'haleem' from this joint is famous all across the street and places far away. The best thing about them is that they offer something different each day and never repeat the menu in a week. Apart from there regular eatery, the place also has a closet like space from where they sell spicy snack items and quick hand-outs for cab drivers and office goers. 5. Punjabi Grocery & Deli: Located at 114 E 1st Street, this particular place is known around the city for its strict vegetarian-only cuisine. The entire joint is run by turbaned Sikhs, which is decorated with huge picture of the Golden Temple. Best thing about this place is that they serve you hot and spicy dishes made in home-cooked food manner. The place offers variety of dals to choose from delicious shredded cabbage and potato curry. During the evening time of tea, they offer freshly prepared samosas with chutneys. They have no sitting instead long stand-up counters.