Masalawala & Sons

Name: Masalawala & Sons
Address: 365 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, US
Price range: $$$

Bengali$$$

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Tue–Fri 5–10pm; Sat–Sun 11:30am–2:30pm & 5–10pm; Mon closed

365 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Last verified: September 2026
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A spread of dishes at Masalawala & Sons in Brooklyn — biryani, dark braised meat, curries and dal in clay and steel vessels with rice, pao and papad

Small Plates

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Phuchka$10
- Vegan
semolina puffs, black chickpeas, chaat masala, chutneys (vg)
Beguni$10
eggplant, chickpea flour, kasundi
Biyebarir Fish Fry$25
bhekti (fish), cilantro-chili, butter batter, kasundi
Aloo Chaat$11
- Vegan option
- Gluten-free
potatoes, spiced chickpeas, mint & tamarind chutney (vo, gf)
Chili Gobi$15
- Vegan
cauliflower fritters tossed in soy-chili sauce & scallions (vg)
Chili Chicken$15
chicken fritters tossed in soy-chili sauce & scallions
Prawn Chiney Kebab$21
- Gluten-free
fresh water tiger prawn, garlic, gawa ghee (gf, 1 pc) available Fri-Sun
Ripon Street Lamb Chop$27
- Gluten-free
lamb chops, garam masala, hung yogurt, cabin salad (gf, 2 pc)

Mains

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Bhapa Maach$32
- Gluten-free
banana leaf wrapped whole branzino, mustard-poppy cream, turmeric (gf)
Prawn Malai Kari$31
- Gluten-free
tiger prawns, coconut milk, black caraway (gf)
Chennar Dalna$31
- Vegetarian
housemade soft cheese, poppy seeds, garam masala (v, n)
Kosha Mangsho$34
- Gluten-free
braised goat, ginger, coriander, green cardamom (gf)
Butter Chicken$25
- Gluten-free
chicken tikka in tomato-cream sauce, kasoori methi, deghi mirch (gf)
Saag Paneer$25
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
housemade cottage cheese, seasonal greens (v, gf)
Dum Biryani$27
fragrant medley of aged basmati rice, saffron & ghee, raita; choice of vegetable, chicken or lamb +5

Wine List (Bottles)

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Prosecco — Mongarda, Valdobbiadene, Italy 2024$64
- Sparkling
Cabernet Franc — Macari Horses, Pétillant Naturel, North Fork of LI 2021$92
- Sparkling
Muscat Blanc — Petit Domaine de Gimos, Pétillant Naturel, Loire Valley, France 2021$140
- Sparkling
Grenache — Peyrassol, La Croix Rose, Provence, France 2024$64
- Rosé
Cerasuolo — Praesidium, Montepulciano, Italy 2021$72
- Rosé
Semillon — Roberto Henríquez, Molino del Ciego, Itata Valley, Chile 2023$76
- Orange
Picpoul — Domita, Languedoc Roussillon, France 2024$60
- White
Chardonnay — Chateau du Chatelard, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy, France 2023$68
- White
Viura — Bodegas Muga, Rioja, Spain 2022$62
- White
Sauvignon Blanc — Domaine des Mazelles, Touraine, France 2023$70
- White
Semillon-Malvasia — Appia Antica, Lazio, Italy 2021$72
- White
Gamay — Chateau du Chatelard Fleurie, Cuvee Les Vieux Granits, France 2021$64
- Red
Pinot Noir — Paul de Ville, France 2022$60
- Red
Sangiovese — Frico by Scarpetta, Toscana, Italy 2023$60
- Red
Cabernet Sauvignon — Inconnu, 'No Gods No Masters', California 2022$78
- Red
Sangiovese — Terenzi, Morellino di Scansano, Tuscany, Italy 2020$64
- Red
Sangiovese / Cabernet Sauvignon — Castello di Volpaia, Citto, Tuscany, Italy 2023$68
- Red
Merlot — Chateau Moulin de la Roquille, Bordeaux, France 2020$64
- Red
Pinot Noir — Routestock 'Route 116', Sonoma Coast 2023$68
- Red

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Dishes to know on this menu

Butter chicken (murgh makhani): Tandoori chicken finished in a silky sauce of puréed tomato, butter, cream and a little fenugreek, sweeter and gentler than tikka masala. Invented at Moti Mahal in Delhi in the 1950s as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken. "Makhani" (buttery) on any dish, including dal makhani, promises the same rich treatment. On this menu as: Butter Chicken · Dal Makhani.
Aloo, gobi, bhindi, baingan, matar: The vegetable vocabulary of a North Indian menu: aloo is potato, gobi cauliflower, bhindi okra, baingan eggplant (bharta is roasted and mashed), matar peas, jeera cumin. Malai kofta are dumplings of paneer and potato in a creamy gravy. "Aloo gobi" is potato and cauliflower; "matar paneer" peas and paneer, and so on. The name is the recipe. On this menu as: Aloo Chaat · Chili Gobi.
Saag & palak: Saag means cooked greens: spinach, mustard, fenugreek or a mix. palak is specifically spinach. Puréed and simmered with ginger, garlic and cream, then paired with paneer, chicken or lamb. Sarson ka saag (mustard greens) with corn flatbread (makki di roti) is the Punjabi winter classic. On this menu as: Saag Paneer.
Dal: Lentils, and the soupy stew made from them. Dal tadka is yellow lentils finished with a tempering (tadka) of spices sizzled in ghee; dal makhani is black lentils and kidney beans simmered overnight with butter and cream; sambar is the sour, tamarind-and-vegetable lentil stew of the south, served with dosa and idli. On this menu as: Dal Makhani.
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shami: Seekh kebab is spiced minced lamb or chicken pressed around a skewer and grilled; boti is marinated cubed meat; reshmi ("silky") is chicken mince or breast in a cream marinade; shami is a pan-fried patty of minced meat and chana dal; galouti is Lucknow's melt-in-the-mouth version; chapli is the flat, coriander-seed-studded patty of Peshawar; bihari kebab is thin strips of marinated beef. On this menu as: Prawn Chiney Kebab.
Biryani: Long-grain basmati layered with marinated meat, fried onions, saffron and whole spices and cooked "dum", sealed under a lid so the rice steams in the meat's juices. Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kolkata (with a potato and egg), Malabar and Sindh each have their own. Served with raita and often a thin gravy (salan). Pulao is the simpler, single-pot cousin. On this menu as: Dum Biryani.

How these dishes compare

Daltypically $11.99 across 347 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 347 menus
Roti, chapati & parathatypically $4 across 336 menus
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shamitypically $16 across 329 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 322 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 311 menus
Lassitypically $5.25 across 275 menus
Chaattypically $9 across 272 menus

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