Taste of the Himalayas

Name: Taste of the Himalayas
Address: 5134 Clairton Blvd, Ste 1, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236, US
Telephone: 412-599-1203

Nepali / Indian

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Mon Closed; Tue-Fri 2pm-12am; Sat-Sun 2pm-11:30pm

5134 Clairton Blvd, Ste 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
412-599-1203
Last verified: August 2026
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Jhol momo served in spiced broth at Taste of the Himalayas

Momo: Nepali and Tibetan steamed dumplings filled with spiced minced chicken, buffalo, pork or vegetables, served with a tomato-sesame or chili dipping sauce (achar). Jhol momo come in a spiced soup; kothey are pan-fried; chilli momo are tossed in an Indo-Chinese-style sauce. On this menu as: Momo · Vegetable Momo · Chicken Momo.
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: Biryani · Vegetable Biryani · Chicken Biryani.
Naan: A leavened, teardrop-shaped bread slapped onto the wall of the tandoor, blistered and brushed with butter or ghee. Garlic, butter and cheese naan are standard; keema naan is stuffed with spiced mince, peshwari with coconut and dried fruit. Kulcha is the flakier, often stuffed (potato, onion, paneer) Punjabi relative. On this menu as: Naan & Breads · Plain Naan · Garlic Naan.
Thukpa & Nepali thali (dal bhat): Himalayan dishes on many "Indian & Nepali" menus. Thukpa is a Tibetan noodle soup; dal bhat is the Nepali national plate of lentils, rice, vegetable curry (tarkari) and pickle (achar); sekuwa is grilled marinated meat; choila is charred buffalo or chicken tossed with mustard oil, chili and fenugreek, a Newari specialty. On this menu as: Chicken Choila · Vegetable Thukpa · Chicken Thukpa.
Garam masala: "Masala" simply means a spice blend, or the sauce built on one. Garam masala ("warm blend") is the finishing mix of cardamom, cinnamon, clove, cumin, black pepper and other whole spices toasted and ground, added at the end of cooking for aroma rather than heat. Every region and household has its own proportions. On this menu as: Chicken Tikka Masala · Lamb Tikka Masala · Chana Masala.
Tikka masala: Chunks of tandoor-grilled marinated chicken (tikka) simmered in a creamy, mildly spiced tomato gravy. Almost certainly invented in Britain's Punjabi restaurants rather than in India, and now the most-ordered dish on Indian menus in the English-speaking world. On this menu as: Chicken Tikka Masala · Lamb Tikka Masala · Paneer Tikka Masala.

How these dishes compare

Tikkatypically $15 across 372 menus
Daltypically $11.99 across 347 menus
Biryanitypically $16 across 347 menus
Samosatypically $6.99 across 347 menus
Naantypically $3.99 across 344 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 322 menus
Saag & palaktypically $15.95 across 311 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 305 menus

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Taste of the Himalayas

Menu

Appetizers

Momo

Noodle Soups

Biryani

Chicken Dishes

Lamb Dishes

Vegan & Vegetarian Dishes

Chef's Specials

Naan & Breads

Desserts

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