Daru

Name: Daru
Address: 1451 Maryland Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC, 20002, US
Telephone: (202) 388-1848

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Daily 5pm–10pm

1451 Maryland Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-1848
Last verified: August 2026
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Snacks

Pani Puri
- Vegetarian
$11
Ragda Pattice
- Vegetarian
$14
Avocado Sev Puri
- Vegetarian
$14
Sunchoke Chaat
- Vegetarian
$16
Grilled Corn Salad
- Vegetarian
$12
Scallops Moilee
$18
Mango Shrimp Bhel
$18
Maryland Blue Crab Momo
$20
Bison Momo
$18
Blue Cheese Reshmi Kebab
$16
Keema Pao
$18
Spicy Newabi Duck Kebab
- Spicy
$18
Chicken Tikka Tacos
$15

Mains

Paneer Pesto Tikka
- Vegetarian
$22
Malai Paneer Lasagna
- Vegetarian
$24
Wild Mushroom Biriyani
- Vegetarian
$24
Roasted Carrots & Broccoli
- Vegetarian
$22
Mirchi Ka Salaan
- Spicy
$24
Branzino Paturi
$32
Lasooni Lambchop
$19 / $38 / $57
Murgh Makhani
$24
Chicken Tikka Masala
$24
Roasted Tandoori Chicken
$17 / $34
Nariyal Lamb Shank
$34

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

Dishes to know on this menu

Chaat: The tangy, crunchy, sweet-sour-spicy family of Indian street snacks: crisp bases (papdi wafers, puffed rice for bhel, potato patties for aloo tikki chaat) piled with chickpeas, yogurt, tamarind and mint chutneys, chaat masala, onion and sev (crunchy chickpea-flour threads). Meant to be eaten immediately, before it goes soft. On this menu as: Ragda Pattice · Avocado Sev Puri · Sunchoke Chaat.
Tikka: Boneless cubes marinated and grilled on skewers in the tandoor. Chicken tikka is the yogurt-and-spice version; malai tikka is marinated in cream and cheese for a mild, silky result; hariyali is a green marinade of mint, cilantro and spinach; paneer tikka is the vegetarian standard, often with peppers and onion on the skewer. On this menu as: Chicken Tikka Tacos · Paneer Pesto Tikka · Chicken Tikka Masala.
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: Blue Cheese Reshmi Kebab · Spicy Newabi Duck Kebab.
Roti, chapati & paratha: The unleavened whole-wheat family. Roti and chapati are thin and dry-griddled (tandoori roti is baked in the clay oven); paratha is layered with ghee and pan-fried, plain (lachha, spiralled) or stuffed with potato, cauliflower or paneer; rumali is the tissue-thin "handkerchief" bread. Puri and bhatura are fried and puff up hollow; bhatura is the large, leavened one served with chole. On this menu as: Pani Puri · Avocado Sev Puri.
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: Maryland Blue Crab Momo · Bison Momo.
Paneer: Fresh, unaged cheese made by curdling hot milk with lemon or vinegar and pressing the curds into a firm block. It does not melt, so it can be grilled (tikka), fried, or simmered in gravies, and it is the standard vegetarian protein on North Indian menus. On this menu as: Paneer Pesto Tikka · Malai Paneer Lasagna.

How these dishes compare

Tikkatypically $15 across 385 menus
Biryanitypically $16.49 across 366 menus
Roti, chapati & parathatypically $4 across 343 menus
Kebabs: seekh, boti, shamitypically $16 across 338 menus
Butter chicken (murgh makhani)typically $16 across 336 menus
Tikka masalatypically $16.99 across 316 menus
Tandooritypically $16.95 across 315 menus
Chaattypically $9 across 281 menus

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