Sankranti Restaurant & Social Event Plaza Launches New Lunch Menu
Sankranti Restaurant & Social Event Plaza, a leading Indian fine dining restaurant and special event venue in Johns Creek, has launched a new a la carte lunch menu featuring dishes from northern and southern India. The restaurant that was recently awarded “Best Taste” at Taste Around Town Alpharetta is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
“We are pleased to welcome guests into our dining room to experience the flavors of India during lunch,” says owner Kavitha Nimmagadda. “We have crafted our new lunch menu with dishes that are prepared with traditional Indian spices and techniques, that we know our guests will enjoy.”
Sankranti’s new lunch menu encompasses four categories of Indian cuisine: street style, dosas, curries and biryani/pulav dishes. Highlights include:
Street Style
Pav bhaji – A mixture of mashed vegetables served in a thick gravy seasoned with fragrant spices and served with bread
Green chili chicken – Fried chicken tossed in a house-made green chili sauce, garlic, ginger onions and bell pepper
Mango chicken – Fried chicken tossed in a house-made sweet and savory mango sauce
Dosas
Can be accompanied by a side of curry
Spring dosa – Crepe stuffed with stir-fried vegetables
Cheese dosa – Crepe made from rice and lentils and topped with cheese
Ragi dosa – A healthier take on dosas where the crepes are made of millet flour
Curries
All curries are served with flavored rice and naan
Chana masala curry – Chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices
Paneer tikka masala – Cottage cheese served in a flavorful tomato-based sauce with methi leaves
Chicken kurma – Chicken cooked in a creamy yogurt and cardamom sauce
Biryani/Pulav
Veg pulav – A mixture of aromatic basmati rice, mixed vegetables, fried chilies, yogurt, coconut milk, butter and Indian spices
Chicken dum biryani – A layered dish of chicken, rice and aromatic spices
Goat pulav – A mixture of aromatic basmati rice, goat meat, fried chilies, yogurt, coconut milk, mint, butter and Indian spices
About Sankranti
Sankranti is an Indian fine dining restaurant and banquet hall located at 2000 Ray Moss Connector in Johns Creek, Georgia. The name Sankranti (pronounced sum-kraanthi) translates to “positive change” in Sanskrit and is derived from the traditional three-day Indian harvest festival that shares its name. Each January during Sankranti, family, friends and neighbors gather to enjoy abundant meals and spend quality time together, much like Thanksgiving in the United States. The restaurant strives to bring the same ambiance to its guests. For more information, visit sankrantirestaurants.com.