I know I have been posting a lot about my adventure in Queens last week, but that is only because I got to see quite a bit that I had never experience before.  After quite a long day out we headed toward Jamaica Hills to eat at Annam Bramha, an all vegetarian (mostly Indian) restaurant that klk is quite a fan of.

Annam Bramha (which means “food is god”) is:

a vegetarian restaurant owned and operated by students of spiritual master Sri Chinmoy. We aspire to create a small corner of the world that is inundated with the spirituality and philosophy of our meditation teacher and to offer a peaceful oasis with music and videos to inspire the heart.

As far as Indian food goes in NYC my experience was previously limited to Curry Row in the East Village, and one trip to Tiffin Wallah .  Unlike Curry Row there was no one outside of Annam Bramha trying to talk you into coming in.  The inside decor was just as crazy as the Curry Row restaurants, but  instead of being abrasive and jarring (which I like from time to time) it was peaceful and soothing.

The decor is basically a tribute to spiritual master Sri Chinmoy.  The walls are covered with his art, pictures of him, a library of his writings (which he has many), and a small little shop in one corner.  There is even a table permanently set for Sri Chinmoy in the front window (protected by sliding glass doors).

My meal at Annam Bramha was the Annam Bramha Dinner special which consists of two choices curries vegetables, snack (similar to a round samosa without the bready outside) with homemade chutney, pappadam, rice, dal, raita.  I had Sag Paneer and Chick Pea and Potato Curry.  This meal was more than enough for me, and extrememly reasonably priced at $8.  We shared an order of samosas too.  Everything that we tried was wonderful.

Besides having a full Indian menu they have international days where food from different parts of the world are featured (American, Mexican, Italian, ect.  And they even have some of these things on their normal menu too).  For the full menu click here.

Although the space seemed foreign and strange at first it soon became very relaxing.  I don’t make it to Jamaica Hills very often (this was my first time), but if I am ever back that way I would like to experience Annam Bramha again.