Chef-owner Purnima Kalra has earned a reputation for homestyle northern Indian food, including biryanis, curries and vegetarian dishes, at her pint-sized takeout spot.
Before opening G-Mama’s Halal Indian Food, Purnima Kalra had a feeling, call it a premonition, that notoriety would be hers. But it’s not what you think. There was no fortune or red carpet in these visions.
“Money is not everything,” she says. “Instead of taking home $5,000, I’ll take $2,000. But I’ll have a line of customers. When I have customers, I’m so happy-go-lucky even when I am working until 12 o’clock at night.” And the spinach paneer, a dish made with onions, garlic and ginger sautéed with garam masala and cumin that’s simmered with chopped spinach and cream, is a recipe handed down from her mother-in-law. Kalra learned most of her vegetarian dishes, including braised mustard greens and dal makhani, a blend of whole-spiced lentils and kidney beans, from her.
But farming was not her long-term plan. Kalra went into banking, spending 17 years with Wells Fargo and Bank of America before retiring from the industry to bring G-Mama’s to life.
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