Taj Mahal Imports

The five stars is for the pani puri at the chaat stand. Hands down the best pani puri I’ve ever had, I always try to get some whenever I’m in town. The ladies that make it are also very nice as well.

This is a good place for Indian groceries and a bite to eat in the back as well. YOU must get a samosa here before you leave as they are so good.
They sell other non grocery items as well, I bought a really big box of nagchampa incense for really cheap. Prices are decent here. If you’re looking for the common Indian spices, they have it.

The coolest part about this grocery store is the snacks, like the pani puri. My friend introduced me to this and it was a really interesting experience. You eat the pani puri as soon as it is made and you get six pieces for about $ 3. They were pretty spicy so I might have to get mild next time. They have other items on their menu that I want to try, like their one dollar samosas. I’ll come back for that next time!

Been coming here for year for groceries and for the chat house in the back.
First, the chat house. The ladies working there are always so nice and pleasant, and the food is awesome and pretty inexpensive. Btw, it’s all vegetarian but it’s so delicious, you don’t miss the meat. My favorites are the pani puri (for like $ 3), bhel puri (again around $ 3), and the paneer and paratha combo (for $ 8, I think, for a huge portion of delicious paneer and 2 stuffed parathas). I also like their samosas ($ 1 each) and samosa chat (around $ 3).
As for the groceries, it can be pretty hit or miss for the produce. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes not so much. But, when it’s good, it’s way cheaper than the regular grocery store for Indian food staples. For spices and packaged food, same deal. I always come here for my spices because it’s so much cheaper than kroger and central market. For example, you can get a huge packet of turmeric powder here for around $ 3, at kroger a tiny bit costs you like $ 5. Ridiculous.
I think a lot of their customers have moved over to shopping at India Bazzaar, but I like coming here because it’s not crowded, groceries are inexpensive, and it’s the same stuff. I can grab a snack at the chat house (which is waayyy better here than India Bazaar), and do my shopping at once. It’s a little older establishment, but I like it better.

Awesome Pani Puri. Brought back memories of Mumbai! They actually hand one puri at a time. Just like the Mumbai street vendors. Yumm!

So many cool things! Great café inside too! A lot of food imports. My favorite are the authentic Indian statues and ornamentation for sale. Really great people and warm environment. Really cool selection of cookware too, check it out, cool and authentic Indian place especially for home décor ideas!

***Shocking*** went to Taj tonight and bought packaged mango juice. Prepacked 3 for $ 1.00. Left and decided let me open one and drink it since it was a box with a straw. It tasted sooo bad almost like fungus. Checked the label and saw it was expired went back in and told the clerk who said (ready for this) «We know, that’s why we sold it to you 3 for a dollar». Well duh what was I thinking… Lol …
After telling him thats not right… The clerk said go get something else for a dollar… So I went back and checked all of the other mango drinks and all of the one same brand were expired… All this time I shopped there… Makes me wonder what other expired food they are selling us… Prepackaged i can see but what about there fresh made expired. Somosas and chat stuff… Good luck!

Awesome Indian chats. Just loved it. You will never get the feeling of missing Indian food if you keep visiting this.

With little competition in the near vicinity, it’s hard for a visitor to say anything bad about this small grocery store blossoming with Indian fare.
Having spent a lot of time touring Indian stores and restaurants in Los Angeles, I was underwhelmed by a couple things.
1) The prices. Perhaps it’s because Dallas is not a port city like Los Angeles, and that is why the prices are nearly double in some areas (frozen food aisle). Then again, when you need dhokla, you need dhokla and no price will stand in your way of the frozen version because fresh dhokla was unavailable. So it is what it is.
2) Customer service. Being sneered at does not move a customer to action. Even if you can’t speak the native language of the area, a little pleasant non-​verbal communication goes a long way. A female cashier’s sneer (I still don’t know what she wanted, we were literally just standing at a register waiting to check out) was enough to make me shy away from visiting again.
On the pleasant side of the coin however, there was a lot of room to expand here, and I hope they can. Most tiny non-​American cuisine stores can be cramped, this was was nicely spread out and they still have room to grow.
Will I visit again? No. Do I love Indian food and culture? Yes. But I’m a consumer who votes with my dollar. I’ll be keeping them at Subzi Mandi.

Never tried the food but did use to shop here for daily indian groceries untill found one day that most of the products sold here were way past their expiration date. They would paste nutrition labels on top of manufacture package details. Some of the flour packages were more than 2 years old and so were the pickles.
This has happened twice to me. Being an Indian I know about the shelf life of these products. PLS CHECK twice before buying from this place.

If you are white as i am and have never eaten Chaat, please go here to dazzle your mouth with flavor. This is what indian fast food is and its wonderful
Go to the back of the store and order the aloo tiki. its 3.50 and absolutely amazing.
everything is super cheap, the people are really nice if you dont understand the menu.
Go here if you have ever liked indian food. The rest of the grocery store is stocked with tons of indian «things» from food to statues. You wont be disappointed

Food Stand review
Although new to Indian cuisine, i really love the Dahi Poori. The way it melts in your mouth, there is nothing else quite like it anywhere else. They make it fresh right there on the spot. So yummy it makes me happy :)
This is just a small food stand in the market, for those of you who haven’t been here.

if you’re looking for cheap indian street food in the back of a vegetarian grocery store, you’ve found it here!
every time i come here, i am the only non-​indian person here. very cool.
these are the best samosas i’ve ever had! they are made fresh, fried to perfection, spicy, comes with a deliciously smooth tamarind sauce and costs freakin $ 1!!!
i’ve also had:
Aloo tikki — i don’t know what it is but it’s good. it’s hot and it’s good!
Samosa chat — fried samosa topped with yogurt and cilantro and stuff! very good!
Pav bhaji — the best of the bunch so far. it looks like re-​fried beans and comes with 2 toasted, buttered hamburger buns. it’s YUMMY! i like this the best.
i have no idea what i’m eating here, but it’s all vegetarian. they take credit cards and cash and speak perfect english! the food here is divine and the ladies who work in the back are as sweet as can be.

The food stand inside this grocery store has what my friend described as street food. I’ve never had anything vegetarian that was so tasty before. The samosas are cheap and good. There was this one potato dish (I think it is #3 on their menu) that had a pretty delicious sauce with it. I’ll have to go back and try the other items sometime.

–EDIT– The shake/​juice shop in the back is now CLOSED. :cry:
Try the new sweet shake and juice shop in the back! Their khulfi is great, but the real star is the falooda. The pista malai falooda is awesome– thick condensed milk real khulfi, chopped nuts, cardamom ice cream, and sweet noodles that have just a tiny hint of rose water. So creamy and rich, you’ll be full for hours. They accept credit/​debit, so you can drop by without hitting the atm.

This review is only for the chaat stand located inside the grocery store and not the grocery store itself.
I’ve never eaten at a chaat stand before and it was delicious! Street food is always the best, right? I came with a friend who was comfortable ordering for me (seeing as I had no idea what anything was) but I would surely attempt to order on my own next time. I’m fairly certain that anything on the menu is delicious. Think potatoes, chick peas, sweet sauces, spicy sauces, samosas. If you’re somewhat familiar with and enjoy indian flavors you’ll like all of it!
I’ll definitely check out the grocery portion of the store next time as well.
Chaat stand only accepts cash.

WILL THE REAL TAJ GROCERY, PLEASE STAND UP?! I’ve been a regular customer of the original Taj Mahal Imports since the early 1980’s — seen ‘em move through a couple of leases and grow into a rather big store these days. You could say they were the first «real» Indian market in DFW. They’ve always had the biggest and best selections of all Indian groceries, produce, cookware, and sundries, at the best prices.
A word about the food stall in the back of the store… Chaat Corner… THE BEST CHAAT I’VE EVER HAD! And I’ve tried a lot — but the ORIGINAL Taj wins — hands-​down!

I asked the guy at a nearby vegetarian restaurant where I could find Indian art — and there it was in this good sized Indian market right off 75 on Beltline– ganeesh, shiva and posters of other Hindu matter, figurines, decorative hangings and other authentic shtuff fresh from India, including incense, a bakery and oh yeah — the groceries. A blue Hindi diety now blesses my bedroom. Ohm.

Every time I come to this shopping center, I always go to Taj Mahal Imports and Heena Salon. I’ve come enough times now that I have a pretty good routine down, and I think it would be helpful to others as well. Here you go:
Leave the house with a book, newspaper, or magazine. Go to Taj Mahal Imports. Head straight to the restaurant part in the back. Order a samosa, some food for lunch, and a masala tea. By the time you finish your samosa, lunch will be ready. By the time you finish lunch, your masala tea will be ready, but much too hot to drink. Add sugar and get a lid.
Take your masala tea to Heena Salon in the same strip mall. Take a number, and drink your masala tea while reading your book/​newspaper/​magazine. Around the time you finish your tea, they will call your number. You will leave with a happy stomach and sexy eyebrows.
You’re welcome.

Visited the chaat stand again. I ordered the masala tea and this time I tried a snack called Vada Pav, which looks like a burger with mashed potato patty :-), but don’t let the look deceive you…
As usual, they ask whether you want mild, medium, or hot. I chose mild, so that I could taste the detail of the flavor and I was right. They toast the bun with some seasonings on the grill and the patty is prepped separately. At the end they give the burger somewhat pressed like a panini and it tastes really really good. It is definitely goes well with the masala tea.
I got curious and looked it up on the internet. You can find more about it here:
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