Best Indian Restaurant Near New Rochelle, NY

If you're in New Rochelle searching for Indian food nearby, Rani Mahal is about a ten-minute drive northeast in Mamaroneck — close enough for a weeknight dinner run, and set up for catering if you're planning something bigger for a New Rochelle school event, office, or celebration.

Why Rani Mahal

We've served Mamaroneck Ave since 2006, cooking authentic Indian food from traditional family recipes. Tandoori dishes come out of a real clay oven past 900°F, not a broiler; curries are simmered for hours; breads are made to order, not reheated from a batch. The dining room's arches and geometric detailing take their cue from Mughal palace architecture.

What to order

• Tandoori Chicken — clay-oven cooked, smoky and charred, see how it's made.
• Chicken Makhni (butter chicken) — the easiest entry point if you're new to Indian food, read the full breakdown.
• Biryani — chicken, lamb, or shrimp, layered rather than mixed.
• Dal Maharani Makhni — black lentils, slow-cooked overnight with butter and cream. Vegetarian and one of our most-requested sides.

Spice level is adjustable table-by-table on most curries — mild, medium, or spicy, your choice, with a few dishes (Korma, Vindaloo, Phaal) fixed by design.

Catering for New Rochelle events

New Rochelle's school functions, graduations, and larger receptions are exactly what our catering packages are built around — trays of tandoori, curry, biryani, and bread, priced per person with real published pricing (not a quote-only system), plus free Westchester delivery. See full catering packages and pricing or the New Rochelle catering page for details specific to your area.

Getting here from New Rochelle

Rani Mahal is a straightforward drive up toward Mamaroneck — no highway needed. We're set up for dine-in, pickup, delivery, and catering, plus a Sunday all-you-can-eat buffet. All meat served is 100% halal.