Tasty Traditions brings Indian cooking to the communal courtyard at Liardet Street Projects, where its food-truck format sits among a collection of independent vendors. Lunch and dinner service make it useful for both a daytime visit and an evening meal, while current ordering channels add pickup and delivery to the ways diners can use the menu. The courtyard setting preserves the casual appeal of street food, but the breadth of the offering allows a visit to extend well beyond a quick snack.
The opening dishes lean into familiar savoury flavours. Vegetable samosas provide a crisp, compact beginning, while soya malai chaap offers a meat-free starter with a richer profile. Indian breads can be ordered alongside the main dishes, which is particularly helpful when several curries are being shared around the table. Together, these sections let diners build a meal gradually, whether the plan is a few smaller plates in the courtyard or a more complete order to take away.
Curries form the centre of the menu and cover both enduring favourites and substantial vegetarian choices. Butter chicken and chicken tikka masala bring creamy, spice-led sauces, while lamb rogan josh offers a deeper alternative. Dal makhani, channa masala and vegetable korma mean meat-free diners are not confined to sides. That spread also makes mixed orders straightforward: a group can contrast lentils, chickpeas, vegetables, chicken and lamb while choosing breads to suit the different sauces.
Biryani gives rice a starring role, with chicken, lamb and vegetable versions providing complete meals in their own right. Tasty Traditions also reaches beyond the expected curry-house framework with burgers, wraps, fries and a children's section, making the stall helpful when a party wants more than one kind of casual food. Drinks round out the selection. It is a notably flexible menu for a food-truck setting, balancing traditional Indian preparations with easygoing choices suited to the shared Liardet Street courtyard.
Address: Liardet Street Projects, 21 Liardet Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand
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