D'Guru: Divine Indian Food in the Financial District

In between reading a lot of different food blog posts about Indian food and watching the Food Network's Aarti Party, I found myself really craving for some Indian food on Thursday.  Since Bret isn't a big fan of Indian food (we've seriously only had it once the entire time we've been together), I thought I'd satisfy my Indian cravings at lunch.

I sent out a tweet and got the following response from my friend Julie: D'Guru opened on Devonshire St if you wanna check it out!  I was sold.  I did a little research online and then headed to D'Guru during my lunch.  Located on Devonshire Street (between Franklin and Milk Street), D'Guru is an offshoot of Guru the Caterer, a gourmet Indian catering company.  Please excuse the blurry photo below.

I arrived around 12:30 PM and the line was almost to the door.  D'Guru is a tiny little shop with very little seating but the line moves rather quickly.  There weren't a huge amount of variety to their menu and this little take-out shop had all of the standards like chicken tikka masala, lamb curry, and samosas.  I decided to go with a chicken combo plate, which contained rice, a chicken entree, a vegetable and some Indian bread.

I went back to my office and eagerly dug in.  Even though I usually drink water during my lunches in the office, I decided to splurge and picked up a Vita Coco coconut water.

I opened my take-out container and I was shocked by the amount of food.  D'Guru doesn't mess around with portion sizes and this was way too much for food.  I ordered the chicken tikka masala and a small side of aloo posto, which is a spicy potato dish in a poppy seed paste.

Instead of naan, D'Guru served two huge slices of chapati bread.  Chapati is a bit fluffier than naan and tasted a bit like the pita bread used in gyros.

My entire meal was really delicious.  The rice was perfectly cooked and the chicken tikka masala was thick and had generous chunks of tender chicken breast.  The aloo posto ended up being my favorite though as it had a nice heat to it.  The portion size was a bit large so I felt bad that I didn't finish my lunch but I didn't want to enter into an afternoon food coma at work.

The food tasted incredibly authentic and I think I've found a new spot whenever another Indian craving should hit me!  What are some of your favorite area Indian restaurants?


D'Guru is located at 187 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA.