Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J.

March 30, 2011

The Garden State boasts the country's most delicious South Asian strip.

Chikoo (a sweet fruit) milk shake at Chowpatty. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

Dabeli (spiced potatoes and pomegranate in pan-fried bread) at Chowpatty. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

The head cook at Chowpatty. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

Making kebabs at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

Minced seekh kebab at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

Waitress at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

A cook at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. » Todd Coleman

Shalimar, a Pakistani-owned storefront is a carnivore's respite on a vegetarian-dominated street. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

A figure of the Hindu goddess Saraswati in one of the many gift shops along Oak Tree Road. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Making jalebi (fried-dough spirals soaked in honey syrup) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Making jalebi (fried-dough spirals soaked in honey syrup) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Stop into Sukhadia's for Gujarati snacks and sweets like khandvi (spiced yogurt and chickpea-flour rolls), jalebi (fried-dough spirals soaked in honey syrup), and dhokla (steamed lentil or chickpea-flour cakes). Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Enjoying jalebi at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Jalebi with vark (silver leaf) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Namkeem (snack mixes) and maite (tea biscuits) on display at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Khandvi (spiced yogurt and chickpea-flour rolls) at Sukhadia's. See our recipe for Khandvi Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Wall decoration at Sukhadia's. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Dhokla (steamed lentil or chickpea-flour cakes) at Sukhadia's. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Paan (betel leaf chews) on display at a tobacco shop along Oak Tree Road. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Karela (bitter melon) for sale at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Basmati rice for sale at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Sweet treats at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

Shopkeeper at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »Todd Coleman

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