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

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. »
Dabeli (spiced potatoes and pomegranate in pan-fried bread) at Chowpatty. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
The head cook at Chowpatty. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Making kebabs at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Minced seekh kebab at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Waitress at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
A cook at Shalimar. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
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. »
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. »
Making jalebi (fried-dough spirals soaked in honey syrup) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Making jalebi (fried-dough spirals soaked in honey syrup) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
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. »
Enjoying jalebi at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Jalebi with vark (silver leaf) at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Namkeem (snack mixes) and maite (tea biscuits) on display at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
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. »
Wall decoration at Sukhadia's. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Dhokla (steamed lentil or chickpea-flour cakes) at Sukhadia's. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Paan (betel leaf chews) on display at a tobacco shop along Oak Tree Road. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Karela (bitter melon) for sale at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Basmati rice for sale at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Sweet treats at Sukhadia's Sweets. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »
Shopkeeper at Subzi Mandi. Back to Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J. »

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