RED BANK, NJ — Looking for something new to try? Agra Indian Masala could be the perfect restaurant for you.
Specializing in authentic Indian cuisine, Agra Indian Masala is open every day of the week and located on 30 Monmouth St. in the heart of Red Bank.
Though the dining location officially opened on May 31, plans for Agra have been in the making long before the restaurant’s grand opening.
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“I wanted to open a restaurant,” Nirmala Yerakala, the managing partner of Agra Indian Masala, said. “It’s been a dream, but I didn’t know how to start.”
Yerakala moved to the United States in 2004. Over the past 20 years, she went from being a stay-at-home mom to working in various retail and customer service positions, all while dreaming of opening a restaurant.
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In 2018, Yerakala met Sharif Mamu Ji and Om Bahadur Ji (now both chefs at Agra Indian Masala), while working as a restaurant manager.
The three became friends, but it wasn’t until 2023 that Yerakala got a call from the chefs asking if she’d like to see a potential restaurant location in Red Bank. From there, Yerakala said they became business partners.
“They take care of the back-end and I take care of the front-end,” Yerakala said.
Together, the partners have created a menu featuring a wide variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Options range from Chicken Biryani, to Aloo Papri Chat, Yellow Dal Tadka and more.
“We prepared the menu in such a way that all of them [the dishes] are very, very authentic and very famous dishes,” Yerakala said.
In addition to the regular menu, the restaurant also offers a lunch special Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. where guests can enjoy a vegetarian or non-vegetarian meal featuring Dal, an entree, rice, naan and a dessert of their choice.
Whatever guests choose to try, Yerakala said she’s happy to see so many new faces come through the restaurant’s doors.
“When I see in people’s eyes that they love the food and they’re satisfied and they feel so happy that we opened here?” Yerakala said. “That makes me so happy.”
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