Appetizers – Basmati’s Asian Cuisine


A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR MEAL, WE RECOMMEND YOU SHARE YOUR APPETIZERS FAMILY STYLE SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THEM

 

 

SPRING ROLL OF THE DAY

HOUSE MADE SPRING ROLLS, PREPARED DAILY AND FEATURING FRESH SEASONAL VEGETABLES AND A SWEET CHILI DIPPING SAUCE

 

GYOZA DUMPLINGS

A SEASONED MIXTURE OF PORK AND VEGETABLES, PAN-SEARED THEN STEAMED, WITH A TRADITIONAL DIPPING SAUCE

 

MARYLAND STYLE CRABCAKE

FRESH LOCAL CRAB, PAN FRIED AND FINISHED WITH A SMOKED YELLOW TOMATO AND ONION EMULSION AND A SPINACH AND WASABI INFUSED OIL

 

EDAMAME TWO WAYS

BOILED EDAMAME COATED WITH SEA SALT AND SICHIMI DUSTED EDAMAME

 

SPICY ASIAN SHRIMP

TEMPURA BLACK TIGER SHRIMP, TOSSED IN A MIXTURE OF THAI CHILI AND PALM SUGAR, SERVED WITH SEAWEED SALAD AND CHOPPED RED ONION

 

BASMATI’S PU-PU PLATTER

A SAMPLING OF SOME OF BASMATI’S FAVORITES, DUMPLINGS WITH SOY DIPPING SAUCE, CRABCAKE WITH SMOKED YELLOW TOMATO EMULSION, AND SPRING ROLL OF THE DAY

 

THAI SQUID

CALAMARI RINGS, TEMPURA BATTERED AND FRIED, ACCOMPANIED BY PINEAPPLE SALSA, WITH SRIRACHA AND A TERIYAKI DIPPING SAUCE