About us
One family, one kitchen, since 2009.
Desi India Bazaar opened on Branham Lane in 2009 and has been run by the same family ever since. It began as an Indian and Pakistani grocery for Cambrian Park, and the kitchen came later, because customers kept asking whether we could cook for their parties.
That kitchen cooks Indian home food — paneer and chole and biryani alongside undhiyu, khandvi and methi thepla. The dishes that are hard to find done properly outside somebody else’s home. Everything we cater is vegetarian, and we cook Jain and no-onion-no-garlic often enough that it’s routine rather than a favor.
The bread, the farsan and the sweets are made here, through the day, by people whose names are on the business. That is the whole pitch.
- Opened
- 2009
- Run by
- One family
- Neighborhood
- Cambrian Park, San Jose
- Kitchen
- In-house, fully vegetarian
What we are known for
The heart of the menu
These are the dishes people drive across the valley for. They are also the reason our catering doesn’t taste like everyone else’s.
- Paneer Butter Masala
- Chole
- Veg Biryani
- Samosa
- Undhiyu
- Dal Makhni
- Khandvi
- Pav Bhaji
- Methi Thepla
- Dhokla
- Gulabjamun
- Motichoor Ladoo
Family-operated since 2009
The same family, the same kitchen, on Branham Lane.
Made in-house, daily
Bread, farsan and sweets are cooked here, not bought in.
Serving South San Jose
Cambrian Park, Willow Glen, Almaden, Blossom Valley and around.
EBT and food stamps accepted
On eligible grocery items, in-store.
Cooking for something important?
Weddings, first birthdays, temple lunches, a house full of relatives. Tell us the date and the headcount and we’ll take it from there.