Faces of the Fair: Hot Indian Foods
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Amol Dixit's Hot Indian Foods made its State Fair debut this year.
Hot Indian, which started as a food truck, then added a restaurant and later a stall at Target Field, started after Dixit lost his job after 15 years at General Mills.
The goal: To make Indian food more approachable to the masses.
"I think a lot of what makes Indian food so rich and so terrific is also what makes it intimidating and overwhelming at times," Dixit said. "It's a lot of rich spice blends, it's a lot of words you've never heard of. So what we're trying to do is do authentic Indian flavors in more familiar formats."
Hot Indian's signature item, the Indirrito — an Indian-style burrito — reflects that goal. It's a traditional indian flatbread — roti — wrapped around Indian main dishes such as chicken tikka, spinach paneer or aloo gobi.
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