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Faces of the Fair: Hot Indian Foods

Indi Frites at Hot Indian Foods
Amol Dixit is offering Indi Frites, an Indian take on the french fry, at the International Bazaar on at the Minnesota State Fair.
Tim Nelson | MPR News

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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.

Amol Dixit
Amol Dixit brought is Hot Indian Foods food truck fare to the State Fair. He's got the Midtown Global Market space at the Interational Bazaar for the first half of the fair.
Tim Nelson | MPR

"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.