Thunder Mountain Curry

Go see these guys in pepper pants at the Troy Market. The $ 8 pad Thai is a spectacle to watch as it’s made right on the street. It also has the right amount of kick, as they ask you for a number between 1 and 10 on how spicy you want it. It will easily feed 2 or 3 a healthy lunch size portion. I also love the buffet choices where you get a bit of everything of the day for a couple bucks. Well worth the wait.

I discovered Thunder Mountain Curry at the Troy Farmer’s Market. I’m so glad I did.
Their food is incredibly fresh. And you can taste all of the fresh herbs and spices they use in every dish. I can taste (and see) the curry leaves, the mustard seeds, the cilantro, the Chiles etc.
Other then Karavelli in Latham, this is the only Indian food I’ve eaten in this area where the food isn’t a soupy, creamy pool of bland mush. All of their dishes have a nice spice level to them and some are extra spicy which I love. They aren’t afraid to use the proper spice and heat level.
They make delicious crispy Pakora. I’ve had several different vegetarian dishes with cauliflower or spinach or chick peas or cabbage and they were so delicious on their own that I didn’t miss the meat and extra condiments were not needed.
However– their spicy mint chutney blew me away. It’s super spicy, tangy, herbaceous etc. and could just eat it on its own because that’s how delicious and addictive it is. I always order extra and slather it on everything because I like it that much!
And, I found out this past Saturday while ordering food at the Farmer’s Market that they serve lunch Mon-​Fri on the RPI campus and the area where they are located is open to the public.
Pure joy!

I found Thunder Mountain Curry at the Troy Farmer’s Market a few years ago, and their made to order pad thai made me an instant fan! Just watching the pad thai being prepared is reason to go — indeed, there’s usually a crowd of people watching the ‘show’ as something like 30 ingredients are tossed in the giant wok, cooked over a modified turkey fryer. There’s usually a line, but the food is worth the wait. At the winter market, they swap out pad thai for dosa, which are like foot long ‘crepes’ filled various curries. It’s an amazing deal for $ 8. I work in downtown Troy, so I’ve also run up to their home base in RPI’s MacNeil Room to bring lunch back to work. I love the pork vindaloo, thai red chicken curry, and especially the butternut squash and ‘five flavored beets’, but it’s really hard not to get pad thai! Oh, and I must mention the mango lassi, my go-​to market breakfast!