" AN INDIAN FUSION SOLUTION TO WORK-NIGHT MEALS

Some nights, especially during the work week, you just don’t feel like cooking. Eating out is always an option, but Curries by Design, a local catering and meal delivery service company, allows you to order Indian fusion meals for same-day delivery during the first half of the week. Owner Aparna Nayani says that as long as you order online by noon on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, one of her staff will deliver your order between 6 and 9 p.m. the same day. (Delivery to just about anywhere in Central Texas is free for orders of more than $40.)
Nayani, who first started to cook as a teenager living in Houston, says the menu is different each week because she’s always coming up with new dishes like tikka paneer quesadillas, spicy creole pasta and kebab-inspired sliders and meatballs to serve alongside traditional fare including samosas, curries, korma and keema. “I take world cuisine and try to incorporate Indian flavors into it,” she says. “It’s a never-ending process.”
During the second half of the week and weekends, Curries by Design switches gears into catering mode, preparing food for corporate events and weddings, and in a few weeks, the company is launching “Lap of Luxury,” a line of cookies that will feature flavors including masala chai tea, rose pistachio and saffron cardamom. "

-- Addie Broyles, food writer
Austin American-Statesman