Hot Murga

Hot Murga is a fast-casual Indian fusion restaurant that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in May 2023. It was founded by Rupinder "Romy" Singh. No strangers to the restaurant business, the Singh Family has been in the local restaurant business for several years. Romy's father Indi Singh owns Sitar, while his brother Harinder "Harry" Singh owns House of Naan. Before getting into the restaurant business, Romy was a lymphoma researcher at Yale University. He later realized that food was his true passion; it allowed him to get creative. In the fall of 2020, he and Harry co-opened Pataka: a fast-casual Indian street food restaurant. Although successful, the brothers closed Pataka two years later when they got the opportunity to relocate it to Queens, NYC. Romy came up with a new restaurant concept to fill the same space once occupied by Pataka. Inspired by a family trip to Tennessee, Romy came up with the idea to open a Nashville Hot Chicken restaurant that featured an Indian spin. He named the new venture "Hot Murga" which means "Hot Rooster". All of the chicken used for the dishes is 100% Certified Halal.

My wife and I recently stopped at Hot Murga for lunch. We had heard nothing but great things about them and were eager to try their food. The interior of the restaurant was bright, white, and ridiculously clean. We were impressed with that alone. After looking over the menu, we decided to order a variety of different dishes to share. We ordered the "Murga Sandwich" (fried chicken, coleslaw, pickles, pickled onions, murga sauce on a potato bun), "Badmaash's Fries" (masala fries, fried chicken, murga sauce, pickles, coleslaw), "Waffles", and "Spiced Mac and Cheese". Everything was so delicious! KAPOW: an explosion of flavor in every bite! To drink, we washed everything down with some "Ginger Lavender Lemonade" and "Mango Lassi". My wife and I have definitely been caught up in the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich craze with other places like Haven Hot Chicken, but Hot Murga offers the same type of cuisine that not only adheres to Halal dietary guidelines but is also prepared with vibrant Indian spices. We can't wait to go back!

Friend got the Murga Masala Chicken Sandwich which he mentioned was nicely made and flavorful. I went with the 2 tenders that are more than just the ordinary hot chicken on white bread. The size of each tender was huge. The meat was juicy, seasoned wonderfully with spices and batter with a crunchy crust served with their take on Canes chicken sauce that has spice with their own hot sauce for another kick.
I'm often worried about the hot chicken scene focuses on heat over flavor but this place focuses on flavor first with the kick that all works out.
Being from the northeast there aren't many hot chicken places and sure as hell there aren't any Indian Hot Chicken places - I would still pick this over Dave's and Canes any day.

Please have a location in MA!

Absolutely outstanding. I had the chicken tenders and waffles, and it was the best takeout I've ever eaten.

The fries taste like the platonic ideal of spicy fries - perfectly spicy and salty.

The waffles were light and fluffy, sweet and spiced.

The chicken was tender and moist and the skin was perfectly crispy.

Bravo!

I want to support this place because...

1. I'm southerner who loves fried chicken
2. Im a Pakistani/Muslim so halal food is a plus
3. The aesthetics and branding of this place is so catchy and cute

But..

No matter how many times I try this place the fried chicken sandwiches are just average and tasty heavy.

Came upon this place while on a roadtrip and it was one of the best meals of the weekend! We got the Szechuan mini sliders, the murga sliders, and Badmaash's Mac and cheese. Some places really overhype their loaded Macs but here it was 100% warranted. Perfect topping to mac ratio, and the sauce is mixed in with the cheese sauce which makes every bite fantastic! The sliders were generously sized and perfect for sharing/sampling multiple flavors, as my boyfriend and i love to do. The Szechuan in particular had such a tasty and sticky sauce--it was so good. In general, all of the chicken is perfectly crispy, tender, and well seasoned. Finally, the prices were super fair and the portion sizes very generous. The food is very filling and has a great diversity of flavor and options for different preferences. I'd highly recommend stopping in here if you have the chance, you won't regret it!

The first time I had Nashville style Hot Chicken I fell in love with it. I have always loved good Indian food, especially all of the different flavors and textures partying together on my plate and then in my mouth. Needless to say when these two foods were paired together it is simply a match made in heaven.

I have ordered numerous times over the past year+ from Hot Murga, but this past weekend my family stopped in as we were in New Haven for a few errands. I opted for Badmaash's Mac and Cheese this time (versus my usual Badmaash's Fries). Let's just say that I don't know if I'll do the fries again. The creaminess of the mac and cheese added another dimension to the Indian seasoning. The cheesiness also cut the heat (though I was looking for it with ordering it with a Hot spice level), like how raita would do the same with traditional Indian food.

Eating in this past weekend also gave me the opportunity to see the kindness and gratefulness of the on-site team. I'd always much rather support a business that is thankful and appreciative for their customers. I definitely felt it here.

WOW! This place is amazing. I got the Murga Masala Sandwich with fries and it knocked my socks off. The sandwich had crispy chicken and the coleslaw added a refreshing snap. The soft potato bun was excellent as well. I adored the masala sauce and the mint chutney. They helped to cut some of the spice and added flavors I throughly enjoyed. The fries were crispy and spiced to perfection. The service was kind. It is a great spot for sure!

Heard of a halal new burger spot in New Haven and had to give it a try!

We ended up ordering 1 murga sandwich medium heat, 2 murga masala sandwich (pre-determined heat level, side of plain fries (we didn't want the masala on top), and the badmash Mac n cheese!

So I split the murga and murga masala sandwich. My first impression of the murga sandwich was that it was way too crunchy. Visibly you can tell it was brown/slightly burned. I've had chicken burgers elsewhere, and this was personally way to crunchy. Maybe it was a one off situation.

Coming to the murga masala sandwich - now that was a good level of normal crispiness and pretty delicious. The masala sauce on the burger was a nice touch and the coleslaw was also refreshing. I did end up getting an extra side of coleslaw as well! Portion size for the side was small than expected, but did the job.

The Mac and cheese was good - I wish it was more cheesy though... since I was already getting full off the one burger, the extra chicken in it was a bit much for me. So if you are someone like me who doesn't have a big appetite I would recommend just ordering the Mac and cheese plain (not loaded).

I didn't take a photo of the fries, but I didn't like them. They were just way too crispy and almost hard. Probably over fried... if I would order them again, I'd probably request to have it normal fried (although I've never had to make that type of request for French fries)

Inside is really clean though. I went at a time when there wasn't a big crowd. And the service was fairly quick. The girl taking our order was really friendly as well and brought the food to our table. I'm so glad this place has indoor seating with a few tables to fit a crowd! If you drive around that area you can also get free no meter parking.

I would probably come back again when I'm craving this kind of food - just hope they're mindful of not over frying and then I would probably give 5 stars! :-)

By far the best fried chicken that I've tasted since living in the Northeast the last four years. The chicken was crunchy and perfectly seasoned. The mac cheese had gooey cheese and was perfectly pair with chicken, Tikka Masala and Mint Chutney. Sliders were amazing. Food was so amazing that we ordered an additional order of wings.

The service was beyond amazing. The atmosphere was nice and the restaurant was super clean. We live 3 hours away in New Hampshire and we are already looking to return soon.

P.S. we requested a later check out from our hotel and we made a great decision to stay until the restaurant opened this morning.

Amazing job!!

I am obsessed with Hot Murga! They have the best chicken sandwiches and their service is great. I've been there SO many times in the past several months. Their Badmassh fries and Murga Masala Sandwiches are unmatched. Their restaurant is very clean and bright. Highly recommend!!!