Raj Grocers

Raj is still the best place in town for Indian spices, etc. I went to Raj on Sunday and asked for some curry mix for goat stew meat and Raj recommended Mothers Recipe Mutton Curry Lamb curry mix. He said it was a «life saver «., just add water. The meal was fantastic! Curry tasted amazing. Thank you.

Rocking Desi grocery store. No expired stuff. Been around for 13+ years — under one management. No overselling. No cheating. Frank and concise guidance. No hidden agendas.

Friendly and honest guy. The store is very clean. Raj has been around the clear Lake area for a long time now and is very informative if you need help finding something. In case the store does not have anything that you are looking for, Raj can get it ordered for you 9 out of 10 times.

Raj has run this store for over 10 years. What I like about his store is the cleaniness and how well he organizes the items in the store.

This is my go to place to buy my favorite basmati rice. They offer a great variety Indian spices, ingredients & products for some yummy recipes I make. They sell saffron here!
The employees/​owners are really helpful, happy to show you around & willing to suggest a better product than the one you were going to buy!

You can find almost everything here from Indian grocery!!! good service. clean and well stocked products from various brands, student discount, my first choice for Indian grocery stores

Note: I am not a frequenter of ethnic grocery stores. This place seemed like it had a great selection of spices and ethnic foods, and the other reviews attest to that. They also have a large selection of what I assumed to be Bollywood DVDs and VHS tapes, if that’s your thing.
They also have British-​made Cadbury chocolate, which is far superior to American-​made Cadbury. My knowledge of the British Empire in India made me look for them here. See kids, history class isn’t a total waste of time.

Selections of spices, teas, import coffees and dried fruits, nuts is great. They also carry various sizes of rice up to 50 lbs? On weekends, you can purchase tasty fresh samosas at the counter! For a small grocery store that specializes in Indo-​Pak items they have a nice variety. I’ve also been very pleased with the staff, always helpful, never pushy. Will continue to patronize this local owned store.

Looking for ingredients for an Indian dish I wanted to try. Of course, Kroger, HEB and Wal-​mart were not much help, but I tried this and one other market in the SE Houston area.
Raj did the trick. Very clean, well organized, stocked, and they had everything I needed. Prices are reasonable and compared to the big box stores, spice pricing and quality are bargains.
My only put offs are the tacky 15 min parking signs with multiple tow-​away warnings in front of the store, but they must have problems with one of the neighboring businesses.
Staff gave the obligatory greeting and help offer, but did not seem particularly interested in engaging in conversation.
Definitely recommended.

Issue: Samosa craving
If you know me at all, when I get a craving, I’m usually going to find a way to make it myself.
Problem: spice availability
As much fun as it is to buy spices (just me?), the typical grocery store really takes advantage of those who buy spices out of the norm, you’ll realize the mark up is sad. To deter your spice acquisition quest, you may run into high prices for minute amounts or in my case, a complete lack of availability. In every grocery store, I typically find myself in the spice aisle to check out what the selection is and prices. Please don’t buy any specialty spices at Kroger/​HEB/​other big box stores. Instead, get out of your comfort zone and explore an Asian/​Indian store for better quality, vast selection and especially cheaper prices.
Solution: Raj Grocers
Walked in and store clerk (Should I call him uncle?) greeted me. I wandered around the bulk spices which had an entire row dedicated to them. Seriously, bulk spices averaging from $ 1.95 — $ 3.89. Excellent, which is why you don’t buy those anywhere other than these types of stores. Picked out what I needed (just 2 spices). Ringing me up, he asks what I’m making and I tell him samosas. He tells me there is a smaller and cheaper package of garam masala in the back which is what I ended up purchasing instead. He also pointed out some wrappers in the freezer section in case I needed them. (I made my own.)
If I ever need more spices, I’ll be back.