{"id":35642,"date":"2020-12-11T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=35642"},"modified":"2020-12-14T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:28:12","slug":"nafeesa-koslik-brings-cuisine-from-her-native-country-to-nanis-indian-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/nafeesa-koslik-brings-cuisine-from-her-native-country-to-nanis-indian-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nafeesa Koslik Brings Cuisine From Her Native Country To \u2018Nani\u2019s Indian Kitchen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35643\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/12\/nani-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/12\/nani-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/12\/nani-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/12\/nani-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2020\/12\/nani.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nafeesa Koslik serves up food from her native country at Nani\u2019s Indian Kitchen, 256 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. The restaurant offers take-out food during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\u00a92020 SaratogaPhotographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Jill Nagy<br \/>\nNafeesa Koslik grew up in India, the oldest of five children. So, \u201cby means of necessity\u201d she started cooking when she was eight years old, she said.<br \/>\nWhile living in Milton with her husband and three children, a restaurant building became available at about the time she was laid off from her job in hotel management. As a result, Nani\u2019s Indian Kitchen opened at 256 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa.<br \/>\nThe business is \u201cgoing like wildfire, very busy,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nAfter a soft opening, the restaurant officially opened the day after Thanksgiving. That Friday and the following Saturday, Koslik served meals in the restaurant. However, with COVID-19 restrictions, the establishment can only seat eight to 10 people at a time, instead of the normal 33. Consequently, Koslik switched to a take-out only format for the time being. <!--more--><br \/>\nThe building, which she is renting, needed some renovations, including new grease traps in the kitchen, a new floor and removal of the bar in the dining room, and some general painting and sprucing up. Her husband and children pitched in to get the work done. The family also helps out, as needed, with the restaurant business. In addition, there are two employees.<br \/>\nShe was born in Hyderabad, in southern India, and lived in Mumbai, Kolkotta, and Chennai. She described the menu as \u201cmulti-regional,\u201d reflecting the fact that she and her family moved often in India due to her father\u2019s changing work assignments. She became familiar with many of India\u2019s varied cuisines.<br \/>\nKoslik came to the U.S. when she was 19 and lived in Schenectady until moving to Milton five and a half years ago.<br \/>\nNani\u2019s Indian Kitchen is open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4- 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. on Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. It its closed on Monday. People can order online at www.nanisindian.com or at 518 490-2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy Nafeesa Koslik grew up in India, the oldest of five children. So, \u201cby means of necessity\u201d she started cooking when she was eight years old, she said. 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