Over the summer, Shyam Umamaheshwar and Tripti Anandan decided to start their own local business; cooking and selling traditional Indian cuisine to the Laramie community through their custom-built Curry Time food truck.

All recipes served at Curry Time by Shyam and Tripti are traditional Indian food including family recipes, recipes from their childhood, and recipes picked up from other traditional Indian restaurants. Curries, kebabs, samosas, and tikka masala are just a few of the dishes on their menu.

Tripti and Shyam explain that they strive to create fresh, locally grown dishes for their customers and the menu is decided based on seasonal items available to the chefs. Local meats including lamb are cooked as well as food items from the local Food Co-op. “We do not use any artificial colors,” Tripti states. “For example, I use organic beet powder from the Co-op in some dishes.”

As well as being the co-owner of Curry Time, Tripti also prepares most of the food as the head chef. “My intention is to introduce people to a greater variety of Indian food,” She says. “I want to expose the palate of Laramie to more ethnic foods.”

Shyam and Tripti were both born and raised in southern India and only met each other after coming to the states around 2007. The now married couple hold full time positions at a local pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

Shyam earned his Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, his Master’s in environmental science, and an MBA which he earned from The University of Wyoming. Tripti holds a PhD and a postdoc from The University of Wyoming in micro and molecular biology. Because of the busy schedules and full-time jobs of the owners, the food truck can be spotted selling primarily in Laramie on Thursdays and Fridays.

As always, but during this time especially, cleanliness is a top priority for Curry Time. “I’m a microbiologist,” Tripti explains. “And hygiene always comes first for me.” Masks and gloves are worn by every employee at all times and are changed frequently to keep proper safety measures in place. “We keep our food truck extremely clean,” Shyam adds. “We sanitize the truck every night.”

The Curry Time Truck can be found in the old Laramie High school parking lot on Thursdays from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, as well as at the Downtown Farmer’s Market on Fridays from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.

“Serving Indian food in Laramie was something we’ve thought about for a long time,” Shyam says. “When we started, people were really excited. It’s been a little more than three months and I feel like the community has supported us and loved us so far.”

For more information on Curry Time and to track their truck’s location, please visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/currytimelaramie and Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/currytimelaramie/.