Opening one's mouth to catch fresh rain is a deliciously dangerous activity that leaves the palate equally susceptible to close encounters with flying naan saucers. Increase your odds of a savory sighting of the Indian kind with today's Groupon: for $14, you get $30 worth of Indian cuisine and drinks at Indus Indian Herbal Cuisine in West Palm Beach.

Indus Indian Herbal Cuisine highlights the flavor and medicinal value inherent in herbs and spices by placing those seasonings, as well as oils from fresh vegetable sources, at the center of every Indian-inspired dish. Crashing curry cocktail hours and tandoori socials, a daring band of herbal plants, barks, berries, roots, and fruits adds an unexpected dose of flavor to plates, providing a treat for venturesome palates and rowdy, hedonistic horticulturalists.

Fear is not a factor for the rogan josh curry, made with ginger, mild peppers, nutmeg, plum tomatoes, and aromatic herbs, and the kadai masala (both $11.99–$22.99 depending on type of meat) apprehensively immerses itself into a traditional cast-iron pot filled with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, exotic spices, and a ravenous hammerhead shark that uncannily resembles a spoon. South Indian specials, such as dosa, rice and lentil crepes served with sambar and chutney ($5.99), and puri bhaji, fried wheat bread served with a seasoned potato stew ($9.99), round out a menu packed with scintillating spices, bold flavors, and charming accents from the southern and northern regions of India.

Weekend evenings boast live entertainment such as belly dancing on Fridays and sitarists and tabla musicians on Saturdays. A full-service bar slinging signature martinis, beers, and glasses of wine luxuriates guests amid an elegant, festive atmosphere of ornate statues, rounded booths, and random bouts of head-swiveling stunt fights borrowed from deserted Bollywood scripts.