Indian Tanpura Menu

$$Indian
564 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024
  • Cold Appetizers

    • Chana Chat

      Chick peas, onion, sweet chutney, mint chutney, tomato, and cucumber.
      $5.95
    • Green Salad

      Indian salad of cucumber, tomatoes, and lettuce.
      $4.95
    • Chicken Chat

      Pieces of chicken and cucumber tossed in tamarind sauce with herbs and spices.
      $6.95
  • Hot Appetizers

    • Papadum (4 Pieces)

      Thin bean wafers.
      $2.00
    • Vegetable Somosa (2 Pieces)

      Crisp pastry turnover filled with vegetable.
      $5.95
    • Vegetable Pakoras (4 Pieces)

      Patties of mildly spiced vegetable.
      $5.95
    • Meat Somosa (2 Pieces)

      Crispy pastry turnover filled with minced meat.
      $6.95
    • Chana Poori

      Indian deep-fried bread with spiced sautéed chick peas.
      $9.95
    • Vegetable Platter (For 2)

      A tasty vegetarian platter consisting of vegetable samosa, vegetable pakoras, and crispy lentil wafer served with a special tamarind chutney.
      $8.95
    • Calcutta Kabab

      Diced lamb water sautéed with fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper, onion, and tomatoes. Served with fluffy poori bread.
      $10.95
    • Fresh Shrimp

      Shrimp cooked in bengal style served with fluffy bread.
      $10.95
    • Crab Bombay

      Crab meat sautéed with onions and tomatoes, flavored with spices, and herbs, served with light poori.
      $10.95
  • Soups

    • Mulligatawny Soup

      Traditional lentil soup.
      $5.95
    • Coconut Soup

      Delicious coconut with coconut cream in hot milk.
      $5.50
  • Sundries

    • Chapati

      Unleavened, freshly baked bread.
      $3.00
    • Roti

      Whole wheat bread.
      $3.00
    • Poori

      White flour bread puffed up and deep fried.
      $3.00
    • Nan

      Leavened bread, fresh baked.
      $3.50
    • Paratha

      Multi-layered, grilled white flour bread topped with melted butter.
      $4.50
    • Garlic Nan

      Nan seasoned with garlic butter.
      $3.95
    • Aloo Paratha

      Stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
      $4.95
    • Onion Kulcha

      Nan stuffed with spiced onion.
      $4.50
    • Spinach Nan

      Nan with spinach.
      $4.95
    • Keema Nan

      Nan bread stuffed with spiced flavored minced meat.
      $5.95
    • Mughlai Paratha

      Stuffed with meat, egg, chopped onion, and pepper.
      $6.95
  • Chicken

    • Chicken Curry

      Chicken in a mild curry sauce.
      $15.50
    • Chicken Shaag

      Boneless chicken simmered in cream spinach and fresh ginger.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Vindaloo

      Spiced chicken cooked in a sharp and pungent curry sauce.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Kurma

      Chicken cooked in a creamy coconut sauce.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Makhni

      Tandoori chicken simmered in mildly spiced tomato and butter sauce.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Tikka Masala

      Pieces of boneless chicken from the tandoori oven cooked in fine spices.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Kashmiri

      Chicken in a creamy sauce with pineapple, almond, and raisins.
      $16.25
  • Lamb & Beef

    • Lamb Curry

      Lamb cooked in mild curry sauce.
      $17.95
    • Beef Curry

      Beef cooked in mild curry sauce.
      $17.95
    • Lamb Bhuna

      Lamb cooked with tomatoes and onions, spiced medium.
      $17.95
    • Beef Bhuna

      Beef cooked with tomatoes and onions, spiced medium.
      $17.95
    • Lamb Vindaloo

      Spiced lamb cooked in a sharp and pungent curry sauce.
      $17.95
    • Beef Vindaloo

      Spiced Beef cooked in a sharp and pungent curry sauce.
      $17.95
    • Rogan Josh

      Tender juicy lamb pieces cooked in spicy sauce, garnished with fried onion, tomato, and green pepper.
      $17.95
    • Keema Mutter

      Minced meat cooked with green peas and exotic spices.
      $17.95
    • Lamb Moglai

      Lamb simmered in creamy curry sauce with almonds.
      $17.95
    • Beef Moglai

      Beef simmered in creamy curry sauce with almonds.
      $17.95
    • Lamb Shaag

      Lamb cooked with spinach and blended with spices.
      $17.95
    • Beef Shaag

      Beef cooked with spinach and blended with spices.
      $17.95
  • From the Sea

    • Shrimp Curry

      Fresh shrimp in a mild curry sauce.
      $15.50
    • Shrimp Vindaloo

      Fresh shrimp cooked in a very hot sauce, madras style.
      $16.95
    • Shrimp Shaag

      Fresh shrimp cooked with spinach in a thick spice sauce.
      $16.95
    • Shrimp Patia

      Fresh shrimp cooked with lentil and hot spices.
      $16.95
    • Shrimp Mughlai

      Fresh shrimp sautéed with ginger and garlic in a creamy curry sauce with almond.
      $16.95
    • Fish Masala

      Delicate fish fillets sautéed bengali style with onion, tomatoes, chilies, and fresh herbs.
      $17.95
    • Crab Meat Curry

      Fresh crab meat in a mild curry sauce.
      $16.95
  • Goat Specialties

    • Goat Curry

      Goat meat in a mild curry sauce.
      $17.00
    • Goat Vindaloo

      Baby goat cooked in a spicy curry sauce.
      $17.00
    • Goat Bhuna

      Medium spiced goat cooked with tomatoes and onions.
      $17.00
    • Goat Danshak

      Goat cooked with lentils, spinach, and hot spices.
      $17.00
  • From the Garden

    • Dal Makhni

      Black lentils sautéed in ghee with ginger and garlic.
      $12.95
    • Mixed Vegetable Curry

      Fresh garden vegetables sautéed in a lightly spiced sauce.
      $13.50
    • Chana Shaag

      Chick peas and spinach cooked in a special flavored sauce.
      $13.95
    • Mushroom Shaag

      Mushroom and spinach cooked with aromatic spices.
      $13.95
    • Dhal Shaag

      Spinach and lentils cooked with specially flavored sauce.
      $13.95
    • Alu Mattor Gobi

      Potatoes, peas, and cauliflower cooked together in masala sauce.
      $13.95
    • Okra Masala

      Tender young okra braised with onions, tomatoes, and spices.
      $13.95
    • Shaag Ponir

      Cubes of homemade cheese cooked with fresh spinach and aromatic spices.
      $14.95
    • Mattor Ponir

      Fried cottage cheese cooked with green peas, blended with tomatoes.
      $13.95
    • Begun Bhorta

      Baked eggplant blended with herbs, sautéed onion, and tomatoes.
      $13.95
    • Vegetable Jalfrezi

      Fresh vegetable sautéed with green pepper, onions, and tomatoes.
      $13.95
    • Vegetable Vindaloo

      Cooked in a very spicy sauce, madras style.
      $13.95
    • Vegetable Malai Kofta

      Minced fresh vegetable rounded cakes, cooked with spices and served in a velvety, coriander- scented cream sauce.
      $14.95
    • Vegetable Makhni

      Fresh vegetables simmered in a mildly spiced tomato and butter sauce.
      $13.95
    • Vegetable Kurma

      Mixed vegetables cooked in cream with almonds and sweet spices.
      $13.95
  • Tandoori & Grill

    • Tandoori Chicken

      Spring chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in special oven.
      $15.95
    • Chicken Tikka

      Marinated boneless chicken breast flavored with spices cooked in special oven.
      $15.95
    • Seekh Kebab

      Marinated minced meat with onions and herbs, roasted on skewers.
      $15.95
    • Boti Kebab

      Chunks of lamb marinated in mild spices and cooked in special oven.
      $18.95
    • Tandoori Mixed Grill

      Chicken tandoori, shrimp tandoori, chicken tikka, boti kebab, and seekh kebab.
      $20.95
    • Tandoori Shrimp

      Jumbo shrimp marinated in lemon, ginger, and garlic then broiled over mild charcoal heat.
      $19.95
  • Biryani

    • Vegetable Biryani

      Fresh vegetable blended with fragrant basmati rice, raisins, and almonds.
      $14.95
    • Chicken Biryani

      Boneless chicken cooked with fragrant basmati rice, sweet spices, almond, raisins, and coconuts.
      $15.95
    • Lamb Biryani

      Lamb cooked with fragrant basmati rice, sweet spices, almond, raisins, and coconuts.
      $15.95
    • Shrimp Biryani

      Fresh shrimp blended with fragrant basmati rice, raisin, and almonds.
      $16.95
    • Tanpura Biryani

      Chicken tandoori, minced meat, green peas, dried fruits, and eggs with fragrant basmati rice.
      $18.95
  • House Specials

    • Vegetable Korai

      Fresh vegetables, curried in a lightly spiced gravy with spring onion, tomatoes, and green peppers served on a platter.
      $15.95
    • Lamb Korai

      Lamb cubes curried in lightly spiced gravy with spring onion, tomato, green peppers, coriander leaf, and mild spices, served on a platter.
      $17.95
    • Balti Malaya

      Lamb cooked with coconut, creamy sauce, and banana.
      $19.95
    • Balti Shrimp

      Mildly spiced king shrimp grilled in oven. Cooked with red wine.
      $19.95
  • Side Dishes

    • Hot Sauce

      $3.00
    • Mango Pickle

      Hot and spicy.
      $3.95
    • Mango Chutney

      Sweet mango relish.
      $3.95
    • Raita

      Cucumber and yogurt with cooling effect.
      $4.95
    • Spinach With Chick Peas

      $6.95
    • Baby Okra With Tomato

      $6.95
    • Bombay Potato

      $6.95
    • Tarka Dal

      Lentil cooked with herbs and spices.
      $6.00
  • Desserts

    • Rasmalai

      Homemade cottage cheese, sweetened with condensed milk, flavored with rose water and nuts.
      $5.95
    • Kheer

      Rice pudding cooked with coconuts, raisins, almonds, flavored with rose water and nuts.
      $5.95
    • Gulab Jamon

      Milk ball fried in honey syrup.
      $5.95
    • Kulfi

      Indian ice cream flavored with nuts and saphron.
      $5.95
    • Mango Ice Cream

      $5.95
  • Beverages

    • Lassi

      Yogurt and sweetened rose water.
      $4.95
    • Mango Lassi

      Mango flavored yogurt rose water.
      $5.50
    • Soda

      $1.50
    • San Pellegrino (750ml.)

      $5.95

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Menu Gallery

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  • Menu 5
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