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Nirvana: The Taste of India

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1680 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Hot Appetizers

Meat Samosas*

Spicy turnovers stuffed with minced lamb and spices
  • (2) $5.00

Vegetable Samosas*

Spicy turnovers stuffed with potatoes and green peas
vegan
  • (2) $4.00

Mushroom Samosas*

$4.00
Turnovers stuffed with sautéed mushrooms & herbs
vegan

Aloo Tikki

Spicy potato patties deep fried
vegan
  • (2) $4.00

Vegetable Pakoras

$5.00
Fresh cut vegetables, deep fried in chick pea batter
vegan

Reshmi Pakoras

$6.00
Boneless white meat tender pieces of chicken, deep fried in chick pea batter

Fried Jhinga Poori

$8.00
Sauteed shrimp, served with deep fried wheat bread

Chicken Tikka

$7.00
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and cooked on skewers in tandoor clay oven

Paneer Pakoras

$6.00
Fresh homemade cheese, deep fried in spicy chick pea batter

Fish Pakoras

$7.00
Fresh fish pieces deep fried in chickpea batter

Nirvana Vegetarian Platter*

$9.00
Assortment of vegetable pakoras, samosa, tikki and cheese pakoras

Nirvana Non-Vegetarian Platter*

$10.00
Meat samosa, chicken tikka, lamb kebab, seekh kebab and chicken pakoras

Soup

Mulligatawny Soup

$4.00
Spicy hot soup, made with lentils and spices
vegan

Potato Garlic Soup

$4.00
Roasted garlic and potato soup
vegan

Chicken Soup

$4.00
Boneless chicken soup, with herbs and spices

Tomato Coconut Soup

$4.00
Creamy tomato soup with spices and a touch of coconut
vegan

Chaat & Salad

Beet Salad

$6.00
Roasted beets, spinach, carrots, lemon zest, mint
vegan

Aloo Papri Chaat*

$6.00
Spiced potatoes and fried wheat wafers tossed with yogurt and sweet & sour sauce

Aloo Tikki Chaat

$7.00
Spiced potatoes patties deep fried mixed with cucumbers, chickpeas and tomatoes, with yogurt and sweet & sour sauce

Samosa Chaat*

$8.00
Spiced samosa deep fried mixed with cucumbers, chickpeas and tomatoes, with yogurt and sweet & sour sauce

Chicken Chaat

$7.00
Pieces of white meat chicken and cucumber tossed in our sweet and sour tangy sauce

Garden Salad

$6.00
Seasonal garden greens, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers
vegan

Special Regional Dishes

From Banglore and Madras

Chat Papri

$7.00
Wheat chips and chick peas served with tamarind and yogurt

Dahi Bhala

$6.00
lentil dumplings in tempered yogurt and tamarind chutney

Bhel

$6.00
A mixture of puffed rice, gram flour sev, crushed poories, tomatoes and onions served with hot and sweet chutnies. From the shores of Bombay
vegan

From The Shores of Bombay

Pav Bhaji with Toasted Roll*

Famous Bombay style potatoes, cauliflower, peas, carrots, tomatoes, beans and onions seasoned to your preference degree of spiciness and served with a toasted roll
  • $8.00
  • With Barbecued Chicken $10.00
  • With Barbecued Lamb $10.00

Wada Pav*

$8.00
Seasoned potato patty served on toasted roll with onion, tomato & chutney

Dosa

South Indian style crepes made with rice and lentils and served with coconut chutney and sambar (lentil soup)

Masala Dosa

$10.00
Crepe stuffed with potatoes and onions
vegan

Chicken Dosa

$12.00
Crepe stuffed with barbequed chicken and potatoes

Lamb Dosa

$14.00
Crepe stuffed with barbequed lamb and potatoes

Mysor Dosa

$10.00
Crepe layered with tamarind and coconut
vegan

Mysor Masala Dosa

$11.00
Crepe stuffed with potatoes and onions and layered with tamarind and coconut
vegan

Uttapam

A thick rice and lentil pancake topped with tomatoes, onions, peppers and fresh coriander. Served with coconut chutney and sambar (lentil soup)
vegan
  • $10.00
  • With Barbecued Chicken $12.00
  • With Barbecued Lamb $13.00

Idli Sambar

$8.00
Rice and lentil batter steamed in molds and served with lentil soup
vegan

Medu Vada

$8.00
Lentil dumplings served with sambhar (Lentil soup)
vegan

Tandoori Specials

Tandoor is a traditional pitcher shaped oven made of Indian clay which burns with charcoal fire. It's slow and steady heat does not leave the meat completely dry, rather it helps in retaining the juices and flavors of meats and bakes them to perfection. Served with rice and masala sauce

Tandoori Chicken

Tender chicken, marinated in yogurt, spices and baked. Choice of half or full chicken
  • Half Size $12.00
  • Full Size $20.00

Kali Mirchi Ke Tikka

$15.00
Tender pieces of white meat chicken cubes marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked on skewers in our Tandoor

Seekh Kabab

$16.00
Finely minced lamb, seasoned with chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, herbs and spices, then baked on skewers in our tandoor

Vegetable Grill

$15.00
Garden fresh vegetable cooked in clay oven

Lamb Kabab

$18.00
Cubes of succulent leg of lamb, marinated in yogurt sauce and baked in Tandoor

Fish Tikka

$18.00
Filets of fresh salmon, marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in Tandoor

Tandoori Jhinga

$19.00
Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated in delicate yogurt, baked on skewers in our Tandoor

Tandoori Mixed Grill

$19.00
Combination of tandoori specialties like Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, boti kabob, tandoori shrimp, seekh kebab

Tandoori Rack of Lamb

$24.00
Rack of lamb chops marinated in yogurt and exotic spices, succulent and tender from our clay oven

Nirvana Dinners

Veggie Thali for 1*

$18.00
Soup, samosa, saag paneer, malai kofta, naan, raita, rice and kheer

Non Veggie Thali for 1*

$22.00
Soup, meat samosa, chicken tikka masala, lamb bhuna, tandoori chicken, naan, rice and gulab jamun

Royal Dinner for 2*

$45.00
Soup, meat samosa, butter chicken, lamb vindaloo, tandoori mixed grilled, naan, rasmalai and gulab jamun

Vegetarian

Served with papdum, rice, chutney

Malai Kofta

$15.00
Vegetable balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce with fresh herbs and spices

Mixed Vegetables

$13.00
Mixed garden fresh vegetables cooked with herbs and spices
vegan

Baingan Bhartha

$14.00
Eggplant specially baked over an open flame, mashed and sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger and spices
vegan

Shahi Aloo Gobhi

$14.00
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with tomato, onion, herbs and spices
vegan

Paneer Chili

$14.00
Spicy chili curry cooked with pieces of fresh home-made cheese

Saag Paneer

$14.00
Spicy spinach cooked with pieces of fresh home-made cheese

Mutter Paneer

$15.00
Fresh green peas cooked with homemade cheese chunks, herbs and light spices

Subz Panchmeal

$15.00
Red, yellow, green peppers, artichoke and asparagus, stir fried with flavoured tomato and green cardamom sauce
vegan

Aloo Palak

$13.00
Potatoes and spinach cooked with onions, tomatoes and ginger
vegan

Aloo Mutter

$13.00
Fresh green peas cooked in a delicately spiced sauce with potatoes
vegan

Kabuli Chanaa

$13.00
Whole chick peas cooked with onions and tomatoes
vegan

Vegetable Korma

$14.00
Fresh garden vegetables cooked in a creamy sauce with nuts and spices

Shahi Bhindi

$15.00
Fresh okra, cooked with onions, ginger, tomatoes and Indian spices
vegan

Dal Makhani

$13.00
Lentils in butter with fresh herbs and spices, garnished with fresh coriander

Shahi Paneer Korma

$15.00
Fresh homemade cheese sauteed with ginger and garlic in a light tomato cream sauce with cashews and raisins

Tadka Daal

$13.00
Yellow lentil cooked with herb and spices

Tofu Masala

$13.00
Tofu cooked in a tomato coconut cream sauce
vegan

Tofu Do Piaza

$13.00
Tofu pan roasted with onion, bell peppers, tomatoes & spices
vegan

Baingan Mirchi Salan

$15.00
Whole baby baingan and bell peppers

Tofu Saag

$14.00
Tofu cooked with spinach & spices
vegan

Chana Saag

$14.00
Chickpeas cooked with spinach & spices
vegan

Chef's Recommendation

Tandoori Duck Masala

$20.00
Tender pieces of boneless breast of duckling, tandoori style, cooked in rich cream sauce

Tandoori Duck Kadahi

$20.00
Boneless breast of tandoori duck, pan roasted with onions, tomatoes, and spices

Seafood Masala

$20.00
Fresh seafood, cooked in a creamy tomato sauce

Vegetable Hakka Noodles

$14.00
Sir-fried vegetable lo-mein
vegan

Gobi Manchurian

$15.00
Deep fried cauliflower with onion, garlic & chili sauce
vegan

Vegetable Manchurian

$15.00
Vegetable fritters in tangy ginger garlic sauce
vegan

Chicken

Chicken Tikka Masala

$15.00
Diced boneless, white meat chicken tandoori style and cooked in rich tomato cream sauce

Chicken Vindaloo

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes and tangy sauce

Chicken Saagwala

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and freshly ground spices

Chicken Curry

$14.00
Boneless chicken cooked in thick curry sauce

Chicken Chili

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked in a spicy chili curry

Chicken Methi

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves

Chicken Mushroom

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with mushrooms and exotic herbs and spices

Chicken Do-Piaza

$15.00
Fresh boneless chicken, pan roasted with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, scallions and spices

Chicken Korma

$15.00
Boneless chicken, exotic spices, herbs and nuts in a mild cream sauce

Butter Chicken

$15.00
Pulled tandoori grilled chicken in a buttery tomato and nut sauce

Chicken 65

$15.00
Chinese Hakka style chili chicken with ginger and green chilis

Mango Chicken

$15.00
Pan-roasted boneless chicken cooked with mango sauce and spices

Chicken Tikka Daal

$15.00
Boneless chicken cooked with black lentils

Seafood

Shrimp Curry

$18.00
Juicy jumbo shrimp cooked in a spicy curry sauce and garnished with fresh coriander

Swordfish Masala

$18.00
Chunks of fresh swordfish in a rich creamy tomato sauce, garnished with fresh coriander

Shrimp Saagwala

$19.00
Juicy shrimp with fresh spinach & exotic spices

Shahi Shrimp Korma

$19.00
Juicy jumbo shrimp cooked in a creamy sauce with nuts and raisins

Shrimp Vindaloo

$19.00
Shrimp in a spicy curry sauce with potatoes, onions and tomatoes, touched with vinegar

Shrimp Do Piaza

$19.00
Juicy shrimp pan roasted with ginger, garlic, onions and spices

Kerala Fish Curry

$18.00
Fresh swordfish in a coconut sauce with curry leaf, mushrooms, green peppers and onions

Shrimp Masala

$19.00
Fresh jumbo shrimp, cooked in a rich creamy tomato sauce garnished with fresh coriander

Lamb

Lamb Curry

$17.00
Cubes of lamb cooked in thick gravy of exotic spices and herbs

Bhuna Lamb

$17.00
Boneless lamb with sliced onions, tomatoes, spices and bell pepper, garnished with fresh coriander

Lamb Vindaloo

$17.00
Lamb pieces marinated in vinegar and spices, with potatoes in a spicy tomato and onion sauce

Rogan Josh

$17.00
Kashmir specialty of lamb cooked in a fragrant yogurt and nut curry

Lamb Saag

$17.00
Chunks of boneless lamb, cooked with spinach and spices

Lamb Mushrooms

$17.00
Pieces of boneless lamb cooked with mushroom and spices

Lamb Korma

$17.00
Pieces of boneless lamb cooked with exotic spices, herbs and nuts in a mild cream sauce

Lamb Do-Piaza

$17.00
Pieces of BBQ lamb roasted with onions, tomatoes and spices, garnished with coriander

Keema Mutter

$17.00
Minced lamb cooked with peas, onions, tomato, herbs and spices

Lamb Tikka Masala

$17.00
Cubes of lamb baked in a clay oven, folded into a delicate creamy tomato sauce

Lamb Shank Curry

$17.00
Delicately braised lamb shanks in a delicious saffron and red onion gravy. Best enjoyed with garlic naan

Goat (Bone-In)

Goat Curry

$18.00
Pieces of goat in a curry with garlic, ginger and freshly ground spices

Goat Korma

$17.00
Pieces of goat cooked with exotic spices, herbs and nuts in a mild cream sauce

Nirvana Goat

$17.00
Pieces of goat cooked in a delightful coconut curry

Rice Specialties

Vegetable Biryani

$13.00
Basmati rice cooked with exotic spices, herbs, fresh vegetables
vegan

Chicken Biryani

$14.00
Basmati rice cooked with chicken chunks, nuts and spices

Lamb Biryani

$14.00
Juicy pieces of lamb, cooked with basmati rice and spices, garnished with nuts

Goat Biryani

$15.00
Basmati rice and goat chunks cooked with nuts and flavored with saffron

Jhinga Biryani

$17.00
Saffron flavored basmati rice cooked with shrimp and nuts

Nirvana Special Biryani

$18.00
Basmati rice cooked in butter with pieces of shrimp, fish, chicken, lamb, paneer (cheese), vegetables, nuts, raisins and garnished with fresh mint

Peas Pullau

$10.00
Peas cooked with ginger, onion and garlic mixed into basmati rice
vegan

Fresh Indian Breads

Naan*

$3.00
Unleavened bread baked in clay oven Tandoor

Stuffed Naan*

$4.00
Unleavened bread stuffed with potatoes and spiced

Chicken Naan*

$4.00
Unleavened bread stuffed with diced chicken, herbs & spices

Garlic Naan*

$4.00
Unleavened, bread stuffed with fresh garlic

Onion Kulcha*

$4.00
Unleavened white bread stuffed with onions, baked in Tandoor

Keema Naan*

$5.00
Unleavened white bread stuffed with spices and minced lamb

Pashawary Naan*

$5.00
Unleavened bread stuffed with dried fruits, shredded coconut and nuts

Tandoori Roti*

$4.00
Whole-wheat naan

Mozzarella Naan*

$5.00
Unleavened, bread stuffed with fresh mozzarella cheese

Coriander & Chili Naan*

$5.00

Aloo Paratha*

$4.00
Whole wheat bread, stuffed with spiced potatoes, cooked on a griddle with butter
vegan

Plain Paratha*

$4.00
Multi-layered whole wheat bread griddle-cooked with butter
vegan

Bhatura*

$3.00
Refined flour, deep fried puffed bread

Poori*

Whole wheat, deep fried puffed bread
vegan
  • (2) $4.00

Chapati*

Thin whole wheat bread, griddle cooked with or without butter
vegan
  • (2) $4.00

Makia Ka Roti

$4.00
Griddle cooked corn flour bread
vegan

Side Orders

Raita

$3.00
Yogurt with shredded cucumbers, potato and mint

Plain Yogurt

$3.00

Basmati Rice

$3.00
vegan

Papadum

$3.00
Lightly spiced lentil wafer
vegan

Mixed Pickle

$3.00
vegan

Mango Chutney

$3.00
vegan

Beverages

Lassi (Sweet or Salty)

$3.00
A delicious yogurt shake

Mango Lassi

$4.00
A delicious mango yogurt shake

Pistachio Shake

$4.00
A delicious pistachio milkshake

Fruit Juice

$3.00
Apple, cranberry, grapefruit, mango, pineapple

Soda

$3.00
Coke, diet coke, club, ginger ale, orange, sprite, tonic

Tea

$3.00

Coffee

$3.00

Masala Tea

$3.00

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

$4.00

Lemonade

$4.00
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