Ambrosia India Bistro in Monterey, CA

Samosa

$7

Crisp, savory pastries filled with spiced potatoes and green peas. Vegetarian.

Vegetable Pakora

$7

Mixed vegetable fritters. Vegetarian.

Chowk Ke Aloo Chat

$7

Pan-fried potato patties topped with puffed rice and sweet and sour sauce.

Papadum

$3.5

Baked thin and crispy lentil cracker. Vegetarian.

Hara Bhara Kebab

$8

Spinach and homemade cheese patties with ground nuts.

Assorted Veggie Platter

$9.5

Samosa, hara bhara kebab, papadum and pakoras. Vegetarian.

Crab Cakes

$13

Dungeness crab meat, nicely blended fresh spices, topped with sweet and spicy mango sauce.

Chicken Potli Samosa

$9

Crisp, savory pastries filled with ground chicken and peas.

Lamb Samosa

$10

Ground lamb meat stuffed savory pastries.

Fish Pakora

$9.5

Deep fried basa cubes marinated in Indian spices, coated with chickpea flour and beer batter.

Trio Samosa Platter

$10

Chicken, lamb and veggie samosa platter.

Mixed Tandoori Hor D' Oeuvres

$15

Assortment of seekh kebab, murgh malai tikka and gosht kebab.

Chop e Masala

$16

Lamb chops marinated in fresh ginger and garlic cooked to your taste. An all time favorite.

Prawn Koliwada

$12

Lemon juice marinated prawns battered in chickpea flour and sesame seed.

Mulligatawny Soup

$7.5

Lentils, coconut milk and curry leaves soup - classic Anglo-Indian soup.

Dal Spinach Soup

$6.5

Yellow dal and fresh spinach soup with nice blend of Indian spices.

Coconut Mushroom Soup

$7

Chopped button mushroom with coconut milk.

Garden Salad

$6

Fresh spring mix tossed with house vinaigrette dressing.

Spinach Mango Salad

$7.5

Baby spinach tossed with roasted walnuts and homemade mango dressing.

Prawn Biryani

$20

Tiger prawns simmer with finest basmati rice, served with side of raita.

Lamb Biryani

$18

Basmati rice and lamb simmered with mace and rose water, served with side of raita.

Chicken Biryani

$16

All time favorite rice dish prepared with chicken and basmati rice, served with side of raita.

Veggie Biryani

$14

Basmati rice cooked in seasonal vegetables with nutty topping, served with side of raita.

Brown Rice

$4.5

Steamed brown basmati rice. Vegetarian.

Saffron Rice

$4

Saffron flavored finest basmati rice.

Quinoa

$5

Freshly prepared quinoa. Vegetarian.

White Rice

$3

Aromatic steamed basmati rice. Vegetarian.

Amritsari Paneer Tikka

$17

Cottage cheese battered in yogurt and ajwain, cooked in clay oven topped with tomato sauce.

Tandoori Vegetables

$15

Fresh seasonal veggies perfectly marinated in chefs special blend of spices. Vegetarian.

Tandoori Prawns

$20

Jumbo prawns marinated in a traditional style, cooked in tandoor served with spicy tomato sauce.

Chili Garlic Basa

$18

Fillet of basa, marinated in freshly crushed garlic, red chili, cooked in clay oven. Spicy.

Hariyali Salmon Tikka

$20

Salmon cubes marinated in mint, cilantro and lemon juice, roasted in tandoori.

Ambrosia Special Kebab

$27

Rack of lamb marinated in Ambrosia's secret yogurt based spices, cooked in oven.

Royal Gosht Kebab

$20

Boneless leg of lamb cubes marinated in special spice mix, cooked in Earthen oven.

Seekh Kabab

$19

Tender rolls of succulent minced lamb spiced with cumin, cashews and saffron, roasted in tandoor.

Trio Lamb Kebab

$25

Combination of seekh kebab, lamb cubes, chops with melange of spices, cooked in tandoor.

Murgh Malai Kebab

$17

Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in the clay oven.

Tandoori Chicken

$13

King of kebabs - bone-in chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and garam masala then skewered, cooked in Earthen oven.

Tandoori Lobster

$36

Twin-lobster tail in a special blend of spices cooked over a low fire in tandoor.

Tandoori Mixed Grill

$28

Combination tandoori chicken, gosht kebab, chicken tikka, seekh kebab and a prawn.

Tandoori Seafood Platter

$30

Combination of lobster tail, hariyali salmon and prawns.

Vegetable Korma

$14

Mixed seasonal vegetables with dry fruits and nuts in a rich creamy sauce.

Shahi Paneer

$14

Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in tomato cream sauce.

Aloo Gobi

$13

Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in a mixture of spices.

Malai Kofta

$14

Cheese and vegetable dumplings cooked in a rich, aromatic sauce.

Mattar Paneer

$14

Home-made cottage cheese and green peas cooked in special gravy.

Hari Sabzi

$13

Baby spinach and baby bok choy sauteed with chopped garlic and fresh tomatoes. Vegetarian.

Saag Paneer

$14

Spinach and farmers cheese cooked in traditional North Indian style. Vegetarian.

Mushroom Masala

$13

Button mushrooms sauteed with bell pepper and onions.

Veggie Vindaloo

$13

Mixed seasonal vegetables and potatoes morsels cooked in a hot and tangy sauce. Vegetarian.

Chana Masala

$12

Garbanzo beans cooked with exotic spices and ginger, sprinkled with fresh cilantro.

Dal Bukhara

$12

Dish of flavorful black lentils, simmered overnight on a slow fire - a favorite with gourmets.

Chicken Tikka Masala

$17

Dish of roasted chicken breast served in Ambrosia's signature sauce.

Butter Chicken

$17

Tandoor roasted, shredded chicken tossed in creamy tomato sauce - North Indian delicacy.

Chicken Curry

$17

Traditional chicken curry garnished with ginger and fresh cilantro.

Almond Chicken Korma

$17

Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a creamy sauce with cardamom and topped with nuts.

Chicken Chettinad

$17

Peppercorn flavored chicken curry cooked to perfection- South Indian specialty.

Chicken Vindaloo

$18

Chicken Saag

$18

Chicken Pasanda

$18

Kadai Chicken

$18

Rogan Josh

$19

Traditional lamb curry with flavor of exotic Indian spices from the valley of Kashmir.

Coconut Lamb Curry

$19

Succulent chunks of lamb cooked in coconut milk with unique flavor of curry leaves.

Lamb Saag

$19

Classic lamb and spinach curry cooked with in chef's special curry blend of spices.

Lamb Vindaloo

$19

Lamb and potato morsels, cooked in a hot and tangy sauce - a specialty of Goa. Spicy.

Badami Gosht Korma

$19

Royal lamb delicacy cooked in a rich flavor almond and saffron sauce.

Ambrosia's Seafood Masala

$20

Mixed seafood cooked in Ambrosia's special sauce.

Kandhari Prawn Curry

$21

Stir-fried prawns tossed in a spicy coconut curry.

Fish and Prawn Curry

$21

Fresh basa and prawns in fresh coconut milk and mustard sauce, with curry leaves. Spicy.

Salmon Tikka Masala

$21

Fresh tuna cubes cooked to its perfection with tomato cream sauce.

Desi Fish Curry

$19

Basa cubes cooked in traditional style-house recommended. Spicy.

Masala Jhinga

$21

Tiger prawns tossed with onion, red chili peppers and mustard seed in hot and tangy tomato sauce. Spicy.

Lobster Masala

$39

Twin lobster tail sauteed with onions and bell peppers in desi spices.

Plain Naan

$3

Baked leavened bread.

Butter Naan

$4

Baked leavened bread spread with fresh homemade butter.

Garlic Naan

$4

Baked leavened bread with chopped garlic, garnished with fresh cilantro and onion seeds.

Mushroom Cheese Naan

$5.5

Baked mozzarella cheese and mushroom stuffed bread.

Cheese Naan

$5.5

Baked mozzarella cheese stuffed bread.

Pesto Naan

$5.5

Soft bread with fresh pesto topped with Asiago cheese baked in our Earthen oven.

Onion Kulcha

$4

Soft bread stuffed with finely chopped onions and baked in our Earthen oven.

Assorted Breads

$10

Plain naan, butter naan and garlic naan.

Tandoori Roti

$3.5

Whole flat wheat bread. Vegetarian.

Paratha

$4.5

Multi-layered wheat flour bread.

Ajwain Paratha

$4.5

Multi-layer wheat bread baked with ajwain seeds.

Aloo Spinach Paratha

$4.5

Flatbread with spiced potato and fresh spinach stuffing.

Shahi Naan

$6

Baked leavened bread stuffed with nuts, raisins and shredded coconut.

Keema Kulcha

$6

Soft bread stuffed with spiced minced lamb.

Poori

$4

Deep fried whole wheat puffed bread.

Raita

$4.5

Plain Yogurt

$4

Mango Chutney

$4

House Mixed Pickle

$3.5