Ambrosia India Bistro at 751 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940
Ambrosia India Bistro Menu in Monterey
Vegetarian Starters
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.
Non-Vegetarian Starters
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.
Soup and Salad
Vegetarian.
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.
Rice Varieties
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.
Tandoori Sizzlers
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.
Vegetarian Delicacies
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 Delicacies
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
Lamb Delicacies
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.
Seafood Delicacies
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.
Naan Varieties
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.