The Menu - Artisan Cuisine of India in Mountain View, CA

Chai Tea

$3

A classic Indian hot beverage. Black tea brewed with spices and milk.

Indian Coffee

$3

Special blend of coffee and chicory brewed to perfection and mixed with hot milk.

Mango Lassi

$6

Tropical Indian smoothie made with real mango pulp and yogurt.

Soda

$2

Imported Soda Bottle

$3

Made with cane sugar.

Organic Quinoa and Kale Salad

$6

Vegetable Samosa

$6

Two pieces. Potatoes and spices in crispy fried pastry. Served with chutney. Vegan.

Organic Multigrain Vegetable Samosa

$8

Two pieces. Potatoes and spices in organic multigrain crispy fried pastry. Served with chutney. Vegan.

Gobi Manchurian

$9

A popular Indo Chinese appetizer made with deep fried cauliflower mixed with curried spices and sauce. Vegan.

Paapdi Chat

$8

Green and sweet chutney drizzled on a bed of paapdi crispy lentil chips and decorated with fresh yogurt and spices.

Channa Bhature

$9

Deep fried bread called bhatura made of maida flour served with spicy chick peas curry. Vegan.

Spicy Andhra Punugulu

$6

Rice and urad bean spicy dumplings served with coconut and ginger chutney. Vegan.

Kale Pakoda

$8

Highly nutritious kale leaves deep fried with protein rich chickpea flour coating. Vegan.

Aloo Tikki Chaat

$8

Shallow fried potato cutlet stuffed with green pea and garnished with yogurt, mint chutney and tamarind chutney. Vegan.

Bhel Puri

$6

A savory Indian snack is made out of puffed rice, vegetables and a tangy tamarind sauce. Vegan.

Mixed Vegetable Pakoda

$7

Sauteed vegetables spiced and dipped in protein rich chickpea flour and fried. Vegan.

Papadam

$2

Thin crispy lentil wafers. Vegan and gluten-free.

Pav Bhajee

$7

A famous street food of Mumbai assorted vegetables served with bread. Vegan.

Idli

$6

Traditional South Indian breakfast, a steamed rice cake. Served with coconut chutney and sambar. Vegan and gluten-free.

Chicken 65

$9

Chicken pieces marinated and cooked in a combination of hot spices. Free range and halal.

Chili Chicken

$9

Chicken breast marinated with chilli, garlic and ginger. Free range and halal.

Apollo Fish

$9

Boneless tilapia fish fried with zesty curry leaves.

Lal Mirchi Ka Paneer

$15

Wheels of cottage cheese wrapped with aniseed and pounded red chilies, glazed in the tandoor. Gluten-free.

Tandoori Chicken

$16

Chicken leg quarters marinated with garlic, ginger, onion, coriander, cumin, and red chili and grilled in the tandoor. Gluten-free.

Chicken Boti Kabab

$16

Grilled chicken marinated with garlic, ginger, onion, coriander, cumin and red chili. Gluten-free.

Chicken Sheekh Kabab

$17

Chicken marinated with red chili and garlic and cooked in clay oven.

Tandoori Tiger Shrimp

$19

Prawns marinated with red chili and garlic grilled in clay oven. Gluten-free.

Tandoori Salmon

$21

Steaks of blush pink salmon, spiked with bishop's weed and grilled in a clay oven. Gluten-free.

Lamb Sheekh Kabab

$21

Ground lamb marinated with red chili and garlic and cooked in clay oven.

Butter Naan

$4

Exotic Indian bread cooked in tandoori oven.

Garlic and Cilantro Naan

$5

Indian flat bread topped with our own fresh garlic paste.

Onion Kulcha

$5

Indian flat bread with exotic spices and onion stuffed in the center.

Aloo Kulcha

$5

Indian flat bread with exotic spices and potatoes stuffed in the center.

Whole Wheat Tandoori Roti

$4

Whole wheat tandoori bread.

Paneer Bread

$5

Indian flat bread stuffed with paneer cheese.

Spicy Spinach Chapathi

$4

Spinach mixed with whole wheat and tava fried bread. Vegan.

Assorted Bread Basket

$11

Onion kulcha, naan and roti.

Organic Multi Grain Roti

$5

Roti made with mix of organic whole wheat, organic spelt, organic sprouted buckwheat, organic amaranth and organic rye flour. Vegan.

Poori

$4

Two pieces. Deep fried whole wheat bread. Vegan.

Chapati

$4

Two pieces. Tava fried whole wheat bread. Vegan.

Dal Makhani

$15

Creamy whole black lentil and urad dal, slowly cooked with garlic, ginger, tomatoes, cream and spices. Gluten-free.

Yellow Dal Tadka

$15

Toor Dal yellow lentils slow cooked with spices and tomatoes. Vegan.

Palak Paneer

$15

A delectable combination of fresh spinach and Indian paneer cheese cooked with herbs and spices. Gluten-free.

Kadahi Paneer

$16

Peas and Indian paneer cheese mixed in a garlic and onion-based sauce. Gluten-free.

Paneer Tikka Masala

$16

Indian paneer cheese mixed in a garlic and onion and nuts based sauce. Gluten-free.

Aloo Gobi

$15

Fresh potatoes and chopped cauliflowers steamed and sauteed with flavorsome herbs and spices. Gluten-free and vegan.

Baingan Bhartha

$15

Baked eggplant mashed and cooked in spicy tomato sauce with herbs and spices. Gluten-free and vegan.

Channa Masala

$15

Chickpeas simmered slowly with sauteed garlic, ginger, coriander and other herbs and spices. Gluten-free and vegan.

Navaratna Koorma

$15

A delicious combination of fresh mixed vegetables in creamy sauce and nuts. Gluten-free.

Malai Kofta

$16

Vegetable kofta made with cheese mixed with mashed or grated vegetables and bread crumbs.

Bhindi Masala

$16

Fresh okra tava-fried and mixed with nuts and coconut flakes. Cooked in South Indian style. Gluten-free and vegan.

Kakarakai Vepudu

$16

Tava-fried bitter melon mixed with shredded coconut and spices. Gluten-free and vegan.

Chicken Tikka Masala

$19

Grilled white meat chicken in a rich butter cream sauce, flavored with various spices. Free range and halal. Gluten-free.

Butter Chicken

$19

Grilled chicken thigh meat in a rich butter cream sauce, flavored with various spices. Free range and halal. Gluten-free.

Kadhai Chicken

$19

Stir-fried chicken cooked with spices in tomato sauce. Free range and halal. Gluten-free.

Chicken Fry

$18

Fried chicken marinated with coriander, cumin, garlic, lemon, and turmeric. Free range and halal.

Coconut Chicken Curry

$18

Stir fried chicken cooked cooked in coconut cream. Free range and halal. Gluten-free.

Lamb Rogan Josh

$21

Lamb mixed in gravy with a combination of yogurt and various spices. Grass-fed and halal. Gluten-free.

Goat Curry

$21

Onion, tomato and garlic paste with cooked goat. Grass-fed and halal. Gluten-free.

Garlic Shrimp Masala

$21

Shrimp marinated and cooked in garlic and hot spices. Gluten-free.

Coconut Fish Curry

$19

A coconut flavored red curry mixed with garlic, ginger, fish, onion and tomatoes.

Andhra Fish Pulusu

$21

Wild caught Alaskan salmon fish in deliciously hot and spicy tamarind sauce and coconut milk. Gluten-free.

Kerala-Style Fish Curry

$21

A very popular Kerala-style fish curry, cooked with wild caught Alaskan salmon fish, Kudampuli and other authentic spices. Gluten-free.

Quinoa Vegetable Biryani

$17

A protein-rich grain delicately mixed with various veggies and spices typical to biryani. Gluten-free.

Vegetable Biryani

$15

Stir-fried rice mixed with various veggies and spices. Gluten-free.

Vegetable Fried Rice

$13

Stir-fried basmati rice mixed with various veggies and spices. Gluten-free.

Egg-Fried Rice

$13

Stir-fried rice mixed with egg and spices. Gluten-free.

Chicken Dum Biryani

$19

A Hyderabad-style dum biryani cooked with long-grain basmati rice and chicken under steam. Free-range and halal. Gluten-free.

Quinoa Chicken Biryani

$21

A protein-rich grain delicately mixed with chicken typical to biryani. Free-range and halal. Gluten-free.

Lamb Dum Biryani

$19

Long-grain basmati rice and boneless grass-fed lamb cooked and mixed with spices and cooked under steam. Grass-fed and halal. Gluten-free.

Shrimp Biryani

$19

Long-grain basmati rice mixed with shrimp and spices typical to biryani. Gluten-free.

Steamed Basmati Rice

$3

Aged long grain basmati rice boiled under steam. Gluten-free and vegan.

Steamed Organic Quinoa

$6

Gluten-free and vegan.

Brown Rice

$4

Gluten-free and vegan.

Yogurt Rice

$6

Wrap and Roll

$9.99

Wheat bread, organic beans, chutney, fresh veggie and one filling.

Lunch Box

$9

A balanced combo platter of rice, bread, dal, pickle, raita and choice of fllling.

Gulab Jamun

$5

An Indian dessert made from spongy milk balls fried and soaked in rose-scented syrup.

Gajar Halwa

$5

A sweet combination of carrot and milk simmered together slowly. Can be served warm or cold.

Rasmalai

$6

Soft paneer patties immersed in chilled creamy milk.

Fire on the Rocks

$6

Home-made cheese balls boiled in sugar syrup and served hot over a scoop of ice cream.

Kheer

$6

Rice boiled with milk and sugar and flavored with cardamom.

Ice Cream

$4

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