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2290 El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040

650-968-7511 

http://www.amber-india.com  

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2290 El Camino Real Mountain View CA 94040

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  • Indian
    Daily 11:30am-10pm
    $$$ $$, $$$
  • MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Accepted
    Street
Description

One of the region's best Indian restaurants, this surprisingly expansive and luxurious place (located in an unprepossessing mini-mall) features impeccably prepared classics (tandoori meats and seafood, samosas, pakoras, curries, and vegetable dishes) as well as more unusual dishes such as lamb curries in mild almond or hot chile sauces, hot goa fish curry, and a famed specialty, butter chicken (in a deep-orange spicy sauce). Buffet lunch is a terrific bargain.








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  • 2004 | Best Indian (With Tablecloths)

    It's worth the trek down the Peninsula to savor Amber India's famous velvety butter chicken, as well as its other uniformly well-cooked specialties, in its comfortable, nicely decorated rooms. The lunch buffet is an amazing bargain at $11.50, including nearly a dozen hot dishes, several cold salads and savories, sliced fruits, and rice pudding. Among the best dishes on the dinner menu are naryal saar, a fragrant brothy soup full of sliced mushrooms and scented with coconut, basil, and... More »

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  • Ghee Whiz

    Ghee Whiz

    By Meredith Brody | Wed, November 26, 2003

    I've been spending two nights a week in India lately, courtesy of the Satyajit Ray film festival at the Stanford Theatre (221 University in Palo Alto, through Dec. 21). Ray, the great humanist of Indian cinema, directed some 40 movies in a career... More »

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Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$11.95
Aleppy Fried Prawns
tender prawns marinated with chili flakes in a rice flour batter served with a peanut sauce
$8.95
Curried Scallop
sautéed scallops cooked in a lightly spiced curried sauce
$10.95
Reshmi Tikka
kebabs made from minced chicken, cashew nuts and onions, cooked in the clay oven
$8.95
Mughlai Chicken
chicken cubes skewered with green and red peppers served with a sweet chili vinegar
$9.75
Lamb Shikampuri Kebab
grilled ground lamb patties stuffed with chopped egg whites, cilantro and spices
$13.95
Assorted Tandoori Hors D’oeuvres
an assortment of chicken tikka, seekh kebab and barra kebab
$5.75
Vegetable Samosa
crispy patties stuffed with spicy potatoes and peas
$5.75
Vegetable Pakoda
mixed vegetable fritters
$6.75
Hara Kebab
spinach and cottage cheese kebabs
$6.25
Aloo Tikki
crispy potato patties with subtly spiced centers
$6.25
Paapdi Chaat
puffed crispy wheat biscuits with herbs, potatoes and three fresh chutneys
$1.95
Papadum
thin, crispy lentil wafers
$9.95
Assorted Vegetable Platter
samosa, pakora, hara kebab & papad
$7.95
Gobhi Manchurian
crisp fried cauliflower florets, green onion, soy, garlic, sweet & sour sauce
Soups, Salads & Raita
$5.25
Mulligatwany Soup
delicately spiced chicken & lemon soup
$5.25
Tamatar Ka Saar
garden fresh vegetables in a clear tomato broth
$4.50
Green Mixed Salad
salad with house dressing
$7.75
Tandoori Chicken Salad
tandoori chicken, asparagus & crisp romaine lettuce, with a walnut raisin and mango dressing
$3.95
Cucumber Raita
grated cucumber in yogurt sauce
Tandoori Sizzlers
$11.95
Bharvan Aloo
charbroiled russet potatoes stuffed with cheese and nuts
$13.95
Amritsari Paneer Tikka
farmer’s cheese cooked in an oven with a spicy & tangy marinade
Half $15.95
Full $19.95
Tandoori Chicken
chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices
$17.95
Chicken Ka Tikka
boneless chicken breast cubes marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and uniquely flavored with fenugreek
$16.95
Peshawari Chicken Tikka
chicken thighs marinated with mustard oil yogurt and a touch of ginger
$21.95
Sea Bass Tikka
fish cubes marinated in lemon juice and spices
$24.95
Frontier Kebab
rack of lamb marinated in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and spices
$26.95
Tandoori Mixed Grill
tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, barrah kebab, prawn kebab and seekh kebab served on a sizzler
$27.95
Tandoori Seafood Platter
lobster tail, sea bass tikka and prawn kebab
$19.95
Lahsoni Teekha Prawn
tandoor broiled tiger prawns marinated in a roasted garlic and chili paste
$16.95
Seekh Kebab
miniced lamb with onions, ginger, garlic and spices
$17.95
Barrah Kebab
succulent cubes of lamb marinated in ginger garlic and yogurt and roasted black cumin
$34.95
Tandoori Lobster
lobster tail marinated in lemon juice and spices
$16.95
Tandoori Salmon
roasted salmon chunks marinated with sour cream, saffron dill and tandoori spices
Seafood Baits
$18.95
Prawn Balchao
prawns in spicy sauce with a touch of vinegar – a goan delicacy
$19.95
Madras Seafood Curry
prawns scallops & seasonal fish stewed with tomatoes, coconut ginger and curry leaves
$17.95
Goa Fish
chilli ‘hot’ konkan fish curry
$17.95
Cochin Scallops
spicy scallop curry cooked with cocunut milk and peppercorn sauce with a hint of tamarind
$18.95
Malwani Shrimp
stir-fried prawns tossed in a spicy cocunut curry – from the southern coast of india
Chicken Temptation
$16.95
Butter Chicken
shredded tandoori chicken in a tomato, butter and fenugreek sauce
$17.95
Chicken Tikka Masala
chicken tikka cooked in a mild tomato sauce
$17.95
Chef’s Special Kadai Chicken
medium spiced dry chicken prepared with onions and bell pepper
$15.95
Ceylon Chicken Curry
chicken cooked with coconut and curry leaves
$16.95
Chicken Masala
traditional chicken curry served medium or spicy
Lamb Delicacies
$18.95
Rogan Josh
classic lamb curry – from the valley of kashmir
$18.95
Mirch Ka Gosht
lamb cooked with peppercorns, green chillies, ginger and saffron – spicy hot
$18.95
Kerala Lamb Curry
succulent chunks of lamb cooked in coconut milk with a unique flavor of curry leaves and peppercorns
$18.95
Chandani Gosht
tender chunks of lamb cooked in cardamom, cashew nuts in a smooth rich gravy
Rice Bowl
$2.25
Saffron Rice
$17.95
Handi Prawn Biryani
saffron flavored basmati rice with prawns
$17.95
Lucknowi Gosht Biryani
aromatic basmati rice cooked with mildly spiced lamb flavored with rose water
$17.95
Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
saffron flavored chicken and basmati rice cooked with golden fried onions
$13.95
Vegetable Biryani
saffron flavored basmati rice with vegetables and nuts
$13.95
Three Mushroom Biryani
assorted mushrooms with spiced basmati rice
Vegetarian Specialties
$11.95
Dal Bukhara
lentils slow cooked with spices, cream tomatoes
$12.95
Malai Kofta
deep fried cheese and potato dumplings cooked in a tomato cream sauce
$12.95
Paneer Elaichi Pasanda
cardamom flavored farmer’s cheese cooked in almond sauce
$12.95
Baingan Bharta
baked eggplant cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices
$13.95
Palak Paneer
spinach with farmer’s cheese and spices
$13.95
Kadhai Paneer
cottage cheese cooked with bell peppers and onions
$12.95
Mushroom Mutter Makana
mushrooms and peas cooked with lotus seeds in an onion ginger curry
$13.95
Sukhi Bhindi (seasonal)
spiced okra with onions
$12.95
Matter Paneer
farmer’s cheese and peas in special gravy
$12.95
Pindi Chole
garbanzo beans cooked with mango powder and spices
$12.95
Navratan Korma
mixed vegetables with nuts cooked in creamy sauce
$13.95
Dum Aloo Bukhara
danish potatoes stuffed with mint and apricot chutney and cooked in rich gravy
$12.95
Aloo Gobhi
potatoes and cauliflower cooked in spices
$12.95
Amber Ki Hari Subzi
fresh greens sautéed in a garlic sauce
$13.95
Mirchi Baingan Ka Salan
anaheim peppers and eggplant in a southern indian peanut and sesame sauce
Breads
$2.25
Naan
leavened bread
$2.50
Butter Naan
naan with butter
$2.95
Garlic And Basil Naan
naan with garlic and basil
$4.75
Goat Cheese Paneer Naan
leavened bread stuffed with goat & farmers cheese
$4.75
Frontier Naan
naan stuffed with nuts and raisin paste
$3.95
Ajwain Lachha Paratha
whole wheat layered bread stuffed with onions
$4.25
Onion Kulcha
traditional north indian bread stuffed with onions
$1.95
Tandoori Roti
whole wheat bread
$3.95
Pudina Paratha
whole wheat layered bread with spicy potatoes
$3.95
Aloo Paratha
whole wheat layered bread with spicy potatoes
$2.75
Poori
deep fried whole wheat bread – 2 pieces
$9.95
Assorted Breads
onion kulcha, naan and mint paratha
$3.25
Palak Brocolli Roti
whole wheat spinach and broccoli bread
Amber Dinner
$29.95
Amber Dinner
green mixed salad, seekh kebab, palak paneer, tandoori chicken, ceylon chicken curry, saffron rice, naan bread, gulab jamun, tea/coffee
$24.95
Vegetarian Delight
vegetable somosa, dal bhukara, baingan bharta, saffron rice, malai kofta, vegetable korma, poori, raita, papdum, kesari kheer, tea/coffee
Desserts
$4.25
Kesari Kheer
traditional rice pudding flavored with nuts, cardamom and saffron
$4.50
Gulab Jamun
cottage cheese dumpling in sugar syrup
$4.95
Kulfi Falooda
classic indian frozen dessert, pistachio, vermicilli
$4.50
Bengali Rasgulla
farmers cheese dumplings, rose flavored syrup
$4.75
Moong Ka Halwa
moong lentil pudding
$4.95
Rasmalai
fresh cheese dumplings, saffron sauce

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