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Amber India

2290 El Camino Real (at Ortega)
Mountain View, CA 94040

650-968-7511 | Website

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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.

  • Cuisine(s): Indian

    Hours: Daily 11:30am-10pm

    Price: $$, $$$

  • Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club

    Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering

    Serving: Dinner, Lunch

  • Alcohol: Full bar

    Reservations: Accepted

    Parking: Street

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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,... 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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Main 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)
$9.95
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)(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
$5.00
Kesari Kheer
(traditional rice pudding flavored with nuts, cardamom and saffron)
$5.00
Gulab Jamun
(cottage cheese dumpling in sugar syrup)
$5.00
Kulfi Falooda
(a rich pistachio flavored indian ice cream served with falooda)
$5.00
Rasmalai
(farmer’s cheese dumplings topped with saffron flavored thick milk sauce)
$5.00
Moong Ka Halwa
(northern indian’s favorite lentil dessert)
$6.00
Kajoor Kheer
(creamy dates and almond pudding)

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