Ambrosia India Bistro - Monterey

crisp, savory pastries filled with spiced potatoes and green peas

spinach and homemade cheese patties with ground nuts

mixed vegetable fritters

pan-fried potato patties topped with wheat crisps and sweet and sour sauce

baked thin and crispy lentil cracker

scooped potatoes filled with potato hash, raisins and cashews

samosa, pakora, papadum and hara kebab

crisp, savory pastries filled chicken and green peas

tiger prawns tossed with onion green peppers in hot garlic sauce

garden fresh tomatoes and coriander with smoke flavored soup

lentils, coconut milk, chicken broth garnished with diced chicken and curry leaves - classic anglo-indian soup

mesclun green, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and bell peppers with mint

refreshing yogurt dipping sauce, with crisp grated cucumbers

baked, leavened bread

baked, leavened bread spread with fresh, homemade butter

baked, leavened bread flavored with chopped garlic, and garnished with fresh cilantro

baked, leavened bread stuffed with nuts, raisins and coconut powder

multi-layered wheat flour bread

flat bread with potato stuffing

whole wheat bread

fried, puffed, very soft whole wheat bread (2 pcs)

plain naan, onion kulcha and pudina parantha

saffron flavored finest basmati rice

steamed basmati rice

long grain brown basmati rice cooked in full-flavors, garnished with fresh mint

fresh cottage cheese kebabs battered in yogurt and ajwain, cooked in clay oven

boneless chicken breast marinated in hung curd and spices roasted in the clay oven

leg of lamb cubes and chops, marinated in yogurt and a melange of spices broiled in the tandoor

rack of lamb marinated in our chef's special spices cooked in earthen oven

tender rolls of succulent minced lamb spiced with cumin and saffron, then cooked in the tandoor

boneless leg of lamb cubes, marinated in a special spice mixture cooked in earthen oven

tandoori chicken, royal lamb kebab, murgh malai tikka, seekh kebab and prawn

twin-lobster tails in a special blend of spices cooked over a low fire in the tandoor

combination of lobster tail, basa, salmon and prawns

dish of flavorful black lentils simmered overnight over slow fire, a favorite with gourmets

potatoes and cauliflower in a mixture of spices

cheese and vegetable dumplings cooked in a rich, aromatic sauce

cubes of cottage cheese cooked in cream and tomato sauce

mixed vegetables with dry fruits and nuts in a rich creamy sauce

homemade cottage cheese and green peas cooked in special gravy

potatoes stuffed with dry apricots and mint, then cooked in our chef's special sauce

spinach and farmer's cheese cooked in the traditional north indian style

button mushrooms sauteed with bell peppers and onions

tandoori baked eggplant with a smoky flavor cooked with onions, tomatoes and homemade spices

garbanzo beans cooked with exotic spices and ginger, then sprinkled with fresh cilantro

dish of roasted chicken breast cubes in our chef's secret sauce

tandoori-roasted, shredded chicken tossed in creamy tomato sauce

traditional chicken curry garnished with ginger and fresh cilantro

traditional lamb curry with flavor of exotic indian spices from the valley of kashmir

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

lamb and potato morsels, cooked in a hot and tangy sauce, with a hint of vinegar - a specialty of goa

royal lamb delicacy cooked in a richly flavored almond and saffron sauce

fresh halibut cubes cooked with spicy coconut sauce - traditional dish from goa

scallops simmered in fresh coconut milk and mustard sauce, flavored with aromatic curry leaves

stir-fried prawns tossed in a spicy coconut curry

tangy and spicy twin lobster tail sauteed with onions and bell peppers in desi style