Mela Indian Restaurant

Potato patties topped with curried chickpeas, tamarind, and mint chutneys. Garnished with cilantro and raita.

Strips of boneless chicken marinated with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and spices. Deep fried and served with mint and tamarind chutneys.

Crispy chicken or paneer with ginger and garlic (contains soy).

Vegetable fritters made with spring onions, cilantro, and peppers in a spiced chickpea and rice batter.

Samosas topped with masala chickpeas, mint, and tamarind chutneys, garnished with onions, cilantro, and raita.

Handmade pastry triangles stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas. Served with tamarind and mint chutney.

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Naan stuffed with chilli, mint, & garlic.

Homemade Indian coconut cashew ice cream flavored with pistachios.

A North Indian treat—deep-fried homemade cheeseballs served in rose-flavoured syrup.

Caramelised basmati rice, almonds, pistachios, and raisins in a sweet milk pudding.

Classic mango cheesecake.

Homemade Indian ice cream flavored with mango and pistachios.

Chicken breast marinated in indian spices, cooked in a coconut, ginger, garlic, cashew & bell pepper sauce.

Lamb in a rich pistachio, Cardimom infused curry, with raisins and nuts.

Potato dumpling with paneer cheese, mild herbs, and spices in anaromatic cream and cashew sauce, a classic north indian dish.

Boneless chicken thighs grilled in the tandoor oven, simmered in a tomato cream and mild spice sauce.

Mahi, Shrimp, & Scallops cooked in a coconut lime leaf & galangal ginger curry.

New Zealand Lamb Chops marinated in fresh-ground spices, and herbs served with Mela's special curry sauce. Grilled in the tandoori oven.

New Zealand Lamb Chops marinated in fresh-ground spices, and herbs served with Mela's special curry sauce. Grilled in the tandoori oven.

Tofu marinated in ginger and garlic, cooked in an onion and bell pepper sauce.

Lamb cooked in almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.

Boneless lamb cooked in a masala with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.

Boneless tender pieces of lamb cooked in a traditional onion and ginger curry sauce with cilantro and okra.

Boneless chicken cooked in an almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.

Marinated boneless chicken breast simmered in a creamy, slightly spicy sauce made with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and spices.

Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.

Boneless chicken cooked in a spicy sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Chicken cooked in an aromatic onion and ginger curry with cilantro and okra.

A multi-layered bread flavored with garlic and cilantro.

A light bread baked in the tandoor oven.

Naan stuffed with onions.

Naan filled with nuts, dried fruit, and raisins.

Whole wheat, deep-fried puffed bread.

Naan stuffed with fresh mint.

Whole wheat multi-layered bread baked in the tandoor oven.

Baby spinach leaves, bell pepper, and onion, tandoori grilled homemade paneer cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Spring mix, cilantro, and tandoori chicken breast with balsamic vinaigrette.

Large tandoori grilled shrimp served atop a bed of spring mix, cherry tomatoes, and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.

Spring mix topped with tandoori roasted salmon, garnished with cherry tomatoes and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.

Butternut squash soup with spices.

A mild lentil stew finished with cream, spinach, herbs, and spices.

Mint-cilantro, tamarind, coconut and tomato chutneys.

Made with yogurt and cucumbers, mildly spiced.

Basmati rice flavored with spices.

Potatoes and cauliflower in a spicy sauce of ginger, garlic, and turmeric.

Tandoor-roasted eggplant mashed, seasoned, and sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and peas.

Fresh okra in a spicy sauce of onions, cilantro, coriander, and cumin seeds.

Fresh vegetables cooked in a mild coconut and curry leaf gravy.

Peas and paneer cheese in a mildly spiced creamy gravy.

Chickpeas cooked in a tomato base with coriander, paprika, and chilli.

Homemade cheese cubes with spinach and ground spices.

Fresh paneer cheese cubes cooked in a rich tomato cream spiced sauce.

Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce made with onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Punjabi Chole, Madras Vegetables, Lentil Dal, Bhindi Masala, mixed pickled vegetables, served with pappad and naan.

Mahi-mahi lightly cooked in a coconut curry leaf and tamarind sauce.

Shrimp, shelled and deveined, cooked in a sauce made with onions, ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, tamarind, mustard seeds, coconut, and spices.

Mahi-mahi cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Shrimp simmered in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce. A classic dish originating from Goa.

Chicken marinated in a cashew, yoghurt, saffron, cream, and cardamom sauce cooked in a clay oven.

Salmon marinated in ginger, garlic, yoghurt, and tandoor spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.

Boneless pieces of lamb marinated lightly in spiced sauce and roasted in the tandoori oven.

Crispy Fried Cauliflower in ginger and garlic sauce.