India House
59 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 645-9500Menu
Appetizers
Deep-fried cone pastry filled with potatoes and green peas.
Mildly spiced vegetable fritters of your choice. Choice of spinach, onion, potato, or mix.
Mildly spiced chili fritters.
Homemade cheese fritters dipped in a batter of garbanzo, then deep-fried.
Cube-shaped, boiled potatoes minced with chopped onions, cilantro, green chilies, and chat masala.
Mashed potatoes deep-fried, then stuffed and coated with cashews or almonds, served with mint.
Chilled yogurt served as you like.
A melange of assorted, crisp noodles, smothered in sweet and sour hot chutney.
Homemade pastry crisps topped with boiled potatoes, chopped onions, and cilantro leaves, smothered with sweet chutney, and chilled, light yogurt.
Mouth-watering mixture of crispy wafers, potatoes, and chickpeas in yogurt and tamarind sauce, sprinkled with chat masala.
Deep-fried cone pastry stuffed with seasoned chicken or lamb kheema.
Boneless, shredded tandoori chicken smeared in chat spices along with chopped onions and cilantro, then folded in sweet and sour chutney.
Succulent, shredded tandoori chicken marinated overnight in an exquisite blend of masala, cooked in the tandoori oven, dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Minced chicken with special Indian spices, skewered on bamboo sticks.
Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt, then cooked with spices and curry leaves.
Succulent pieces of fish marinated in mild spices and then deep-fried.
An appetizer mixed platter of tandoori specialties consisting of: chicken tikka, chicken reshmi kabab, lamb boll kabab, fish tikka, tandoori shrimp, and tandoori chicken. All together in an adventurous dish. (It is not served with soup, house salad, white
Beverages & Conveniences
Chicken
Succulent cubes of boneless chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
'Soft and silky,' boneless pieces of white chicken simmered in butter cream and cashew nut paste, skewered, and baked in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken minced with herbs and spices, skewered, and roasted in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in garlic, roasted in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Succulent cubes of boneless chicken marinated in Indian pickle paste, yogurt, and roasted in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Pieces of boneless chicken marinated in blended spices, coated with egg, skewered, and roasted in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Boneless chicken marinated in mint and yogurt sauce, cooked to perfection in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken marinated in yogurt with blend of colorful Indian herbs and spices, and roasted in clay oven. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken marinated in yogurt, mint chutney, and exotic Indian spices, then cooked in clay oven. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken cooked with a delicately spiced curry sauce. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken pieces roasted in a clay oven and then folded into creamy tomato sauce. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chunks of chicken (white meat) roasted in a clay oven and then folded into cream sauce.
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with green chills and hot spices. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken cooked with mint and other spicy ingredients. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken tenderly cooked with methi, fresh garlic, and herbs. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken pieces smothered in a spicy spinach sauce. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with South Indian spices, flavored with coconut. All white meat chicken available upon request.
A delicious combination of chicken marinated in vinegar, hot peppers, and spices, cooked over a low heat. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Succulent pieces of chicken cooked with spices and tomatoes. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Marinated chicken sauted with fresh vegetables. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Chicken cubes cooked in a rich, almond-flavored sauce. All white meat chicken available upon request.
A classic kadhai dish of chicken delicately cooked with ginger, green chilies, and cilantro. All white meat chicken available upon request.
Basmati rice and tender pieces of richly saffron-flavored chicken, cooked with exotic Indian herbs.
Desserts
Fragrant rice cooked with sweetened milk, raisins and almonds.
Flat, round discs of Indian cottage cheese, poached in milk and seasoned with pistachio nut garnish.
Golden fried balls of milk pastry, soaked in sweet saffron syrup and seasoned hot.
Grated carrots cooked gently in milk as it is reduced to form halwa, generously sprinkled with nuts and allowed to set.
Traditional lndian ice cream. Choice of mango, pista, or orange.
Indian ice cream with sweet Indian noodles.
Extras
House Special Dinner
Tandoori chicken, lamb boti kabab, tandoori shrimp, chicken reshmi kabab and kali dal. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time. Served and soup or house salad, white rice and naan bread.
Low-calorie combination of chicken tikka, fish tikka, vegetables, and chutney relishes. Served with soup or house salad, white rice and naan bread.
Tandoori chicken, lamb seekh kabab, fish tikka, home-style lamb rogan josh, and vegetables. Served with soup or house salad, white rice, and naan bread.
Four course, complete dinner. Choice of soup, salad, tandoori mixed grill served with chicken makhani or chicken tikka masala, and India House special dessert. Served with soup or house salad, white rice, and naan bread.
King-size lamb chops marinated in exotic Indian spices, served with kali dal. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time. Served with soup or house salad, white rice, and naan bread.
Lamb Specialties
Minced lamb marinated with our own combination of herbs and spices, then skewered and roasted in clay oven.
Boneless cubes of tender lamb marinated with yogurt, garlic, and ginger, then skewered and roasted in clay oven.
Succulent pieces of lamb in a cardamom-flavored sauce.
Selected pieces of young, delicately spiced tandoori lamb. Folded in onion, tomato and ginger infused sauce.
Boneless lamb cooked in a hot and spicy sauce.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with mint sauce, seasoned with aromatic spices.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with achar masala, a medium hot dish.
Pieces of lamb in a rich, creamy spinach sauce.
Lamb pieces cooked in mild gravy with coconut milk. A South Indian specialty.
A delicious combination of lamb marinated in vinegar, hot peppers, and spices, cooked over a low heat.
Ground lamb cooked with aromatic spices and green peas.
Lamb scalloped in a rich, creamy sauce.
A fine potpourri of lamb chops, minced potatoes, and eggs.
Boneless lamb cooked in mild spices with fresh tomatoes, onions, and garlic, garnished with fresh cilantro and ginger.
Spicy lamb chops cooked in an iron wok.
Basmati rice infused with saffron. Richly flavored with herbs and spices, cooked along with tender pieces of lamb.
Options
6oz - 4 hours.
For water.
Salads
Fresh greens tossed with cucumbers, carrots, and onions, served with house dressing.
Succulent pieces of tandoori chicken (white meat) tossed in a medley of fresh greens, served with house dressing.
Grilled shrimps marinated in exotic herbs and spices, tossed with mixed greens.
Seafood
Fresh salmon marinated with exotic Indian spices, and roasted in clay oven, served with kali dal. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time. Served with soup or house salad, white rice, and naan bread.
King-sized shrimp marinated in mild spices and toasted in a clay oven. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time.
Enjoy a full lobster marinated with exotic spices, served with korma, naan bread, and white rice. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time.
Barbecued pieces of seasoned fish with the flavor of Indian herbs and spices.
Shrimp cooked in specially prepared herbs and spices, with a touch of garlic and ginger.
Shrimp cooked in lightly spiced gravy, with a hint of honey.
Shrimp cooked in a medley of exotic Indian herbs and spices.
Shrimps cooked in mildly spicy gravy, along with coconut flavor.
This marvelous prawn curry is from Malabar coast, cooked with specially prepared herbs.
Fresh, shelled shrimps cooked in a rich mint sauce.
Lobster cooked in specially prepared sauce, infused with herbs, ginger, and garlic.
Crab cooked with Kashmiri pepper, corn, cumin, garlic, coconut milk, and saffron, then folded into a delicately spiced sauce.
Steamed fish cooked in a rich mint sauce, garnished with slices of boiled eggs.
Barbecued pieces of boneless fish marinated in yogurt and spices.
Seasonal fish cooked with grated coconut in a spicy sauce.
Tender pieces of salmon cooked in chef's special sauce, with blend of herbs and spices.
Shrimps sauted with bell peppers, ginger, green chilies, and fresh cilantro.
A masterful blend of prawns, crabs, and lobsters, with flavors of aniseed.
Basmati saffron rice cooked with shrimp in mild sauce.
Side Items
Flat, leavened bread, baked on the wall lining of the tandoori oven. Four pieces per order.
Leavened bread made from fine flour, stuffed with pineapple, cherries, and walnuts.
A garlic, tomato, and chili-flavored bread baked in a clay oven.
A flat, leavened bread dotted with sesame seeds.
A rare bread made with leavened dough and a rich sprinkling of pistachio nuts.
A light, flat bread stuffed with onion and fresh, green cilantro leaves.
Made from dough of fine flour, with a taste of garlic.
A light, fIat bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with mint and herbs.
Whole wheat layered bread from the tandoor.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with seasoned mashed potatoes.
Whole wheat bread baked in a clay oven.
Handkerchief bread, unleavened bread made to paper thinness.
Naan baked with tender minced lamb stuffing.
Leavened and fermented flour bread, fried.
Whole-wheat, deep-fried, puffed bread.
Indian bread.
Fluffy, white, long-grained Indian basmati rice.
Basmati rice cooked with saffron and herbs.
Sauted spinach cooked in steamed basmati white rice.
Think sauce.
Tomato based.
Yogurt sauce.
Soups
A perky, clove-flavored, red lentil soup, garnished with green peas and rice.
Cream of tomatoes infused with herbs and spices, served with garnishments.
Chicken stock heightened with flavorful fresh herbs, garnished with shredded chicken, and chopped cilantro.
A spicy seafood soup. Made with shrimp and garnished. A favorite of Anglo Indians.
Vegetarian
Cubes of homemade cottage cheese marinated in yogurt, lightly spiced to preserve its delicate taste, skewered, and then roasted in clay oven.
Garden fresh broccoli, capsicum, onions, cauliflower, and tomatoes, marinated in mixed spices, and roasted in clay oven. Please allow an additional 30 minutes for preparation time.
Mashed, mixed vegetables infused with herbs and spices. Then skewered and roasted in clay oven.
Cauliflower marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasted in clay oven. Takes an additional 30 minutes of preparation time.
A selection of two vegetables of chef's choice, along with kali dal. Served with soup or house salad, white rice, and naan bread.
An aromatic blend of lentils simmered on a slow fire until tender, tempered with onions, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes.
Lentils cooked to perfection in a traditional Indian wok, with rare herbs and spices.
Delicious chickpeas cooked in an exotic blend of North Indian spices.
Fresh cottage cheese cooked with a creamy tomato sauce.
Fresh cottage cheese cubes prepared with green peas.
Fresh cottage cheese grated and prepared with green peppers, tomatoes, and onions.
Fresh cottage cheese cubes in a spicy spinach sauce.
Mix vegetable-cheese dumplings cooked in a creamy hot sauce, with herbs and spices.
Fresh eggplant roasted in the tandoor, mashed and marinated in a rich blend of Mughlai spices, cooked over a low heat to draw the richness of spices.
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked to perfection with mild Indian spices, along with ginger, tomatoes, and herbs.
Potatoes skillfully cooked to perfection, with mild Indian spices.
Cauliflower sauted with onion, tomatoes, and spices.
Delicious okra cooked in an exotic blend of North Indian spices.
Mixed vegetables with cottage cheese and tossed with bell peppers.
Cubes of cottage cheese cooked on a tawa with Indian spices, onions, and bell peppers.
Homemade cheese cooked with bell peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, green chilies, and cilantro.
A combination of fresh mustard leaves and spinach, cooked over a slow fire, served with fresh, homemade butter.
Basmati saffron rice cooked with mixed vegetables in a mild sauce.
