Cuisines and Dishes at Royal Bengal:
- Indian
Royal Bengal
313 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge
MA
02139
Today's hours: 11:30 am-10:00 pm
bengalicafe.com (617) 491-1988
Menu for Royal Bengal
Appetizers
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Vegetable Samosa (2)
$3.00
Homemade turnovers stuffed with diced potatoes and peas, a quick snack
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Garlic Naan
$3.50
Leavened bread with a touch of garlic topped with fresh cilantro.
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Gobhi Naan
$4.50
Leavened bread stuffed with cauliflower and spices.
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Pashawary Naan
$3.95
Unleaved bread stuffed with dried fruits and shredded coconuts baked to a succulent sweetness in our clay oven.
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Vegetable Pakoras (4)
$3.50
Fresh marinated begetables fried in chickpea batter, a vegetable delight
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Beguni (4)
$3.50
Spiced slices of eggplant delicately battered and deep fried.
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Coppi Pakoras (4)
$3.25
Batter fried cauliflowers, Bengal's favorite.
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Cheese Pakoras (4)
$5.50
Homemade cheese stuffed with mint sauce.
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Fish Pakoras (4)
$6.50
Deep-fried delicately spiced Haddock fish served with mint sauce.
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Reshmi Pakoras (4)
$5.50
Boneless white meat tender pieces of chicken, deep-fried in chickpea batter.
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Chicken Tikka (5)
$8.95
Tender pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and cooked on skewers in Tandoor.
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Aloo Tikki (4)
$3.95
Delicately spiced potato patties deep fried.
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Chicken Soup
$3.95
Shredded chicken made with base and spices.
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Mulligatawny Soup
$3.50
Spicy hot soup, made with lentils, vegetables and spices.
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Tomato Soup
$2.95
A traditional Indian soup made with pureed tomatoes and seasonal veggies.
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Aloo Bhaaja
$3.95
Shredded potatoes with onion pan-fried with green chili.
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Begun Bhaaja (4)
$3.95
Fresh marinated eggplant deep oil fried.
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Mixed Platter
$6.95
2 samosas, 2 veggie pakoras, 2 alo tikki and 2 coppi pakoras.
Bengal Treasures
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Ilish Maachher Jhol
$11.95
Hilsa fish pieces combined with vegetables in broth.
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Paabda Maachher Jhol
$11.95
Whole Bengali fish in broth.
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Rui Maachher Kalia
$11.95
Carp pieces in rich sauce.
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Koi Maachher Kalia
$11.95
Whole Bengali perch in rich sauce.
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Maachher Jhaal
$11.95
Pieces of fish in hot and spicy sauce.
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Mocha Chingri
$14.95
Banana blossom with small shrimp.
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Kasha Lamb
$13.95
Spicy sauteed American spring lamb.
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Maachh Bhaja
$10.95
Fried fish.
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Rui Phulkopi
$11.95
Car pieces cooked with cauliflower in a ginger-scented broth.
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Shorshe Ilish
$11.95
Bengal's favorite fish, hilsa, in a zesty ground mustard sauce.
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Chingrir Malaikari
$13.95
Large shrimp in a rich coconut milk gravy--an elegant Bengali classic.
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Kasha Mangsho
$13.95
Spicy sauteed goat meat chunks--the signature dish of North Calcutta.
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Murgir Jhol
$11.50
Home-style chicken stew.
Brahmin's Treasures
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Begun Pora
$8.95
Flame roasted eggplant, mashed with mustard oil, onions, green chilis, and cilantro.
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Aloo Posto
$8.50
Diced potatoes in poppy seed paste.
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Phulkopir Dalna
$9.25
Cauliflower florets in fragrant gravy.
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Bandhakopir Ghanto
$6.50
Spicy shredded cabbage.
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Daal
$7.45
A variety of legumes, each seasoned with different spices.
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Aloo Bhate
$4.50
Mashed potatoes with a difference--seasoned with mustard oil, onions and chopped green chilies.
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Aloor Dam
$6.95
Spicy slow-cooked potatoes in gravy.
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Vendi Paturi
$9.50
Fresh okra stir-fried with flavorful ground mustard sauce.
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Chholar Daal
$7.50
Soupy split peas, accented with coconut chips sauteed in clarified butter.
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Tauker Daal
$7.50
Legume soup with tart ingredients like tamarind or green mango.
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Mochar Ghanto
$12.50
Banana blossom, shredded and cooked with complex spices.
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Luchi (6)
$5.95
Bengal's signature fried bread--puffy, light and melts in the mouth.
Bread Specialites
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Tandoori Roti
$2.25
Whole wheat baked bread without oil.
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Chapati
$2.25
Whole wheat bread baked on a frying pan without oil.
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Plain Naan
$2.50
Leavened bread baked in our Tandoor spices.
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Badami Naan
$3.95
Bread topped with sliced almonds, cantaloupe and poppy seeds.
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Laccha Paratha
$3.00
Multi-layered bread with melted butter.
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Mint Paratha
$3.95
Whole wheat bread topped with dried mint.
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Poori (2)
$3.00
Whole wheat, deep-fried puffed bread.
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Onion Kulcha
$3.95
Soft leavend bread stuffed with seasoned spices.
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Aloo Naan
$3.50
Leavened bread stuffed with potatoes and spices.
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Chicken Naan
$4.50
Leavened bread stuffed with diced chicken, herbs and spices.
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Lamb Naan
$4.95
Leavened bread stuffed with diced lamb, herbs and spices.
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Bread Basket
$7.95
A combination of all our specialty breads: plain naan, garlic naan and pashawary naan.
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Aloo Paratha
$3.95
Stuffed with spiced potatoes, cooked on a griddle with butter
Chef's Recommendations
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Chicken Vindaloo
$12.50
Red chilies, vinegar and marinated chicken stewed in spicy potato gravy.
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Lamb Vindaloo
$14.95
Red chilies, vinegar and marinated lamb stewed in spicy potato gravy.
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Shrimp Vindaloo
$12.95
Red chilies, vinegar and marinated shrimp stewed in spicy potato gravy.
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Chili Chicken
$12.50
Boneless chicken cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with green chilies and onions.
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Tandoori Seafood Masala
$12.95
Fresh seafood, succulent and tender, marinated in yogurt and spices and baked in our Tandoor.
Chicken Specialties
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Dal Chicken
$11.50
Boneless chicken cooked in special yellow lentil.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
$12.50
Boneless pieces of Tandoori chicken cooked in a delightful, delicate, tangy, and spicy paprika sauce.
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Chicken Do-Piaza
$12.50
Chicken breast marinated for 24 hours, barbecued and cooked twice with diced tomatoes.
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Chicken Saag
$12.50
Tender pieces of chicken breast delicately spiced and cooked with spinach.
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Chicken Korma
$12.50
Boneless chicken cooked with exotic spices, herbs, nuts, and mild cream sauce.
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Chicken Karahi
$12.50
Fresh chicken breast simmered with diced tomatoes, bell pepper and spices.
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Chicken Curry
$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked in a spicy curried sauce.
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Chicken Mushroom
$12.50
Boneless chicken cooked with mushrooms, exotic herbs and spices.
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Aachari Chicken
$12.50
Boneless chicken with hot peppers, fresh herbs, and spices
Dinner Specials
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1. Hungry Man Dinner
$15.95
Fish curry, aloo posto, rice, and badami kheer.
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2. Hungry Man Dinner
$15.95
Chicken curry, yellow lentil, rice, and badami kheer.
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3. Hungry Man Dinner
$17.95
Lamb curry, begoon pora (mashed eggplant), rice, and badami kheer.
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4. Hungry Man Dinner
$17.95
Shrimp curry, yellow lentil, rice, and badami kheer.
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Dual Vegetarian Combo
$26.95
Two samosas, matar paneer, aloo gobhi, rice, naan, and gulab jamon.
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Dual Non-Vegetarian Combo
$33.95
Reshmi pakoras, lamb rogan josh and rice, tandoori mix grill and naan, and two kulfies
Lamb Specialties
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Lamb Rogan Josh
$13.50
Lamb cooked with exotic spices, herbs nuts, and a mild cream sauce.
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Lamb Masala
$13.50
Boneless lamb cooked in a rich gravy.
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Lamb Bhuna
$13.95
Cubes of lamb baked in Tandoor and cooked in tomatoes and cream sauce.
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Achari Lamb
$13.50
Lamb roasted with hot peppers, fresh herbs and spices.
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Lamb Mushroom
$13.50
Lamb with mushrooms and flavored with spices.
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Lamb Do-Piaza
$13.50
Diced barbecued lamb cooked twice with diced onions, tomatoes, and spices.
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Lamb Saag
$13.95
Succulent pieces of lamb delicately spiced and cooked with spinach.
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Lamb Curry
$13.50
Tender pieces of lamb cooked in onion sauce and spiced delicately with almonds.
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Lamb Korma
$13.95
Boneless lamb cooked with exotic spices, herbs and nuts, and mild cream sauce.
Naan
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Tandoori Roti
$2.25
Whole wheat bread without oil, baked in the tandoor
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Chaapati
$2.25
Whole wheat bread baked on fry pan without oil
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Gobhi Naan
$2.50
Leavened bread baked in our tandoor
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Badami Naan
$3.95
Bread topped with sliced almonds, cantaloupe and poppy seeds
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Poori (2)
$3.00
Whole wheat, deep fried puffed bread
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Garlic Naan
$3.50
Leavened bread with a touch of garlic topped with fresh cilantro
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Pashawary Naan
$3.95
Unleavemed bread stuffed with dried fruits and shredded coconuts, and baked to a succulent sweetness in our clay oven
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Mint Paratha
$3.95
Whole wheat bread topped with dried mint
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Onion Kulcha
$3.95
Soft leavened bread stuffed with seasoned onions
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Laccha Paratha
$3.00
A multi layered bread with melted butter
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Aloo Naan
$3.50
Leavened bread stuffed with potatoes and spices
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Aloo Paratha
$3.95
Whole wheat bread, stuffed with spiced potatoes, cooked on a griddle with butter
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Chicken Naan
$4.50
Leavened bread stuffed with diced chicken, herbs, and spices
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Lamb Naan
$4.95
Leavened bread stuffed with diced lamb, herbs, and spices
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Bread Basket
$7.95
A combination of all our speacial breads: plain naan, garlic naan, and pashawary naan
Rice Specialties
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Chicken Biryani
$12.95
Basmati rice cooked with chicken chunks, nuts and spices.
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Lamb Biryani
$13.95
Juicy pieces of lamb cooked with Basmati rice and spices and garnished with nuts.
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Vegetable Biryani
$10.95
Basmati rice cooked with exotic spices, herbs and fresh vegetables.
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Shrimp Biryani
$12.95
Basmati rice cooked with fresh jumbo shrimp, nuts and spices.
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Bengali Palau
$9.95
Special fried basmati rice with ghee, nuts and raisins and cooked with a variety of spices.
Seafood Specialties
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Fish Curry
$12.95
Piece of haddock/blue fish cooked in a tangy curry sauce.
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Dal Fish
$11.50
Fresh pieces of blue fish cooked in a special yellow lentil.
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Fish Karahi Masala
$12.95
Fresh pieces of haddock cooked in a mild blend of ground spices in a tangy curry sauce.
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Shrimp Curry
$12.50
Delicated spiced shrimp cooked in a spicy curried sauce.
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Shrimp Saag
$12.95
Jumbo shrimp cooked with pureed spinach and exotic spices.
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Shrimp Masala
$12.95
A special shrimp masala floured with cumin, herb and fresh coriander.
Side Orders
- Mixed Pickle $1.00
- Mango Chutney $1.00
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Papadom (2)
$1.00
Lightly spiced wafer.
- Plain Yogurt $1.00
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Raita
$2.50
Yogurt with shredded cucumbers, potatoes and mint.
- Basmati Rice $2.50
- Royal Bengal Salad $2.50
Small Dishes
- Chicken Tikki Masala $7.50
- Chicken Curry $6.50
- Chicken Vindaloo $7.50
- Chicken Korma $7.50
- Lamb Curry $7.95
- Goat Curry $7.95
- Lamb Masala $7.95
- Lamb Vindaloo $8.50
Tandoori Specials
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Tandoori Mix Grill
$15.95
Combination of sizzling Tandoori specialties like Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, boti kebab, seekh kebab, and Tandoor shrimp served with sauteed onions and peices of lemon.
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Tandoori Chicken
$12.50
Spring chicken marinated in Tandoori masala and yogurt for 24 hours and baked until tender and juicy.
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Tandoori Shrimp
$13.50
Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated in delicate yogurt. Baked on skewers in our Tandoor.
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Fish Tikka
$13.50
Tender filets of fresh white fish, marinated in yogurt and spices and cooked in our Tandoor.
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Tandoori Vegetable
$12.95
Lightly marinated tomatoes, onions and green peppers cooked on skewers in our Tandoor.
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Boti Kebab
$13.50
Lean squares of lamb marinated for 24 hours in yogurt and delicately spiced.
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Reshmi Kebab
$12.95
Chicken breast marinated in spices then cooked under our Tandoor's slow heat.
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Paneer Tikka
$12.50
Fresh homemade cubes of cheese baked in Tandoor oven until cooked.
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Shiek Kebab
$12.50
Marinated and ground lamb delicately cooked in our Tandoor over until juicy.
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Royal Platter
$11.95
Seasoned peppers stuffed with spicy homemade cheese
Vegetable Specialties
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Dal Makhani
$8.95
Fresh lentils delicately tempered and seasoned with exotic spices.
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Navrattan Korma
$9.95
Nine selected vegetables with nuts and fruits cooked in a cream sauce.
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Aloo Gobhi
$10.50
Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and spices.
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Karahi Paneer
$12.50
Homemade cheese cooked with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and freshly ground spices.
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Palak Paneer
$10.95
Fresh spinach and homemade cheese cooked with a touch of diced onions, fresh tomatoes and a variety of herbs and spices.
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Chana Masala
$9.95
Gently cooked chickpeas, onions, herbs, and tomatoes.
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Matar Paneer
$10.95
Peas and homemade cheese cooked with a touch of diced onions, fresh tomatoes, and a variety of herbs and spices.
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Malai Kofta
$11.95
Vegetable and cheese balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce with fresh herbs and spices.
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Yellow Lentil
$8.95
Orange lentils seasoned with different spices.
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Aloo Saag
$10.50
Fresh spinach and diced potatoes cooked with a touch of diced onions, fresh tomatoes, and a variety of herbs and spices.
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Sahai Paneer
$12.95
Fresh homemade cubes of cheese in a tangy creamy sauce.
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Chaana Saag
$10.95
Fresh spinach and chaana cooked with a touch of diced onions, fresh tomatoes, and a variety of herbs and spices.
Desserts
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Gulab Jamon (2)
$2.50
Hot cream dumpling dipped in rose water syrup.
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Badami Kheer
$2.95
Chilled homemade rice pudding, flavored with cardamom, almonds and raisins.
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Misti Doi
$3.95
Sweet homemade yogurt.
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Badami Kulfi
$3.95
A variety of nuts.
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Patishapta (2)
$4.95
Individual crepes stuffed with sweetened shredded coconut and clotted cream.
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Rasogolla (2)
$2.50
Homemade soft cottage cheese ball dipped in sweet sauce
Beverages
- Coke $1.25
- Diet Coke $1.25
- Pepsi $1.25
- Sprite $1.25
- Ginger Ale $1.25
- Spring Water $1.25
- Black Tea $1.00
- Masala Tea $1.50
- Orange Juice $1.50
- Apple Juice $1.50
- Snapple Iced Tea $1.75
- Snapple Lemonade $1.75
- Snapple Mango Madness $1.75
- Salt Lassie $2.95
- Sweet Lassie $2.95
- Mango Lassie $3.50
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Ratings and Reviews for Royal Bengal
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May 09 2012
Francisco S. via Yelp
I went in for an early dinner. I happened to be the only customer, not a good sign I know, but I was in a hurry. Ordered a lamb saag and samosa. I heard...read more
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Apr 28 2012
Doris T. via Yelp
If you think that Bengali food just means mindless, stomach burning hot spice, then this restaurant is on the dot. However, being a Bengali myself, I know...read more
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Mar 04 2012
partha a. via Yelp
This is not bengali food. The fish smelled. The luchi was awful. Don t go to this place.read more
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Feb 29 2008
jbates88 via Citysearch
My girlfriend and I went there last weekend, must say its one of the best place to dine out. There're two menus with so many great...read more
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Nov 13 2007
bostondesi via Citysearch
There are plenty of good Indian restaurants in cambridge and this is just not one of them. The naan I ordered was burnt and I hav...read more
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Jul 17 2006
luceyo via Citysearch
4 of us, ordered 5 different dishes and 2 of which were burnt. We sent them back and got refunds, but it threw us off the place. ...read more
From Citysearch
The Scene
The 32-seat room shows loving touches on a budget--Indian wall hangings, folk art and posters fix the ethnic identity, and servers wear traditional Bengali garb. White tablecloths and pink cloth napkins dress up the look for patrons from MIT and Bengalis delighted to have some home-cooking.
The Food
The spicy, complex cooking of Calcutta and Bangladesh is worlds away from what usually passes as ''Indian food,'' so skip the standard fare and concentrate on a separate menu featuring Bengali specialties. It's customary to start with a vegetarian dish like tandoor-roasted eggplant with mustard oil and hot peppers--a smoky treat. Next, move on to a fish plate like carp and cauliflower in spicy ginger broth (beware bones), and finish with a meat dish such as sauteed goat chunks in hot sauce. The food's delicious but fiery--a side of naan will help douse the flames.
