Namaskar Fine Indian Cuisine

236 Elm St
Somerville, MA 02144

(617) 623-9911

Beef Specialties

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Beef Curry
  • Chunks of beef cooked with tomato and onion in a traditional curry
  • Beef Korma
  • Beef cooked with mild spices, herbs and nuts in a light cream sauce.
  • Beef Vindaloo
  • Beef simmered in tangy curry with rare spices and potatoes. Famous, fiery goan specialty, its hot
  • Beef Saag
  • Beef cooked overnight with fresh spinach and freshly ground spices.
  • Beef Mushroom
  • Beef cooked with fresh mushrooms and a blend of herbs and spices.
  • Beef Bhuna
  • Beef sauteed with fresh ginger, onions, tomatoes, and indian spices.
Biryani (Rice) Specialties

We use India's long grain flavorful thin basmati rice. Served with raita and onion chutney

  • Vegetable Biryani
  • Rice cooked with exotic spices, herbs, nuts and fresh vegetables
  • Chicken Biryani
  • Chicken chunks cooked with saffron flavored rice, nuts and spices.
  • Lamb Biryani
  • Tender lamb pieves cooked with saffron flavored basmati rice and spices.
  • Beef Biryani
  • Chunks of beef cooked with saffron flavored rice and spices
  • Shrimp Biryani
  • Saffron flavored basmati rice cooked with shrimp, nuts and spices
  • Indo-American Biryani
  • Basmati rice cooked with pieces of chicken, chicken tikka, lamb, bati kabab, shrimp, spinach, vegetables, paneer, nuts and spices.
  • Basmati Rice
  • India's favorite long grain flavorful thin plain boiled basmati rice.
Chicken Specialties

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Chicken Curry
  • Boneless chicken cooked in traditional curry sauce
  • Chicken Jalfrazi
  • Boneless chicken cooked with tomatoes, peas, peppers, onions and exotic spices
  • Chicken Vindaloo
  • Boneless chicken pieces simmeres in tangy curry with rare spices and potatoes, famous fiery Goan specialty. It is hot.
  • Chicken Korma
  • Chicken cooked with mild spices, herbs and nuts in a light sauce
  • Chicken Saag
  • Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and freshly ground spices
  • Madras Chicken
  • Supreme breast of chicken in pieces cooked with delicacy in a special hot tamarind sauce with ginger and cashews
  • Ginger Chicken
  • Boneless chicken marinated in fresh ginger juice and herbs, cooked with authentic spices
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Tender tandoori chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and spices cooked in rich cream and tomato based sauce
  • Chicken Kothmiri
  • Tender pieces of tandoori chicken tikka prepared with ginger, garlic, onions, peppers and tomatoes in hopper till perfection
  • Kadai Chicken
  • Tender tandoori chicken cubes cooked with ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes
  • Chilli Chicken
  • Roasted boneless pieces of chicken sauted and cooked with ginger, garlic and julienne of green chilies in soya sauce
  • Chicken Kashmir
  • Chicken cooked in light cream curry, pineapple, banana and spices
  • Chicken Zafran
  • Supreme of chicken cooked in saffron and white dry fruits sauce with delicacy
Cold Appetizers

  • Aloo Chaat
  • A spicy chat of potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes with topping of tamarind sauce.
  • Bombay Bhel
  • Puffed rice chickpea flour noodles, wheat crisps, mixed with chopped onions, tomatoes and tamarind sauce.
  • Gol Gappa
  • Eight bite sized poories served with mint and cilantro shorba, diced potatoes, beans and tamarind sauce.
  • Chicken Chaat
  • Shredded cold tandoori chicken, onion, tomatoes, mixed with aromatic chaat spices and topping with tamarind sauce.
  • Papadum
  • A thin crispy lentil wafer.
Condiments

  • Mango Chutney / Raita / Pickle / Plain Yogurt
  • Desi Salad (Indian)
  • Slices onions, tomatoes, cucumber, green chilies, lemon wedges and chaat masala
  • Garden Salad
  • Fresh heart of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, seasoning with oil and vinegar
Halal (Kosher) Meat Specialties

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Chicken Tikka
  • Boneless tender chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and spices, baked in tandoor
  • Chicken Curry
  • Chicken on the bone cooked in Mughlai style with fresh ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick and cloves, very flavorful and medium hot
  • Shahi Kabab
  • Tender rolls of minced chicken, spiced with cumin, herbs and spices, cooked in tandoor
  • Seekh Kabab
  • Finely minced lamb seasoned with chopped onion, herbs and spices, baked in tandoor
  • Goat Curry
  • Bone Goat cooked in Mughlai style with fresh ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick and cloves, a very flavorful and medium hot.
  • Chicken Biryani
  • Basmati rice cooked with bone chicken, nuts and spices
  • Goat Biryani
  • Bone goat cooked with rice, nuts and spices
Hot Appetizers

  • Vegetable Pakora
  • Fresh spinach and onion fritters.
  • Vegetable Samosa
  • Turnover filled with green peas and potatoes with mild spices.
  • Vegetable Tikki
  • Spicy potato patties, deep fried
  • Cheese Pakora
  • Fresh homemade cottage cheese fritters.
  • Patra
  • Alvi leaves and spicy chickpea batter rolled, steamed, deep fried.
  • Shami Kabab
  • Finely ground lamb, chickpeas, lentils and whole herbs in patties shape, dipped in egg batter and deep fried.
  • Tangdi Kabab
  • Chicken drum sticks marinated and cooked in clay oven.
  • Chicken Apple
  • Chicken on the bone marinated, battered and deep fried, served with garlic sauce.
  • Mix Pakora Platter
  • A combination platter of assorted vegetable pakoras
  • Mixed Appetizer
  • A combination platter of vegetable pakora, samosa, chicken pakora, fish pakora, cheese pakora and papadam.
  • Vegetarian Platter
  • An assortment of all vegetarian appetizers.
  • Non Vegetarian Platter
  • A combination platter of shami kabab, boti kabab, chicken tikka, chicken pakora, fish pakora and tangdi kabab.
Indian Bread

Cooked on tawa/griddle

  • Chapati
  • Traditional flat indian wheat bread cooked on griddle with or without butter.
  • Layer Paratha
  • A multi layered whole wheat bread cooked with butter
  • Aloo Paratha
  • Whole wheat bread stuffed with mashed potatoes, peas and spices. Cooked with butter.
  • Gobi Paratha
  • Whole wheat bread stuffed with cauliflower and spices with butter.
  • Paneer Paratha
  • Whole wheat bread stuffed with homemade cheese and spices with butter.
  • Poori (2)
  • Crisp, deep fried puffy bread.
Indian Bread

Cooked in tandoor/clay oven

  • Tandoori Roti
  • Flat indian wheat bread baked in clay oven.
  • Naan
  • Unleavened bread baked in clay oven.
  • Garlic Naan
  • Unleavened bread stuffed with garlic, onions, and fresh cilantro.
  • Onion Naan
  • Unleavened bread stuffed with fresh onions and spices.
  • Aloo Naan
  • Naan stuffed with ground potatoes and green peas.
  • Paneer Naan
  • Unleavened white bread stuffed with homemade cheese and mild spices.
  • Boss Naan
  • Super hot unleavened white bread stuffed with fresh onions, garlic, green chili, mashed potatoes, green peas, fresh cilantro and spices.
  • Kabuli Nan
  • Unleavened white bread stuffed with nuts and raisins
  • Mughlai Naan
  • Naan stuffed with minced tandoori chicken and spices
  • Chef's Basket
  • A combination of naan, garlic naan, chapati and aloo paratha.
  • Royal Basket
  • A royal combination of naans, garlic, kabuli, onion and layer paratha.
Lamb Specialties

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Lamb Curry
  • Tender lamb cooked in traditional curry sauce
  • Lamb Vindaloo
  • Tender juicy lamb pieces simmered in tangy curry with rare spices and potatoes, famous fiery goan specialty. Its hot.
  • Lamb Korma
  • Lamb cooked with mild spices, herbs and nuts in a creamy sauce
  • Lamb Rogan Josh
  • A specialty of kashmir, juicy tender pieces of lamb cooked in traditional spices with saffron and yogurt
  • Lamb Saag
  • Tender pieces of lamb, cooked overnight with fresh spinach and freshly ground spices.
  • Lamb Mushroom
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with fresh mushrooms and a blend of fresh herbs and spices.
  • Lamb Bhuna
  • Tender tandoori lamb cubes sauteed with fresh ginger, onions, tomatoes and special indian spices.
  • Aachari Gosht
  • Tender lamb sauteed with vegetables and simmered in a spicy pickle.
  • Dal Gosht
  • Lamb cubes cooked with chickpeas lentil and aromatic spices.
  • Lamb Kashmir
  • Lamb cooked in curry sauce with banana, pineapple and cream.
  • Lamb Jahangir
  • Minced lamb cooked on skewers over charcoal fire and sauteed with onions, tomatoes, green peppers & spices.
Seafood Specialties

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Goan Fish Curry
  • Fresh codfish and coconut cooked with goan traditional spices.
  • Fish Vindaloo
  • Fresh cod fish simmered in tangy curry with rare spices and potatoes
  • Shrimp Curry
  • Fresh shrimp cooked with tomatoes and onions in traditional curry.
  • Shrimp Vindaloo
  • Traditional goan style shrimp cooked with potatoes and hot sauce.
  • Shrimp Korma
  • Shrimp cooked in mild spices, herbs and nuts in light creamy sauce.
  • Shrimp Saag
  • Shrimp Saag
  • Shrimp Malabar
  • Shrimp cooked with coconut tangy sauce in malabar fashion.
  • Shrimp Masala
  • Shrimp cooked in tomato based sauce with light cream and spices.
  • Shrimp Tikka Kadahi
  • Tender tandoori shrimp marinated in yogurt and indian spices, prepared with fresh ginger, garlic, onion, pepper and tomatoes.
  • Seafood Masala
  • Pan seared diver scallops, fish & large shrimp blended with a tomato fenugreek sauce. Cooked to perfection then blended with delicate pieces of lobster & cilantro
Soups

  • Tomato Coconut Soup
South Indian

Served with coconut chutney and sambar

  • Vada Sambar
  • A Savory doughnuts, deep fried with delicate spices soaked in sambar
  • Idli Sambar
  • Puffed rice chickpea flour noodles, wheat crisps, mixed with chopped onions, tomatoes and tamarind sauce
  • Masaledar Idli
  • Our chef's specialty steamed rice cakes with ginger, cilantro, green chilies and homemade spices
  • Vada Idli Sambar
  • Combination of vadai and idli served with sambar
  • Sada Dosai
  • A thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils
  • Paper Sada Dosai
  • A very thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils
  • Mysore Sada Dosai
  • Thin crepe of rice and lentils with layer of super hot chutney filled with spiced potatoes
  • Masala Dosai
  • A thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes
  • Paper Masala Dosai
  • A very thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes
  • Mysore Masala Dosai
  • Thin crispy crepe of rice with layer of super hot chutney filled with spiced potatoes
  • Paneer Dosai
  • A thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with homemade cottage cheese, potatoes with fine herbs and mild spices
  • Chicken Dosai
  • A very thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and chicken
  • Lamb Dosai
  • A very thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and lamb
  • Special Uttapam
  • A rice and lentils pancake topped with onions, tomatoes and chilies cooked on griddle ( Served with coconut chutney and sambar)
Tandoori Delights

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Chicken Tandoori
  • Bone chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, baked in tandoor
  • Chicken Tikka Hariyali
  • Boneless chicken breast marinated in garlic and cheese cream
  • Shahi Kabab
  • Tender rolls of minced chicken, spiced with cumin, blended with herbs and spices
  • Malai Kabab
  • Succulent pieces of supreme chicken marinated overnight in soft cheese and mild spices
  • Boti Kabab
  • Fine minced lamb seasoned with herbs, spices and fresh mint, cooked in skewers till perfection
  • Seekh Kabab
  • Finely minced lamb seasoned with chopped onions, herbs, fresh mint and spices
  • Vegetable Mixed Grill
  • Peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, summer squash, onion & paneer (homemade cheese) marinated and cooked on skewers in tandoor oven
  • Tandoori Shrimps
  • Fresh jumbo shrimp delicately marinated in yogurt and spices cooked on skewers
  • Tandoori Mixed Grill
  • A combination if sizzling tandoor specialties tandoori chicken, chicken tikka hariyali, tangdi kabab, boti kabab, seekh kabab, shahi kabab, malai kabab and tandoori shrimp served with sauteed onions and lemon
Vegetable Specialties from North India

  • Dal Makhani
  • House specialty, a black lentil dish cooked with delicacy
  • Pindi Chana
  • Whole chickpeas cooked with authentic spices in Punjabi fashion
  • Navrattan Korma
  • Mixed garden fresh vegetables cooked with herbs, nuts and spices in a mild gravy
  • Baingan Bhartha (Eggplant)
  • Eggplant roasted on charcoal, mashed and cooked with peas, tomatoes and spices
  • Aloo Gobhi
  • Cauliflower and potato cooked with ginger, herbs and spices
  • Aloo Aachari
  • Small potatoes cooked with spices in homemade pickle sauce
  • Vegetable Jalfrazi
  • Fresh vegetables cooked with homemade cottage cheese, tomato, onion, ginger and authentic spices
  • Surmai Kofta
  • Vegetable and cheese balls cooked in a mild spicy creamy sauce
  • Saag Paneer / Aloo Saag
  • Fresh spinach and homemade cottage cheese or potatoes gently cooked with fine Indian spices
  • Mutter Paneer / Aloo Mutter
  • Tender fresh peas and homemade cottage cheese or potatoes gently cooked with fine Indian spices
  • Kadahi Paneer
  • A classic mughlai dish, prepared with pan roasted fresh homemade cottage cheese, onions, tomatoes, pepper and authentic spices
  • Shahi Paneer
  • Homemade cottage cheese sauteed with fresh ginger, garlic and cooked in tomato based creamy sauce and aromatic herbs
  • Chili Paneer
  • Fresh homemade cottage cheese sauteed, cooked with ginger, garlic and juliennes of green chilies in soya sauce
  • Shahi Bhindi
  • Fresh okra and onions stuffed with mild Indian spices, cooked on slow fire till perfection
Vegetable Specialties from Western Part O India

All entrees served with long grain Basmati rice and onion chutney

  • Pav Bhaji
  • Bombay's famous mashed fresh vegetables made with special seasoning and served with toasted (2) rudy roll
  • Poori Shaak
  • Gujarati style cooked potatoes tempered with mustard seeds and mild spices, served with (10) small poories
  • Rasawala Bataka
  • Potatoes home style cooked in sweet and sour gravy
  • Ringan Bataka
  • Gujarati style eggplant and potatoes cooked with cilantro and spices
  • Chana Dal
  • Sweet and sour yellow lentils made with freshly ground herbs with tinge spice, sauteed with whole mustard and cumin seeds
Desserts

  • Kheer (Rice Pudding)
  • Traditional indian style rice pudding flavored with cardamom and nuts.
  • Gulab Jamun (2)
  • Spongy dry milk balls of fried dough, soaked in sugar and honey syrup
  • Ras Malai (2)
  • Puffy and spongy homemade cheese patties served in sweet creamy sauce with cardamom.
  • Mango Ice Cream
  • Milk, cream, condensed skim milk and alphanso mango
  • Cashew Rasin Ice Cream
  • Milk, cream, condensed skim milk cashews and raisins
  • Saffron-Pistachio Ice Cream
  • Skim milk, almonds, pistachios, cardamom and saffron
  • Ginger Ice Cream
  • Milk, cream, condensed skim milk with fresh ginger
  • Mango Kulfi
  • Homemade ice cream extremely rice with milk and alphanso mango
  • Kulfi Badam Pista
  • This indian frozen dessert is extremely rich due to the presence of large quantities of milk, almonds and pistachios.
Beverages

  • Seet Lassi
  • A classic refreshing yogurt drink, delicately sweetened with rose water.
  • Salty Lassi
  • Another classic refreshing yogurt drink, salted with roasted crushed cumin seeds.
  • Mango Lassi
  • An interesting variation, lassi is fully blended with fresh alphanso mango pulp
  • Starwberry Lassi
  • Another interesting variation, lassi is fully blended with strawberries.

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