Alachi Masala

488 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10024

(212) 874-7420

Appetizers (Cold)

  • Chana Chat (Vegan)
  • Chickpeas mixed with onions, tomatoes, tamarind & mint sauce
  • Daal Papri
  • Lentil & flour chips mixed with tamarind, yogurt and mint sauce
  • Dahi Battata Poori
  • Mini poori stuffed with potatoes and chickpeas, topped with tamarind, yogurt & mint sauce
  • Bombay Bhel Poori (Vegan)
  • Rice crispies, peanuts, onion, mango powder, tomato, cilantro
Appetizers (Hot)

  • Coconut or Vegetable Samosa (2 Pieces) (Vegan)
  • Crispy pastry turnover filled with sweet coconut or vegetables
  • Meat Samosa (2 Pieces)
  • Crispy pastry turnover filled with spiced minced meat
  • Assorted Tandoori Appetizer
  • Combination of chicken tikka, sheekh, kabab, rashmi kabab and shrimp
  • Vegetable or Banana Pakora Or Onion Bajji (Vegan)
  • Fried mixed vegetable or banana fritters or onion fritters
  • Chicken Chat
  • Pieces of chicken breast seasoned with garlic & curry leaves
  • Lasuni Gobi (Vegan)
  • Cauliflower seasoned with garlic, curry leaves & an exotic blend of indian spices
  • Lasuni Shrimp
  • Baby shrimp seasoned with zesty garlic sauce served with poori
  • Assorted Hors D' Oeuvres (Vegan)
  • Samosa, mixed pakora & banana fritters
  • Crabs Bombay
  • Crabs sauteed with onions & tomatoes flavored with herbs, served with poori
  • Chana Bhajee with Poori (Vegan)
  • Chickpeas cooked in spices, served with poori
  • Chicken Malai Kabab
  • Chicken wing marinated in ginger, garlic and garam masala
  • Jhinga Chatpota
  • Crispi fried shrimp served with sweet and sour sauce
Shorba (Soup)

  • Tomato Soup
  • Freshly made tomato soup
  • Mulligatawny
  • Traditional, delicately spiced soup with lentils
  • Nariyal Ka Shorba
  • Fresh coconut soup made with honey
  • Matar Mushroom Ka Shorba
  • Peas and mushrooms with lentils
Accompaniments

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy

  • Raita
  • Whipped yogurt with chopped cucumbers, garnished with herbs & mild spices
  • Green Salad
  • Crisp lettuce with tomatoes & cucumbers
  • Mango Chutney or Mixed Pickle
Meat Delicacies

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Rogan Josh
  • Lamb or beef cooked in freshly ground spices
  • Gosht Madras
  • Medium hot lamb or beef cooked with tomatoes, south Indian style
  • Lamb Saag
  • Lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes and cream of spinach
  • Gosht Vindaloo
  • Lamb or beef cooked with hot, spicy vinegar mixed sauce & potatoes
  • Kadai Gosht
  • Lamb or beef cooked with tomatoes & onions
  • Gosht Bhuna
  • Medium hot lamb or beef cooked with tomatoes and onions
  • Lamb Chili
  • Cubes of lamb cooked with onions, green peppers, tomatoes & green chili
  • Gosht Dhansak
  • Lamb or beef cooked with lentils, hot spices persian style
  • Kheema Matar
  • Ground beef and green peas cooked with onions, toasted cumin, green chili and coriander
  • Gosht Pasanda
  • Lamb or beef cooked with cream, almonds, and sweet spices mughlai fashion
Roti (Clay Oven Breads)

  • Naan
  • Unleavened bread of super fine flour cooked in a tandoor
  • Roti (Vegan)
  • Typical indian bread made from whole wheat flour baked in charcoal oven
  • Chapati (Vegan)
  • Thin whole wheat bread
  • Paratha
  • Multi-layered whole wheat flour bread
  • Keema Naan
  • Naan stuffed with spice-flavored minced meat
  • Aloo Naan
  • Naan stuffed with spice-flavored potatoes
  • Onion Kulcha
  • Bread stuffed with sauteed spice-flavored diced onions
  • Poori (Vegan)
  • Deep fried puffed whole wheat bread
  • Aloo Paratha
  • Paratha stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes
  • Garlic Naan
  • Naan topped with fresh garlic
  • Alachi Masala Special Naan
  • Naan stuffed with cherries, raisins and coconut
  • Bread Basket
  • Choice of 3 breads except poori
Tandoori Specialties

A tandoor is a clay oven on charcoal. Healthy, low-fat, low in calories. Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Tandoori Chicken (Vegan)
  • Chicken marinated in yogurt & freshly ground spices cooked in a tandoor (a clay oven on charcoal)
  • Chicken Tikka
  • Boneless chicken marinated in subtly flavored spices cooked in a tandoor
  • Reshmi Kabab (Chef's Special)
  • Boneless pieces of chicken breast marinated in yogurt & spices
  • Sheekh Kabab (Chicken or Beef)
  • Minced meat with onions and herbs roasted on skewers
  • Boti Kabab
  • Chunks of lamb marinated in subtly flavored spices & cooked in a tandoor
  • Tandoori Shrimp
  • Jumbo shrimp marinated and cooked in a tandoor
  • Mixed Grill
  • Assorted tandoori specialties (one piece of each of the 6 tandoori specialties above: tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, reshmi kabab, sheekh kabab, boti kabab & tandoori shrimp)
  • Tandoori Fish Tikka
  • Chunks of salmon marinated in subtly flavored spices & cooked in a tandoor
  • Tandoori Vegetable (Chef's Special)
  • Fresh vegetables marinated in indian spices, sour cream & white pepper
  • Lamb Chops (Chef's Special)
  • Charcoal grilled lamb chops marinated in exotic spices & yogurt
Seafood Specialties

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Shrimp Curry
  • Shrimp cooked with spice flavored sauce
  • Shrimp Vindaloo or Shrimp Patia
  • Shrimp cooked in a very hot sauce with potatoes or lentils, madras style
  • Shrimp Sabji
  • Fresh shrimp cooked with choice of mushrooms, spinach or cauliflower in a thick spice flavored sauce
  • Kadai Shrimp (Chef''s Special)
  • Shrimp cooked with ground spices, bell peppers, broccoli, tomatoes & herbs, served in an indian wok
  • Bhagari Shrimp (Chef's Special)
  • Jumbo shrimp cooked in a tangy garlic sauce
  • Fish or Shrimp Masala (Chef's Special)
  • Filleted fish or shrimp cooked with rich tomato sauce and fenugreek leaves
  • Fish Malabar
  • Chunks of salmon simmered in a spicy hot coconut sauce
  • Tilapia Dopiaza
  • Stir fried filleted tilapia topped with sauternes onions and exotic spices and herbs
  • Sharso Ka Machali
  • Fresh fish sauteed with herbs, mustard & spices, garnished with onions, peppers & tomatoes
Vegetarian Specialties

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Mixed Vegetable Curry (Vegan)
  • Fresh vegetables cooked in onion and garlic in a light spicy sauce
  • Malai Kofta
  • Mixed vegetable dumplings
  • Navratan Korma
  • Mixed vegetables cooked in cream & sweet spices
  • Chana Masala (Vegan)
  • Chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes & freshly ground spices
  • Vegetable Jalfrezi (Vegan)
  • Stir fried vegetables cooked in a sweet & sour sauce
  • Aloo Matar Gobi (Chef's Special) (Vegan)
  • Florets of cauliflower, peas & potatoes in delicate spices
  • Baigan Bhartha (Vegan)
  • Eggplant puree cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, herbs & spices
  • Bhindi Masala (Vegan)
  • Okra cooked with onions, tomatoes & an exotic blend of indian spices
  • Saag Paneer or Mattar Paneer
  • Homemade cheese cooked with creamed spinach or green peas
  • Hyperabadi Baigan (Chef's Special) (Vegan)
  • Baby eggplant cooked in onion, peanut, coconut & sesame sauce
  • Chana Saag (Chef's Special) (Vegan)
  • Spinach cooked with chickpeas & exotic spices
  • Daal Saag or Saag Aloo or Saag Khumb (Vegan)
  • Spinach cooked with onions and tomatoes with lentils, potatoes or mushrooms
  • Daal Makhni (Vegan)
  • Mixed lentils & red kidney beans
  • Aloo Baigan (Chef's Special) (Vegan)
  • Eggplant and potatoes cooked with toasted cumin and exotic spices
Alachi Masala Specials

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Kid's Special Chicken or Fish Platter
  • Boneless grilled chicken breast or grilled salmon served with potato, rice & salad
  • Diet Special
  • Soup, grilled chicken breast, fresh vegetable of the day & salad
  • Chicken Morongo
  • Boneless chicken cooked with exotic Indian spices & creamy mango sauce
  • Quail Bhuna
  • Quail cooked with medium hot spices, onions & tomatoes
  • Emlyka Murg (Chef's Special)
  • Boneless chicken cooked in peppercorns, tamarind and garam masala
Rice Specialties

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy

  • Banarassi Pullao (Vegan)
  • Saffron basmati rice cooked with garden-fresh vegetables
  • Shrimp Biryani
  • Fresh shrimp sauteed in herbs & spices cooked with basmati rice, dried fruits, and nuts
  • Poona Special Kacchi Biryani
  • Basmati rice with minced meat, saffron, dried fruits, nuts, and exotic spices garnished with tandoori chicken
  • Peas Pullao (Vegan)
  • Long grain basmati rice with saffron & green peas
  • Basmati Brown Rice (Vegan)
  • Lemon Rice (Vegan)
  • Prepared with roasted mustard seeds, curry leaves & lemon juice
  • Lamb or Chicken Biryani
  • Basmati rice with cubes of lamb or chicken cooked with saffron, onions, ginger, garlic, dried fruits, nuts, herbs & spices
Chicken Specialties

Your spice preference - mild, medium or spicy. All entrees served with basmati rice. Upgrade to brown $1.00

  • Chicken Salimar (Chef's Special)
  • Boneless chicken in cilantro, green chili lemon juice & exotic spices
  • Chicken Curry
  • Boneless chicken cooked with onions and mild spices
  • Chicken Madras
  • Medium hot chicken cooked with tomatoes, south indian style
  • Chicken Dhansak
  • Chicken cooked with lentils & hot spices persian style
  • Chicken Korma
  • Chicken cooked in a creamy almond sauce & sweet spices mughlai fashion
  • Chicken Jalfrezi
  • Stir fried chicken and vegetables cooked in sweet & sour sauce
  • Chicken Vindaloo
  • Chicken cooked with hot, spicy vinegar mixed sauce & potatoes
  • Chicken Saagwala
  • Chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes & cream of spinach
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
  • Boneless pieces of tandoori chicken, cooked in a rich tomato sauce & fenugreek leaves
  • Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken)
  • Boneless tandoori chicken breast poached in a rich tomato sauce
  • Chicken Xacutti
  • Chicken cooked in a mixed sauce of dry spices, curry leaves, mustard seed & coconut
  • Chicken Kali Mirch or Chicken Methis
  • Chicken cooked with exotic spices & black pepper or fenugreek leaves
  • Chicken Shaslic
  • Grilled chicken with onion, bell pepper in rich tomato sauce
Indian Desserts

  • Alachi Special Kheer
  • A famous indian sweet dish made from milk, rice and sugar flavored with cardamom & rose water
  • Kulfi
  • Light Indian ice cream flavored with saffron
  • Rasmalai
  • Cottage cheese cooked with cream in sweet almond sauce
  • Gulab Jamun
  • Fried rounds of cheese dipped in honey sauce
  • Choices of Ice Cream
  • Mango, vanilla or pistachio
  • Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)
  • Alachi masala's traditional indian carrot pudding
  • Coconut Samosa (2 pcs) (Vegan)
  • Crispy pastry turnover filled with sweet coconut
  • Suji Ka Halwa (Vegan)
  • Roasted suji cooked with sugar and olive oil
Beverages

  • Soda
  • Coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale, pepsi, diet pepsi
  • Juice
  • Mango, orange, apple or cranberry
  • Panna
  • 1 liter bottled water
  • Pellegrino
  • 1 liter bottled water

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