Amber India

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

Butternut Squash and Saffron Soup 7.95

Delicately flavored with saffron and nutmeg, topped with curried pumpkin seeds

Apple and Feta Salad 8.00

Salad of mesclun greens, tear drop tomatoes and masala pecans in strawberry vinaigrette

English Peas, Portobello & Goat Cheese Tikki 8.95

Crumb fried Portobello mushroom, peas and goat cheese patties

Aloo Peas Samosa 7.95

Crisp fried dumplings, stuffed with spiced potatoes & peas

Palak Chaat 8.75

Crispy fresh spinach topped with yogurt & tamarind chutney

Idly Manchurian 8.95

Rice and lentil cakes tossed with flamed onions & bell peppers

Chicken Apricot Kebab 9.95

Griddled organic chicken minced kebabs flavored with black pepper and apricots, served with organic greens

Duck Tinka Kebab 11.95

Pan fried duck breast skewers marinated in yogurt and red chilies served with dill and caper dipping sauce

Calamari Peri Peri 16.95

Calamari sautéed with bell peppers and peri -peri masala

Dungeness Ginger Crab 10.95

Dungeness crab meat gently tossed with ginger, pepper and curry leaves

Alleppey Steamed Mussels 11.25

Prince Edward Island mussels steamed with coconut milk and mild coastal spices

Malabari Shrimps 11.95

Stir-fried tiger shrimps flavored with black pepper and star anise

Amber Mixed Grill 16.95

Assortment of Seekh Kebab, Baluchi Tikka & Grilled Shrimps

From Tandoor

Saffron Chicken Tikka 19.95

White meat of Chicken in a saffron flavored yogurt marinade

Baluchi Chicken Tikka 19.95

Boneless chicken leg flavored with northwest frontier spices

Tandoori Chicken Half 16.95

Tandoori masala marinated chicken on bone roasted in tandoor

Seekh Kebab Gilafi 19.95

Ground minced lamb kebab crusted with onion and bell peppers

Lamb Chop "Frontier" 28.95

Free Range, Natural rack of lamb marinated in Amber’s signature recipe of yogurt & garam masala

Tandoor Grilled Shrimps 23.95

Tiger shrimps reserved overnight in roasted ginger, fennel, and yogurt marinade

Tandoori Salmon Chimichurri 19.95

Thyme, cilantro and paprika marinated salmon grilled in Tandoor

Four-Chili Rubbed Fish Kebab 24.95

Sea bass cubes in pink, green, Szechuan, and black peppercorns spiked yogurt marinade

Tandoori Lobster Black Pepper 36.95

Caribbean lobster tails in vinegar steeped red chili marinade

Paneer Tikka Lal Mirch 15.95

Cubes of cottage cheese steeped in red chili spiked yogurt cheese marinated, grilled to perfection

Tandoori Stuffed Aloo 14.95

Scooped out potatoes stuffed with spiced cottage cheese, mint, and cashew nuts, marinated in spiced yogurt and char grilled

Accompaniments

Toasted Walnut and Spinach Raita 4.95

Yogurt whipped with toasted walnut, spinach, mint, roasted cumin, and black salt

Pappad 2.75

Paper-thin lentil crepes roasted in tandoor

Traditional Indian Fare

Butter Chicken 19.95

Our signature Amber recipe, shredded chicken in rich tomato sauce

Sindhi Murg 19.95

Juicy morsels of chicken flavored with fenugreek leaves and brown garlic

Kozhi Melagu 19.95

Black pepper flavored chicken in curry leaf, fennel and onion sauce

Safed Murg 19.95

White Meat of Chicken in a mild sauce of yogurt cashew nuts and rose water

Kashmiri Roganjosh 21.95

A lamb delicacy from the Kashmir valley with saffron, ginger, and fennel seeds

Hyderabadi Lamb Qorma 21.95

Exotic lamb cooked in poppy seed and cashew nut sauce

Shalgam Nalli 26.95

Free Range, Natural, Niman Ranch 6 hour braised lamb shank and baby turnips in caramelized onions & yogurt sauce

Zhinga Rubiyani 21.95

Tiger shrimps cooked in carrom seeds flavored onion and tomato sauce

Sea Bass Kokum Curry 24.95

Sea bass simmered in Maharashrian style kokum and coconut milk sauce

Sambhar Masala Spiced Scallops 21.95

Tomato-basil rice, Chettinaad sauce

Vegetarian Fare

Kadhai Paneer 15.95

Cottage cheese batons with coarsely crushed spices, stir fried with peppers, onion, and tomato

Palak ke Kofte 14.95

Cranberry and almond stuffed spinach dumplings in an aromatic onion sauce

Badam Bhara Baingan 14.95

Eggplant with caramelized onions and almonds

Jaipuri Bhindi 14.95

Slivers of okra cooked with fennel seeds, tomato and green mango

Lasooni Saag Paneer 15.95

Cumin & garlic spiced spinach and cottage cheese

Asparagus and Cauliflower Balchao 14.95

Asapargus and cauliflower tossed with onion, tomato and home ground Goan spice mix

Subz Elaichi Korma 14.95

Seasonal vegetables in green cardamom flavored cashew nut sauce

Rice and Daal

Saffron Pulao 2.75

Basmati rice cooked on "dum" with saffron and spices

Awadhi Lamb Biryani 22.95

Fragrant basmati rice cooked on "dum" with lamb, flavored with saffron and rose water

Bombay Bohri Biryani 20.95

A traditional chickena nd rice preparation from Western India

Dal Amber 12.95

Black lentils simmered with cream, tomatoes, and spices

Breads

Tandoori Naan 3.25

Leavened bread baked in the tandoor

Tandoori Roti 2.50

Whole wheat bread baked in the tandoor

Lacha Paratha 3.95

Flaky and layered whole wheat bread

Amber Special Naan 3.95

Naan topped with a choice of pesto, garlic chive, or chili thyme

Mutter Kulcha 4.50

Leavened bread stuffed with spiced green peas and potato

Chilli Cheese Kulcha 5.00

Leavened bread stuffed with “Amul Cheese” and Serrano chilies

Assorted Bread Basket 11.95

Includes Mutter Kulcha, Lacha Paratha, and Naan