Mela Indian Restaurant menu

Indian restaurant dishes in Asheville with current prices. Menu information is provided for reference. Prices and availability may change.

Aagaz - Appetizers

  • Chilli Chicken or Paneer

    $11.95

    Crispy chicken or paneer with ginger and garlic (contains soy).

  • Vegetable Samosas (V)

    $8.95

    Handmade pastry triangles stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas. Served with tamarind and mint chutney.

  • Aloo Tikki (GF)

    $8.95

    Potato patties topped with curried chickpeas, tamarind, and mint chutneys. Garnished with cilantro and raita.

  • Punjabi Pakoras (GF)

    $8.95

    Vegetable fritters made with spring onions, cilantro, and peppers in a spiced chickpea and rice batter.

  • Chicken Pakoras (GF)

    $10.95

    Strips of boneless chicken marinated with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and spices. Deep fried and served with mint and tamarind chutneys.

  • Samosa Chat

    $8.95

    Samosas topped with masala chickpeas, mint, and tamarind chutneys, garnished with onions, cilantro, and raita.

Shorba - Soup

  • Dal Shorba (V, GF)

    $5.95

    A mild lentil stew finished with cream, spinach, herbs, and spices.

  • Butternut Squash (V, GF)

    $6.95

    Butternut squash soup with spices.

Salads

  • Tandoori Salmon Salad (GF)

    $21.95

    Spring mix topped with tandoori roasted salmon, garnished with cherry tomatoes and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.

  • Tandoori Chicken (GF)

    $18.95

    Spring mix, cilantro, and tandoori chicken breast with balsamic vinaigrette.

  • Spinach & Grilled Paneer Salad (GF)

    $18.95

    Baby spinach leaves, bell pepper, and onion, tandoori grilled homemade paneer cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette.

  • Tandoori Jumbo Shrimp Salad (GF)

    $21.95

    Large tandoori grilled shrimp served atop a bed of spring mix, cherry tomatoes, and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.

Murg - Chicken

  • Chicken Badam Korma (GF)

    $19.95

    Boneless chicken cooked in an almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.

  • Chicken Tikka Masala (GF)

    $19.95

    Marinated boneless chicken breast simmered in a creamy, slightly spicy sauce made with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and spices.

  • Chicken Vindaloo (GF)

    $19.95

    Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.

  • Kozi Milagu Chettinad (GF)

    $19.95

    Boneless chicken cooked in a spicy sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

  • Mela Chicken Curry (GF)

    $19.95

    Chicken cooked in an aromatic onion and ginger curry with cilantro and okra.

Subzi - Vegetarian

  • Saag Paneer (GF)

    $18.95

    Homemade cheese cubes with spinach and ground spices.

  • Punjabi Chole (V, GF)

    $17.95

    Chickpeas cooked in a tomato base with coriander, paprika, and chilli.

  • Baingain Bharta (V, GF)

    $17.95

    Tandoor-roasted eggplant mashed, seasoned, and sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and peas.

  • Mutter Paneer (GF)

    $18.95

    Peas and paneer cheese in a mildly spiced creamy gravy.

  • Bhindi Masala (V, GF)

    $17.95

    Fresh okra in a spicy sauce of onions, cilantro, coriander, and cumin seeds.

  • Madras Vegetables (GF)

    $17.95

    Fresh vegetables cooked in a mild coconut and curry leaf gravy.

  • Aloo Gobi Masala (GF)

    $17.95

    Potatoes and cauliflower in a spicy sauce of ginger, garlic, and turmeric.

  • Shahi Paneer (GF)

    $18.95

    Fresh paneer cheese cubes cooked in a rich tomato cream spiced sauce.

  • Vegetarian Thali Platter (V, GF)

    $20.95

    Punjabi Chole, Madras Vegetables, Lentil Dal, Bhindi Masala, mixed pickled vegetables, served with pappad and naan.

  • Vegetable Chettinad (V, GF)

    $17.95

    Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce made with onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Tandoori Oven

  • Tandoori Chicken (GF)

    $20.95

    Tender pieces of bone-in chicken marinated and roasted in the tandoori oven.

  • Chicken Saffron Kabab (GF)

    $20.95

    Chicken marinated in a cashew, yoghurt, saffron, cream, and cardamom sauce cooked in a clay oven.

  • Tandoori Lamb (GF)

    $26.95

    Boneless pieces of lamb marinated lightly in spiced sauce and roasted in the tandoori oven.

  • Salmon Tikka (GF)

    $22.95

    Salmon marinated in ginger, garlic, yoghurt, and tandoor spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.

  • Tandoori Jumbo Shrimp (GF)

    $21.95

    Shrimp marinated in ground spices and grilled in the tandoori oven.

Gosht - Lamb

  • Lamb Badam Korma (GF)

    $22.95

    Lamb cooked in almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.

  • Lamb Vindaloo (GF)

    $22.95

    Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.

  • Mela Lamb Curry (GF)

    $22.95

    Boneless tender pieces of lamb cooked in a traditional onion and ginger curry sauce with cilantro and okra.

  • Lamb Chettinad (GF)

    $22.95

    Boneless lamb cooked in a masala with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Sumundri Moti - Seafood

  • Kerala Fish Curry (GF)

    $23.95

    Mahi-mahi lightly cooked in a coconut curry leaf and tamarind sauce.

  • Meen Chettinad (GF)

    $23.95

    Mahi-mahi cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.

  • Madras Jhinga Masala (GF)

    $23.95

    Shrimp, shelled and deveined, cooked in a sauce made with onions, ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, tamarind, mustard seeds, coconut, and spices.

  • Shrimp Vindaloo (GF)

    $23.95

    Shrimp simmered in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce. A classic dish originating from Goa.

Roti - Breads

  • Naan

    $3.95

    A light bread baked in the tandoor oven.

  • Garlic Naan

    $4.95

    A multi-layered bread flavored with garlic and cilantro.

  • Peshwari Naan

    $6.95

    Naan filled with nuts, dried fruit, and raisins.

  • Pudina Naan

    $4.95

    Naan stuffed with fresh mint.

  • Onion Kulcha

    $5.95

    Naan stuffed with onions.

  • Tandoori Roti

    $4.95

    Whole wheat multi-layered bread baked in the tandoor oven.

  • Poori

    $4.95

    Whole wheat, deep-fried puffed bread.

Desserts

  • Mango Cheesecake

    $7.95

    Classic mango cheesecake.

  • Kheer (GF)

    $5.95

    Caramelised basmati rice, almonds, pistachios, and raisins in a sweet milk pudding.

  • Gulab Jamun

    $7.95

    A North Indian treat—deep-fried homemade cheeseballs served in rose-flavoured syrup.

  • Mango Kulfi (GF)

    $5.95

    Homemade Indian ice cream flavored with mango and pistachios.

  • Coconut Pistachio Cashew Kulfi (GF, V)

    $5.95

    Homemade Indian coconut cashew ice cream flavored with pistachios.

Sides

  • Rice (V, GF)

    $3.00

    Basmati rice flavored with spices.

  • Raita (GF)

    $3.00

    Made with yogurt and cucumbers, mildly spiced.

  • Chutney Platter (GF)

    $6.00

    Mint-cilantro, tamarind, coconut and tomato chutneys.

  • Mint Cilantro Chutney (V, GF)

    $3.00
  • Tamarind Chutney (V, GF)

    $3.00
  • Mango Chutney

    $4.00
  • Tomato Chutney

    $3.00
  • Coconut Jalapeno Chutney

    $3.00

To Start

  • Gobi Manchurian (V)

    $10.00

    Crispy Fried Cauliflower in ginger and garlic sauce.

Entrees

  • Mela Butter Chicken (GF)

    $21.00

    Boneless chicken thighs grilled in the tandoor oven, simmered in a tomato cream and mild spice sauce.

  • Tofu Masala (V, GF)

    $18.00

    Tofu marinated in ginger and garlic, cooked in an onion and bell pepper sauce.

  • Mughlai Lamb Chops (DF, GF)

    $26.00

    New Zealand Lamb Chops marinated in fresh-ground spices, and herbs served with Mela's special curry sauce. Grilled in the tandoori oven.

  • Mela Seafood Avial (DF, GF)

    $24.00

    Mahi, Shrimp, & Scallops cooked in a coconut lime leaf & galangal ginger curry.

  • Kashmiri Chicken (DF, GF)

    $20.00

    Chicken breast marinated in indian spices, cooked in a coconut, ginger, garlic, cashew & bell pepper sauce.

  • Rack of Lamb (DF, GF)

    $26.00

    New Zealand Lamb Chops marinated in fresh-ground spices, and herbs served with Mela's special curry sauce. Grilled in the tandoori oven.

  • Malai Kofta (GF)

    $18.00

    Potato dumpling with paneer cheese, mild herbs, and spices in anaromatic cream and cashew sauce, a classic north indian dish.

  • Lamb Pistachio

    $23.00

    Lamb in a rich pistachio, Cardimom infused curry, with raisins and nuts.

Breads

  • Spinach & Goat Cheese Naan

    $7.00
  • Bullet Naan

    $7.00

    Naan stuffed with chilli, mint, & garlic.

Visit Mela Indian Restaurant

70 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 225-8880

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Hours

Mon - Fri11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5 PM - 9 PM
Sat11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5 PM - 9:30 PM
Sun11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, 5 PM - 9 PM