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
$11.95Crispy chicken or paneer with ginger and garlic (contains soy).
Vegetable Samosas (V)
$8.95Handmade pastry triangles stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas. Served with tamarind and mint chutney.
Aloo Tikki (GF)
$8.95Potato patties topped with curried chickpeas, tamarind, and mint chutneys. Garnished with cilantro and raita.
Punjabi Pakoras (GF)
$8.95Vegetable fritters made with spring onions, cilantro, and peppers in a spiced chickpea and rice batter.
Chicken Pakoras (GF)
$10.95Strips of boneless chicken marinated with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and spices. Deep fried and served with mint and tamarind chutneys.
Samosa Chat
$8.95Samosas topped with masala chickpeas, mint, and tamarind chutneys, garnished with onions, cilantro, and raita.
Shorba - Soup
Dal Shorba (V, GF)
$5.95A mild lentil stew finished with cream, spinach, herbs, and spices.
Butternut Squash (V, GF)
$6.95Butternut squash soup with spices.
Salads
Tandoori Salmon Salad (GF)
$21.95Spring mix topped with tandoori roasted salmon, garnished with cherry tomatoes and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.
Tandoori Chicken (GF)
$18.95Spring mix, cilantro, and tandoori chicken breast with balsamic vinaigrette.
Spinach & Grilled Paneer Salad (GF)
$18.95Baby spinach leaves, bell pepper, and onion, tandoori grilled homemade paneer cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette.
Tandoori Jumbo Shrimp Salad (GF)
$21.95Large tandoori grilled shrimp served atop a bed of spring mix, cherry tomatoes, and tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.
Murg - Chicken
Chicken Badam Korma (GF)
$19.95Boneless chicken cooked in an almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.
Chicken Tikka Masala (GF)
$19.95Marinated boneless chicken breast simmered in a creamy, slightly spicy sauce made with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and spices.
Chicken Vindaloo (GF)
$19.95Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.
Kozi Milagu Chettinad (GF)
$19.95Boneless chicken cooked in a spicy sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Mela Chicken Curry (GF)
$19.95Chicken cooked in an aromatic onion and ginger curry with cilantro and okra.
Subzi - Vegetarian
Saag Paneer (GF)
$18.95Homemade cheese cubes with spinach and ground spices.
Punjabi Chole (V, GF)
$17.95Chickpeas cooked in a tomato base with coriander, paprika, and chilli.
Baingain Bharta (V, GF)
$17.95Tandoor-roasted eggplant mashed, seasoned, and sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and peas.
Mutter Paneer (GF)
$18.95Peas and paneer cheese in a mildly spiced creamy gravy.
Bhindi Masala (V, GF)
$17.95Fresh okra in a spicy sauce of onions, cilantro, coriander, and cumin seeds.
Madras Vegetables (GF)
$17.95Fresh vegetables cooked in a mild coconut and curry leaf gravy.
Aloo Gobi Masala (GF)
$17.95Potatoes and cauliflower in a spicy sauce of ginger, garlic, and turmeric.
Shahi Paneer (GF)
$18.95Fresh paneer cheese cubes cooked in a rich tomato cream spiced sauce.
Vegetarian Thali Platter (V, GF)
$20.95Punjabi Chole, Madras Vegetables, Lentil Dal, Bhindi Masala, mixed pickled vegetables, served with pappad and naan.
Vegetable Chettinad (V, GF)
$17.95Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce made with onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Tandoori Oven
Tandoori Chicken (GF)
$20.95Tender pieces of bone-in chicken marinated and roasted in the tandoori oven.
Chicken Saffron Kabab (GF)
$20.95Chicken marinated in a cashew, yoghurt, saffron, cream, and cardamom sauce cooked in a clay oven.
Tandoori Lamb (GF)
$26.95Boneless pieces of lamb marinated lightly in spiced sauce and roasted in the tandoori oven.
Salmon Tikka (GF)
$22.95Salmon marinated in ginger, garlic, yoghurt, and tandoor spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
Tandoori Jumbo Shrimp (GF)
$21.95Shrimp marinated in ground spices and grilled in the tandoori oven.
Gosht - Lamb
Lamb Badam Korma (GF)
$22.95Lamb cooked in almond and cashew sauce, topped with nuts and raisins.
Lamb Vindaloo (GF)
$22.95Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce.
Mela Lamb Curry (GF)
$22.95Boneless tender pieces of lamb cooked in a traditional onion and ginger curry sauce with cilantro and okra.
Lamb Chettinad (GF)
$22.95Boneless lamb cooked in a masala with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Sumundri Moti - Seafood
Kerala Fish Curry (GF)
$23.95Mahi-mahi lightly cooked in a coconut curry leaf and tamarind sauce.
Meen Chettinad (GF)
$23.95Mahi-mahi cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Madras Jhinga Masala (GF)
$23.95Shrimp, shelled and deveined, cooked in a sauce made with onions, ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, tamarind, mustard seeds, coconut, and spices.
Shrimp Vindaloo (GF)
$23.95Shrimp simmered in a very spicy and tangy curry sauce. A classic dish originating from Goa.
Roti - Breads
Naan
$3.95A light bread baked in the tandoor oven.
Garlic Naan
$4.95A multi-layered bread flavored with garlic and cilantro.
Peshwari Naan
$6.95Naan filled with nuts, dried fruit, and raisins.
Pudina Naan
$4.95Naan stuffed with fresh mint.
Onion Kulcha
$5.95Naan stuffed with onions.
Tandoori Roti
$4.95Whole wheat multi-layered bread baked in the tandoor oven.
Poori
$4.95Whole wheat, deep-fried puffed bread.
Desserts
Mango Cheesecake
$7.95Classic mango cheesecake.
Kheer (GF)
$5.95Caramelised basmati rice, almonds, pistachios, and raisins in a sweet milk pudding.
Gulab Jamun
$7.95A North Indian treat—deep-fried homemade cheeseballs served in rose-flavoured syrup.
Mango Kulfi (GF)
$5.95Homemade Indian ice cream flavored with mango and pistachios.
Coconut Pistachio Cashew Kulfi (GF, V)
$5.95Homemade Indian coconut cashew ice cream flavored with pistachios.
Sides
Rice (V, GF)
$3.00Basmati rice flavored with spices.
Raita (GF)
$3.00Made with yogurt and cucumbers, mildly spiced.
Chutney Platter (GF)
$6.00Mint-cilantro, tamarind, coconut and tomato chutneys.
Mint Cilantro Chutney (V, GF)
$3.00Tamarind Chutney (V, GF)
$3.00Mango Chutney
$4.00Tomato Chutney
$3.00Coconut Jalapeno Chutney
$3.00
To Start
Gobi Manchurian (V)
$10.00Crispy Fried Cauliflower in ginger and garlic sauce.
Entrees
Mela Butter Chicken (GF)
$21.00Boneless chicken thighs grilled in the tandoor oven, simmered in a tomato cream and mild spice sauce.
Tofu Masala (V, GF)
$18.00Tofu marinated in ginger and garlic, cooked in an onion and bell pepper sauce.
Mughlai Lamb Chops (DF, GF)
$26.00New 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)
$24.00Mahi, Shrimp, & Scallops cooked in a coconut lime leaf & galangal ginger curry.
Kashmiri Chicken (DF, GF)
$20.00Chicken breast marinated in indian spices, cooked in a coconut, ginger, garlic, cashew & bell pepper sauce.
Rack of Lamb (DF, GF)
$26.00New 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)
$18.00Potato dumpling with paneer cheese, mild herbs, and spices in anaromatic cream and cashew sauce, a classic north indian dish.
Lamb Pistachio
$23.00Lamb in a rich pistachio, Cardimom infused curry, with raisins and nuts.
Breads
Spinach & Goat Cheese Naan
$7.00Bullet Naan
$7.00Naan stuffed with chilli, mint, & garlic.
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70 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, Asheville, NC 28801