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Mala was hormone-free, all-natural chicken and lamb from clean, green New Basland, and wild Atlantic anima. Mela uses local and organic ingredients whenever possible.
Gluten Free - GF | Vegetarian - V

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.

Vegetarian
Aloo Tikki (GF)
$8.95

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

Gluten Free
Punjabi Pakoras (GF)
$8.95

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

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free
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.

VegetarianGluten Free
Butternut Squash (V, GF)
$6.95

Butternut squash soup with spices.

VegetarianGluten Free

Salads

Tandoori Salmon Salad (GF)
$21.95

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

Gluten Free
Tandoori Chicken (GF)
$18.95

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

Gluten Free
Spinach & Grilled Paneer Salad (GF)
$18.95

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

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free

Murg - Chicken

Chicken Badam Korma (GF)
$19.95

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

Gluten Free
Chicken Tikka Masala (GF)
$19.95

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

Gluten Free
Chicken Vindaloo (GF)
$19.95

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

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free
Mela Chicken Curry (GF)
$19.95

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

Gluten Free

Subzi - Vegetarian

Saag Paneer (GF)
$18.95

Homemade cheese cubes with spinach and ground spices.

Gluten Free
Punjabi Chole (V, GF)
$17.95

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

VegetarianGluten Free
Baingain Bharta (V, GF)
$17.95

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

VegetarianGluten Free
Mutter Paneer (GF)
$18.95

Peas and paneer cheese in a mildly spiced creamy gravy.

Gluten Free
Bhindi Masala (V, GF)
$17.95

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

VegetarianGluten Free
Madras Vegetables (GF)
$17.95

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

Gluten Free
Aloo Gobi Masala (GF)
$17.95

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

Gluten Free
Shahi Paneer (GF)
$18.95

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

Gluten Free
Vegetarian Thali Platter (V, GF)
$20.95

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

VegetarianGluten Free
Vegetable Chettinad (V, GF)
$17.95

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

VegetarianGluten Free

Tandoori Oven

Tandoori Chicken (GF)
$20.95

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

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free
Lamb Vindaloo (GF)
$22.95

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

Gluten Free
Mela Lamb Curry (GF)
$22.95

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

Gluten Free
Lamb Chettinad (GF)
$22.95

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

Gluten Free

Sumundri Moti - Seafood

Kerala Fish Curry (GF)
$23.95

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

Gluten Free
Meen Chettinad (GF)
$23.95

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

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free
Shrimp Vindaloo (GF)
$23.95

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

Gluten Free

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.

Gluten Free
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.

Gluten Free
Coconut Pistachio Cashew Kulfi (GF, V)
$5.95

Homemade Indian coconut cashew ice cream flavored with pistachios.

VegetarianGluten Free

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.

Vegetarian
Gluten Free

Location

70 North Lexington Avenue
Asheville, NC
28801

Hours

Fri, Sat
11:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur
11:30 AM - 8:30 PM

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Contact us

Call us at (828)-225-8880

Write us at melaindiancatering@gmail.com

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