Great Indian Kitchen Restaurant and Bar Menu

Welcome to the Great Indian Kitchen Restaurant and Bar, where authentic Indian flavors await you. Nestled at 1652 Western Ave in Albany, NY, this delightful eatery combines a warm atmosphere with exceptional service. Suitable for kids and groups alike, the restaurant is wheelchair accessible and offers an array of utilities, including takeout, delivery, and catering.

The menu is a treasure trove of traditional dishes, from the unforgettable tandoori chicken to the creamy palak paneer. Adventurous eaters will uncover unique items like Aleppy prawn curry and bagara baignan, each plate bursting with vibrant flavors and textures. The Sunday lunch buffet is a highlight, showcasing a variety of options to satisfy every palate.

With its cozy decor, attentive staff, and impeccable presentation, the Great Indian Kitchen is set to be your go-to destination for a memorable dining experience. Come explore the richness of Indian cuisine!

Appetizers

Vegetable Samosa

A pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and green peas.

$6.00

Lasuni Gobi

Cauliflower tossed with tomato, garlic and green herbs.

$9.00

Lasuni Mushroom

Mushroom tossed with tomato, garlic and green herbs.

$9.00

Tamarind Eggplant

Spiced marinated eggplant topped with tamarind sauce, onion, tomato and cilantro.

$9.00

Chili Paneer

Batterfried cheese with onion, pepper and spices.

$10.00

Crispy Veg Platter

Batterfried seasonal vegetables and a veg samosa.

$9.00

Samosa Chaat

Veg samosa topped with chickpea, mint, tamarind chutney and yogurt.

$9.00

Onion Bhaji

Batterfried onion fritters.

$8.00

Lamb Samosa

Spiced ground lamb stuffed in a delicate Indian pastry.

$7.00

Shrimp Bagari

Shrimp cooked with onion, tomato and mild creamy sauce.

$10.00

Chilly Chicken Wings

Chicken wings marinated with yogurt and spices and tossed with chili sauce.

$12.00

Chicken 65

Boneless chicken marinated and fried with a blend of spices.

$9.00

Andhra Chilli Chicken

Batterfried chicken tender tossed with bell pepper, tomato, onion and south Indian spices. Spicy.

$10.00

GIK Meat Platter

Sample size of chicken kebabs lamb kabab and lamb samosa.

$15.00

Gobi Bazule

Crispy cauliflower tossed with yogurt, mint and spices.

$9.00

Palak Chaat

Fried baby spinach topped with onion, tomato, mint and tamarind chutneys.

$9.00

Wings Of Heaven

Chicken wings marinated with GIK special sauce and cooked in tandoor.

$13.00

Calamari Chochin

Calamari rings stir fried with bell pepper, garlic and spices.

$10.00

South Indian Fish Fingers

Mahi Mahi fried and tossed with south Indian spices. Spicy.

$12.00

Mango Garlic Shrimp

Shrimp tossed with ripe mango, garlic and bell pepper onion.

$15.50

Chefs Special Appetizers

Soup and Salad

Mulligatawny Soup

Lentil soup with mild spices.

$6.00

Rasam Soup

Hot and sour soup made with tomato, tamarind and garlic. Medium spicy.

$5.00

Garlic Chicken Soup

Chicken with garlic and mild spices.

$7.50

Chickpea Cilantro Salad

Chickpeas, red onion, cilantro and tomato tossed with lemon juice and black pepper.

$6.00

Mango Salad

Ripe mango, carrot, bell pepper, onion and olive oil with seasoning.

$7.50

House Salad

An Indian salad with cucumber, tomato, carrot and red onion.

$6.00

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken breast cooked in tandoor and cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.

$20.00

Chicken Malabar

Diced chicken breast marinated in spices and cooked with potatoes, curry leaves and coconut milk.

$20.00

Chicken Saag Tikka

Boneless chicken tikka cooked in a mild spinach sauce.

$20.00

Chicken Dahi Murgh

Punjabi chicken curry cooked with yogurt, tomato, onion and spices.

$20.00

Chicken Shahi Korma

Chicken cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce.

$20.00

Chicken Vindaloo

Goan specialty, chicken cooked in a hot and sour tangy curry sauce with potato. Spicy.

$20.00

Kadai Chicken

Chunks of boneless chicken breast cooked with garlic, onion, tomato, bell pepper and spices. Medium spicy.

$20.00

Chili Chicken

Batterfried chicken breast cooked with onion, bell pepper and finished with a garlic tomato soy sauce. Medium spice.

$20.00

Chicken Chettinadu

Chicken breast cooked in roasted spices and black pepper sauce. Spicy.

$20.00

Chicken Chutney Wala

Chicken cooked in a curried mango and mint sauce tempered with ginger and coriander.

$20.00

Chicken Phaal

Chicken cooked with a blend of very hot chilies, tomatoes and spices. Hot.

$20.00

Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked in an onion and tomato sauce favored with ginger, garlic and a variety of spices.

$20.00

Chicken Makhani

Butter. Chicken cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with bell pepper.

$20.00

Chicken

Lamb and Goat

Lamb Rogan Josh

An aromatic lamb curry, in a gingerinfused tomato sauce, onion and coriander leaves.

$22.00

Lamb Bhuna

Boneless lamb cooked with tomato bell pepper, onion, fresh herbs and spices. Medium spicy.

$22.00

Lamb Madres

Cubes of boneless lamb cooked in coconut, curry leaves and mustard seed flavored sauce. Medium spicy.

$22.00

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb cooked in a hot and sour tangy tomato sauce with potatoes. Spicy.

$22.00

Lamb Saag

Lamb cooked in a mild spinach sauce.

$22.00

Lamb Korma

Lamb cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce.

$22.00

Lamb Phaal

Lamb cooked with a blend of very hot chilies, tomatoes, and spices. Hot.

$22.00

Goat Phaal

Lamb cooked with a blend of very hot chilies, tomatoes, and spices. Hot.

$22.00

Goat Pepper Fry

Goat on the bone cooked with tomato, onion, fresh herbs and crushed black pepper.

$22.00

Goat Curry

Fresh goat chunks on the bone cooked in onion and tomato flavored sauce garnished with coriander and curry leaves.

$22.00

Goat Chettinadu

Goat chunks on the bone cooked in roasted spices and black pepper flavored sauce. Spicy.

$22.00

Saag Paneer

Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild spinach sauce.

$16.50

Mutter Paneer

Green peas and Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a creamy onion sauce.

$16.50

Shahi Paneer

Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild cashew and almond sauce.

$16.50

Kadai Paneer

Indian cottage cheese cubes white flour bread cooked with bell pepper, onion and tomato chunks.

$16.50

Paneer Jalfrezi

Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked with bell peppers, onion and tomato sauce.

$16.50

Paneer Tikka Masala

Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild creamy tomato sauce.

$16.50

Paneer Khurchan

Grated paneer cooked with onions and bell peppers in a light creamy tomato sauce.

$16.50

Dal Tadka

Lentils tempered with seasonal spices and ghee.

$13.50

Dal Makkani

A traditional Punjabi preparation of black lentils simmered with spices.

$13.50

Aloo Gobi

Potato and cauliflower cooked with tomato, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices.

$14.50

Chana Masala

Mildy spice chickpea curry garnished with coriander leaves.

$14.50

Baingan Bhartha

Smoked eggplant and green pea cooked in ginger, tomato, and onion flavored sauce. Vegan.

$15.50

Navratan Korma

Combination of vegetables cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce.

$15.50

Vegetable Vindaloo

Mixed Vegetables in hot and tangy tomato sauce. Vegan.

$16.00

Bhindi Do Pyaza

Okra cooked with onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.

$15.50

Malai Kofta

Vegetables and cheese dumplings cooked in a creamy almond and cashew sauce.

$15.50

Aloo Gobi Palak

Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in a mild spinach sauce.

$15.50

Bagara Baingan

Eggplant cooked in a peanut, coconut and sesame seed flavored sauce.

$15.50

Mushroom Mutter Masala

Mushroom and green peas in a lightly spiced onions and tomato sauce.

$15.50

Subzi Curry

Mixed vegetable stir fry with ginger garlic sauce and delicate spices. Vegan.

$15.50

Vegetable Ammwala

Mixed vegetable cooked in mango, spices and cream.

$15.50

Chana Saag

Chickpeas cooked in a mild spinach sauce.

$15.50

Vegetables

Seafood

Goan Fish Curry

Tilapia or mahi mahi fillet cooked with spices, herbs and tamarind and coconut sauce.

$21.00

Fish Moilee

Tilapia or mahi mahi marinated in mild spices and cooked with ginger, garlic and coconut sauce.

$21.00

Karala Fish Curry

Tilapia or mahi mahi cooked in a coconut and black tamarind sauce tempered with curry leaves.

$21.00

Alleppy Prawn Curry

A Kerala delicacy. Prawns cooked with raw mango, coconut milk and curry leaves.

$22.00

Prawn Malai Curry

Prawns marinated in mild spices and herbs cooked in a cashew sauce.

$22.00

Prawn Balcho

Prawns cooked in freshly crushed tomatoes and flavored with curry leaves and spices. Spicy.

$22.00

Shrimp Tikka Masala

Tandoor cooked shrimp in a mild tomato creamy sauce.

$22.00

Masala Dosa

$13.00

Spinach Dosa

$13.00

Plain Dosa

$11.00

Mysore Dosa

Spicy.

$13.00

Chicken Tikka Dosa

$15.00

Onion Chili Uthappam

$13.00

Mix Vegetable Uthappam

$13.00

South Indian

Chefs Special Entrees

Mughlai Murg Pasanda

Chicken cooked with cardamom, cashew almond sauce with Kashmiri sauce.

$22.00

Grilled Pepper Salmon

Salmon filet marinated in spices, herbs and crushed black pepper cooked in clay oven. Medium spicy.

$22.00

Fish Nirvana

Golden pompano or salmon marinated and grilled with delicate spices and tossed with special sauce.

$26.00

Konkan Rack Of Lamb

Grilled rack of lamb topped with goan specially coconut sauce.

$26.00

Kashmiri Lamb Chops

Lamb chops marinated with yogurt and various exotic spices cooked in a clay oven.

$26.00

Peshawari Lamb Shank Karahi

Lamb shank cooked with spices, bell pepper onions with special karahi masala.

$27.00

Lamb Shank Biriyani

Lamb shank cooked with rice and herbs, spices.

$27.00

Tandoor Chicken

Chicken on the bone marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven.

$20.00

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chicken breast marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven.

$20.00

Chicken Hariyali Kebab

Boneless chicken marinated with min, yogurt and garlic cooked in a clay oven.

$20.00

Chicken Malai Kebab

Boneless chicken marinated with creamy mixture of yogurt, ginger garlic, herbs and saffron. Cooked in a clay oven.

$20.00

Lamb Seekh Kebab

Mildly spiced minced lamb marinated with herbs and onion skewered and grilled in clay oven.

$23.00

Lamb Botti Kabab

Mildly spiced chucks of lamb marinated with herbs and yogurt.

$23.00

Salmon Tikka

Salmon marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven.

$22.00

Tandoori Prawns

Prawns marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven.

$24.00

Jingha Malai Kebab

Shrimp marinated with ground cashew paste, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices cooked in a clay oven.

$24.00

Tandoori Fish

Whole golden pompano marinated and cooked in tandoor.

$23.00

Paneer Tikka

Indian cottage cheese marinated with mild spices and cooked in clay oven.

$19.00

Tandoori Vegetable

Mixed vegetable marinated with mild spices and cooked in a clay oven.

$15.00

Tandoori Mixed Grill

Medley of chicken, lamb chop, shrimp, seekh kebab and vegetables, served with garlic naan.

$28.00

Chefs Specials Tandoor and Grill

Biriyani

Vegetable Biryani

$14.50

Chicken Biryani

$20.00

Shrimp Biryani

$22.00

Goat Biryani

$22.00

Egg Biryani

$14.50

Lamb Biryani

$22.00

Paneer Biryani

$17.00

Lemon Rice

$8.00

Tamarind Rice

$8.00

Coconut Rice

$8.00

Extra Basmati Rice

$3.50

Rice

Kids Corner

Kids French Fries

Fried potatoes.

$5.00

Kids Butter Chicken Pasta

$9.00

Kids Chicken Nuggets

Breaded or battered crispy chicken.

$6.00

Plain Naan

White flour bread.

$3.50

Butter Naan

White flour bread.

$3.50

Garlic Naan

$4.50

Onion Kulcha

$5.00

Rosemary Naan

$5.00

Chilli Naan

$5.00

Cheese Naan

$5.00

Kashmiri Naan

Naan with nuts and raisins.

$5.00

Chappati

$4.00

Roti

Whole wheat. Whole wheat bread cooked in a tandoor.

$4.00

Aloo Paratha

Potato filled bread.

$5.00

Lachha Paratha

Layered wheat flour bread.

$5.00

Poori

Deep fried wheat flour puffed bread.

$5.00

Chicken Tikka Naan

Naan stuffed with chicken tikka, bell pepper and cilantro.

$6.00

Indian Breads

Desserts

Rice Kheer

Traditional Indian rice pudding.

$6.00

Gulab Jamun

Deep fried milk solids soaked in a sugar and cardamom syrup.

$6.00

Rasmalai

Indian cottage cheese in sugar syrup served in a milky sauce.

$6.50

Carrot Halwa

Grated carrot, milk, nuts and raisins.

$6.00

Mango Lassi

Creamy drink with mango, yogurt and sprinkling of cardamom.

$5.00

Beverages