India Cafe - Iowa City

Spiced crisp wafers.

Crispy pastry stuffed with mild spiced potatoes and green peas. Vegan.

Homemade curd cheese battered in gram flour and vegetable.

Assortment of fresh vegetables dipped, battered and fried. Vegan.

Fresh spinach dipped in gram flour, battered and fried. Vegan.

Combination of vegetable samosa, batata wada mix, pakora and papadum.

Crisp pastry shell stuffed with ground lamb and aromatic spices.

Boneless chicken spiced, dipped in batter and deep fried.

Boneless fish pieces dipped in batter and fried.

Combination of keema samosa, chicken pakora and papadum.

Lightly spiced lentil and vegetable soup. Gluten-free. Vegan.

Our Chef's recipe of boneless chicken soup with oriental spices. Gluten-free.

Indian whole wheat bread baked in tandoor. Vegan.

Soft, puffy and fluffy deep-fried bread. Vegan.

Deep fried, fine flour bread,

Indian fine flour bread, soft and puffy baked in tandoor.

Wheat flour stuffed with spiced bits of cheese.

Fine flour bread stuffed with spicy onion.

Special naan stuffed with fresh garlic.

Special naan stuffed with herbs, nuts and raisins.

A classical Indian vegetable dish with homemade cheese, spinach and mild spices. Gluten free.

Homemade cheese simmered in fresh tomato sauce and cream sauce. Gluten-free.

Fresh peas cooked with deep fried homemade curd cheese, nuts and creamy white sauce. Gluten-free.

Fresh cauliflower and cubes of potatoes sauteed in a special medium sauce. Vegan. Gluten free.

Chickpeas, potatoes, fresh tomatoes cooked with tangy dry sauce in Punjabi style. Vegan. Gluten free.

Roasted eggplant cooked tenderly with tomatoes, green peas and fresh spices. Vegan. Gluten-free.

Black eye beans cooked with butter and cream with a special sauce. Gluten-free.

Yellow lentils cooked with fresh oriental spices. Vegan. Gluten-free.

Moderately spiced okra cooked with potatoes and onions. Vegan. Gluten-free.

Fresh mixed vegetables cooked with spices, fresh onion, green peppers and garlic with herbs and spices. Vegan. Gluten-free.

Vegetables with homemade cheese and nuts in a mild creamy sauce. Gluten-free.

Deep fried vegetables and cheese balls cooked with creamy sauce. Gluten-free.

Fresh vegetables delicately sauteed with rice, nuts and raisins. Gluten-free.

Tender pieces of chicken cooked with herbs, rice, nuts and raisins. Gluten-free.

Tender pieces of lamb cooked with herbs, rice, nuts and raisins. Gluten-free.

Shrimp cooked with herbs, rice, nuts and raisins. Gluten-free.

Tender pieces of goat cooked with herbs, rice, nuts and raisins. Gluten-free.

Saffron flavored rice with mushrooms, peas, and spices

Boneless fish cubes cooked with bell peppers, tomatoes, herbs and special spices. Served with rice. Gluten-free.

Prawns in spicy hot gravy with potatoes. Gluten-free.

Prawns in spices garden chopped spinach cooked with butter and special spices. Served with rice. Gluten-free.

Tandoori shrimp sauteed with ginger and cooked with special sauce. Gluten-free.

Chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger and herbs and then roasted. Served with rice. Gluten-free.

Boneless marinated tender juicy chicken from the clay oven. Gluten-free.

Cubes of boneless lamb marinated in yogurt, ginger and cilantro. Gluten-free.

Jumbo marinated juicy shrimp with special spices and cooked in clay oven. Gluten-free.

An assortment of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, boti kabab, seekh kabab and shrimp tandoori. Gluten-free.

Selected pieces of chicken cooked in a light spiced golden homemade sauce. Gluten-free.

Chicken simmered with delicious Kashmiri herbs cooked in cream and sprinkled with nuts. Gluten-free.

Boneless chicken cooked fresh with chopped spinach, herbs and ginger. Gluten-free.

Boneless chicken cooked with fresh vegetables and spices. Gluten-free.

Chicken cooked in South Indian style with hot spices and potatoes. Gluten-free.

Diced boneless chicken tikka cooked with fresh tomatoes and a touch of cream. Gluten-free.

Chicken from the clay oven tossed in butter, cultured yogurt and served in a creamy red sauce. Gluten-free.

Chicken and mushroom cooked in spices gravy. Gluten-free.

Chicken cooked with ground spices and herbs in an iron karahi. Gluten-free.

Boneless barbecued chicken with a special creamy red sauce. Gluten-free.

Chicken barbecued in a clay oven and cooked in spices and creamy sauce.

Select pieces of lamb cooked with special herbs and spices. Gluten-free.

Selected pieces of lamb cooked with special herbs and spices in Punjabi style. Gluten-free.

Diced lamb simmered with Kashmiri herbs, dry nuts and cooked in a creamy sauce. Gluten-free.

Boneless lamb cooked with chopped spinach in South Indian style. Gluten-free.

Cubes of lamb cooked Indian style with potatoes and hot spices. Gluten-free.

Cubes of lamb cooked with mushrooms in a special homemade sauce. Gluten-free.

Tandoori lamb cooked with butter, tomatoes and served with creamy red sauce. Gluten-free.

Lamb cubes cooked with ground spices and herbs in an iron karahi. Gluten-free.

Selected pieces of goat cooked in a traditional north Indian style with onions and tomatoes. Gluten-free.

Selected pieces of goat cooked with special herbs and spices in Punjabi style. Gluten-free.

Cubes of goat cooked in South Indian style with hot spices and potatoes. Gluten-free.

Goat cooked with fresh chopped spinach and herbs. Gluten-free.

Homemade yogurt. Gluten free.

Sliced cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce and ginger. Gluten free.

Cool whipped yogurt with bits of cucumber, tomatoes, garnished with cilantro and mint. Gluten-free.

Cottage cheese balls, deep fried and dipped in honey syrup and rose water.

Made from special rice cooked with milk and sugar. Served cold with nuts and pistachios. Gluten-free.

Famous North Indian dessert made from carrots.

Special Indian cheese cake.