Ajanta Indian Cuisine - Berkeley

Ajanta Indian Cuisine is an Indian restaurant in Berkeley, CA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.

1888 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707

Phone: +15105264373

Price range: $11-$20

Hours

  • Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 11:30–14:15
  • Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 17:00–21:00

Ajanta Indian Cuisine - Berkeley Menu

Appetizers | Popular Standards

  • Daal Soup — $7.00
    A lentil soup, made with mung beans.
  • Vegetable Samosa ( 2 pieces ) — $8.00
    Deep fried pastries filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
  • Vegetable Pakoras — $7.00
    Sliced cauliflower, eggplant, zucchini, dipped in chickpea batter, fried.
  • Chicken Samosa — $9.00
    Deep-fried pastries filled with mildly spiced chicken.
  • Papadam — $6.50
    2 Pcs. per order. Indian lentil wafers, served with mint-cilantro sauce.
  • Alu Tikki — $8.00

Biriyani

  • Lamb Biriyani — $19.50
    Basmati rice, biriyani sauce, mint, cashew, nuts, caramelized onions cooked together, served with Raita.
  • Chicken Biriyani — $18.50
    Basmati rice, biriyani sauce, mint, cashew, nuts, caramelized onions cooked together, served with Raita.
  • Vegetable Biriyani — $17.00
    Basmati rice, biriyani sauce, mint, cashew, nuts, caramelized onions cooked together, served with Raita.

Dinner | Vegetarian & Vegan (à la carte)

  • Baadal Jaam (Eggplant) — $16.00
    Slices of eggplant pan-fried, brushed with homemade tomato sauce, spiced with mango powder and black rock salt, served topped with thickened yogurt sauce (Lucknow).
  • Sabzi Rangarang — $16.00
    Cauliflower, green beans, broccoli, carrots, and peas, simmered in a sauce with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, lime juice, coconut milk, and spices (Mumbai) (Vegan).
  • Saag Paneer — $16.00
    Pureed spinach and paneer cooked with spices.
  • Navrattan Korma — $16.00
    Vegetables and paneer in a creamy curry sauce with nuts and raisins.
  • Chana Masala — $16.00
    Garbanzo beans cooked with spices in a curry sauce (Vegan).
  • Kofta — $16.00
    Balls made of spinach, potatoes, corn flour; deep-fried and served in a creamy sauce.
  • Mattar Paneer — $16.00
    Green peas, cottage cheese (paneer), onion, tomato, garam masala
  • Paneer Tikka Masala — $17.00
    Cottage cheese (paneer) cooked in thick curry sauce; yogurt, spices

Dinner | From Our Tandoor Oven (à la carte)

  • Tandoori Chicken Tikka — $22.00
    Chicken breast pieces. Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices. Served with onion and bellpepper.
  • Tandoori Salmon — $24.00
    Salmon fillet. Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices. Sautéed Onion and bellpepper.
  • Assorted Tandoori — $24.00
    Sampler of chicken, lamb, shrimp and salmon. Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices. Onion and bellpepper.
  • Lamb Boti Kabobs — $24.00
    Cut lamb pieces. Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Tandoori Prawns — $24.00
    Peeled and deveined prawns. Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Lamb Rib Chops — $24.00
    Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices. 3 chops.

Dinner | Non-Vegetarian (à la carte)

  • Chicken Makhanwala — $18.00
    Boneless chicken cooked in tandoor oven, creamy curry sauce.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala — $18.00
    Boneless chicken breast pieces cooked in tandoor, thick spicy curry sauce.
  • Kadhai Gosht — $19.00
    Boneless cubed lamb cooked in a thick, spicy curry sauce, with nuts.
  • Lamb Korma — $19.00
    Boneless cubed lamb in a creamy curry sauce, topped with slivered almonds.
  • Jhinga Masala (Shrimp Curry) — $19.00
    Shrimp sautéed and then simmered in a sauce made with onions, tomatoes, ajwain, fenugreek, garam masala, lemon juice, and spices.
  • Chicken Pistachio Korma — $18.00
    Pistachio, cashew, spices, yogurt, cream
  • Malai Machi Masala — $19.00
    Salmon or Cod, cooked in a sauce made of yogurt, coconut milk, spices
  • Madras Lamb Curry — $19.00
    Boneless cubed lamb cooked in a sauce made of tomato gravy, garam masala, curry leaves

Naan & Breads

  • Plain Naan — $5.00
    Leavened dough flatbread cooked in tandoor oven.
  • Tandoori Roti — $5.00
    latbreads made with whole wheat flour and cooked in a tandoor, a clay oven
  • Garlic Naan — $6.50
    A soft, pillowy flatbread topped with minced garlic, baked to perfection for a savory, aromatic experience.
  • Garlic Cilantro Naan — $6.50
    A soft, warm flatbread infused with aromatic garlic and cilantro, perfectly baked for a savory, flavorful bite.
  • Garlic Rosemary Naan — $6.50
  • Coconut Naan — $6.50
    A soft, warm naan bread infused with a delicate blend of coconut and a touch of sweetness.
  • Cheese Naan — $6.50
    Cheese naan is a soft, fluffy Indian flatbread stuffed with melted mozzarella cheese.
  • Onion Naan — $6.50
  • Badami Naan — $6.50
  • Poori — $4.50
    deep-fried bread, made from unleavened whole-wheat flour

Side Order | Miscellaneous

  • Chutneys, Assorted — $5.00
    Mango chutney, carrot pickle, and hot pickles.
  • Alu Saag — $8.00
    Spinach and potatoes cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices.
  • Raita — $5.00
    Made with yogurt and cucumbers, mildly spiced.
  • Rice — $4.00
    Basmati rice flavored with cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves. 16 oz.
  • Thick Yellow Daal — $8.00
    Mung bean daal flavored with cumin, green onions and tomatoes.
  • Brown Basmati Rice — $4.00
    16 oz.
  • Mango Chutney — $4.00

Desserts

  • Kheer — $7.00
    Indian rice pudding.
  • Gulab Jamun — $6.00
    Fried milk powder balls soaked in rose scented syrup.

Beverages

  • Mango Lassi — $5.00
    Mad with mango pulp and yogurt.
  • Coke — $3.50
  • Diet Coke — $3.50
  • Sprite — $3.50
  • Mint Lemonade — $5.00