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Mela Modern Indian Cuisine

Instead of the lunch buffets, come in for a great lunch thali. The neighborhood's first Indian restaurant has quickly become a culinary destination in its own right in Boston's South End. What exactly is "Mela"? Mela is a Sanskrit word that means "festival" or "big gathering" when everyone gathers to mingle and eat excellent cuisine. Weddings, business luncheons, dinners, cocktail celebrations, and other special events are all possible at our restaurant. We'd love to talk about how we can be a part of your next event.
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Chaat

  • Samosa Chaat

    • Default - $12.00
    Spiced samosa deep fried, mixed with cucumber, chick-pea, tomatoes with yogurt and sweet & sour chutney.

  • Chat Papri

    • Default - $10.00
    Spiced potatoes with fried wheat wafers, yogurt, sweet & sour sauce.

  • Aloo Tikki Chaat

    • Default - $12.00
    Spiced aloo Tikki deep fried mixed with cucumber, chick-pea, tomatoes with yogurt and sweet & sour chutney.

  • Chicken Chaat

    • Default - $11.00
    Pieces of white meat chicken and cucumber tossed in our sweet and sour tangy sauce.

  • Jhinga Chaat

    • Default - $12.00
    Succulent shrimp and cucumber delicately tossed in our sweet and sour tangy sauce.

Hot Appetizers

  • Vegetable Samosa (2)

    • Default - $6.00
    Spicy turnovers stuffed with potatoes and green peas.

  • Meat Samosa (2)

    • Default - $8.00
    Spicy turnovers stuffed with minced lamb and spices.

  • Vegetable Pakora

    • Default - $8.00
    Deep fried vegetables in chick-pea batter.

  • Mela Vegetarian Platter

    • Default - $12.00
    Assorted combination of vegetable pakoras, samosa, tikki and cheese pakoras.

  • Chicken Pakora

    • Default - $9.00
    Tender, boneless pieces of white meat chicken, deep fried in chick-pea batter.

  • Mustard Lamb

    • Default - $15.00
    Lam rock chops, marinated in yogurt and mustard sauce, cooked in tandoor.

  • Chicken Tikka

    • Default - $10.00
    Tender pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and cooked on skewers in tandoor.

  • Mela Non Vegetarian Platter

    • Default - $14.00
    Meat samosa, chicken tikka, lamb kabab, seekh kabab and chicken pakoras.

  • Aloo Tikki

    • Default - $6.00
    Spicy potato patties deep fried.

  • Paneer Pakora

    • Default - $7.00
    Delicately spiced homemade cheese fritters

  • Fish Pakora

    • Default - $11.00
    Fresh fish deep fried in chick-pea batter.

  • Fried Prawn Poori

    • Default - $11.00
    Sautéed shrimp, served with deep-fried wheat bread.

Chicken

  • Chicken Tikka Masala

    • Default - $20.00
    Diced, boneless white meat chicken tandoori-style cooked in rich tomato cream sauce.

  • Butter Chicken

    • Default - $19.00
    India's famous creation.

  • Chicken Vindaloo

    • Default - $18.00
    Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes and our tangy sauce.

  • Chicken Korma

    • Default - $18.00
    Chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

  • Chicken Curry

    • Default - $17.00
    Boneless chicken cooked in thick curry sauce.

  • Coconut Chicken Curry

    • Default - $18.00
    Boneless chicken in a curry sauce with mustard seeds & coconut.

  • Chicken Saag

    • Default - $18.00
    Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and freshly ground spices.

  • Chicken Chilli

    • Default - $20.00
    Spicy chili pepper curry cooked with chicken.

  • Chicken Mushroom Do-Piaza

    • Default - $18.00
    Chicken with roasted onions, green peppers, mushrooms, herbs and spices, garnished with coriander

  • Chicken Daal

    • Default - $18.00
    Boneless chicken cooked with black lentils.

Freshmade Bread

  • Garlic Naan

    • Default - $5.00
    Unleavened, handmade bread stuffed with fresh garlic and coriander.

  • Naan

    • Default - $4.00
    Unleavened bread baked in tandoor.

  • Mozzarella Cheese Naan

    • Default - $6.00
    Unleavened bread stuffed with mozzarella cheese & spices.

  • Peshwari Naan

    • Default - $6.00
    Unleavened bread stuffed with shredded coconut and nuts, baked to a succulent sweetness.

  • Aloo Naan

    • Default - $5.00
    Unleavened bread stuffed with potatoes & spices, baked in tandoor.

  • Aloo Paratha

    • Default - $5.00
    Whole wheat bread, stuffed with spiced potatoes, griddle cooked with butter.

  • Onion Kulcha

    • Default - $5.00
    Unleavened bread stuffed with freshly chopped onions.

  • Chapati (2 Pcs)

    • Default - $5.00
    Thin, unleavened whole wheat bread, griddle cooked, served with or without butter.

  • Poori (2 Pcs)

    • Default - $5.00
    Whole wheat, deep-fried puffed bread.

  • Tandoori Roti

    • Default - $4.00
    Whole wheat bread baked in tandoor.

  • Plain Paratha

    • Default - $5.00
    Multi-layered whole wheat bread, cooked with butter on a griddle.

  • Chicken Naan

    • Default - $5.00
    Handmade bread stuffed w/ diced chicken, herbs & spices.

  • Coriander Chilli Naan

    • Default - $6.00
    Unleavened bread stuffed with coriander & chilies.

Beverages

  • Mango Lassi

    • Default - $5.00
    A delicious mango yogurt shake.

  • Soda (Large)

    • Default - $3.00

  • Pistachio Lassi

    • Default - $6.00
    A delicious pitachio yogurt shake.

  • Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

    • Default - $5.00

  • Masala Tea

    • Default - $4.00
    Darjeeling tea made with spices and milk boiled together.

  • Lassi

    • Default - $5.00
    A delicious yogurt shake.

  • Fruit Juice

    • Default - $4.00
    Mango, ,pineapple, orange, or cranberry

  • Fresh Squeezed Oj

    • Default - $6.00

  • Tea & Coffee

    • Default - $3.00

Soup & Salad

  • Mulligatawny Soup

    • Default - $5.00
    Spicy hot soup, made with lentils and spices.

  • Tomato & Coconut Soup

    • Default - $6.00
    Creamy tomato soup with spices and a touch of coconut.

  • Garden Salad

    • Default - $7.00
    Fresh garden vegetable and greens served with our special yogurt and mustard seed dressing.

  • Chicken Noodle Soup

    • Default - $6.00
    Boneless chicken soup with herbs and spices.

Seafood

  • Shrimp Masala

    • Default - $20.00
    Fresh jumbo shrimp, tandoori style, cooked in a rich creamy tomato sauce.

  • Goan Shrimp Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Shrimp cooked in a mildly spiced coconut milk curry.

  • Kerala Fish Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Spiced tilapia cooked in a red chili curry.

  • Shrimp Korma

    • Default - $20.00
    Jumbo shrimp cooked with nuts and raisins in a mild cream sauce.

  • Seafood Masala

    • Default - $21.00
    Fresh seafood in a creamy tomato sauce.

  • Shrimp Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Juicy jumbo shrimp cooked in a spicy curry sauce and garnished with fresh coriander.

  • Shrimp Saag

    • Default - $20.00
    Fresh shrimp cooked with fresh spinach and exotic Indian spices.

  • Madras Machali

    • Default - $20.00
    Fresh swordfish cooked in a curry sauce w/ mushrooms, green peppers & onions.

  • Shrimp Mushroom Do-Piazza

    • Default - $20.00
    Shrimp, roasted onions, green peppers, mushrooms, herbs and spices, garnished with coriander.

Rice

  • Vegetable Biryani

    • Default - $17.00
    Basmati rice, exotic spices, herbs, fresh garden vegetables and nuts.

  • Chicken Biryani

    • Default - $18.00
    Basmati rice cooked with chicken chunks, nuts and spices.

  • Lamb Biryani

    • Default - $20.00
    Juicy pieces of lamb cooked with basmati rice and spices, garnished with nuts.

  • Goat Biryani

    • Default - $20.00
    (Bone-in) basmati rice and goat chunks cooked with nuts and spices.

  • Mela Biryani

    • Default - $22.00
    Basmati rice cooked in butter with pieces of shrimp, fish, chicken, lamb, beef, paneer (cheese), vegetables, nuts, raisins garnished w/ fresh mint.

  • Shrimp Biryani

    • Default - $21.00
    Saffron flavored basmati rice cooked with shrimp and nuts.

Tandoori

  • Tandoori Chicken

    • Default - $14.00
    Tender chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices and baked in tandoor.

  • Tandoori Mixed Grill

    • Default - $24.00
    Combination of sizzling tandoori specialties like chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, lamb boti kebab, seekh kebab and tandoori shrimp with sauteed onions and garden salad.

  • Salmon Kebab

    • Default - $22.00
    Fresh salmon marinated in our chef's secret recipe sauce, baked in tandoor.

  • Tandoori Shrimp

    • Default - $22.00
    Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated in delicately spiced yogurt and baked on skewers in our tandoor.

  • Mustard Lamb Chop

    • Default - $28.00
    Rack of lamb marinated in yogurt and mustard sauce, baked in tandoor.

  • Gilaffi Kebab

    • Default - $20.00
    Finely minced lamb seasoned with chopped onions, bell peppers, herbs and spices, baked on skewer in our tandoor.

  • Kali Mirch Ki Tikki

    • Default - $17.00
    Chicken marinated in black pepper, yogurt and spices, baked in tandoor.

  • Barrah Baluchi (Boti Kebab)

    • Default - $21.00
    Boti kebab. Tender pieces of lamb marinated in yogurt sauce and baked in tandoor.

Mela Special Dinners

  • Mela Non-Vegetarian Dinner For 2

    • Default - $52.00
    Mulligatawny soup, meat samosa, choice of 2 entrees from classic curries, basmati rice, naan, dessert,

  • Mela Vegetarian Dinner For 2

    • Default - $45.00
    Mulligatawny soup, vegetarian samosa, choice of 2 vegetarian entrees, basmati rice, naan, raita, choice of dessert.

Lamb

  • Lamb Vindaloo

    • Default - $20.00
    Lamb pieces marinated in vinegar & spices cooked with potatoes in a spicy tomato & onion sauce.

  • Lamb Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Cubes of lamb cooked in thick gravy of exotic spices and herbs.

  • Lamb Saag

    • Default - $20.00
    Chunks of boneless lamb, cooked with spinach & spices.

  • Lamb Coconut Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Boneless lamb in a curry sauce with mustard seeds and coconut.

  • Rogan Josh

    • Default - $20.00
    Lamb cooked with exotic spices, herbs and nuts in a mild yogurt sauce.

  • Lamb Korma

    • Default - $21.00
    Lamb cooked with nuts and raisins in a mild creamy sauce.

  • Lamb Mushroom Do-Piaza

    • Default - $20.00
    Barbeque lamb roasted with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, herbs and spices.

Desserts

  • Ice Cream

    • Default - $5.00
    Homemade mango, ginger, coconut and pistachio.

  • Kheer

    • Default - $5.00
    Rice cooked in sweetened milk, raisins and almonds.

  • Rasmalai (2 Pcs)

    • Default - $5.00
    Home-made cheese patties, cooked in milk syrup, almonds and nuts.

  • Gulab Jamun (2 Pcs)

    • Default - $5.00
    Deep-fried wheat and milk balls, soaked in syrup.

  • Badami Kulfi

    • Default - $5.00
    Exotic Indian ice cream with saffron, almonds and nuts.

Goat

  • Goat Curry

    • Default - $20.00
    Cubes of goat (bone-in) cooked in thick gravy with exotic spices & herbs.

  • Goat Korma

    • Default - $21.00
    Pieces of goat cooked with exotic spices, herbs, and nuts in a mild cream sauce.

  • Mela Goat

    • Default - $21.00
    Goat (bone-in) in a delightful coconut curry.

Modern Indian Creations

  • Lamb Shank Curry

    • Default - $22.00
    Delicately braised lamb shanks in a delicious saffron and red onion gravy. Best enjoyed with garlic naan.

  • Duck Masala

    • Default - $22.00
    Tender pieces of boneless duck sauteed with mixed vegetables and spices in a tomato creamy sauce.

  • Subz Panchmel

    • Default - $18.00
    Red, yellow and green peppers, artichokes, asparagus and bean sprouts stir fried with panch phoran flavored tomato and green cardamom sauce.

Vegetable

  • Palak Paneer

    • Default - $16.00
    Fresh spinach cooked with cream and homemade cheese.

  • Paneer Makhni

    • Default - $17.00
    Homemade cheese sauteed in butter with fresh herbs and spices, garnished with fresh coriander.

  • Malai Kofta

    • Default - $18.00
    Vegetable balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce, with fresh herbs and exotic spices.

  • Aloo Choley

    • Default - $16.00
    Potatoes and chick peas with onion, tomato and spices.

  • Tadka Daal

    • Default - $15.00
    Yellow lentil cooked with herb and spices.

  • Shahi Navratan Korma

    • Default - $18.00
    Garden fresh vegetables cooked with mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

  • Gobhi Charchi

    • Default - $16.00
    Cauliflower cooked with freshly chopped ginger and garlic, potatoes and Indian spices.

  • Daal Makhni

    • Default - $15.00
    Lentils sauteed in butter with fresh herbs and spices, garnished with fresh coriander.

  • Sabji Jalfrazi

    • Default - $16.00
    Mixed vegetables sauteed with Indian spices.

  • Mutter Paneer

    • Default - $16.00
    Fresh green peas cooked with homemade cheese, herbs and exotic Indian spices.

  • Baingan Bhartha

    • Default - $16.00
    Eggplant specialty baked over open flame, mashed and sauteed with onions, garlic, ginger & spices.

  • Shahi Bhindi

    • Default - $16.00
    Fresh okra cooked with onions, tomatoes and Indian spices.

  • Chana Saag

    • Default - $15.00
    Chickpeas cooked with spinach & spices.

  • Aloo Mutter

    • Default - $15.00
    Fresh greens peas cooked in a delicately spiced sauce with potatoes.

  • Paneer Chilli

    • Default - $18.00
    Spicy chili curry cooked with pieces of fresh homemade cheese

  • Aloo Palak

    • Default - $15.00
    Potatoes and spinach cooked with onions, tomatoes, and ginger.

  • Tofu Saag

    • Default - $16.00
    Tofu cooked with spinach & spices.

Sides

  • Basmati Rice

    • Default - $3.00

  • Raita

    • Default - $3.00
    Yogurt with shredded cucumbers, potato and mint.

  • Papadum

    • Default - $3.00
    Lightly spiced lentil wafers.

  • Mango Chutney

    • Default - $3.00

  • Lemon Curry Leaf Rice

    • Default - $7.00

  • Mixed Pickle

    • Default - $3.00

  • Plain Yogurt

    • Default - $3.00
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