Taste of India Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Taste of India Restaurant, a culinary gem nestled in St. Paul, MN. This vibrant eatery specializes in authentic Indian cuisine, showcasing a diverse menu that highlights traditional flavors and spices. The moment you step in, the aroma of fresh spices invites you to explore a delightful assortment of dishes.

Chicken specialties like Chicken Makhani, with its rich tomato cream sauce, and the spicy Chicken Vindaloo are must-tries. For seafood lovers, the Fish Tikka tantalizes with its marinated freshness. Don't miss appetizers like Chicken Pakora and Vegetable Samosa, bursting with flavor and perfect for sharing.

Diners rave about the well-organized lunch buffet, offering vegetarian and meat options, highlighted by crisp samosas. The service is consistently praised for its warmth and attentiveness, making every visit a memorable experience. Whether you're a local or a visitor, Taste of India is your destination for a flavorful journey through Indian cuisine!

Appetizers

Vegetable Samosa

Crispy patties stuffed with seasoned potatoes and peas.

$5.99

Alu Tikki

Seasoned potatoes and peas fried in our chickpea batter.

$5.99

Paneer Pakora

Homemade cheese fried in our chickpea batter.

$7.00

Chilli Pakora

Fried fritter.

$7.00

Lentil Soup

Lightly spiced warm lentil soup.

$6.99

Chicken Soup

$6.99

Beef Samosa

Crispy patties stuffed with lean ground beef and peas.

$6.99

Bhajia

Fresh cut vegetables fried in our chickpea batter.

$7.00

Chicken Pakora

Delicately spiced chicken fried in our chickpea batter.

$7.00

Mixed Platter

A platter of our favorite appetizers. Vegetarian.

$14.99

Tomato Soup

$6.99

Chicken Tandoor

Chicken marinated in yogurt and freshly ground herbs and spices baked in tandoor.

$15.99

Dinner For 2

Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, Boti kabab, keema kabab, shrimp. Served with rogan josh or chicken shahi korma. Salad, bread, and Gulab Jamon in a dessert.

$45.99

Fish Tikka

Fresh fish marinated in exotic spices and baked in tandoor. Served with dal.

$24.99

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices and cooked on a skewer in tandoor.

$16.99

Shrimp Tandoori

Jumbo shrimp marinated in aromatic tandoori sauce and baked in tandoor. Served with naan, dal, or vegetable curry.

$24.99

Seeka Kabab

Lean ground lamb marinated in chef's special sauce skewers in tandoor served with dal.

$24.99

Entrees

Chicken Specialties

Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked in flavorful curry sauce.

$15.50

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken and potatoes sauteed in a spicy tangy sauce.

$15.50

Chicken Tikka Masala

Boneless chicken prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions and bell peppers.

$16.50

Chicken Palak

Boneless chicken prepared with seasoned spinach.

$16.50

Chicken Mushroom

Boneless chicken prepared with garden fresh mushrooms in cream and tomato sauce.

$16.50

Chicken Josh

Boneless chicken cooked in yogurt sauce and special spices.

$16.50

Chicken With Vegetable

$15.50

Chicken Makhani

Boneless chicken prepared in a tomato sauce and light cream sauce.

$16.50

Chicken Madrasi

Chicken cooked with fresh onions and tomatoes in ginger and tomato sauce.

$16.50

Chicken Kashmiri

Chicken sauteed in tomatoes, onions, green peas, and mild curry sauce.

$16.50

Chicken Shahi Korma

Boneless chicken cooked with homemade cheese and garnished with cashews and raisins in a creamy sauce.

$16.50

Chicken Curry With Coconut Sauce

$16.50

Beef Curry

Lean beef cubes cooked in an aromatic curry sauce.

$16.99

Beef Madrasi

Lean beef prepared with fresh tomatoes, onions, and ginger in curry sauce.

$16.99

Beef With Vegetable

$16.99

Beef Vindaloo

Lean beef cubes prepared in a tangy tomato-based sauce.

$16.99

Beef With Spinach

Boneless beef prepared with spinach.

$16.99

Beef With Coconut Sauce

$16.99

Beef Specialties

Lamb Specialties

Lamb Curry

Lean lamb cubes cooked in flavorful curry sauce.

$17.99

Lamb Madras

Lamb cooked with fresh tomatoes and onions in a curry sauce.

$17.99

Lamb Palak

Boneless lamb prepared with curried spinach.

$17.99

Boti-Ka-Masala

Marinated lamb cooked in tandoor. Served in a tomato sauce with fresh onions, bell peppers, ginger, and tomatoes.

$17.99

Lamb With Vegetable

$17.99

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb prepared in slightly sour vindaloo sauce.

$17.99

Rogan Josh

Lean cubed lamb cooked in a yogurt sauce and special spices.

$17.99

Lamb Shahi Korma

Boneless lamb prepared with homemade cheese and garnished with cashews and raisins in a light creamy sauce.

$17.99

Lamb Kashmir

Lamb sauteed in tomatoes, onions, green peas, and mild curry sauce.

$17.99

Lamb With Coconut Sauce

$17.99

Shrimp Vindaloo

Fresh shrimp and potatoes sautéed with a spicy tangy sauce.

$17.99

Shrimp Saag

Shrimp prepared with seasoned spinach.

$17.99

Fish Vindaloo

Fresh fish in slightly sour vindaloo sauce.

$17.99

Scallop Masala

Fresh scallop prepared in a mild curry sauce with fresh peppers, onions, and tomatoes.

$17.99

Fish With Coconut Sauce

$17.99

Shrimp Masala

Fresh shrimp prepared with fresh tomatoes, single onion, bell peppers, and in mild curry sauce.

$17.99

Fish Masala

Fresh fish cooked with fresh peppers, onions, and tomatoes in a mild curry sauce.

$17.99

Scallop Makhani

Fresh scallop prepared in butter and cream and garnished with cashews and raisins.

$17.99

Shrimp With Coconut Sauce

$17.99

Scallop With Coconut Sauce

$17.99

Seafood Specialties

Vegetarian Specialties

Dal

Lentils - yellow.

$13.99

Palak Alu

Spinach and potatoes in a flavorful curry sauce.

$15.99

Dal Makhani

Black lentils prepared in light cream and a touch of butter and garnished with tomatoes, onions, and ginger.

$14.99

Paneer Makhani

Chunks of Indian cheese cooked in fresh tomato sauce with light cream.

$15.99

Chana Saag

Spinach and garbanzo beans.

$14.99

Malai Kofta

Minced vegetable balls cooked in a cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.

$15.99

Alu Gobi

Fresh cauliflower and potatoes.

$15.99

Bhindi Masala

Fresh okra sauteed in a flavorful sauce.

$15.99

Shahi Panner

Home-made cheese and garnished with cashews, raisins, and cream sauce.

$15.99

Chana Masala

Garbanzo beans cooked in fresh onions, tomato, and flavourful curry sauce.

$14.99

Tofu Masala

$15.99

Matar Paneer

Homemade cheese and green peas in a flavorful curry sauce.

$14.99

Alu Matter

Fresh green peas and potatoes cooked in a flavorful curry sauce.

$14.99

Mushroom Masala

Fresh cut mushrooms prepared with tomatoes, ginger, and bell peppers.

$15.50

Paneer Tikka Masala

Chunks of cheese cooked in house special masala with sliced onions, tomatoes, ginger, and bell peppers.

$15.99

Palak Paneer

Spinach and homemade cheese in a flavorful curry sauce.

$15.99

Curry Pakora

Vegetable balls prepared in a special yogurt sauce.

$14.99

Vegetable Curry

An assortment of garden-fresh vegetable sauteed in a flavorful sauce.

$14.99

Nav Ratton Korma

Garden fresh vegetable prepared in mild curry sauce, garnished with cashews, raisins, and almonds.

$15.99

Bangan Bharta

Roasted eggplant cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, and green peas.

$15.99

Dinner For 2

Vegetarian. Appetizer platter, served with palak paneer, nav ratton korma, salad and a bread.

$36.99

Tofu Spinach

$15.99

Goat Curry

$17.99

Goat Masala

$17.99

Goat Vandaloo

$17.99

Goat Curry-Bone In

Rice Specialties

Mughlai Biryani

Lamb. A classic aromatic mughlai dish flavored with cubes of tender lamb and fragrant with saffron and garnished with cashews and raisins.

$18.99

Shahjahani Biryani

Chicken. A Mughlai dish prepared with chicken and green peas with saffron flavored rice and garnished with raisins and cashews.

$17.99

Calcutta Biryani

Shrimp. Aromatic rice flavored with shrimp and peas, garnished with raisins and cashews.

$18.99

Beef Biryani

Aromatic rice flavored with lean beef and saffron.

$18.99

Goat Biryani

Bone-in.

$18.99

Egg Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with scrambled egg and Indian spices.

$15.99

Banarsi Biryani

Vegetable. Aromatic rice flavored with garden-fresh vegetable fragrant with saffron and garnished with raisins and cashews.

$18.50

Taste Of India Special Biryani

For 2. Aromatic rice flavored with lamb, chicken, shrimp, and fresh vegetable, fragrant with saffron and garnished with raisins, cashews, and almonds and served with raita and naan bread.

$36.99

Tandoori Roti

Whole wheat bread baked in our tandoor.

$3.50

Naan

White flour bread baked in our tandoor.

$3.50

Garlic Naan

Tandoor baked garlic bread.

$4.50

Puri

Whole wheat bread deep fried.

$5.99

Bhatura Deep Fried Bread

$5.99

Alu Paratha

Whole wheat bread stuffed with potatoes.

$5.50

Onion Culcha

Naan stuffed with seasoned onions.

$4.99

Keema Naan

Naan stuffed with seasoned ground beef.

$5.75

Pashwori Naan

Naan stuff with cheese, cashews and raisins.

$5.99

Special Indian Breads

Accompaniments

Papdum

Crispy lentil wafers.

$3.99

Mango Chutney

Sweet spicy mango relish.

$3.99

Raita

Yogurt with cucumbers and tomatoes.

$5.50

Tamarind Sauce

$2.25

Pickles

Spicy mixed pickles.

$3.99

Mixed Salad

$6.99

Mint Sauce

$2.25

Extra Rice

$5.99

Rasmalai

Homemade cheese in sweetened milk.

$5.99

Kheer

Creamy rice pudding with pistachio.

$4.99

Mango Pudding

$5.50

Gulab Jamun

Deep fried milk balls in sweet syrup.

$4.99

Mango Ice Cream

Home-made mango ice cream.

$5.50

Kulfi

Home-made milk ice cream with pistachio.

$5.50

Desserts

Beverages

Soft Drink

$2.99

Indian Tea

Spiced Indian tea with milk.

$4.50

Coffee

Regular or decaffeinated coffee.

$4.50

Indian Ice Tea

Sweet with milk.

$4.50

Milk

$3.50

Tropical Juices

Refreshing juices.

$4.99

Strawberry Lassi

Refreshing strawberry and yogurt drink.

$5.50

Perrier Sparkling Water

$2.99

Darjeeling Tea

Regular tea.

$4.50

Ice Tea

$4.50

Lassi

Refreshing yogurt drink - sweet or salty.

$4.99

Mango Lassi

Refreshing mango and yogurt drink.

$4.99

Mango Milkshake

Milkshake with mango.

$4.99

Strawberry Milkshake

Milkshake with strawberry.

$5.50

Bottle Water

$1.00

Iddly

Steamed rice and lentils

$8.99

Dhahi Vada

Lentil donuts dipped in yogurt sauce

$8.99

Samber Vada

Fried lentil donuts dipped in a samber sauce

$9.50

Iddly And Vada Combo

$11.50

Sada Dosa

Savory bread made from lentils and rice

$13.99

Masala Dosa

$13.99

Gobi Manchurian

$16.99

Chana Bhatura

$19.99

Chana Puri

$19.99

South Indian Menu