Ambar India Restaurant

605 S Wright St, Champaign
(217) 344-1500

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Lamb Biryani Butter Chicken
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Biryani
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken Curry
Lamb Vindaloo
Paneer Pakora
Chaat Samosa
Jeera Rice
Lamb Curry

Menu

Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa
Deep fried crisp pastries stuffed with midly spiced potatoes and green peas
Chole Bhature
Tender garbonzo beans cooked with onion, tomatoes and spice. Served with two piecs of deep fried puffed white flour bread and homemade pickles.
Chaat Samosa
Samosa topped with Garbanzo beans, onions, yogurt and two kinds of chutney.
Aloo Tikki
Spiced potato patties, grilled/
Chicken 65
Deep fried chicken cooked with mustard seed, curry leaves, whole red chilies and hot sauce.
Special Papri Chaat
A tangy sweet blend of chick peas, potatoes, papadies and a touch of yogurt, served with Black Indian Salt.
Paneer Pakora
Homemadde cottage cheese dipped in bean flow and deep fried.
Special Aloo Tikki
Potato cutlet topped with chick peas, onion, yogurt and two kinds of chutney
Chole Poori
Garbonzo beans cooked with onion, tomatoes and spice. Served with two pieces of deep fried wheat Roti.
Mixed Vegetable Platter
Chef's choice of vegetables, batterfried.
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken Pakora
Boneless chicken, batter fried

Salads
Indian Salad
Slices of onions and tomatoes.
House Salad
Fresh tossed greens with herbs and lemon.
Cucumber Salad
Diced cucumber and chopped tomato salad.

Soups
Lentil Soup
Lentil soup, mildly spiced.
Tomato Soup
Tomato extract in cream sauce.

Breads
Garlic Naan
Naan layered with garlic
Naan
Plain bread baked in tandoor.
Paneer Naan
Naan stuffed with home made cheese.
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat baked in tandoor
Chef Special Naan
Naan stuffed with chicken, onios, home made cheese & light spices.
Aloo Partha
Whole wheat bread stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes.
Aloo Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced potatoes and baked.
Onion Naan
Naan stuffed with chopped onion.
Paratha
Whole wheat layered and baked in tandoor.
Poori
Two pieces whole wheat naan, deep fried.
Kashimira Naan
Naan stuffed with chopped dried fruit and nuts.
Bhatura
Deep fried puffed white flour bread.
Chilli Naan
Naan layered with fresh green chili.

Biryani & Rice
White Rice
Jeera Rice
Basmati cooked with Jeera
Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice and lamb, richly flavored with ginger and garlic cooked with onions, bell peppers, peas, cashew raisins, and Indian herbs on low heat.
Lemon Rice
Rice cooked with fresh lemon, peanuts, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani
Bastami rice and marinated lamb, cooked with special Indian herbs and spices in a traditional hyderabad style
Shrimp Biryani
Basmati rice and shrimp, richly flavored with ginger and garlic cooked with onions, bell peppers, peas, chaew raisins, and Indian herbs on low heat.

Vegetable Specials
Paneer Tikka Masala
Golden fried cottage cheese cubes simmered in tomato gravy.
Tadka Dal
Two split lentil cooked with turmeric, tomato and spices.
Malai Kofta
Golden fried home made cottage cheese and potato dumplings simmered in creamy sauce with cashews and raisin.
Saag Paneer
Golden fried collage cheese cubes cooked in spinach and spices.
Dal Makhani
Three lentils cooked overnight in tandoor enriched with onion and tomato puree.
Kadai Paneer
Homemade cottage chees ecubes cooked with dices of onion, green bell pepper, herbs and spices.
Special Punjabi Kadhi
Crispy dumplings stuffed with midly spicy vegetables and cooked in a light yogurt sauce.
Mushroom Saag
Tender mushrooms cooked with spinach, tomato and onion suace.
Mutter Paneer
Home made cottage chees ecubes cooked with green peas and spices.
Paneer Bhurji
Grated cheese cooked with onion and Indian spices.
Bhindi Masala
Cut okra cooked with onion, tomatoes and Indian spices.
Saag Cholay
spinach and chick peas cooked in tomato and onion gravy.
Aloo Gobi
Wedges of potatoes and cauliflower cooked withtomatoes in ginger and onion gravy.
Mixed Vegetables
Fresh vegetables blended with spices and a touch of curry sauce.
Aloo Mutter
Potatoes cooked with green peas and spices.
Aloo Saag
Potato cubes cooked with psinach and spices
Navaratan Kohrma
Nine jewels of vegetables, nuts and fruits cooked in rich tomato gravy.
Channa Masala
Tender garbonzo beans cooked with onion, tomatoes and spice.
Aloo Vindaloo
Wedges of potato cooked with onion gravy, with a touch of tomato sauce and vinegar.

Seafood Specials
Fish Bhuna
Salmon cooked at slow heat with garlic, ginger, bell peppers and onions.
Shrimp Masala
Shrimp cooked with dices of onion and green bell peppers.
Shrimp Saag
Shrimp cooked in spinach and spices.
Fish Cholay
Salmon cooked with chick peas and light spices
Shrimp Kadai
Shrimp cooked with dices of onion and green bell peppers.
Fish Mkhani
Fish cooked in tangy tomato sauce.

Chicken Specials
Butter Chicken
Boneless savory tandoori grilled chicken simmered in makhani gravy
Chicke Tikka Masala
Clay pot roasted soft chunks of chicken cooked in tangy crreamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
Chicken Kadai
Boneless chicken cooked with diced onion, bell peppers and spices in onion suace.
Chicken Khorma
Boneless chicken with cashews and raisins with a touc h of cream
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken cooked with potato cubes in hot and spicy sauce.
Chicken Rogan Josh
Tender chunks of savory chicken cooked in yogurt, herbs and spices.
Chicken Saag
chicken cooked with lightly spiced spinach
Egg Bhruji
Scrambled eggs cooked with onion and tomatoes in Indian spices.
Chicken Mushroom
Tender chicken cooked with mushrooms
Pepper Chicken
Chicken cooked with onion, tomato and spices.
Chicken Cholay
Chicken and chick peas cooked in tomato and onion gravy
Chicken Tikki Saag
Clay pot roasted boneless chicken cubes cooked in lightly spiced spinach

Lamb Specials
Lamb Curry
Lamb cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Tender chunks of lamb cooked in yogurt herbs and spices
Lamb & Shrimp Curry
Lamb and shrimp cooked together in a blend of onions tomatoes, gionger, garlic and spices.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked iwith spianch, onions and tomato.
Lamb Kadai
Lamb cooked with diced onion, bell peppers and spices in onion sauce
Lamb Khorma
Lamb cooked in a creamy rich gravy with cashew and raisins
Lamb Mushroom
Lamb cooked with mushrooms
Lamb Cholay
Lamb cooked with chick peas in tomato and onion gravy.
Lamb Chilli
Batter fried lamb cubes tossed with diced bell peppers, onion, ginger and garlic in a spicy sauce.

Tandoori Kababs
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated overnight with yogurt herbs and spices.
Mixed Grill
A wide assortment of delicious kababs cooked in a clay ovens.
Tandoori Fish
Fish marinated with spices and herbs, cooked in a clay pot.
Chicken Seekh Kabab
Minced chicken roasted in a clay overn
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp marinated and cooked in a clay oven.
Lamb Seekh Kabab
Minced lamb roasted in a clay oven

Indo Chinese
Gobi-Manchurian
Cauliflower florets batter fried, finished with spicy tomato sauce, onions and bell peppers.
Chili Chicken
Batter fried chicken cubes tossed with diced bell peppers onion ginger and garlic finished with a spicy sauce.
Vegi-Manchurian
Vegetable balls, cooked with onion and bell peppers in a spicy tomato sauce
Chilli Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes, batter fried, tossted with diced onion and bell peppers in a spicy sauce.
Egg Fried Rice
Basmati rice sauteed with diced carrots, cabbage, bell peppers and garnished with spring onion.

Side Orders
Raita
Homemade yogurt with cuucmber, potatoes and mild spice
Pickle
Papad
Sweet Mango Chutney

Desserts
Rasamalai
Cheese dumplings soaked in sweeteened thickened milk, delicately flavored with cardamom and served chilled.
Gulab Jamun
Two fried cheese balls, soaked in a honey syrup and served warm.

Beverages
Mango Lassi
Soft Drinks
Sweet Lassi
Mango Milk Shake
Chai Indian Tea
Coffee

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Recent Reviews

This was my first visit to Ambar India Restaurant. I chose several vegetarian options and was very impressed by the depth of flavor and preparation. It was clear that the chef took great care in preparing these dishes. My server was both welcoming and helpful. I look forward to returning soon and sampling more of the menu.
September 2025
Went for lunch and got a platter special (I forget what the name was). It came with rice and three mains, two chicken and one vegetarian. Delicious! Very friendly people and the cost was perfect for a satisfying lunch.
September 2025
This food is wasted on a college town. I seek to experience the amount of flavor packed into a dish like this every day, but alas my bank account is minimal and my stomach is finite. The Lamb Khorma was creamy and satiating, I hope to come again soon.
August 2025

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Ambar India Restaurant

605 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-1500