Great Indian Kitchen Restaurant & Bar

1652 Western Ave, Albany
(518) 452-1000

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Chicken Curry Whatshot
Indian Curry and Dal
Buffet Salad Options
Chicken Tikka Masala
Lamb Shank Biriyani
Chicken Tikka Naan
Extra Basmati Rice
Mulligatawny Soup
Vegetable Samosa
Tandoori Chicken

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Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken breast cooked in tandoor and cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken on the bone marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Lasuni Gobi or Mushroom (Gluten)
Caulifl ower or mushroom tossed with tomato, garlic, and green herbs.
Chicken Makhani (Butter)
Chicken cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with bell pepper.
Paneer Biriyani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.

Special Entree
Grilled Pepper Salmon
Salmon filet marinated in spices, herbs, and crushed black pepper cooked in clay oven. Served with grilled vegetables and rice.
Konkan Rack of Lamb
Grilled rack of lamb topped with goan specialty coconut sauce. Served with grilled vegetables and rice.
Fish Nirvana
Golden pompano or salmon marinated and grilled with delicate spices and tossed with special sauce. Served with grilled vegetables and rice.
Kashmiri Lamb Chops
Chops marinated with yogurt and various exotic spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with grilled vegetables and rice.
Mughlai Murg Pasanda
Chicken cooked with cardamom, cashew almond sauce with Kashmiri spices. Served with grilled vegetables and rice.

Tandoor and Grill
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken on the bone marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken breast marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Medley of chicken, lamb chop, shrimp,seekh kebab, and vegetables, served with garlic naan. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Paneer Tikka
Indian cottage cheese marinated with mild spices and cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Tandoori Fish
Whole golden pompano marinated and cooked in tandoor. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Chicken Malai Kebab
Boneless chicken marinated with a creamy mixture of yogurt, ginger, garlic, herbs, and saron cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Lamb Seekh Kebab
Mildly spiced minced lamb marinated with herbs and onion skewered and grilled in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Salmon Tikka
Salmon marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Chicken Hariyali Kebab
Boneless chicken marinated with mint, yogurt, and garlic cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Lamb Botti Kabab
Mildly spiced chunks of lamb marinated with herbs and yogurt. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Tandoori Prawns
Prawns marinated with yogurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Jingha Malai Kebab
Shrimp marinated with ground cashew paste, ginger, garlic, herbs, and spices cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.
Tandoori Vegetable
Mixed vegetables marinated with mild spices and cooked in a clay oven. Served with aromatic basmati rice and tikka masala sauce.

Appetizers
Lasuni Gobi or Mushroom (Gluten)
Caulifl ower or mushroom tossed with tomato, garlic, and green herbs.
Veg Samosa (Gluten)
A pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and green peas.
Andhra Chilli Chicken
Batter-fried chicken tender tossed with bell pepper, tomato, onion, and south Indian spices.
Chicken 65
Boneless chicken marinated and fried with a blend of spices.
Samosa Chaat (Gluten)
Veg samosa topped with chickpea, mint, tamarind chutney, and yogurt.
Lamb Samosa (Gluten)
Spiced ground lamb stuffed in a delicate Indian pastry.
Onion Bhaji
Batter-fried onion fritters.
Chilly Chicken Wings
Chicken wings marinated with yogurt and spices and tossed with chili sauce.
Gik Meat Platter (Gluten)
A sample size of chicken kebabs lamb kabab and lamb samosa.
Wings of Heaven
Chicken wings marinated with GIK special sauce and cooked in tandoor
Chili Paneer (Gluten)
Batter-fried cheese with onion, pepper, and spices.
Palak Chaat
Fried baby spinach topped with onion, tomato, mint and tamarind chutneys
Gobi Bazule (G)
Crispy cauliflower tossed with yogurt, mint and spices
Tamarind Eggplant (Gluten)
Spiced marinated eggplant topped with tamarind sauce, onion, tomato, and cilantro.
Shrimp Bagari
Shrimp cooked with onion, tomato, and mild creamy sauce.

Soups & Salad
House Salad
An Indian salad with cucumber, tomato, carrot, and red onion.
Garlic Chicken Soup
Chicken with garlic and mild spices.
Mulligatawny Soup
Lentil soup with mild spices.
Mango Salad
Ripe mango, carrot, bell pepper, onion, and olive oil with seasoning.
Rasam
Hot & sour soup made with tomato, tamarind, garlic hot & sour soup made with tomato, tamarind, garlic.
Chickpea Cilantro Salad
Chickpeas, red onion, cilantro, and tomato tossed with lemon juice and black pepper.

Seafood
Shrimp Tikka Masala Seafood
Tandoor cooked shrimp in a mild tomato creamy sauce. Served with rice.
Fish Moilee Seafood
Tilapia or mahi-mahi is marinated in mild spices and cooked with ginger, garlic, and coconut sauce. Served with rice.
Prawn Malai Curry Seafood
Prawns marinated in mild spices and herbs cooked in a cashew sauce. Served with rice.
Goan Fish Curry Seafood
Tilapia or mahi-mahi fillet cooked with spices, herbs and tamarind, and coconut sauce. Served with rice.
Kerala Fish Curry Seafood
Tilapia or mahi-mahi cooked in a coconut and black tamarind sauce tempered with curry leaves. Served with rice.
Alleppy Prawn Curry Seafood
A Kerala delicacy: prawns cooked with raw mango, coconut milk, and curry leaves. Served with rice.
Prawn Balcho Seafood
Prawns cooked in freshly crushed tomatoes and flavored with curry leaves and spices. Served with rice.

South Indian
Masala Dosa
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Chicken Tikka Dosa
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Plain Dosa
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Mix Veg Uthappam
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Spinach Dosa
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Mysore Dosa
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.
Onion Chili Uthappam
South Indian rice and lentil crepe served with sambar and chutneys.

Chicken
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken breast cooked in tandoor and cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Makhani (Butter)
Chicken cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with bell pepper.
Chicken Saag Tikka
Boneless chicken tikka cooked in a mild spinach sauce.
Kadai Chicken
Chunks of boneless chicken breast cooked with garlic, onion, tomato, bell pepper, and spices.
Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in an onion and tomato sauce flavored with ginger, garlic, and a variety of spices.
Chicken Chettinadu
Chicken breast cooked in roasted spices and black pepper sauce.
Chicken Vindaloo
Goan specialty; chicken cooked in a hot and sour tangy curry sauce with potato.
Chili Chicken
Batter-fried chicken breast cooked with onion, bell pepper and finished with a garlic tomato soy sauce (gluten).
Chicken Phaal
Chicken cooked with a blend of very hot chilies, tomatoes, and spices (spicier than vindaloo).
Chicken Malabar
Diced chicken breast marinated in spices and cooked with potatoes, curry leaves, and coconut milk.
Chicken Dahi Murgh
Punjabi chicken curry cooked with yogurt, tomato, onion, and spices.
Chicken Shahi Korma
Chicken cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce.
Chicken Chutney Wala
Chicken cooked in a curried mango and mint sauce tempered with ginger and coriander.

Vegetables
Subzi Curry (Vegan)
Mixed vegetables stir fry with ginger garlic sauce and delicate spices.
Dal Makkani
Traditional Punjabi preparation of black lentils simmered with spices.
Navratan Korma
Combination of vegetables cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild creamy tomato sauce.
Chana Masala (Vegan)
Mildly spiced chickpea curry garnished with coriander leaves.
Aloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower cooked with tomato, ginger, garlic, herbs, and spices.
Aloo Gobi Palak
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in a mild spinach sauce.
Baingan Bhartha (Vegan)
Smoked eggplant and green peas cooked in ginger, tomato, and onion flavored sauce.
Malai Kofta
Vegetables and cheese dump­ lings cooked in a creamy almond and cashew sauce.
Shahi Paneer
Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild cashew and almond sauce.
Paneer Khurchan
Grated paneer cooked with onions and bell peppers in a light creamy tomato sauce.
Chana Saag
Chickpeas cooked in a mild spinach sauce.
Saag Paneer
Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a mild spinach sauce.
Bagara Baingan
Eggplant cooked in peanut, coconut, and sesame seed flavored sauce.
Mushroom Mutter Masala (Vegan)
Mushroom and green peas in a lightly spiced onion and tomato sauce.
Kadai Paneer
Indian cottage cheese cubes white flour bread cooked with bell pepper, onion, and tomato.
Bhindi Dopyaza (Vegan)
Okra cooked with onions, bell pepper, and tomatoes.
Vegetable Ammwala
Mixed vegetables cooked in mango, spices, and cream.
Paneer Jalfrezi
Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked with bell peppers, onion, and tomato sauce.
Mutter Paneer
Green peas and Indian cottage cheese cubes cooked in a creamy onion sauce.
Vegetable Vindaloo (Vegan)
Mixed vegetables in a hot and tangy tomato sauce.

Lamb & Goat
Goat Curry
Fresh goat chunks on the bone cooked in onion and tomato flavored sauce garnished with coriander and curry leaves. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Bhuna
Boneless lamb cooked with tomato bell pepper, onion, fresh herbs, and spices. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Korma
Lamb cooked in a mild creamy cashew and almond sauce. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked in a hot and sour tangy tomato sauce with potatoes. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked in a mild spinach sauce. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Madras
Cubes of boneless lamb cooked in coconut, curry leaves, and mustard seed flavored sauce. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb Rogan Josh
An aromatic lamb curry, in a ginger-infused tomato sauce, onion, and coriander leaves. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Goat Pepper Fry
Goat on the bone cooked with tomato, onion, fresh herbs, and crushed black pepper. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Lamb or Goat Phaal
Lamb cooked with a blend of very hot chilies, tomatoes, and spices (spicier than vindaloo). Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.
Goat Chettinadu
Goat chunks on the bone cooked in roasted spices and black pepper flavored sauce. Lamb is boneless and goat is on the bone.

Biriyani
Chicken Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Lamb Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Veg Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Paneer Biriyani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Shrimp Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Goat Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.
Egg Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice, onion, mint, raisin, and nuts served with raita and pickle.

Rice
Extra Basmati Rice
Lemon Rice
Tamarind Rice
Coconut Rice

Desserts/Drinks
Shai Cream Bule (Dine in Only)
Indian style "cream bule".
Mango Lassi
Creamy drink with mango, yogurt, and a sprinkling of cardamom.
Gulab Jamun
Deep-fried milk solids soaked in a sugar and cardamom syrup.
Rasmalai
Indian cottage cheese in sugar syrup served in a milky sauce.
Carrot Halwa
Grated carrot, milk, nuts, and raisins.
Rice Kheer
Traditional Indian rice pudding.
Mango or Pista Kulfi (Dine in Only)
Homemade Indian ice cream.

Indian Breads
Garlic Naan
Bread contains gluten.
Butter Naan
White flour bread. Bread contains gluten.
Aloo Paratha
Potato-filled bread. Bread contains gluten.
Plain Naan
White flour bread. Bread contains gluten.
Cheese Naan
Bread contains gluten.
Chicken Tikka Naan
Naan stued with chicken tikka and bell. Bread contains gluten.
Roti (Whole Wheat)
Whole wheat bread cooked in a tandoor. Bread contains gluten.
Poori
Deep-fried wheat flour pued bread. Bread contains gluten.
Rosemary Naan
Bread contains gluten.
Lachha Paratha
Layered wheat flour bread. Bread contains gluten.
Kashmiri Naan
Naan with nuts and raisins. Bread contains gluten.
Onion Kulcha
Bread contains gluten.
Chappati
Whole wheat bread cooked on a flat grill. Bread contains gluten.

Kids Corner
Chicken Nuggets
Bread contains gluten.
French Fries
Bread contains gluten.
Butter Chicken Pasta
Bread contains gluten.

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Recent Reviews

Absolutely phenomenal!!! By far the best Indian food we have had. The restaurant was so clean and the food was so delicious! Clean tasting too! Such a variety to choose from. 10/10!
March 2025
Upscale feel, but modest prices and generous servings. Food was top notch quality, and service was polite and attentive. Will definitely go back.

Parking: Parking is plentiful but the driveway is tight
October 2024
I've gone to the Guilderland/Albany location three times now over a few months anticipating the Amsterdam location opening and have enjoyed every time. Subtle rotations keep the options interesting while their reliable options (like jalfrezi paneer and chicken tikki) are consistently delicious.

Can't wait to have closer access when the new location opens.
October 2024

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Great Indian Kitchen Restaurant & Bar

1652 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
(518) 452-1000