Tamarind Indian Cuisine
10 St Francis Way #6, Cranberry
(724) 772-9191
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Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Naan
Paneer Tikka Masala
Vegetable Samosa
Gobi Manchurian
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Makhani
Chicken Lolipop
Butter Chicken
Tandoori Roti
Lunch Buffet
Vegetarian Starters
Vegetable Pakora
A medley of mixed vegetable spiced fritters hand made fresh to order, dipped in chickpea and rice flour batter and fried. Vegan.
Paneer Pakora
A medley of paneer (Indian cottage cheese) spiced fritters hand made fresh to order, dipped in chickpea and rice flour batter and fried.
Vegetable Samosa
A delectable duo of handmade crisp cones filled with potatoes, peas, cumin, spiced and seasoned. Served with house special tamarind and mint chutney. Vegan
Samosa Chat
Mashed pair of samosa with chickpeas and onions tossed in yogurt and our housemade chutneys. Vegan option available.
Papadi Chat
Combination of crispy flour crackers, potatoes, chickpeas and onions topped with yogurt and chutney. Vegan option available.
Bhel Puri
A mixture assorted crisps tossed with onions, potato, tomato, chutney. Vegan option available.
Idly
Steamed rice and lentil patties served with sambar, coconut and tomato chutneys. Vegan.
Sambar Idly
Steamed rice and lentil patties soaked in sambar. Vegan.
Aloo Tiki
Pair of potato patty with inner crusty potatoes, green peas and spices.
Aloo Tiki Chat
Mashed pair of potato patty with chickpeas, onions and spices tossed in yogurt and house-made chutneys.
Medhu Vada
Deep fried lentil donuts. Vegan.
Idiyappam
A south Indian speciality. Rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed. Served with coconut milk.
Cut Mirchi
Chilli bajji refried and sprinkled with onions and chaat masala. Spicy.
Gobi Manchurian
Indo chinese. Battered cauliflower tossed with manchurian sauce. Vegan.
Chilli Paneer
Dry. Indo-Chinese. Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) sauteed with onions, bell peppers, spices, chillies and herbs. Spicy.
Assorted Veg Sampler
Pakora, masala vada, chilli bhaji and samosa.
Aloo Bhonda
Deep fried savory appetizer made with spicy potato mix. Vegan.
Non Vegetarian Starters
Madras Fish Fry
Fish slice marinated, dusted in spices and deep fried.
Chicken 65
Boneless cubes of chicken marinated with Indian spices and deep fried. A popular Indian bar room snack.
Chicken Manchurian
Indo Chinese. Battered chicken tossed with manchurian sauce.
Chilli Chicken
Indo-Chinese. Chicken sauteed with spices, chillies and herbs. Dry. Spicy.
Coconut Shrimp
Chef's special recipe, sauted shrimp with coconut, chiles and tomatoes.
Chicken Sangrila
Boneless chicken sauteed in spicy special sauce tempering with bell peppers and curry leaves.
Shrimp Pakora
Breaded shrimp fried and sauteed with Indian spices. A street food.
Chicken Lollipop
Marinated chicken wings fried sauteed with spices and herbs
Ginger Chicken
Cooked boneless chicken tossed with spicy ginger sauce.
Soups
Tomato Soup
Tomato soup, spices, butter and finished with cream.
Dal Sorba Soup
A delicious and nutritious red lentil soup. Fresh coriander leaves, lemon juice and asafetida seasoning in the end enhances the flavor of this mild legume.
Sambar Soup
Lentil soup prepared with fresh vegetables, turmeric, herbs, cumin, coriander and mustard seeds. Family recipe.
Rasam Soup
Lentil stock added with south Indian spices. A south Indian speciality.
Sweet Corn Soup
Indo-Chinese. A soup recipe prepared with cream style corn and mixed vegetables and chicken.
Hot and Sour Soup
Puffy Corner
Poori with Channa
Poori served with channa masala or potato masala curry.
Channa Batura
A large puffy bread served with chick peas curry.
Dosa Corner
Sada Dosa
Plain.
Onion Dosa
Topped with onions.
Mysore Dosa
Spicy chutney coated.
Chicken Dosa
Light and crisp rice flour pancake accompanied by lentil 'sambar' and onion and tomato chutney with a filling of spiced potato and onions.
Ghee Dosa
Topped with ghee.
Paneer Dosa
Topped with Indian cottage cheese.
Egg Dosa
Topped with egg.
Set Dosa
Pancake size twin dosa.
Andhra Spicy Dosa
Dosa topped with spicy sauce.
Cheese Dosa
Topped with shredded cheese.
Tandoori (Grilled) Bazaar
Shrimp Kabab
Specially marinated shrimp grilled to perfection.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless free range chicken pieces marinated in yogurt, mace, ginger and other spices tandoor clay oven grilled.
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken leg and thigh pieces are marinated overnight in yogurt with herbs and spices and cooked on skewers in tandoor clay oven.
Salman Fish Tandoori
Fish marinated in Indian spices and grilled in tandoori oven.
Seekh Kabab
Minced lamb mixed with herbs and spices and grilled in tandoori oven.
Mixed Tandoori Platter
Combination platter consisting of seekh kabab, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken and shrimp kabab.
Entrees Rice Dishes
Bisibelabath
Basmati rice cooked with fresh vegetables and lentils.
Yogurt Rice
Basmati rice with yogurt and spices.
Lemon Rice
Basmati rice flavored with lemon and curry leaves.
Biryani Corner
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with vegetables and fresh herbs, spices and cooked in a curry sauce.
Egg Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with boiled eggs and fresh herbs, spices and cooked in a curry sauce.
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with fresh herbs, spices and simmer tender morsels of chicken.
Shrimp Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with fresh herbs, spices and simmer tender morsels of shrimp.
Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with fresh herbs, spices and simmer tender morsels.
Goat Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with fresh herbs, spices and simmer tender morsels.
Special Biryani
Basmati rice cooked with fresh herbs, spices and simmer tender morsels of chicken.
Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani
Subject to availability. King of all biryanis. Hyderabadi dum biryani is an Indian chicken and basmati rice recipe that is cooked on dum over slow heat marinated with fresh herbs and spices.
Vegetarian Entrees
Navratan Korma
Mixed vegetables cooked with cottage cheese, cashews, raisins, turmeric and fenugreek leaves in a rich creamy gourmet sauce.
Baingan Bharta Eggplant
Eggplant roasted in tandoor and pureed cooked with fresh tomatoes, green peas, onions, spices. Vegan option available.
Malai Kofta
Fresh handmade dumplings stuffed with cottage cheese, cauliflower, carrots, cashews, raisins, potatoes and herbs cooked in rich curry creamy sauce.
Chana Masala
Garbanzo beans cooked over a slow fire with a blend of spices and fresh tomatoes, onions, ginger and garlic. Vegan.
Dal Fry
Loosened yellow lentil cooked with spices, green chili, cumins and onions. Vegan.
Okra Fry
Sliced bhindi cooked with besan, salt, chili powder and asafoetida powder untill crisp.
Aloo Gobi Masala
Potatoes and cauliflower florets sauteed with fresh tomatoes, cumin seeds, green onions, ginger, and garlic. Potato and cauliflower cooked with exotic spices. Vegan.
Mutter Paneer
Green peas and homemade cottage cheese cooked in herbs and spices in a tomato based creamy sauce.
Bhagara Baingan
Guthi vankaya. An andhra region special. Indian eggplant cooked in south Indian curry sauce. Vegan.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Homemade cottage cheese paneer simmered in onions, bell pepper, tomatoes and cream.
Vegetable Chettinadu
Authentic south Indian spicy gravy made with spices, coconut milk and pepper. Vegan option available.
Saag
Spinach cooked with a blend of spices and fresh onions, ginger and garlic. Vegan option available.
Kadai
The traditional exotic curry sauce prepared with homemade cottage cheese tossed with sliced green and red capsicum and finished in a sauce tomatoes, fresh ginger, coriander, onion
and cumin. Vegan option available.
Dal Makhani
Black lentils cooked with tomatoes and spices including dry fenugreek leaves.
South Indian Vegetable Korma
Mixed vegetables cooked in coconut based gravy blended with Indian spices.
Vegetable Jalfrezi
Veggies seared cooked in smoky tangy sauce and spices. Vegan.
Paneer Burji
Paneer cooked in smoky tangy sauce and spices.
Non Vegetarian Entrees
Koorma
A mughlai delight, creamy sweet and spicy with the delicate flavor a mild sauce prepared with onions, tomatoes, cashews, coconut and finished with cream.
Chettinadu
Authentic spicy curry cooked with coconut milk and traditional south Indian grounded masala. Spicy.
Tikka Masala
Meat marinated with yogurt and spices and simmered in onions, bell pepper tomatoes and cream.
Saag
A traditional north Indian dish of long-cooked spinach and spices with cream.
Pepper Fry
A spicy dish made with black pepper spices, curry leaves semi dry simmered in onions. Spicy.
Curry
The traditional exotic curry sauce prepared with onions, turmeric, spices, fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic and onions to finish.
Vindaloo
Vindaloo is an extra spiced curry dish from the region of goa. Cooked with potatoes, coconut, poppy seeds, and yogurt in a tangy spiced sauce. For the one with true passion for spicy food. Spicy.
Rogan Josh
A slow cooked meat of your choice with herbs, onions and tomatoes and Indian spices.
Non Veg Specials
Gongura
Chilies break the sourness of gongura leaves in a rich green curry. A speciality from coastal andhra pradesh state. Subject to availability.
Butter Chicken
Tandoori oven cooked yogurt marinated chicken breast simmered in tomatoes, Indian spices and creamy sauce.
Kadai
The traditional exotic curry sauce prepared with onions, turmeric, coconut, poppy seeds, fresh herbs and chef's blend of spices. Finished with a hint of yogurt.
Buna
A cooking process where the spices are fried first with the meat then added to cook in its own juices.
Makhani
Makhani is a mild creamy sauce that originated in delhi. Tandoori chicken simmered in tomatoes and various spices in creamy sauce.
Keema Mutter
Minced lamb cooked with spices and peas.
Vepuda
Hot and spicy guntur style dish made with fresh ground masala.
Achari Chicken
Spicy and tangy chicken curry made with pickling spice mix.
Indo Chinese Corner
Vegetarian Fried Rice
Chopped vegetables fried with steamed rice, added with red chilli paste and salt to taste.
Chicken Fried Rice
Shredded chicken fried with steamed basmati rice, added with salt and pepper to taste.
Szechuan Chicken Fried Rice
Fiery in nature with chopped vegetables fried with shredded chicken, added with red chilli paste and salt to taste. Spicy.
Gobi Manchurian
Marinated crispy cauliflower tossed with manchurian sauce and cornflour based ginger-garlic concoction and garnished with spring onion greens.
Chilli Chicken
Chicken sauteed with special sauces, chillies, herbs and spices.
Chicken Manchurian
Marinated boneless chicken tossed with manchurian sauce and cornflour based ginger-garlic concoction and garnished with spring onion greens.
Fresh Handmade Indian Breads
Naan
Leavened white bread baked in tandoor oven with butter.
Tandoori Roti
Unleavened whole wheat bread baked in the tandoor oven. Vegan.
Onion Naan
Bread stuffed with onions.
Keema Naan
Bread stuffed with ground lamb.
Garlic Naan
Bread topped with garlic.
Aloo Paratha
Paratha stuffed with potato.
Bread Basket
Plain, garlic and onion naan.
Poori
Fluffy whole wheat bread. Vegan.
Batura
Large puffy deep fried bread.
Peshwari Naan
Seasonal. Naan stuffed with nuts and raisins.
Paneer Kulcha
Paneer stuffed naan.
Lacha Paratha
Multi-layered Indian flatbread. A punjabi delight.
Sides
Raita
Creamy condiment yogurt dish made with onions, cucumber, tomato, cilantro and a touch of mint.
Papadam
Basmati Rice
Pickle
Pastries
Pineapple Cake
Mango Cake
Butterscotch Cake
Chocolate Cake
Dessert Ethnic Delights
Rasmalai
2 pieces of snowy floats of sweetened milk in rose water flavored milk and garnished with pistachio nuts.
Gulab Jamun
Pastry ball made from milk dough fried until golden brown, and served in sugary syrup with cardamom. Topped with cocoa and a hint of coconut.
Kulfi
Traditional Indian ice cream made of condensed milk, cream, almonds, coconut, cardamom and a hint of dark cocao.
Kheer Rice Pudding
Traditional Indian rice pudding cooked with raisins, cashews, nuts and cardamom.
Gulab Jamun with Kulfi
Fried dumplings of dried milk served with kulfi.
Gajar Ka Halwa
Rich dessert made with fresh carrots, milk and sugar encapsulated within the generous amount of ghee.
Beverages
Soda
Iced Tea
Indian Beverages
Lassi Sweet
Homemade whisked yogurt shake.
Lassi Salt
Homemade whisked yogurt shake.
Mango Lassi
Mango and yogurt drink.
Mango Shake
Madras Coffee
Masala Chai
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Recent Reviews
This is must eat in north Pittsburgh we live about an hour and a half away and anytime we are close we stop at tamarind and always have a fantastic meal this food is sensational if you like Indian food try this place you won't be disappointed. Five out of five stars
January 2025
Tamarind is genuinely one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to in my life. The food is so good and the meat is so tender. The staff is always SO kind. If you haven’t been here yet then you truly aren’t living
December 2024
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Vegetarian options: Our friend has issues with wheat, gets tired of Salads and loves the Saag