Sitar Indian Cuisine

200 Market St, Chattanooga
(423) 894-9696

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Sitar Special Biryani
Chicken Tikka Masala
Lamb Tikka Masala
Samosa Vegetable 2
Samosa Vegetable
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Curry
Lamb Vindaloo
Tandoori Roti
Malai Kofta

Menu

Appetizers
Samosa Vegetable (Two)
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Crisp turnover, filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
Samosa Meat (Two)
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Turnover filled with curried minced meat.
Assorted Appetizer (For Two)
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Samosa, pakoras, and papadum.
Onion Bhaji
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Onions and fresh herbs mixed with gram flour and deep-fried.
Tandoori Assorted Appetizers
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Seekh kabab, shrimp tandoor, murgh tikka.
Pakora
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Mixed vegetable fritters, fried and delicately spiced.
Chicken Pakora
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Delicately spiced deep fried chicken fritters.
Panir Pakora
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cheese fritters.
Shrimp Pakora
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Fresh shrimp marinated in exotic spices and batter fried.
Chilly Pakora
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Crisp turnover, filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
Gobhi Manchurian
Served with mint and onion chutneys. Cauliflower florets batter fried and coated with chilly soya sauce.

Soups
Mulligatawny Soup
Delicately spiced lentil soup.
Hyderbadi Murgh Shorba
A traditional Indian soup made with chicken and potatoes, flavored with coconut and lemon.
Tomato Soup
Indian style prepared tomato soup with a touch of black pepper and cream.
Coconut Soup
Mildly sweet soup of milk and coconut.
Palak Shorba
A refreshingly delicious soup made from spinach with a touch of cardamom, cloves, and peppercorns.

Biryanis
Chicken Biryani
Chicken marinated with spices and saffron, then steam-cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice. A classic mughlai dish!
Lamb Biryani
A classic mogul dish! Succulent pieces of curried lamb cooked with basmati rice gently flavored with saffron and nuts.
Goat Biryani
Goat meat with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice.
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Boneless white chicken sauteed with fresh onions and bell peppers cooked with steamed rice and spices.
Vegetable Biryani
Fragrant rice cooked with fresh vegetables.
Rice Pullao
Lightly fried rice with peas and a touch of cumin seeds.
Sitar Special Biryani
Saffron rice cooked with chicken, cubes of lamb and shrimp.
Shrimp Biryani
Shrimp marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked naturally fragrant basmati rice.

Roti Char
Garlic or Chilly Naan
Homemade Indian bread.
Naan
Homemade Indian bread. The traditional Punjabi teardrop-shaped white bread is baked in huge flat ovals by slapping it quickly on the sides of the tandoori oven. It is delicious.
Onion Panir, Ghobi Kulcha, Alu Pratha, Alu Naan
Homemade Indian bread. Mild – this scrumptious unleavened bread is filled with onion, home-made cheese or freshly minced cauliflower or mildly spiced potatoes.
Piswari Naan
Homemade Indian bread. Stuffed with coconut, raisins, and cashews.
Tandoori Roti
Homemade Indian bread. Indian style whole wheat bread.
Keema Naan
Homemade Indian bread. Stuffed with ground lamb and spices.
Puri
Homemade Indian bread. Deep-fried puffed light bread.
Tandoori Pratha
Homemade Indian bread. The common unleavened whole-wheat bread.

Vegetarian Dishes
Sag Panir
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Spinach and homemade cheese with fresh ginger garlic and spices.
Dal Black or Yellow
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Assorted lentils sauteed with ginger, onion, garlic, and tomato.
Allo Chhole or Chana Masala
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Chickpeas or diced potatoes cooked in the popular Punjabi style.
Panir Masala
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cottage cheese with onions and tomatoes, cooked with fresh herbs.
Matar Panir
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Green peas with homemade Indian cheese or potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
Vegetable Vindaloo or Curry
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a tangy/hot curry and mild sauce.
Chana Sag
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Spinach and chickpeas with fresh ginger garlic and spices.
Panir Makhni
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cheese cooked in butter with onions, bell papers, tomatoes.
Shahi Panir
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade Indian cheese in a mildly spiced tomato and cream cheese.
Palak Allo
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Potatoes cooked in spinach and flavorful spices.
Matar Allo
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Potatoes cooked with green peas in a mild curry sauce.
Panir Jal Frazi
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade Indian cheese prepared with fresh bell peppers, sliced tomatoes, onions, and mild spices.
Malai Kofta
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cheese stuffed in vegetable balls, cooked in a mildly spices creamy and almond sauce.
Vegetable Korma
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Mixed vegetables marinated in yogurt and cooked in a creamy sauce.
Mushroom Matar
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Peas and mushrooms cooked in a mild curry sauce.
Bengan Bhurtha
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Eggplant roasted in the tandoor and cooked with green peas, fresh tomatoes, onions, ginger and garlic in traditional Punjabi style.
Vegetable Patia
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Fresh vegetables cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices & herbs with a touch of ginger.
Bhindi Masala
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Fresh okra cooked with onions and peppers and exotic spices.
Allo Gobhi
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in Indian spices.
Panir Bhurjee
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cheese sauteed with onion, garlic, and tomatoes.
Panir Chilly Fry
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys. Homemade cheese cooked Indian and Chinese style.
Kaju Curry
Served with rice, mint and onion chutneys.

Chef Specialties
Chicken Karahai
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. A specialty of sitar, cooked in special gravy, onions, tomatoes and bell pepper.
Karahai Shrimp
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated with Indian spices cooked with ginger, fresh tomatoes, onions, and bell pepper.
Karahai Tandoori Chicken Sag
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Boneless tandoori chicken, made with special spices and fresh spinach.
Lamb Fraizee
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. A specialty of sitar, cooked in special gravy, onions, tomatoes and bell pepper.
Karahai Lamb Palak
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Fresh lamb cooked with spinach, herbs, Indian spices, onions, tomatoes, and Indian spices.
Karahai Aloo Palak
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Fresh chopped spinach cooked with fresh potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and Indian spices; tossed in an indian iron skillet (karahi).
Karahai Panir
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Spinach and homemade cheese with fresh ginger, garlic, and spices.
Karahai Vegetables
Cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice. Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in traditional Indian herbs and spices.

Tandoori Specialties
Chicken Tandoori
From the clay oven served dal. Chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices with its own natural juices, roasted in our tandoor oven.
Chicken Tikka
From the clay oven served dal. Thick and juicy cubes of chicken roasted in our tandoor oven.
Seekh Kabab
From the clay oven served dal. Minced meat mixed with onions and herbs, then roasted on skewers in our tandoor oven.
Kalmi Kabab
From the clay oven served dal. Mild, tender pieces of chicken marinated in special spices, then barbecued on a skewer in our tandoor and served with rice.
Panir Tikka
From the clay oven served dal. Homemade cottage cheese coasted in our clay oven.
Shrimp Tandoori
From the clay oven served dal. Large, mouthwatering shrimp, lightly seasoned and slowly baked over charcoal in the tandoor. Served with rice.
Boti Kabab
From the clay oven served dal. Mild, tender morsels of lamb marinated in our special recipe, broiled with complementing additions in the tandoor, served with rice.
Fish Tikka
From the clay oven served dal. Boneless fish marinated in aromatic herbs and spices, then broiled in tandoor.

Chicken (Murg) Specialties
Chicken Tikka Masala
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Pieces of chicken tikka cooked in a creamy sauce with fresh tomato and exotic spices.
Chicken Makhni (Butter)
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Tandoori baked chicken cooked in exotic spices with chopped tomatoes and butter.
Chicken Vindaloo
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken cooked in hot curry sauce.
Chicken Korma
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. A rare delicacy from northwest India. Juicy pieces of chicken specially prepared with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and mild spices.
Chicken Curry
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Chicken cooked in a light onion and tomato gravy.
Chicken Chilly Fry
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken cooked in Indian and Chinese style.
Chicken Saagwala
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken cooked in spinach with mild spices.
Chicken Sultani
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken cooked in a mild cream sauce with ginger.
Chicken Methi Mushroom
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken sauteed in ginger and garlic with fresh fenugreek leaves and mushrooms.
Desi Chicken
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boned chicken sauteed with chopped onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and spices.
Chicken Tikka Mughlai
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Tender pieces of boneless chicken and fresh mushrooms cooked in a mildly spiced creamy tomato sauce.
Chicken Patia
Served with rice, mint, and chutneys. Boneless chicken cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices and a touch of ginger and scallions.

Lamb Specialties
Lamb Vindaloo
Extra spicy lamb cooked in a sharp, tangy sauce.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Cubes of lamb marinated in exotic spices and cooked with chopped tomatoes in a creamy sauce.
Goat Curry Halal Meat
Goat with cooked in classic Indian sauce and spices.
Lamb Korma
A rare delicacy from northwest India. Juicy pieces of lamb especially prepared with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and mild spices.
Lamb Pasanda
Slices of lamb marinated in cream and cooked in an almond sauce.
Boti Tikka Masala
Marinated sliced lamb baked in the tandoor, then cooked in a thick tomato and onion sauce.
Lamb Mango
Lamb with mango, aromatic herbs, a touch of ginger, garlic and spices.
Goat Kadahi Halal Meat
Goat cooked in onion sauce, bell peppers, and Indian spices.
Lamb Bhuna
Hearty appetites will appreciate our specialty from the upper northern region of India. Diced lamb grilled with Himalayan herbs, tomatoes, and bell peppers prepared in a traditional style.
Keema Matar
Minced lamb, cooked with peas in mild spices.

Seafood Specialties
Shrimp or Scallop Masala
Shrimp or scallop sauteed in a zesty tikka masala sauce, with a touch of onion, pepper and fenugreek leaves.
Shrimp or Scallop Patia
Shrimp or scallop sauteed with sweet and sour mangoes, a touch of ginger, scallions, and spices.
Seafood Vindaloo or Curry
Jumbo shrimp, scallop and fish cooked with potatoes in a highly spiced, tangy hot sauce.
Fish Tikka Masala
Salmon roasted in a clay oven and tossed in a deliciously zesty sauce.
Shrimp Nirgisi
Large shrimp cooked in a spicy coconut sauce.
Seafood Masala

Combination Dinners
Mixed Grill
Splurge any day of the week on assorted delicacies from our charcoal-fired tandoor oven. Includes chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, seekh kabab, and shrimp served with chutney, rice and naan bread, and soup. Your taste buds will thank you.
Vegetarian Thali
A vegetarian taste adventure of three vegetable curries (saag panir, veg. korma and dal makhani). Served with chutney, papadum, rice and naan bread on a traditional Indian thali dish.
House Specialty
Our mouthwatering house special dish. Chicken tandoori, lamb rogan josh, veg. korma, papadum, rice and naan bread, soup.
Non-Vegetarian Thali
Chicken soup, chicken tikka masala or lamb curry, vegetable korma, dal, rice, raita, papadum, and naan bread.
Special Combination (For Two)
Two people can cuddle up to this dinner of papadum, mulligatawny soup, seekh kabab, chicken tikka, lamb rogan josh, vegetable korma, basmati rice, and naan bread.

Condiments
Raita
Grated cucumber in homemade yogurt.
Mango Chutney
Sweet and spicy chutney from India.
Papadum Roasted (3 Pieces)
Thin and crispy lentil bread.
Achar
Hot and spicy pickles from India.
Fresh House Salad

Beverages
Mango Lassi
A refreshing drink made with homemade yogurt.
Soft Drink
Coke, diet coke, sprite.
Indian Tea
Green cardamom, Indian tea, and sugar simmered hot water and mixed with milk.
Soda
Mango Juice
Mango Shake
Iced Tea
Lassi
A refreshing drink made with homemade yogurt.
Coffee
Tea

Desserts
Gulab Jamun
Juicy deep-fried cheese ball dipped in syrup.
Kheer (Rice Pudding)
A famous Indian sweet dish, made from milk, rice, and flavored with cardamom.
Kulfi
Authentic Indian ice cream made with milk and nuts.
Mango Ice Cream

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Recent Reviews

Very attentive service and fantastic flavor! Garlic Naan was great, and I got the lamb (karahai?) dish on their speciality menu that was very tasty. Indian Tea after the meal was a nice touch. If you like it spicy, order a level above what you think you can handle.

Very convenient location downtown. Seating area is nice, cloth tablecloths and napkins. Restroom was not great. Overall, a pretty good little Indian restaurant downtown!!
August 2025
I ordered tandoori roti and chicken karahi and it was the best meal I’ve eaten at an Indian restaurant! I keep craving it. The server was very attentive and provided great service. My husband who is Indian said it was the best Indian food in town.
August 2025
A totally unexpected gem in downtown Chattanooga. Food service and everything was absolutely fantastic. I had reservations about Indian food but a friend talked me into it and it was phenomenal.
August 2025

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Sitar Indian Cuisine

200 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 894-9696