India Gate Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to India Gate Restaurant, located at 1264 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY, where the vibrant flavors of India come alive! This family-owned gem has quickly become a favorite among locals, boasting a menu filled with rich, authentic dishes that are sure to tantalize your taste buds.
Among the highlights, you can look forward to the crispy chicken wings, perfectly spiced and paired with a divine sauce. The butter chicken is another standout, renowned for its creamy texture and generous portions of chicken. Don't miss the garlic naan and saag paneer, both of which complement the bold flavors beautifully.
With a reputation for cleanliness, friendly service, and consistently excellent food, India Gate is not just a restaurant; it’s a dining experience that fosters community. Whether you’re a local or just passing through, this culinary oasis promises a delightful adventure in every bite!
Beef Specialties
Beef Shahi Korma
Lean beef prepared with home-made cheese and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Beef Makhani
Lean beef prepared in a butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Beef & Vegetables
Beef stew seasoned with fresh cut vegetables in a curry flavor sauce.
Beef Vindaloo
Lean beef prepared in a tangy-smooth tomato-based, spicy hot sauce.
Keemamattar
Ground beef cooked with green peas and curry sauce.
Beef Tikka Masala
Lean beef prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions, and bell peppers.
Beef Dal Piaza
Beef cooked with onions, lentils and spices.
Beef Mushroom
Lean cubes of beef prepared with garden fresh mushrooms.
Beef Madrasi
Lean beef prepared with fresh tomatoes, onions and ginger in a fiery hot sauce.
Beef Josh
Lean beef cubes cooked in a yogurt based sauce.
Beef Curry
Lean beef cubes cooked in an aromatic curry sauce.
Beef Palak
Lean beef prepared with curried spinach.
Kheer
Creamy rice pudding garnished with pistachio and raisins.
Gajar-Ka-Halwa
Indian style carrot cake served warm or cold.
Rasmalai
Home-made light cheese in a delicately sweet milk sauce.
Klufee
Home-made Indian ice cream in your choice of flavors plain, mango, pistachio.
Gulab Jamun
Deep-fried milk balls in a sweet syrup.
Desserts
Rice Specialties
House Special Biryani
Chicken, lamb and shrimp.
Beef Biryani
Aromatic rice flavored with cubes of lean beef, broccoli saffron and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Plain Basmati Rice
Lamb Biryani
A classic mughali dish of aromatic rice, flavored with cubes of tender lamb, and broccoli, fragrant with saffron and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Vegetable Biryani
Aromatic rice prepared with garden fresh vegetable, peas, cashews, and raisins.
Shrimp Biryani
Aromatic rice prepared with fresh shrimp and peas and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Chicken Biryani
A saffron flavored rice dish prepared with tender pieces of chicken, green peas, cashews, and raisin.
Chicken Malai
Boneless, skinless chicken breast sauteed in coconut cream and fresh spices.
Chicken Josh
Boneless, skinless pieces of chicken breast cooked in a yogurt sauce.
Chicken Kadai
A semi dry preparation of tender chicken cooked with bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes, in a rich aromatic sauce of Indian herbs and spices.
Chicken Makhani
Boneless, skinless tandoori chicken breast prepared in tomato, butter, and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Chicken Chili
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with fresh onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes and house sauce.
Chicken Butter Tikka Masala
Boneless, skinless chicken breast prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions, bell peppers, butter, and cream sauce.
Chicken Muglai
Boneless skinless chicken breast prepared with ginger and garlic, in a sauce with cashew nuts.
Chicken Mushrooms
Boneless chicken breast in a house sauce with mushrooms.
Chicken Achari
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with pickle sauce.
Chicken Vindaloo
Boneless, skinless chicken breast sauteed in a tomato-based hot sauce.
Chicken Palak
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with seasoned spinach.
Chicken Kashmiri
Boneless, skinless chicken breast sauteed with fresh tomatoes, onions, and green peas in a mild curry sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Boneless, skinless chicken breast prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions, and bell peppers.
Chicken Madrasi
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with fresh tomatoes and onions in a fiery hot sauce.
Chicken Dal Piaza
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked with onions, lentils, and spices.
Chicken Curry
Boneless, skinless chicken breast cooked in our flavorful curry sauce.
Chicken Shahi Korma
Boneless skinless chicken breast prepared with cashews, raisins, cheese, and cream.
Chicken Jalfraize
Fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast seasoned with onion, bell pepper, ginger, tomato, and lemon flavor.
Chicken Specialties
Seafood Specialties
Lobster Makhani
Boneless, skinless lobster prepared in tomato, butter, and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Scallop Makhani
Fresh scallops prepared in a tomato, butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Fish Makhani
Fresh fish prepared in a butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Fish Vindaloo
Fresh fish prepared in a simmering hot sauce.
Shrimp Muglai
Shrimp prepared with ginger and garlic, in a sauce with cashew nuts.
Shrimp Masala
Fresh shrimp cooked with green peppers and onions in a mild curry sauce.
Fish Masala
Fresh fish cooked with garden fresh peppers, onions and tomatoes in a mild curry sauce.
Shrimp Palak
Curried shrimp cooked in seasoned spinach.
Shrimp Vindaloo
Fresh shrimp prepared in a simmering hot sauce.
Shrimp Malai
Fresh shrimp simmering in coconut cream and mild spices.
Shrimp Jalfraize
Jumbo shrimp seasoned with onion, bell pepper, ginger, tomato, and lemon flavor.
Shrimp Makhani
Fresh shrimp prepared in a butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Lobster Masala
Lobster tail prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions, and bell peppers.
Lamb Madrasi
Lamb cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions and ginger in flavorful spices.
Lamb Mushroom
Lean cubes of lamb prepared with garden fresh mushrooms.
Lamb Muglai
Lamb prepared with ginger and garlic, in a sauce with cashew nuts.
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb prepared in a spicy hot sauce.
Lamb Palak
Boneless lamb prepared with curried spinach.
Lamb Dal Piaza
Lamb cooked with onions, lentils and spices.
Lamb Makhani
Boneless lamb prepared in a butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Lamb Shahi Korma
Boneless lamb prepared with home-made cheese and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Lamb & Vegetables
Lamb stew seasoned with fresh cut vegetables in a curry flavor sauce.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Boneless lamb prepared with fresh tomatoes, ginger, onions, and bell peppers.
Lamb Curry
Lean lamb cubes cooked in a mildly herb sauce.
Keema Mattar
Ground lamb cooked with green peas, ginger and garlic.
Lamb Jalfraize
Fresh lamb seasoned with onion, bell pepper, ginger, tomato, and lemon flavor.
Rogan Josh
Lean cubed lamb cooked in a yogurt based sauce.
Lamb Specialities
Special Beverages
Mango Juice
Soft Drinks
Mango Milkshake
Strawberry Lassi
Mango Lassi
Fig Lassi
Chai Tea
Salty Lassi
Sweet Lassi
Fish Tandoori
Fresh and tender fish marinated in tandoori mixture and baked in tandoor.
India Gate Special
Shrimp tandoori, chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, and boti kabab, all served on a sizzling platter of sauteed onions and green peppers - and your choice of beef curry or chicken curry or cheese and peas. Also served with fresh baked naan (bread).
Chicken Tikka
Boneless and skinless chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices and cooked on a skewer in our tandoori oven.
Tandoori Dinner
Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, and boti kabab, all served on sauteed onions and green peppers - and your choice of beef or chicken curry. Also comes with naan (bread).
Chicken Tandoori
Skinless chicken marinated in yogurt and freshly ground herbs and spices and baked in a clay oven.
Lobster Tandoori
Lobster tandoori marinated in aromatic tandoori mixture and baked in tandoor. Served with your choice of scallop makhani or chicken makhani.
Shrimp Tandoori
Jumbo shrimp marinated in aromatic tandoori mixture and baked in tandoor. Served with your choice of beef or chicken curry.
Boti Kabob
Tender cubes of lamb marinated in tandoori mixture and barbecued in tandoori.
Seekh Kabab
Ground beef prepared with ginger, garlic and herbs.
Delicacies from Our Clay Oven
Tofu Specialties
Tofu Kashmiri
Tofu sauteed with fresh tomatoes, onions and green peas in a mild curry sauce.
Tofu Jalfraize
Tofu seasoned with onions, bell peppers, ginger, tomatoes, and lemon flavor.
Tofu Makhani
Tofu prepared in butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Tofu Malai
Tofu simmering in coconut cream and mild spices.
Tofu Mater
Tofu with peas, tomatoes and onions in a special curry sauce.
Tofu Achari
Tofu cooked with pickle sauce.
Tofu With Spinach
Tofu cooked with seasoned spinach.
Tofu Masala
Tofu prepared with fresh tomato, ginger, onion, and bell peppers.
Chana Saag
Curried spinach with chickpeas.
Spinach With Vegetables
Seasoned spinach with cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, peas, and broccoli.
Saag Paneer
Home-made cheese cooked with curried spinach.
Paneer Shahi Korma
Home-made cheese prepared in butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Black Dal
Black lentils, seasoned with ginger, garlic, and spices.
Jeera Alu
Potatoes cooked with onions, ginger, cumin seeds, and flavorful spices.
Khumb Bhaji
Fresh mushrooms cooked with green peppers and potatoes in a mild curry sauce.
Kofta Curry
Spinach, cauliflower, potatoes, and onion rounds prepared in a special yogurt sauce.
Gobi Alu
Cauliflower and potatoes sauteed in a mild ginger and spice sauce.
Paneer Achari
Home-made cheese cooked with pickle sauce.
Yellow Dal
Yellow lentils, seasoned with ginger, garlic, and spices.
Okra Bhaji
Fresh okra cooked with onion, ginger and spices.
Paneer Malai
Home-made cheese cooked with coconut cream and fresh spices.
Bhartha Saag
Eggplant with spinach cooked with special house sauce.
Vegetable Makhani
Fresh vegetables prepared in cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Vegetable Curry
Assortment of fresh vegetables sauteed in a flavorful sauce.
Malai Kofta
Minced vegetable balls cooked in a cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Saag Alu
Curried spinach with potatoes.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked in special house sauce.
Paneer Makhani
Home-made cheese prepared in tomato, butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and rasins.
Dum Alu
Fresh potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spice.
Chana Bhatura
Chickpeas prepared with ginger, garlic, onion, and tomato with two pieces of deep fried bread.
Paneer Tikka Masala
Home-made cheese cooked with fresh onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Baingan Bhartha
Mashed, baked eggplant, seasoned with spices and sauteed with onions and tomatoes.
Mater Paneer
Home-made cheese and peas in a flavorful curry sauce.
Vegetable Vindaloo
Garden fresh vegetables in a tomato-based, tangy hot sauce.
Bhartha Paneer
Fresh eggplant cooked with home-made cheese and special house sauce.
Navratan Shahi Korma
Fresh vegetables prepared in a tomato, butter and cream sauce and garnished with cashews and raisins.
Paneer Jalfraize
Home-made cheese seasoned with onion, bell pepper, ginger, tomato, and lemon flavor.
Mater Mushroom Malai
Fresh mushroom and peas cooked with coconut cream and herbs.
Alu Maithi
Fenugreek leaves cooked with fresh potato and spice.
Vegetarian Specialties
Special Indian Breads
Alu-Naan
White flour bread stuffed with seasoned potatoes.
Puri
Whole-wheat, deep-fried bread.
Paratha
Multi-layered wheat bread cooked with butter.
Naan
Tandoori baked white flour bread.
Alu-Paratha
Multi-layered whole-wheat bread stuffed with seasoned potatoes.
Bhatura
Two pieces white flour; deep fried bread.
Special Bread
Whole-wheat bread stuffed with delicately spiced chicken and onion.
Shahi Kulcha
White flour bread stuffed with delicately spiced home-made cheese.
Onion Kulcha
Tandoori baked bread stuffed with fresh onions.
Tandoori Roti
Whole-wheat flour bread baked in a clay oven.
Gobi Paratha
Whole wheat bread stuffed with shreaded cauliflower and seasoning.
Saag-Naan
White flour bread stuffed with seasoned spinach.
Keema Naan
White flour bread stuffed with ground lamb.
Garlic Naan
Tandoori baked white flour garlic bread.
Lentil Soup
Savory legume soup.
Coconut Soup
Smooth soup with a coconut base typically made with coconut milk.
Carrot Soup
Tomato Soup
Smooth soup with pureed tomatoes and seasoning.
Soups
Appetizers
Tofu Pakora
Tofu dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Gobi Pakora
Cauliflower fritters dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Indian Style Chicken Wings (10 Pieces)
10 pieces.
Chicken Pakora
Delicately spiced chicken fritters.
Eggplant Pakora
Eggplant fritters dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Fish Pakora
Fish marinated in fresh ground herb and spices, deep fried.
Seekh Kabab
Ground lamb prepared with ginger, garlic.
Samosa Chat
Served with chickpeas, yogurt, onion, mint, and tamarind chutney.
Papri Chat
Served with chickpeas, yogurt, onion, mint, and tamarind chutney.
Shrimp Manchoorian (6 Pieces)
Shrimp served on sauteed onions, gneu pepper, ginger, garlic, and herbs.
Paneer Chili
Home-made cheese cooked with fresh onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and house salad.
Alu Tikki Chat
Served with chickpeas, yogurt, onion, mint, and tamarind chutney.
Gobi Manchoorian
Cauliflower served on sauteed onions, gneu pepper, ginger, garlic, and herbs.
Onion Bhaji
Fresh cut onion dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Alu Tikki
Potato pancake dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Mixed Platter
A platter of our favorite appetizers.
Paneer Tika
Home-made cheese marinated in fresh ground herbs and spices.
Veggie Mixed Platter
A platter of our favorite appetizers.
Alu Mater Samosa
Home-made pastries stuffed with seasoned potatoes and cooked with peas.
Beef Samosa
Home-made pastries stuffed with lean ground beef and peas.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless and skinless chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices and cooked on a skewer in our tandoori oven.
Lamb Samosa
Home-made pastries stuffed with lean ground lamb and peas.
Paneer Pakora
Home-made cheese dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried.
Chicken Kabob
Ground chicken prepared with ginger, garlic and herbs.
Bhajia
Fresh cut vegetable fritters dipped in our house batter and deep fried.
Dahi
Plain home-made yogurt.
Raita
Home-made yogurt with cucumbers and tomatoes.
Mint Chutney (Green Sauce)
Papadam
Crispy lentil wafers.
Spicy Mixed Pickles
Pickled mangoes, limes, and assorted vegetables in a pungent, spicy marinade.
Mix Salad
Home-Made Mixed Vegetable Pickles
Mango Chutney
Sweet-spicy mango relish.
Onion Chutney
Sweet-spicy onion relish.