Sitar Knoxville: An authentic Indian Restaurant

Appetizers

(All served with mint and onion chutneys)

PAKORA$2.95
Mixed vegetable fritters, fried and delicately spiced.
SAMOSA MEAT (TWO)$3.25
Turnover filled with curried minced meat.
SAMOSA VEGETABLE (TWO)$2.95
Crisp turnover, filled with mildly spiced potatoes and peas.
CHICKEN PAKORA$3.95
Delicately spiced deep fried chicken fritters.
PANIR PAKORA$3.95
Homemade cheese fritters
SHRIMP PAKORA$6.95
Fresh shrimp marinated in exotic spices and batter fried.
ASSORTED APPETIZER (FOR TWO)$5.95
Samosa, Pakoras, and Papadum.
TANDOORI ASSORTED APPETIZERS$7.95
Seekh kabab, shrimp tandoor, murgh tikka.
FRESH GARDEN SALAD$2.95

Condiments

PAPADUM$1.00
Thin and crispy lentil bread.
RAITA$1.00
Grated cucumber in homemade yogurt with chopped mint leaves.
MANGO CHUTNEY $1.00
Sweet and spicy chutney from India.
ACHAR$1.00
Hot and spicy pickles from India.

Soups

MULLIGATWANY SOUP$2.95
Delicately spiced lentil soup
COCONUT SOUP$2.95
Mildly sweet soup of milk and coconut.
PALAK SHORBA$3.25
A refreshingly delicious soup made from spinach with a touch of cardamom, cloves and peppercorns.
HYDERBADI MURGH SHORBA $3.25
A traditional Indian soup made with chicken and potatoes, flavored with coconut and lemon
TOMATO SOUP$2.95

Biryanis

(Select royal portions of lamb, chicken and shrimp sauteed in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.)

SHRIMP BIRYANI$14.95
LAMB BIRYANI$13.95
A classic Mogul dish! Succulent pieces of curried lamb cooked with Basmati rice, gently flavored with saffron and nuts
CHICKEN BIRYANI$12.95
Chicken marinated with spices and saffron, then steam-cooked with naturally fragrant Basmati rice. A classic Muglai dish!
VEGETABLE BIRYANI$10.95
Fragrant rice cooked with fresh vegetables.
RICE PULLAO$3.95
Lightly fried rice with peas and a touch of cumin seeds.
SITAR SPECIAL BIRYANI$14.95
Saffron rice cooked with chicken, cubes of lamb and shrimp.
CHICKEN TIKKA BIRYANI$13.95
Boneless white chicken sauteed with fresh onions and bell peppers cooked with steamed rice and spices.

Roti Char

(Homemade Indian Breads)

PURI$1.95
Deep fried puffed light bread.
ONION PANIR, GHOBI KULCHA, ALU PRATHA, ALU NAAN$2.95
Mild – this scrumptious unleavened bread is filled with onion, home-made cheese or freshly minced cauliflower or mildly spiced potatoes.
NAAN$1.95
The traditional Pujabi teardrop-shaped white bread is baked in huge flat ovals by slapping it quickly on the sides of the tandoori oven. It is delicious with or without butter.
TANDOORI PRATHA$2.50
The common unleavened whole-wheat bread
TANDOORI ROTI$1.50
Indian style whole wheat bread.
KEEMA NAAN$3.95
Stuffed with ground lamb and spices
PISWARI NAAN$3.95
Stuffed with coconut, raisins and cashews
GARLIC NAAN$2.95

Vegetarian Dishes

(All entrees are served with rice, mint and onion chutneys)

VEGETABLE VINDALOO OR CURRY$9.95
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a tangy/hot curry and mild sauce.
SAG PANIR$10.95
Spinach and homemade cheese with fresh ginger garlic and spices.
MATAR PANIR$10.95
Green peas with homemade Indian cheese or potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
MATAR ALLO$9.95
Potatoes coocked with green peas in a mild curry sauce.
PALAK ALLO$9.95
Potatoes cooked in spinach and flavorful spices.
ALLO GOBHI$9.95
Potatoes and cauliflower cooked in Indian spices.
MUSHROOM MATAR$9.95
Peas and mushrooms cooked in a mild curry sauce.
ALLO CHHOLE OR CHANA MASALA$9.95
Chick peas or diced potatoes cooked in the popular Punjabi style
BENGAN BHURTHA$9.95
Eggplant roasted in the tandoor and cooked with green peas, fresh tomatoes, onions, ginger and garlic in traditional Punjabi style.
BHINDI MASALA$10.95
Fresh okra cooked with onions and peppers and exotic spices.
MALAI KOFTA$10.95
Homemade cheese stuffed in vegetable balls, cooked in a mildly spices creamy and almond sauce.
VEGETABLE KORMA$10.95
Mixed vegetables marinated in yogurt and cooked in a creamy sauce.
PANIR MASALA$10.95
Homemade cottage cheese with onions and tomatoes, cooked with fresh herbs.
SHAHI PANIR$10.95
Homemade Indian cheese in a mildly spiced tomato and cream cheese.
PANIR JAL FRAZI$10.95
Mild, medium or hot. Homemade Indian cheese prepared with fresh bell peppers, sliced tomatoes, onions and mild spices
DAL BLACK OR YELLOW$9.95
Assorted lentils sauteed with ginger, onion, garlic and tomato
VEGETABLE PATIA$10.95
Fresh vegetables cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices & herbs with a touch of ginger
CHANA SAG$10.95
Spinach and chick peas with fresh ginger garlic and spices
PANIR CHILLY FRY$10.95
Homemade cheese cooked Indian and Chinese style.
PANIR BHURJEE$10.95
Home made cheese sauted wirh onion, garlic and tomatoes
PANIR MAKHNI$10.95
Home made cheese coocked in butter with onions, bellpapers, tomatoes

Chef Specialties

(All cooked traditionally and served in an Indian iron skillet and served with rice.)

LAMB FRAIZEE$14.95
Specialty of Sitar, cooked in special gravy, onions, tomatoes and bell pepper; tossed in Indian iron skillet (Karahai).
CHICKEN KARAHAI$12.95
Specialty of Sitar, cooked in special gravy, onions, tomatoes and bell pepper; tossed in Indian iron skillet (Karahai).
KARAHAI VEGETABLES$11.95
Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in traditional Indian herbs and spices; tossed in Indian iron skillet (Karahai).
KARAHAI SHRIMP$14.95
Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated with Indian spices cooked with ginger,fresh tomatoes, onions and bell pepper; tossed in Indian iron skillet.
KARAHAI TANDOORI CHICKEN SAG$12.95
Boneless Tandoori chicken, made with special spices and fresh spinach.
KARAHAI ALOO PALAK$11.95
Fresh chopped spinach cooked with fresh potatoes, onions, tomatoes and Indian spices; tossed in Indian iron skillet (Karahai).
KARAHAI LAMB PALAK OR FISH PALAK$14.95
Fresh lamb or fish cooked with spinach, herbs, Indian spices, onions, tomatoes and Indian spices; tossed in Indian iron skillet (Karahai).

Combination Dinners

HOUSE SPECIALTY$16.95
Our mouthwatering house special dish. Chicken Tandoori, Lamb Rogan Josh, Veg. Korma, Papadum, rice and Naan bread, soup.
MIXED GRILL$16.95
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$13.95
A vegetarian taste adventure of three vegetable curries (saag panir, veg. korma and dal makhni). Served with Chutney, Papadum, Rice and Naan Bread on a traditional Indian Thali dish.
SPECIAL COMBINATION (FOR TWO)$31.95
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
NON-VEGETARIAN THALI$15.95
Chicken Soup, Chicken Tikka Masala or Lamb Curry, Vegetable Korma, Dal, Rice, Raita, Papadum, and Naan bread.

Tandoori Specialties

(from the Clay Oven served Dal)

CHICKEN TANDOORI$10.95
Chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices with its own natural juices, roasted in our tandoor oven.
CHICKEN TIKKA$12.95
Thick and juicy cubes of chicken roasted in our tandoor oven.
SEEKH KABAB$13.95
Minced meat mixed with onions and herbs, then roasted on skewers in our tandoor oven
BOTII KABAB$16.95
Mild, tender morsels of lamb marinated in our special recipe, broiled with complementing additions in the tandoor, served with rice.
SHRIMP TANDOORI$15.95
Large, mouthwatering shrimp, lightly seasoned and slowly baked over charcoal in the tandoor. Served with rice.
KALMI KABAB$12.95
Mild, tender pieces of chicken marinated in special spices, then barbecued on a skewer in our tandoor and served with rice.
FISH TIKKA$13.95
Boneless fish marinated in aromatic herbs and spices, then broiled in Tandoor.

Chicken (Murg) Specialties

(All entrees served with rice, mint and chutneys.)

CHICKEN CURRY$10.95
Chicken cooked in a light onion and tomato gravy.
CHICKEN SAGWALA$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked in spinach with mild spices.
CHICKEN MAKHNI$11.95
Tandoori baked chicken cooked in exotic spices with chopped tomatoes and butter.
CHICKEN SULTANI$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked in a mild cream sauce with ginger.
CHICKEN TIKKA MUGHLAI$11.95
Tender pieces of boneless chicken and fresh mushrooms cooked in a mildly spiced creamy tomato sauce.
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA$11.95
Pieces of chicken tikka cooked in a creamy sauce with fresh tomato and exotic spices.
CHICKEN VEGETABLE$11.95
Boneless chicken sauteed with your choice of garden fresh mushrooms or broccoli or mixed vegetables.
CHICKEN METHI MUSHROOM$11.95
Boneless chicken sauteed in ginger and garlic with fresh fenugreek leaves and mushrooms.
CHICKEN KORMA$11.95
A rare delicacy from northwest India. Juicy pieces of chicken especially prepared with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and mild spices
CHICKEN PATIA$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices and a touch of ginger and scallions.
CHICKEN CHILLY FRY$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked in Indian and Chinese style.
CHICKEN VINDALOO$11.95
Boneless chicken cooked in hot curry sauce

Lamb

LAMB VINDALOO$13.95
Extra spicy lamb cooked in a sharp, tangy sauce
LAMB ROGAN JOSH$13.95
Cubes of lamb marinated in exotic spices and cooked with chopped tomatoes in a creamy sauce.
LAMB PASANDA$13.95
Slices of lamb marinated in cream and cooked in a almond sauce.
LAMB KORMA$13.95
A rare delicacy from northwest India. Juicy pieces of lamb especially prepared with yogurt, onions, tomatoes and mild spices.
LAMB BHUNA$13.95
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.
LAMB MANGO$13.95
Lamb with mango, aromatic herbs, touch of ginger, garlic and spices.
KEEMA MATAR$13.95
Minced lamb, cooked with peas in mild spices.
BOTI TIKKA MASALA$15.95
Marinated sliced lamb baked in the tandoor, then cooked in a thick tomato and onion sauce.

Seafood Specialties

SHRIMP OR SCALLOP PATIA$14.95
Shrimp or scallop sauteed with sweet and sour mangoes, touch of ginger, scallions and spices.
SHRIMP OR SCALLOP MUSHROOM$14.95
Shrimp or scallop with fresh mushrooms and tomatoes sauteed in mildly spiced curry sauce
FISH TIKKA MASALA$13.95
Salmon roasted in clay oven and tossed in a deliciously zesty sauce.
SEAFOOD VINDALOO OR CURRY$14.95
Jumbo shrimp, scallop and fish cooked with potatoes in a highly spiced, tangy hot sauce.
SHRIMP OR SCALLOP MASALA$14.95
Shrimp or scallop sauteed in a zesty tikka masala sauce, with touch of onion, pepper and fenugreek leaves.
SHRIMP NIRGISI$14.95
Large shrimp cooked in a spicy coconut sauce.
SHRIMP DANSIK$14.95
Large shrimp marinated in honey, vinegar and spices, then cooked with lentils. A sweet and sour taste.
GOA MACHHI$13.95
A fish specialty of Goa prepared with ground coconut and spices.

Desserts

KULFI$2.50
Authentic Indian ice cream made with milk and nuts.
GULAB JAMUN$2.50
Juicy deep fried cheese ball dipped in syrup.
MANGO ICE CREAM$2.50
KHEER (RICE PUDDING)$2.50

A famous Indian sweet dish, made from milk, rice, and flavored with cardamom.

Wines & Beers

(Wine list available. Please ask us about it.)

King Fisher (India)$3.50
Flying Horse 22 oz. (India)$7.00
Taj Mahal 22 oz. (India)$7.00
Heineken$3.50
Amstel Light$3.50
Miller Lite$3.00

Beverages

INDIAN TEA$2.00
TEA OR ICED TEA$2.00
COFFEE$2.00

Soda

Coke, Diet Coke, 7-Up, Ginger Ale, Club Soda$2.00
LASSI$2.50
MANGO LASSI$2.50
MANGO SHAKE$2.50
MANGO JUICE$2.50

Menu

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