Appetisers

Chefs Recommended Dishes

Tandoori Specialities

Vegetable Side Dishes

Sundries

Tandoori Breads

Drinks

Appetisers

Item		Price
Seafood Platter Marinated fish, barbecued king prawns, king prawn butterfly.	For 2	£ 14.45
Marinated fish, barbecued king prawns, king prawn butterfly.	For 4	£ 26.45
Tandoori Special Platter Lamb chops, chicken tikka, sheek kebab.	For 2	£ 12.45
Lamb chops, chicken tikka, sheek kebab.	For 4	£ 22.45
Vegetable Platter Onion bhaji, vegetable samosa and sweet potatoes.	For 2	£ 9.45
Onion bhaji, vegetable samosa and sweet potatoes.	For 4	£ 13.45
Chilli Chicken Puree Morsels of chicken, cooked with green chilli sauce, mixed peppers and flavoured with dill leaves.		£ 5.45
Chicken Pakura Succulent skewered chicken delicately flavoured with garlic and nutmeg.		£ 5.45
Vegetable Samosa Pastry stuffed with minced vegetable.		£ 5.00
Meat Samosa Pastry stuffed with minced meat.		£ 5.00
Chicken Tikka Marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and tomatoes.		£ 5.45
Lamb Tikka Marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and tomatoes.		£ 5.45
Chicken Chat Puree Spiced chicken served with a thick sauce.		£ 6.00
Mixed Kebab Served with chicken tikka, lamb tikka and sheek kebab with fried onions.		£ 6.50
Sheek Kebab Minced lamb marinated with spice and barbecued on skewers, served with salad.		£ 5.45
Lamb Zingar Skewered lamb grilled in the tandoor with garlic and herbs.		£ 5.45
Chicken Zingar Skewered chicken grilled in the tandoor with garlic and herbs.		£ 5.45
Mas Purah Marinated salmon fillet in our chef’s special sauce and barbecued in a clay oven.		£ 7.00
King Prawn Butterfly King prawn marinated with spices and bread crumbs.		£ 6.25
King Prawn on Puree Spiced king prawn served with a thick sauce on puree base.		£ 7.00
King Prawn Sokaa King prawns cooked in a sweet and sour tamarind sauce.		£ 7.00
Jhinga-e-Garlic King prawns grilled in the tandoori oven with a hint of garlic and mint.		£ 7.00
Prawn Cocktail		£ 5.45
Prawn Puree Spiced prawn served with a thick sauce on puree base.		£ 6.00
Garlic Mushroom		£ 5.45
Aloo Chat Puree Spiced potato served with a thick sauce.		£ 5.45
Onion Bhaji Four in a portion, served with salad.		£ 5.00
Chot Poti Chick peas with boiled egg cooked ina special sauce, hot to the taste with a tangy finish.		£ 5.45
Panir Shashlik Diced Indian cheese delicately together with an assortment of tomatoes, onions and capsicum grilled in a tandoori oven.		£ 6.00
Chilli Panir Batons of cottage cheese, spiced with sweet ‘n’ sour sauce and tossed in fresh tomatoes.		£ 5.45
Papadum		£ 0.95

Chefs Recommended Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Hariali Chicken (Medium Hot) Fresh slice of chicken cooked with spinach pepper and chef’s special recipetopped, medium hot.		£ 11.45
Bengal Special Marinated chicken cooked in a special medium sauce with mange tout, onions, herbs and spices.		£ 11.45
Shiraz-e-Noor (Medium Hot) Fillet of chicken marinated and barbecued ina tandoor. Cooked with medium spices in a thick sauce and an unique selection of herbs.		£ 11.45
Anarkali Marinated breast of chicken barbecued in tandoor with deep fried king prawns with shell, cooked in a tomato based sauce with Indian sliced beans to create a spiced, medium textured dish.		£ 12.00
Chicken Laziz (Medium Hot) Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and aromatic spices in the clay oven, made with a special thick sauce.		£ 11.45
Lamb Laziz (Medium Hot) Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and aromatic spices in the clay oven, made with a special thick sauce.		£ 11.45
Nowabi Jalfrezi (Hot) Chicken, lamb and king prawn cooked with ginger, green chillies and pepper.		£ 12.00
Mela Delight Minced meat and tandoori chicken.		£ 11.45
Tawa Chicken Fresh slices of chicken cooked with onion, mix pepper and chef’s special recipe topped with cheese.		£ 11.45
Mol Mol-e-Chicken (Medium Hot) Chicken slices cooked with red onion in a bhuna style. Madras hot.		£ 11.45
Nalli Gosht Lamb shanks cooked in their own juices with cardamom and saffron. A truly Hyderabadi style. Served with rice or nan		£ 14.45

Tandoori Specialities

Item		Price	Add
Chicken Shashlik Tender pieces of chicken marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and onion.		£ 11.45
Lamb Shashlik Copy Tender pieces of lamb marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and onion.		£ 11.45
Tandoori King Prawn Shashlik Marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal, with tomatoes, capsicum and onions.		£ 13.00
Tandoori King Prawn Succulent king size prawn mild marinated and barbecued in a tandoor.		£ 12.45
Chicken Tikka Tandoori Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over flaming charcoal.		£ 10.45
Lamb Tikka Tandoori Boneless pieces of lamb marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over flaming charcoal.		£ 10.45
Tandoori Mixed Grill Assorted tandoori dishes served with nan bread.		£ 13.45
Tandoori Chicken Half a spring chicken marinated in spices and yoghurt and grilled in a tandoor.		£ 10.45
Tandoori Lamb Chops Succulent pieces of lamb marinated and barbecued in clay oven served with salad.		£ 12.00
Tandoori Fish Salmon fillet marinated in spices and yoghurt and grilled in a tandoor.		£ 12.00

All Time Favourite

Item		Price
Curry Medium hot and lightly spiced.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Medium hot and lightly spiced.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Medium hot and lightly spiced.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Medium hot and lightly spiced.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Medium hot and lightly spiced.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Madras (Fairly Hot)	Vegetable	£ 8.00
	Chicken	£ 9.45
	Lamb	£ 9.45
	Prawn	£ 9.45
	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Vindaloo (Very Hot) Very hot, with potatoes.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Very hot, with potatoes.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Very hot, with potatoes.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Very hot, with potatoes.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Very hot, with potatoes.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Ceylon (Hot) Fairly hot with coconut.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Fairly hot with coconut.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Fairly hot with coconut.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Fairly hot with coconut.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Fairly hot with coconut.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Patia (Hot) Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Korma Cooked in mild gravy with cream.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Cooked in mild gravy with cream.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Cooked in mild gravy with cream.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Cooked in mild gravy with cream.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Cooked in mild gravy with cream.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Sag Medium hot with spinach.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Medium hot with spinach.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Medium hot with spinach.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Medium hot with spinach.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Medium hot with spinach.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Bhuna Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Dopiaza Medium hot with onions and green peppers.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Medium hot with onions and green peppers.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Medium hot with onions and green peppers.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Medium hot with onions and green peppers.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Medium hot with onions and green peppers.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Rogan (Medium Hot) Medium hot with tomatoes and onions.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Medium hot with tomatoes and onions.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Medium hot with tomatoes and onions.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Medium hot with tomatoes and onions.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Medium hot with tomatoes and onions.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Malaya Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple.	King Prawn	£ 12.45
Dansak (Hot) Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils.	Vegetable	£ 8.00
Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils.	Chicken	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils.	Lamb	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils.	Prawn	£ 9.45
Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils.	King Prawn	£ 12.45

Mela Specials

Item		Price
Sylhety (Very Hot) Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Tikka Massala Boneless tikka mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with fresh cream.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Boneless tikka mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with fresh cream.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Boneless tikka mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with fresh cream.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Jalfrezi (Hot) Cooked with onions, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Cooked with onions, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Cooked with onions, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Tikka Bahar Cooked in tandoor and made with spring onions and special sauce.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Cooked in tandoor and made with spring onions and special sauce.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Cooked in tandoor and made with spring onions and special sauce.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Makhani Mild and creamy with butter.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Mild and creamy with butter.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Mild and creamy with butter.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Pasanda Very mild in a creamy red wine sauce.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Very mild in a creamy red wine sauce.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Very mild in a creamy red wine sauce.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Rezala (Medium Hot) Tangy, hot cooked with yoghurt, mixed onions, capsicum and green chilli.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Tangy, hot cooked with yoghurt, mixed onions, capsicum and green chilli.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Tangy, hot cooked with yoghurt, mixed onions, capsicum and green chilli.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Garlic Chilli (Medium Hot) Tikka with garlic, onions and fresh herbs, medium spiced.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Tikka with garlic, onions and fresh herbs, medium spiced.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Tikka with garlic, onions and fresh herbs, medium spiced.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Green Chilli (Medium Hot) Cooked a blend of ground coriander, green chillies and a hint of garlic.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Cooked a blend of ground coriander, green chillies and a hint of garlic.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Cooked a blend of ground coriander, green chillies and a hint of garlic.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Karahi Kebab Khyberi Cooked tomatoes, green peppers with chef;s own recipe. This dish originates from the khyber-pass.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
Cooked tomatoes, green peppers with chef;s own recipe. This dish originates from the khyber-pass.	Chicken	£ 10.45
Cooked tomatoes, green peppers with chef;s own recipe. This dish originates from the khyber-pass.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Achari An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spice and tomatoes.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spice and tomatoes.	Chicken	£ 10.45
An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spice and tomatoes.	Lamb	£ 10.45
Methi Gosht The aromatic fenugreek leafs used to give this dish subtle flavours. Medium.	Vegetable	£ 8.45
The aromatic fenugreek leafs used to give this dish subtle flavours. Medium.	Chicken	£ 10.45
The aromatic fenugreek leafs used to give this dish subtle flavours. Medium.	Lamb	£ 10.45

Seafood

Item		Price	Add
Lal Katah Marinated salmon fillet barbecued in a clay oven, cooked in a creamy mild sauce.		£ 12.45
Kakrah Bahar This crab meat recipe includes garlic and green peppers, cooked in a thick onion sauce and garnished with spring onions.		£ 12.45
King Prawn Laziz (Medium Hot) Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and aromatic spices in a clay oven. Cooked in a special thick sauce.		£ 12.45
Tandoori King Prawn Jalfrezi (Hot) Marinated barbecued king prawns cooked with garlic, ginger, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce.		£ 12.45
Tandoori King Prawn Massala Marinated barbecued king prawns mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with almonds and fresh cream.		£ 12.45
Tandoori King Prawn Bahar King prawn cooked with garlic, green pepper, cooked in a thick onion sauce garnished with spring onions.		£ 12.45
Salmon Bahar Marinated salmon fillet barbecued, cooked in thick onion sauce and garnished with spring onions.		£ 12.45
Tandoori King Prawn Achari An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spices and tomatoes.		£ 12.45
Tandoori King Prawn Sylhety (Very Hot) Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce.		£ 12.45
Sylhety Fish Bhuna Medium spicy with potato.		£ 12.45

Balti Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Chicken Balti (Medium Hot)		£ 12.45
Lamb Balti (Medium Hot)		£ 12.45
Balti Dish Special (Medium Hot)		£ 13.45
Vegetable Balti (Medium Hot)		£ 11.45

Korai Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Chicken Korai (Medium Hot)		£ 10.45
Lamb Korai (Medium Hot)		£ 10.45
Korai Dish Special (Medium Hot)		£ 12.00
Vegetable Korai (Medium Hot)		£ 9.45

Handi Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Chicken Handi (Medium Hot)		£ 12.45
Lamb Handi (Medium Hot)		£ 12.45
Handi Dish Special (Medium Hot)		£ 13.45
Vegetable Handi (Medium Hot)		£ 11.95

Biryani Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Chicken Biryani		£ 11.45
Lamb Biryani		£ 11.45
Vegetable Biryani		£ 10.45
Prawn Biryani		£ 11.45
Special Mix Biryani		£ 12.45
King Prawn Biryani		£ 13.00

Vegetarian Specials

Item		Price	Add
Paneer Tikka Massala Paneer cubes mildly flavoured and cooked in a masala sauce with fresh cream.		£ 11.00
Paneer Jalfrezi (Hot) Paneer cubes mildly flavoured and cooked in a masala sauce with fresh cream.		£ 11.00
Paneer Shashlik (Main) Diced Indian cheese delicately together with an assortment of tomatoes, onions and capsicum grilled in a tandoori oven.		£ 11.00

Vegetable Side Dishes

Item		Price	Add
Vegetable Curry Assorted vegetables in spices.		£ 5.25
Bombay Aloo Potatoes cooked in spices.		£ 5.25
Aloo Gobi Potatoes with cauliflower.		£ 5.25
Mushroom Bhaji With fried onions and spices.		£ 5.25
Sag Bhaji Spinach fried in spices.		£ 5.25
Sag Aloo Spinach and potatoes.		£ 5.25
Sag Panir Cheese and spinach.		£ 5.25
Bhindi Bhaji Okra with onions and spices.		£ 5.25
Channa Massala With fried onions and spices.		£ 5.25
Cauliflower Bhaji With onions and spices.		£ 5.25
Brinjal Bhaji Aubergine with spices.		£ 5.25
Dall Tarka Lentils fried in garlic.		£ 5.25

Sundries

Item		Price	Add
Plain Rice Steamed rice.		£ 4.00
Pilau Rice		£ 4.45
Vegetable Pilau With mixed vegetables.		£ 4.75
Khopa Rice Cooked with onions and coconut.		£ 4.75
Keema Rice With minced lamb.		£ 4.75
Mushroom Rice With mushroom.		£ 4.75
Special Rice With fried peas and egg.		£ 4.75
Garlic Fried Rice		£ 4.75
Onion Rice Steamed rice fried with onions.		£ 4.75
Papadum		£ 0.95
Spiced Papadum		£ 0.95
Onion Salad		£ 0.95
Mango Chutney		£ 0.95
Mint Sauce		£ 0.90
Red Sauce		£ 0.90
Lime Pickle		£ 0.90
Mixed Raitha		£ 1.95
Cucumber Raitha		£ 1.95

Tandoori Breads

Item		Price	Add
Nan Leavened bread in fine flour baked in a tandoor.		£ 4.00
Garlic Nan Leavened bread with garlic.		£ 4.45
Vegetable Nan Leavened bread filled with vegetables.		£ 4.45
Keema Nan Leavened bread with mildly spiced minced lamb.		£ 4.45
Peshwari Nan Leavened bread filled with coconut and sultanas.		£ 4.45
Porata Bread baked with butter, fried in ghee.		£ 4.45
Stuffed Porata With vegetables.		£ 4.45
Roti Baked wheat bread.		£ 4.45
Chapati Soft puffed bread.		£ 4.45
Cheese Nan		£ 4.45
Chips French fries.		£ 4.00
Puri		£ 2.00

Drinks

Item		Price	Add
Coca-Cola Original Taste 1.75L Bottle Sparkling Soft Drink with Plant Extracts		£ 4.45
Diet Coke Cola 1.75L Bottle Sparkling Low Calorie Soft Drink with Plant Extracts with Sweeteners		£ 4.45
Pepsi 330ml Carbonated Cola Flavoured Soft Drink with Sugar and Sweeteners		£ 1.70

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Restaurant Details

Mela

5-6 Fountain Way, Christchurch, Hampshire, BH23 1QN

Mela Takeaway Menu

Appetisers

Seafood Platter

Tandoori Special Platter

Vegetable Platter

Chilli Chicken Puree

Chicken Pakura

Vegetable Samosa

Meat Samosa

Chicken Tikka

Lamb Tikka

Chicken Chat Puree

Mixed Kebab

Sheek Kebab

Lamb Zingar

Chicken Zingar

Mas Purah

King Prawn Butterfly

King Prawn on Puree

King Prawn Sokaa

Jhinga-e-Garlic

Prawn Cocktail

Prawn Puree

Garlic Mushroom

Aloo Chat Puree

Onion Bhaji

Chot Poti

Panir Shashlik

Chilli Panir

Papadum

Chefs Recommended Dishes

Hariali Chicken (Medium Hot)

Bengal Special

Shiraz-e-Noor (Medium Hot)

Anarkali

Chicken Laziz (Medium Hot)

Lamb Laziz (Medium Hot)

Nowabi Jalfrezi (Hot)

Mela Delight

Tawa Chicken

Mol Mol-e-Chicken (Medium Hot)

Nalli Gosht

Tandoori Specialities

Chicken Shashlik

Lamb Shashlik Copy

Tandoori King Prawn Shashlik

Tandoori King Prawn

Chicken Tikka Tandoori

Lamb Tikka Tandoori

Tandoori Mixed Grill

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Lamb Chops

Tandoori Fish

All Time Favourite

Curry

Madras (Fairly Hot)

Vindaloo (Very Hot)

Ceylon (Hot)

Patia (Hot)

Korma

Sag

Bhuna

Dopiaza

Rogan (Medium Hot)

Malaya

Dansak (Hot)

Mela Specials

Sylhety (Very Hot)

Tikka Massala

Jalfrezi (Hot)

Tikka Bahar

Makhani

Pasanda

Rezala (Medium Hot)

Garlic Chilli (Medium Hot)

Green Chilli (Medium Hot)

Karahi Kebab Khyberi

Achari