Masala Menu
Masala, an Indian buffet restaurant located in Lexington, KY, offers a welcoming atmosphere with clean facilities and great customer service. The menu includes options for pescatarians, vegans, and limited vegetarians, with dishes receiving mixed reviews from patrons. While some praise the flavorful and reasonably priced food, others mention issues with certain items like samosas and naan. The tandoori sampler and chicken makhani stand out as popular choices, with generous portion sizes perfect for sharing or taking home. The casual setting with outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi makes it a great spot for groups or families. Overall, Masala provides a satisfying dining experience with room for improvement in consistency and dish quality.
Appetizers
Vegetable Pakora
Delicately spiced vegetable fritters fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Samosa
Crisp turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and peas, fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Meat Samosa
Crisp turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced lamb and peas, fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Paneer Pakora
Homemade cottage cheese dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
Fish Pakora
Tender strips of mildly spiced fish dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
Chicken Pakora
Tender strips of mildly spiced chicken dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
Assorted Appetizers
An excellent combination of samosas, pakoras and papadum.
Kachumber Salad
Tomato, cucumber and onion salad with lemon and herbs.
Mixed Garden Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with house dressing.
Chicken Tikka Salad
Chicken breast grilled in special clay oven with fresh garden veggies.
Soups and Salad
Chicken Specialties
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tender chicken breast roasted in clay oven, then simmered in tomato and cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Makhani
Tandoori chicken delicately spiced with Indian herbs and cooked with a mild cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken with potatoes in a highly spiced and tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice. Spicy.
Chicken Curry
Chicken breast cooked in exotic curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Patia
Boneless chicken cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices, scallions and a touch of ginger. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Korma
Boneless chicken simmered in a mild cashew sauce and garnished with raisins and cashews.
Chicken Karahi
Fresh chicken morsels sauteed with ginger, onions, tomatoes and spices.
Chicken Saag
Tender pieces of chicken sauteed with deliciously spiced spinach and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Bhuna
Chicken breast marinated in special blend of spices and sauteed with choice of mushrooms or broccoli. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Mushroom
Diced chicken cooked in aromatic fenugreek sauce and blended with mushrooms. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Karahi Tandoori Chicken Saag
Boneless tandoori chicken cooked with spinach, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chili Chicken
Chicken breast with special spices, onions, bell peppers, jalapenos and a touch of garlic and soy sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Rogan Josh
Lamb Rogan Josh
Piece of lean lamb cooked in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Karahi Gosht
Diced lamb sauteed with onion, pepper, tomato, ginger, garlic and herbs.
Lamb Vindaloo
High spiced lamb cooked in a tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb Tikka Masala
Tender pieces of lamb roasted in clay oven, then simmered in a tomato and cream sauce.
Lamb Chop Masala
Tandoori lamb chops in special masala sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Saag Gosht
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with a generous portion of spinach and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb Curry
Lamb cooked with onion, tomato and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb Mango
Lamb with mango, aromatic herbs, a touch of ginger, garlic and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb Bhuna
Juicy chunks of tender lamb grilled in tandoor with Himalayan herbs, tomatoes and bell peppers cooked in traditional style.
Lamb Pasanda
Cubes of lamb cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce topped with sliced almonds. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb Korma
Boneless lamb simmered in a mild cashew sauce, garnished with raisins and cashews. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Goat Curry
Goat meat cooked in special home style curry. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb and Goat Delicacies
Seafood Specialties
Shrimp Masala
Shrimp simmered in a tomato and cream sauce with a touch of onion, pepper and fenugreek leaves. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp Patia
Shrimp sauteed with sweet and sour mangoes with a touch of ginger, scallions and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp Dansik
Large shrimp marinated in honey, vinegar and spices and cooked with lentils. A sweet and sour flavor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Fish Tikka Masala
Pieces of fresh salmon roasted in clay oven and simmered in a tomato and cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Seafood Vindaloo
Jumbo shrimp, scallops and fish cooked with potatoes in a highly spiced and tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice. Spicy.
Shrimp Karahi
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a wok with onion, bell pepper, tomato, ginger, garlic and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp Korma
Shrimp simmered in a mild cream sauce, garnished with almonds and cashews. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Fish Curry
Salmon in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp Curry
Shrimp in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless, succulent chicken breast marinated in special recipe and broiled to perfection in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Seekh Kebab
Minced meat mixed with onions, delicately spiced with herbs, then roasted on skewers in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp marinated in an herb mixture and delicately broiled in clay oven. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tandoori Chicken
Half spring chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices and roasted in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Assorted tandoori varieties. Chicken, lamb and shrimp. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tandoori Specialties
Vegetarian Delights
Vegetable Patia
Fresh vegetables cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices and herbs with a touch of ginger. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Vegetable Korma
Garden fresh vegetables cooked in light cream sauce and a special blend of spices, sprinkled with nuts. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Kofta Lajawab
Mixed vegetables and paneer balls served in a spiced tomato and cream sauce.
Matar Paneer
Green peas with homemade Indian cheese.
Palak Paneer
Deliciously cooked spinach with homemade Indian cheese cubes. Cooked in mild spices and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Vegetable Masala
Mixed vegetables cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Matar Allo
Potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
Mushroom Broccoli Karahi
Fresh mushrooms and broccoli sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and herbs.
Allo Gobhi
Potatoes and cauliflower sauteed with ginger, tomatoes and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Paneer Karahi
Homemade cheese cubes sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Paneer Makhni
Homemade cheese cubes, onion, pepper and tomatoes cooked with fresh herbs in makhni sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Allo Palak
Potatoes cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Sabji Palak
Potatoes cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas cooked in the popular Punjabi style or with potatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Dal Makhni
Slow simmered lentils sauteed in butter with fresh garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Eggplant Bhartha
Whole eggplant baked in clay oven, then mashed and sauteed with garlic, onions and tomatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Bhindi Masala
Fresh baby okra sauteed with onion, pepper, tomatoes and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Vegetable Vindaloo
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a tangy and hot curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chana Saag
Fresh spinach and chickpeas in herbs and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Mushroom Matar
Green peas and mushrooms in mildly spiced sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shredded Paneer Bhurji
Paneer Tikka Masala
Vegetarian Special
Rice Delicacies
Vegetable Biryani
Naturally fragrant basmati rice steam cooked with fresh garden vegetables and sprinkled with nuts.
Chicken Biryani
Chicken marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice.
Lamb Biryani
Succulent pieces of curried lamb cooked with basmati rice, gently flavored with saffron and nuts.
Biryani Khaas
Long grain basmati rice flavored with saffron and cooked together with shrimp, lamb, chicken and nuts in a delicate blend of spices.
Extra Rice
Goat Biryani
Goat marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice.
Naan
Traditional Punjabi white bread baked in clay oven.
Garlic Naan
Naan bread topped with fresh garlic and herbs and then baked in clay oven.
Roti
Unleavened whole wheat bread baked in clay oven.
Paratha
Unleavened and layered whole wheat bread topped with butter.
Allo Paratha
Paratha stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Allo Kulcha
Naan stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Onion And Paneer Bread
Bread filled with onions and homemade cheese.
Onion Kulcha
Bread filled with onions and fenugreek leaves.
Keema Naan
Scrumptious naan bread stuffed with shredded lamb and herbs.
Pishwari Naan
White wheat bread stuffed with raisins and cashew nuts.
Assorted Breads
Assortment from clay oven. Garlic naan, roti and naan.
Mozzarella Naan
Naan bread stuffed with mozzarella cheese and then baked in clay oven.
Indian Breads
Kids Menu
Kid's Chicken Breast Nuggets
Kid's Fries
Gulab Jamun
Light pastry balls dipped in cinnamon flavored syrup.