Sitar of India Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the menu at Sitar of India, located in Charleston, WV, offers a wide range of Indian dishes prepared with authentic North Indian flavors. The restaurant, known for its extensive menu and welcoming staff, provides options for all tastes. Customers rave about the fresh and delicious food, with highlights like the Sitar Veggie appetizer platter and Bread Basket receiving special mention. The casual ambiance and attentive service make it a go-to spot for both regulars and visitors. While some customers note the need for cosmetic upgrades, the overall dining experience is highly praised. From spicy dishes to mild options, Sitar of India caters to a diverse range of preferences, ensuring a memorable dining experience for all. Whether you're new to Indian cuisine or a seasoned fan, Sitar of India promises a flavorful journey worth embarking on.

Sitar House Specials

Paneer Tikka Masala

Homemade cheese and vegetables marinated then sauteed in our classic tikka masala.

$13.99

Mixed Vegetable Korma

MIxed garden vegetables cooked with delicate spices herbs, nuts, and raisins in a mild cream sauce.

$12.99

Mixed Vegetable Curry

Mixed garden vegetables cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fragrant spices.

$12.99

Golden Beans

Kidney beans cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fragrant spices.

$12.99

Punjabi Curry

Garm flour cooked with yogurt, clarified butter, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green pepper, and spices.

$12.99

Chicken Kimma Matter

Very lean minced boneless chicken mixed with onion, fresh garlic, ginger, green pepper and spices and baked on skewers.

$14.99

Sitar Specials

Chef's Specials

Lamb Chilli

Cubes of lamb sauteed with bell pepper and finished with an exotic Indian sauce.

$18.99

Lamb Karahi

Boneless pieces of lamb, pan-fried with sliced onions, tomatoes, pepper and spices.

$18.99

Lamb Makhnwaia

Boneless tandoori lamb cooked in a delightful batter sauce with almonds and spices.

$18.99

Chicken Kofta

Chicken balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce with fresh herbs and spices.

$17.99

Seafood Masala

Scallops, shrimps, and fish cooked in a delightful, bright, tangy cream sauce.

$18.99

Allo-D-Piaza

Potatoes, pan-roasted with onions, tomatoes, peppers, and exotic spices.

$13.99

Bhindi Masala

Cut okra cooked with onions, tomatoes garlic, ginger, and a variety of Indian spices.

$13.99

Egg Curry

Boils egg cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fragrant spices.

$14.99

Egg Bhurji

Egg cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, and variety of Indian spices.

$14.99

Paneer Bhurji

Raw paneer cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and variety of Indian spices.

$13.99

Sitar Special Cheese

Cheese cooked with spiced onions, bell pepper, tomato sauce, hot sauce, ginger, garlic and variety of Indian spices.

$13.99

Chicken Lambar Dar

Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and deep-fried cooked with sliced onions, bell pepper, tomato sauce, ginger, garlic and a variety of Indian spices.

$16.99

Chicken Makhnwaia

Boneless tandoori chicken cooked in a delightful batter sauce with almonds and spices.

$17.99

Vegetable Pakoras ()

Fresh cut vegetables deep-fried in spicy chickpea batter.

$3.99

Vegetable Samosas ()

Popular Indian tumover stuffed with mildly spiced peas and potatoes.

$3.99

Aloo Tikki ()

Lightly spiced and deep-fried potato patties.

$3.99

Samosa Chaat

Place the boiled chick pass along over the smashed samosa top with chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander, tamarind chutney, green chutney.

$7.99

Meat Samosas ()

Spicy turnover stuffed with minced lamb and spices.

$4.99

Sitar Vegetarian Platter

Delicious assortment of vegetable pakoras, samosa aloo tikki, cheese pakora and pappadam.

$6.99

Pappadam ()

Spiced lacy lentil wafers.

$3.50

Chicken Pakoras ()

Tender pieces of boneless white meat deep fried in spicy chickpea batter.

$6.99

Chicken Tikka

Tender pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt, then cooked on skewers in the tandoor clay oven.

$6.99

Fish Pakoras ()

Pieces of haddock deep fried in spicy chick pea batter.

$6.99

Sitar Non-Vegetarian Platter

Meat samosa, chicken pakora, fish pakora, chicken tikka, and seekh kebab.

$8.99

Cheese Pakoras ()

Fresh homemade cheese, deep-fried in lightly spiced chickpeas batter.

$4.99

Appetizers

Soups

Lentil Soup

Delicious and popular soup of mixed lentils cooked with herbs and mild Indian spices.

$3.99

Cocount Soup

A rich, warm soup made with slightly sweetened coconut milk, topped with pistachios.

$3.99

Naan

Unleavened bread baked in the tandoori clay oven.

$2.99

Kulcha

Mixed flour, salt, (onion, aloo, gobi).

$3.99

Cheese Naan

Stuffed with lightly spiced cheese.

$3.99

Chilli Naan

Stuffed with lightly spiced and chilly.

$3.99

Aloo Naan

Stuffed with potatoes and spices.

$3.99

Onion Naan

Stuffed with lightly spiced onions.

$3.99

Garlic Naan

A delightful bread with garlic and spices.

$3.99

Chicken Naan

Stuffed with chicken, herbs, and spices.

$4.99

Keema Naan

Stuffed with spiced and minced Lamb.

$4.99

Peshawari Naan

A soft leavened bread stuffed with dry fruits, topped with coconut.

$4.99

Chapati

Traditional Indian whole wheat bread cooked on a griddle.

$2.99

Tandoori Roti

Indian whole wheat bread cooked in the tandoor.

$2.99

Parantha

Whole wheat bread, folded and cooked with butter on a griddle.

$3.99

Vegetable Parantha

Folded and stuffed with peas, cauliflower, and spices.

$4.99

Poori

A festive and exotic whole wheat puffed bread.

$3.99

Break Basket

A tasty assortment of our spiced breads.

$8.99

Gobi Naan

Stuffed with lightly spiced gobi.

$3.99

Breads

Chicken Specialties

Chicken Curry

Boneless chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fragrant spices.

$14.99

Chicken Jalfrezi

Boneless chicken cooked with vegetables, fresh herbs, and spices.

$14.99

Chicken Vindaloo

Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes in a hot, tangy sauce.

$14.99

Chicken Saag

Boneless chicken cooked with spinach and sauteed in butter with fresh spices.

$14.99

Chicken Mushroom

Boneless chicken with mushrooms, herbs, and spices.

$14.99

Chicken Methi

Tender pieces of white meat cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves

$14.99

Chicken Chili

Boneless pieces of white meat sauteed with green chili and finished with an exotic Indian sauce.

$14.99

Chicken Tikka Masala

Boneless white meat tandoori cooked in a delightful, bright, tangy cream sauce.

$14.99

Chicken Korma

Chicken cooked with delicate spices, herbs, nuts and raisins in a mild cream sauce.

$14.99

Chicken Kashmiri

A special regional dish of boneless chicken cooked in rich creamy tomato sauce with nuts and fruits.

$14.99

Chicken Tikka Saag

Boneless white meat tandoori cooked in fragrantly spiced spinach.

$14.99

Lamb Curry

Cubes of lamb in a thick sauce of onions, tomatoes, garlic ginger, herbs, and spices.

$17.99

Lamb Bhuna

Pan-fried cubes of lamb with green pepper, tomatoes, onions, and spices.

$17.99

Lamb Vindaloo

Lamb marinated in vinegar and spices and cooked with potatoes in a hot, tangy sauce.

$17.99

Lamb Korma

Lamb cooked with select spices, herbs, and nuts in a mild cream sauce.

$17.99

Lamb Do Piazo

Pieces of tandoori lamb pan fried with sliced onion, tomatoes, pepper, and spices.

$17.99

Lamb Saag

Tender pieces of lamb cooked with spinach, fresh ginger, garlic, and spices.

$17.99

Lamb Mushroom

Cubes of lamb cooked with mushrooms and a blend of fresh herbs spices.

$17.99

Achar Lamb

Spicy concoction of juicy lamb and special masala of whole Indian spices.

$17.99

Lamb Rogan Josh

Tender lamb cooked in clarified butter, browned onions, fresh ginger, a touch of garlic and simmered in spices and yogurt.

$17.99

Lamb Specialties

Seafood Specialties

Shrimp Masala

Shrimp cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices in a bright, creamy sauce.

$17.99

Shrimp Saag

Shrimp cooked with fresh spinach and spices, garnished with fresh coriander.

$17.99

Shrimp Korma

Shrimp in a mildly spiced cream sauce flavored with nuts raisins.

$17.99

Shrimp Vindaloo

Shrimp cooked in a hot tangy sauce with potatoes and onion.

$17.99

Shrimp Do Piazo

Shrimp pan-fried with fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper, onions, and spices.

$17.99

Fish Masala

Cold fillet cooked in a rich, tomato-based creamy sauce and spices.

$17.99

Fish Vindaloo

Cod fillet cooked with potatoes in a hot, spicy sauce.

$17.99

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and fragrant spices.

$17.99

Fish Curry

Filet of tilapia cooked in a light curry sauce.

$17.99

Chicken Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with chicken or lamb, fresh green peas, nuts, and raisins.

$14.99

Veg. Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with select spices, herbs, nuts and raisins and fresh vegetables.

$12.99

Shrimp Biryani

Lightly spiced basmati rice cooked with shrimp, nuts, and raisins.

$17.99

Vegetable Biryani

Basmati rice cooked with select spices, herbs, nuts and raisins, and fresh vegetables.

$12.99

Sitar Special Biryani

Basmati rice cooked in clarified butter with shrimp, chicken, lamb, paneer, vegetables, nuts, raisins, and garnished with fresh coriander.

$18.99

Peas Pilao

Aromatic basmati rice cooked with fresh green peas and lightly spiced.

$7.99

Rice

Plain boiled basmati rice.

$2.50

Lamb Biryani

Baked casserole of basmati rice and lamb with delicious spices.

$17.99

Rice Specialties

Tandoori Specialties

Chicken Tandoori

Tender chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and baked on skewers.

$14.99

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chicken breasts marinated in yogurt and spices and baked on skewers.

$14.99

Lamb Kebab

Tender cubes of lamb marinated in herbs and spices, gently baked.

$17.99

Seekh Kebab

Very lean minced lamb mixed with onion, fresh herbs and spices and baked on skewers.

$17.99

Tandoori Mixed Grill

A delicious combination of chicken and lamb.

$18.99

Chicken Reshmi Sheekh Kebab

Very lean minced chicken mixed with onion, fresh herbs and spices and baked on skewers.

$16.99

Malai Kofta

Vegetable balls cooked in a creamy nut sauce with fresh herbs and spices.

$12.99

Baingan Bhartha

Eggplant specialty baked over an open flame, mashed and then sauteed with onions, garlic, ginger, and special spices.

$12.99

Saag Paneer

Spicy spinach cooked with pieces of fresh homemade cheese.

$12.99

Matter Paneer

Fresh green peas cooked with homemade cheese and a variety of herbs and spices.

$12.99

Mixed Vegetables

Mixed garden vegetables cooked with fresh herbs and spices.

$12.99

Aloo Palak

Potatoes and spinach delicately cooked with cream, onions, tomatoes, and spices.

$12.99

Allo Matter

Fresh green peas and potatoes in a fragrant spiced sauce.

$12.99

Chana Masala

Whole chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices.

$12.99

Chana Palak

Chickpeas cooked with spinach, ginger, and garlic.

$12.99

Dal Makhni

Black lentils cooked with fresh herbs and spices, sauteed in butter and garnished with fresh coriander.

$12.99

Dal Tadka

Dal tadka is a punjabi yellow dal cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, and garlic.

$12.99

Aloo Gobhi

Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with ginger, garlic, onion, and spices.

$12.99

Shahi Paneer Korma

Homemade cheese sauteed with fresh ginger, garlic, cooked in a creamy tomato sauce and garnished with nuts and raisins.

$13.99

Kadai Paneer

Paneer, capsicum, tomato, onion and traditional Indian spices.

$13.99

Paneer Do Piaza

Homemade cheese, pan-roasted with sliced onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and exotic spices.

$13.99

Paneer Chilli

Cubes of paneer cooked with bell pepper, onions, and exotic Indian spices.

$13.99

Vegetarian Specialties

Side Orders

Raita

Cooling yogurt with shredded cucumbers and mint.

$2.50

Plain Yogurt

$2.50

Mint Chutney

$2.50

Mixed Pickle

$2.50

Mango Chutney

A spiced indian garnish with delicious pickled mangoes.

$3.50

Condiment Tray

Mango chutney, pickle, raita, and mint chutney.

$7.99

Chicken Tikka Sausa

$7.99

Gulab Jamun

Deep-fried cheese and milk balls soaked in syrup.

$3.99

Kulfi

Exotic Ice cream from India made with almonds, pistachios, and cashews.

$3.50

Kheer

Rice cooked in sweetened milk with raisins and almonds.

$3.50

Desserts

Beverages

Mango Lassi

$3.99

Soda (Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke)

A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.

$1.99