Ambar India Restaurant Menu – Champaign, IL

Type : Indian restaurant

Location : Champaign, IL

Modest Indian café offering a range of familiar dishes including curries & tandoori, plus a buffet. Based on 464 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.7 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Ambar India Restaurant 61820

Address:
605 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: (217) 344-1500

Website:

Hours

Sunday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
4:30–9:45 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM
Thursday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM
Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM
Saturday 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:45 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa
Deep fried crisp stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and green peas.
$3.99
Vegetable Pakora
Fresh vegetable dipped in besan flour batter and deep fried.
$3.99
Aloo Tikki
Spiced Potato patties, grilled
$3.99
Chicken Nuggets $4.99
Special Aloo Tikki
Potato cutlet topped with chick peas, onion, yogurt and two kinds of chutney.
$5.99
Chaat Samosa
Samosa topped with Garbanzo beans, onion, yogurt, and two kinds of chutney.
$5.99
Special Papri Chaat
A tangy, sweet blend of chick peas, potatoes, papapdies, and a touch of yogurt, served with Black Indian Salt.
$5.99
Paneer Pakora
Home made cottage cheese dipped in besan flow and deep fried.
$6.99
Chicken Pakora
Boneless chicken, batter fried.
$7.99
Mixed Vegetable Platter
Chef’s choice of vegetables, batter fried.
$7.99
Gobi Chilli (Dry)
Deep fried crispy cauliflower cooked with Hot & Tangy sauce.
$6.99
Chicken 65
Deep fried chicken cooked with mustard seed, curry leaves, whole red chillies and tossed with hot sauce.
$8.99
Chole Bhature
Tender garbanzo beans cooked with onion, tomatoes, and spice. Served with two pieces of deep fried puffed white flour bread and homemade pickles.
$8.99
Chole Poori
Garbanzo beans cooked with onion, tomatoes, and spice. Served with two pieces of deep fried wheat Roti.
$8.99
Salads
Indian Salad
Slices of onions and tomatoes
$2.99
Cucumber Salad
Diced cucumber and chopped tomato salad.
$3.99
Soups
Tomato Soup
Tomato extract in cream sauce.
$2.99
Lentil Soup
Lentil soup, mildly spiced.
$2.99
Breads
Naan
Plain bread baked in tandoor
$2.99
Tandoori Roti
Whole wheat baked in tandoor
$2.99
Poori
Two pieces whole wheat naan, deep fried
$3.99
Paratha
Whole wheat layered and baked in tandoor
$3.99
Bhatura
Deep fried puffed white flour bread.
$3.99
Garlic Naan
Naan layered with garlic
$3.99
Onion Naan
Naan stuffed with chopped onion.
$3.99
Paneer Naan
Naan stuffed with home made cheese
$3.99
Keema Naam
Naan stuffed with minced lamb.
$3.99
Kashmiri Naan
Naan stuffed with chopped dried fruit and nuts.
$3.99
Aloo Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced potatoes and baked.
$3.99
Chef Special Naan
Naan stuffed with chicken, onions, home made cheese & light spices.
$4.99
Aloo Paratha
Whole wheat bread stuffed with lightly spiced potatoes.
$3.99
Chilli Naan
Naan layered with fresh green chili.
$3.99
Biryani & Rice
White Rice $2.99
Jeera Rice
Basmati cooked with Jeera
$3.99
Lemon Rice
Rice cooked with fresh lemon, peanuts, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
$5.99
Vegetable Biryani
Basmati rice and mixed vegetables flavored with ginger and garlic, cooked with Indian herbs on low heat.
$11.99
Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice and chicken, richly flavored with ginger and garlic, cooked with onions, bell peppers, peas, cashew raisins, and Indian herbs on low heat.
$13.99
Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice and goat, richly flavored with ginger and garlic, cooked with herbs and spices.
$14.99
Shrimp Biryani
Basmati rice and shrimp , richly flavored with ginger and garlic, cooked with onions, bell peppers, peas, cashew raisins, and Indian herbs on low heat.
$14.99
Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
Basmati rice and marinated chciken, cooked with special Indian herbs and spices in a traditional Hyderabad style.
$13.99
Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani
Basmati rice and marinated lamb, cooked with special Indian herbs and spices in a traditional Hyderabad style.
$14.99
Vegetable Specials
Special Punjabi Kadhi
Crispy pastry dumplings stuffed with mildly spicy vegetables and cooked in a light yogurt sauce.
$11.99
Mixed Vegetables
Fresh vegetables blended with spices and a touch of curry sauce.
$11.99
Mushroom Saag
Tender mushrooms cooked with spinach, tomato and onion sauce.
$11.99
Saag Cholay
Spinach and chick peas cooked in tomato and onion gravy.
$11.99
Aloo Mutter
Potatoes cooked with green peas and spices.
$11.99
Aloo Gobi
Wedges of potato and cauliflower cooked with tomato in ginger and onion gravy.
$11.99
Dal Makhani
Three lentils cooked overnight in tandoor enriched with onion and tomato puree.
$11.99
Tadka Dal
Two split lentil cooked with turmeric, tomato and spices.
$11.99
Channa Masala
Tender garbanzo beans cooked with oinon, tomatoes and spices.
$11.99
Aloo Vindaloo
Wedges of potato cooked with onion gravy, with a touch of tomato sauce and vinegar.
$11.99
Aloo Saag
Potato cubes cooked with spinach and spices.
$11.99
Mutter Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes cooked with green peas and spices.
$12.99
Paneer Tikka Masala
Golden fried cottage cheese cubes simmered in tomato gravy.
$12.99
Kadai Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked with dices of onion, green bell pepper, herbs and spices.
$12.99
Navratan Kohrma
Nine jewels of vegetables, nuts, and fruits cooked in rich tomato gravy.
$11.99
Malai Kofta
Golden fried home made cottage cheese and potato dumplings simmered in creamy sauce with cashews and raisins.
$12.99
Saag Paneer
Golden fried cottage cheese cubes cooked in spinach and spices.
$12.99
Baingan Bhartha
Oven baked egg plant cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices.
$12.99
Paneer Bhurji
Grated cheese cooked with onion and Indian spices.
$13.99
Bhindi Masala
Cut okra cooked with onion, tomatoes and Indian spices.
$12.99
Seafood Specials
Fish Cholay
Salmon cooked with chick peas and light spices.
$14.99
Fish Bhuna
Salmon cooked at slow heat with garlic, ginger, bell peppers and onions.
$14.99
Shrimp Kadai
Shrimp cooked with dices of onion and green bell peppers.
$14.99
Shrimp Masala
Shrimp cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic.
$14.99
Shrimp Saag
Shrimp cooked in spinach and spices.
$14.99
Fish Makhani
Fish cooked in tangy tomato sauce.
$14.99
Chicken Specials
Chicken Mushrooms
Tender chicken cooked with mushrooms
$13.99
Chicken Curry
Chicken cooked in a blend of onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
$13.99
Chicken Kadai
Boneless chicken cooked with diced onion, bell peppers and spices in onion sauce.
$13.99
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken cooked with onion, tomato and spices.
$13.99
Pepper Chicken
Chicken cooked with onion, tomato and spices.
$13.99
Chicken Cholay
Chicken and chick peas cooked in tomato and onion gravy.
$13.99
Chicken Khorma
Boneless chicken with cashews and rainsins with a touch of cream.
$13.99
Chicken Rogan Josh
Tender chunks of savory chicken cooked in yogurt, herbs and spices.
$13.99
Chicken Tikki Masala
Clay pot roasted soft chunks of chicken cooked in tangy creamy tomato sauce.
$13.99
Butter Chicken
Boneless savory tandoori grilled chicken simmered in makhani gravy.
$13.99
Chicken Saag
Chicken cooked with lightly spiced spinach
$13.99
Chicken Tikki Saag
Clay pot roasted boneless chicken cubes cooked in lightly spiced spinach.
$13.99
Chicken And Shrimp Curry
Chicken and shrimp cooked in a blend of onion, tomatoes, ginger garlic and spices.
$13.99
Egg Bhurji
Scrambled eggs cooked with onion and tomatoes in Indian spices.
$12.99
Lamb Specials
Lamb Curry
Lamb cooked in a blend of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
$14.99
Lamb Saag
Lamb cooked with spinach, onion and tomato.
$14.99
Lamb Vindaloo
Lamb cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce.
$14.99
Lamb Khorma
Lamb cooked in a creamy rich gravy with cashews and raisins.
$14.99
Lamb Rogan Josh
Tender chunks of lamb cooked in yogurt, herbs and spices.
$14.99
Lamb & Shrimp Curry
Lamb and shrimp cooked together in a blend of onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
$14.99
Lamb Cholay
Lamb cooked with chick peas in tomato and onion gravy.
$14.99
Lamb Kadai
Lamb cooked with diced onion, bell pepper and spices in onion sauce.
$14.99
Lamb Chilli
Batter fried lamb cubes tossed with diced bell peppers, onions, ginger and garlic in a spicy sauce.
$14.99
Lamb Mushroom
Lamb cooked with mushrooms.
$14.99
Tandoori Kababs
Tandoori Chicken
Chicken marinated overnight with yogurt, herbs and spices.
$13.99
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated with yogurt, herbs and spices.
$13.99
Tandoori Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp marinated and cooked in a clay oven.
$14.99
Tandoori Fish
Fish marinated with spices and herbs, cooked in a clay pot.
$14.99
Chicken Seekh Kabab
Minced chicken roasted in a clay oven.
$14.99
Lamb Seekh Kabab
Minced lamb roated in a clay oven.
$15.99
Mixed Grill
A wide assortment of delicious kabobs cooked in a clay oven.
$16.99
Indo Chinese
Vegetable Fried Rice
Basmati rice sautéed with diced carrots, cabbage, bell pepper and garnished with spring onion.
$7.99
Chicken Fried Rice
Basmati rice sautéed with chicken cubes, carrots, cabbage, bell pepper and garnished with spring onion.
$8.99
Gobi-Manchurian
Cauliflower florets batter fried, finished with spicy tomato sauce, onions ad bell pepper.
$12.99
Vegi-Manchurian
Vegetable balls, cooked with onion and bell pepper in a spicy tomato sauce
$12.99
Chilli Paneer
Home made cottage cheese cubes, batter fried, tossed with diced onion ad bell peppers, in a spicy sauce.
$12.99
Chilli Chicken
Batter fried chicken cubes tossed with diced bell peppers, onion, ginger, ad garlic, finished with a spicy sauce.
$13.99
Egg Fried Rice
Basmati rice sautéed with diced carrots, cabbage, bell pepper ad garnished with spring onion.
$8.99
Side Orders
Raita
Homemade yogurt with cucumber, potatoes and mild spice.
$2.99
Yogurt $1.99
Pickle $1.99
Sweet Mango Chutney $2.99
Papad $1.99
Desserts
Rice Kheer
Indian style rice pudding, served cool with pistachios.
$3.50
Rasamalai
Cheese dumplings, soaked in sweetened thickened milk, delicately flavored with cardamom and served chilled.
$4.50
Gulab Jamun
Two fried cheese balls, soaked in a honey syrup and served warm.
$3.99
Beverages
Coffee $1.99
Chai Indian Tea
Served hot
$2.99
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Minute Maid Lemonade.
$2.49
Mango Milk Shake $3.99
Mango Lassi $3.99
Sweet Lassi $2.99

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Reviews

Md Muntasir Alam
We ordered Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani and Lamb Kadai recently. To be honest, their food quality got improved a little bit than before. Previously, it was the worst Indian restaurant in Urbana-Champaign. However, very recently it seems to me that their Lamb items got improved slightly. But, Biriyani items remain the same and it didn’t seem to me the authentic Indian Biriyani.

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Claudio Garcia
I’m not sure why this restaurant only has 3.7 stars on Google! I took my family here this past weekend, and we all thought it was delicious. For the appetizers, we choose Naan, which the owner gave us more than expected. Our main meals were all tasty and flavorful. The curry was so amazing, and the samosas were bursting with flavors. When we first got our food, it looked like there wasn’t enough, but we were all wrong, because the servings made us extremely full. The overall total was a little pricey, but it is cheaper than other Indian restaurants in the area. I will definitely come back again!

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Sagar Regmi
Service okay, Lassi was so bad. Samosa chat was not authentic. And we ordered hydrabadi Chicken biryani, the biryani they gave us was like fried chicken. I won’t recommend this to anyone.

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Radharaman Mohanty
I have ordered biriyani today, it was worst of the biriyani i have ever had , they have put chicken pieces in the turmeric rice , chicken was stinking and rice was smelling like turmeric and u ordered one chicken dish it was full of oil and no taste… regret spending money here

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Jessica H
Was at their sister store in decatur last night and had the lamb Rogan Josh so decided to order it here since it is the same owners…. It was terrible. No flavor, was a bowl of greasy soup, nothing compared to their other location that was best ever!

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Ajay Bolla
That the worst biryani i ever had in my life

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Brandon Burton
Zero is my rating!!! Service was bad. They didn’t have any hot peppers, chile powder was offered as an alternative to the norm. Perhaps they’re struggling. Either way, this is my first visit. Better luck next time? The options were terrible the fish nuggets were skin. When you asked questions it felt as if you were bothering them. I had to sit our plates on the next table because the server never moved them. I couldn’t stay longer than 20min. We were annoyed so we left.

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Samuel Choi
Each dish is flavorful and unique to this restaurant. The food is just as good as from years back when I was here.

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Maltesh K
I find the taste has improved. Had chicken biriyani and lamb vindaloo, it was delicious.

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Gwyneth K
Disappointing to pay $70 for a meal with Naan that seemed undercooked and saag paneer that tasted unusual in a kind of way that some folks at our table were questioning if it’d went bad. I miss Sitara.

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