Salads
Medley of garden and field greens with your choice of vinaigrette, sun dried tomato or chili ginger dressing.
Grilled Items
Exotic variation of the traditional tandoori chicken. Half Order $10.00
Chicken
Barbecued Chicken Morsels cooked in an aromatic and deliciously zesty sauce.
Seafood
Stir-fried shrimp in a cream of sun ripened tomatoes with a touch of black mustard paste.
Lamb & Goat
Succulent pieces of goat on the bone cooked in rich cardamom sauce, using tomatoes and rattan jog.
Specials Dinners
Appetizer: 2 Vegetable samosas or an order of onion bhaji and chutneys. Main Course: Saag paneer, Navrattan korma and dal makhni, naan, rice, raita and cucumber salad. Dessert: Rice pudding.
Our Story
In 1982, inspired by the curry houses of Europe, Har and Anila Keswani opened their first Indian restaurant, Taj Mahal, in Metairie (still in operation). Since then, the Keswani family has operated 3 other Indian restaurants in New Orleans: Keswani’s in Uptown Square, Shalimar in the French Quarter, and now, since 1999, Nirvana on Magazine Street.
Dining Experience
Nirvana offers New Orleans the most diverse, authentic Indian menu. From samosas, pakoras and mulligatawny soup to chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, butter chicken and a range of vegetarian dishes, our menu is sure to satisfy the most discerning palate and Indian gourmand.
BIRYANI
Boneless chicken marinated in special Indian spices and cooked with basmati rice.
FROM THE TANDOOR
Farmer's cheese marinated and roasted in the tandoor, served on sizzler.
SHRIMP
Jumbo shrimp cooked in a coconut and vegetable sauce. A recipe from Goa.
What is the traditional Indian drink?
An ancient tea of India made up of black tea, milk, cardamom, cloves, fennel, and sugar. Traditional Indian drink with lemonade, salt & pepper. Traditional Indian drink made with homemade yogurt, milk, and rosewater choice of your flavor. Mango puree blended with milk and vanilla ice cream.
What is the food that is cooked in Nepali style?
Cauliflower, potatoes and green peas cooked in authentic Nepali style with ginger garlic, Cilantro, tomatoes and spices.
What is rich curry?
Rich curry cooked with coconut milk, cream, ginger, garlic and our homemade spices.
Starters
Mumbai S.p.D.p. Famous steet food! mini crispy breads filled with potatoes and chickpeas, topped with chutneys and raita
Signature Curries
Bollywood Beats Chicken curry with coconut, groundnut, sesame seeds and bombay masala mix
Desserts
Chocomosa/Malai Kulfi Samosas filled with Indian spiced chocolate served with Indian Ice cream
