Vegetarian Entrée Curries
Home-made cheese cubes in creamy spinach & green mustard sauce, seasoned with ginger
Non-vegetarian Entrée Curries
Boneless chicken breast with fenugreek leaf in onion and tomato-based creamy sauce
Non-Vegetarian (Served with basmati rice)
Boneless chicken cooked with fresh chopped garlic, fenugreek leaf & fresh tomato in curry sauce
Biryani
A spicy dish of rice with meat or veggies, flavored with saffron, cashews, raisins and onions. Served with a side of raita, a yogurt sauce.
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.
Wednesday
Every Wednesday from 6:30pm-8:00pm come check out our complimentary wine tasting. A four-to-six varietal wine tasting that we host every week while also featuring about fifty other options at 50% off, a large selection of both wine by the bottle and by the glass.
Friday & Saturday
Chef Features, live music, and reserve wine by the glass. Come taste reserve bottles, typically NEVER offered by the glass!
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.
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.
