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    Nawab Indian Restaurant

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    72 reviews
    #50 of 308 Restaurants in Bethlehem
    ₹₹ - ₹₹₹, Indian, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
    13 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1778
    +1 610-691-0388
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    4.0 72 reviews
    #50 of 308 Restaurants in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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    CUISINES
    Indian
    Special Diets
    Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
    Meals
    Dinner, Lunch
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    Location and contact

    13 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1778
    Website
    +1 610-691-0388

    Menu

    APPETIZERS
    $3.95
    Vegetable Samosa
    deep fried, mildly spiced vegetable turnovers stuffed with green peas and potatoes.
    $3.95
    Samosa Chaat
    smaosa with chick peas, potatoes tossed in different sauces.
    $3.95
    Bhojia
    garden-fresh cut vegetables deep-fried in a mildly spiced chick peas batter.
    $3.95
    Vegetables Pakora
    fresh vegetables: cauliflower, potatoes deep fried with chick pea batter.
    $3.95
    Patata Wada
    spicy deep fried potatoes with peas.
    $4.95
    Paneer Pakora
    delicate homemade fresh cottage cheese fitters with a touch of cumin seed and oriental spices.
    $3.95
    Channe Ki Chaat
    a tangy combination of chickpeas and potatoes, tossed in a tamarind sauce & sprinkled with indian black salt, served cold.
    $4.95
    Mirchi Pakora (spicy)
    fresh green chilli peppers deep fried in chick pea batter served with tamarind sauce.
    $4.95
    Meat Samosa
    crisp deep-fried turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced minced meat.
    $4.95
    Chicken Pakora
    mildly spiced boneless ribs of spring chicken fritters flavored with fresh onion, garlic and ginger.
    SOUP
    $3.95
    Mulligatawny Soup
    vegetable soup-a traditional garden fresh vegetable soup, delicately spiced and served with a wedge of lemon.yogurt with cucumber and carrot
    $3.95
    Coconut Soup
    creamy shredded coconut soup, with nuts and spices.
    $3.95
    Tomato Soup
    a spicy, tangy light soup flavored with authentic indian spices.
    $3.59
    Shahi Murg Shorba
    chicken soup.
    CHICKEN SPECIALTY
    $12.95
    Chicken Makhani
    tender pieces of chicken tandoori cooked in a mild fresh tomato sauce, flavored with butter.
    $12.95
    Chicken Curry
    chicken cooked in a special curry with traditional spices.
    $12.95
    Chicken Vindallo
    diced chicken with potatoes in a sharply spiced gravy.
    $12.95
    Chicken Saag
    boneless chicken cooked with mildly spiced spinach and herbs.
    $12.95
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    tender boneless pieces of chicken broiled in clay oven, then cooked in a fresh tomato, onion, bell pepper, and butter sauce.
    $12.95
    Chicken Chilli
    boneless pieces of chicken broiled in the tandoor and cooked with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
    $12.95
    Chicken Shahi Korma
    boneless chicken cooked in a cashew nut gravy with almond sauce.
    $12.95
    Chicken Tikka Mushroom
    tender pieces of boneless chicken and fresh mushroom cooked in a mildly spicy creamy tomato sauce.
    $12.95
    Chicken Madras
    boneless chicken cooked with tomatoes and coconut in a medium hot sauce.
    $12.95
    Chicken Jal Fareji
    chicken drum sticks along with fresh herbs and tomatoes, bell peppers and onion.
    SEAFOOD SPECIALS
    $13.95
    Shrimp Curry
    shrimp marinated in vinegar cooked with potatoes and indian spices.
    $13.95
    Shrimp Saag
    shrimp cooked with mildly spiced spinach and herbs.
    $13.95
    Shrimp Nirgisi
    large shrimp cooked with coconut in a spicy sauce.
    $13.95
    Tandoori Shrimp Masala
    shrimp barbecued in tandoor and quick cooked in a special butter sauce.
    $13.95
    Tandoori Fish Masala
    fresh fish marinated with spices and cooked with chopped onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and delicate spices.
    $13.95
    Tandoori Fish Saag
    fresh fish cooked in clay oven, in spinach and mildly spices.
    VEGETABLE SPECIALS
    $10.95
    Mixed Vegetables
    garden fresh mixed vegetables simmered in a mildly spiced sauce.
    $11.95
    Malai Kofta
    soft cheese and vegetable dumpling simmered in a mild creamy sauce.
    $11.95
    Bhindi Masala
    fresh okra cooked in a mildly spiced thick sauce.
    $11.95
    Mutter Paneer
    homemade fried cheese cubes with garden fresh peas in a mild sauce.
    $10.95
    Aalo Mutter
    peas and potatoes cooked in fresh indian spices.
    $11.95
    Baingen Bharta
    fresh eggplant cooked in a mildly spiced thick sauce.
    $11.95
    Aalo Gobi
    cauliflower and potatoes cooked with fresh indian spices.
    $11.95
    Channa Saag
    spinach cooked with chick pea and indian spices.
    $11.95
    Kadhi Pakora
    vegetable fritters in gravy, made from yogurt and chick pea batter.
    $11.95
    Paneer Makhani Or Paneer Tikka Masala
    cottage cheese cubes cooked in a rich buttery tomato gravy.
    DESSERT
    $2.95
    Kulfi Or Mango Nut Kulfi
    authentic indian ice cream enriched with seasonal nuts and flavored with rose water.
    $3.95
    Mango Ice Cream
    ice cream made of fresh mango flavors.
    $2.95
    Kheer
    rice pudding.
    $3.95
    Gulab Jamun
    homemade soft milk balls dipped in honey syrup, served warm.
    $3.95
    Rus Malai
    homemade cottage cheese patties dipped in sweetened milk, flavored with cardamon and garnished with pistachios.
    $2.95
    Burfi
    homemade paneer and coconut.
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    Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile
    Gluten free.

    We had a great meal here! The food was delicious and tasty. My wife is gluten free and 90% of the menu is GF, sadly the Naan was not. Every one that works there was great except for the younger man working there. He was...More

    Date of visit: January 2019
    Thank BethlehemPaUSA
    Reviewed 23 September 2018
    First Indian Experience!

    Ordered take out from Nawab on a rainy day. This was my first experience with Indian cuisine. Yes, I've had curry dishes in Thai restaurants but I feel that doesn't count. All the food was bursting with flavors new to my palette. Naan bread was...More

    Date of visit: July 2018
    Thank vnhaas92
    Reviewed 17 September 2018 via mobile
    Tasty Indian food

    I enjoyed a visit to Nawab recently. The food was delicious. There are so many choices. You can also choose the level of spice. There are many vegetarian options. This is a BYOB restaurant. Prices are very reasonable. The restaurant decor is minimal. Service was...More

    Date of visit: September 2018
    Thank CTgirl66
    Reviewed 20 August 2018 via mobile
    Travellers3

    Excellent food and reasonably priced. Declared like home cooking by my Indian colleagues. Excellent service. Parking is a challenge. City is known for ticketing so be sure to pay at meter by credit card. Have been here several times over the years and always pleased.

    Date of visit: March 2018
    Thank Travellors3
    Reviewed 16 August 2018
    That's it?

    My family stopped by Lehigh Univ on our back from NYC to Pgh. We decided to have lunch in Nawab because hubby & I love Indian food. What a letdown. Maybe we're just spoiled by the Indian restaurants in Pgh but Nawab is below average...More

    Date of visit: August 2018
    Thank Dendensky
    Reviewed 12 August 2018 via mobile
    Food was just okay

    Hubby and I drove up to Bethlehem on a Saturday to have lunch at a certain restaurant. But when we discovered that it was closed we decided to try Nawab instead, seeing that it was nearby. We're quite familiar with Indian cuisine. Back home we'd...More

    Date of visit: August 2018
    Thank Antputnam
    Reviewed 19 June 2018
    Indian Comfort Food

    When we dined for lunch we had the buffet. The spices are intoxicating to smell, The food quality and freshness was uneven though. Some of the dishes blew me away while others were bland and uninspired. Plenty of vegetarian options. Decor and ambience are nothing...More

    Date of visit: April 2018
    Thank Jnny2good
    Reviewed 7 November 2017 via mobile
    Nephew's 21st Birthday Celebration

    Thank you for a beautiful meal and pulling out all the stops and bringing a birthday cake. Staff and food was very good. Will be back again soon.

    Date of visit: November 2017
    Thank Seonaidh2015
    Reviewed 18 March 2017 via mobile
    Nawab is good, but Clove is a little better

    We ❤️ Indian food. It's our favorite cuisine. Nawab has good dishes; the standards like Chicken Tikka Masala are on par in taste, meat tenderness, portion size, and price with restaurants in Edison NJ and in NYC. The lamb biryani, however, was not as good....More

    Date of visit: March 2017
    Thank vzescape
    Reviewed 15 October 2016 via mobile
    Amazing Indian Food

    Partner and I travel to Bethlehem from Qtown as often as we can to enjoy Indian food at Nawab. Food is always fresh and good while the service is just great. As vegetarians we usually get the Vegetarian Platter as an appetizer with samosa, pakora,...More

    Date of visit: October 2016
    Thank JamieJW
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