Minerva Indian Cuisine
(703) 578-3663

Beverages

Beverages
- Soda $1.29+
  
  12 oz. can.
- Water Aquafina $1.99+
  
  20 oz. bottle.
- Brisk Tea $1.99+
  
  20 oz. bottle.
- Brisk Lemonade $1.99+
  
  20 oz. bottle.

Appetizers

Appetizers
- Onion Pakora $6.29
- Aloo Tikki $5.19
- Vegetable Samosa $5.19
- Minerva Cut Mirchi $7.29
- Paneer Tikka $9.39
- Paneer Pakora $8.39
- Chicken Pakora $6.29
- Ginger Shrimp $11.49
- Fish Fry $9.39
- Mixed Vegetable Pakora $7.29

Soups and Salads
- Mulligatawany Soup $5.19
- Tomato Soup $5.19
- Vegetable Corn Soup $5.19
- Minerva Chicken Soup $6.29
- Tandoori Chicken Salad $10.49
- Kachumbar Salad $5.19

South Specialties Dakshin

South Specialties Dakshin
- Idly Sambar $9.39
  
  Rice cakes.
- Plain Dosa $8.39
  
  Rice crepes served with chutneys.
- Mysore Masala Dosa $12.59
  
  Rice crepe with layers of chutneys, potatoes and onions.
- Minerva Spring Dosa $12.59
  
  Rice crepe stuffed with various veggies and chutney.
- Ravva Onion Masala Dosa $12.59
  
  Lentil crepe grilled with onions and stuffed potatoes.
- Plain Uttappam $9.39
  
  Lentil pancake stuffed with onions.
- Vegetable Uttappam $11.49
  
  Lentil pancake stuffed with vegetables.
- Masala Dosa $10.49
  
  Rice crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes.
- Chole Batura $12.59
  
  Puffed bread served with chic peas curry (large 10" batura with 16 oz. chole).
- Spinach Masala Dosa $12.59
  
  Rice crepe of spinach and stuffed with potatoes and onions.
- Chicken 65 Dosa $12.59
  
  Rice crepe stuffed with seasoned chicken.
- Paneer Masala Dosa $13.59
  
  Rice crepe of cottage cheese and stuffed with potatoes.
- Minerva Paneer Uttappam $13.59
  
  Lentil pancake stuffed with cheese and vegetables.
- Hyderabali Keema Mutter Dosa $14.69
  
  Thin rice crepe stuffed with fresh ground lamb marinated with herbs and traditional spices.

From Our Clay Oven

From Our Clay Oven
- Tandoori Chicken $13.59
  
  A 1/4 leg of chicken marinated in yogurt, fresh spices and lemon juices, then hearth baked in tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Tikka $14.69
  
  Chicken charbroiled in tandoor and cooked to bring out the intricate flavor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Pudhina Paneer Tikka $14.69
  
  Cottage cheese with fresh mint, coriander and herbal masala then grilled in tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Tangri Kabob $14.69
  
  Chicken drumsticks marinated in yogurt and spices, baked on skewers in tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Seekh Kabob $15.69
  
  Fresh ground lamb marinated with herbs and spices then broiled on tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Boti Kabob $15.69
  
  Tender morsels of lamb marinated in our special recipe sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Tandoori Shrimp $18.89
  
  Tender shrimps marinated in yogurt, garlic, ginger and spices then broiled in the tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Fish Tikka Kabob $16.79
  
  Filet of fish marinated in herbs and spices then barbecued in the tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Tandoori Mix Grill $20.99
  
  Combination platter with all of the above listed. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Chops Kandhari $18.89
  
  Skewered ground chicken coated with green cardamom, spices and fresh coriander broiled in tandoor. Served with your choice of rice or bread.

Vegetarian Entrees

Vegetarian Entrees
- Malai Kofta $13.59
  
  A true Moghulai delight! freshly minced vegetables simmered in cardamom, saffron and garlic. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Kadai Paneer $13.59
  
  Cottage cheese cubes lightly fried and cooked in home made special sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Tadka Dhal $12.59
  
  Midly spiced lentil curry. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Mutter Paneer $13.59
  
  A true Moghulai delight, lightly sweet and spicy with flavor of cardamoms. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Paneer Makhani $13.59
  
  Cottage cheese cubes lightly fried and cooked in home made special sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Dal Makhani $12.59
  
  Lentils cooked in low heat and tossed with ginger, garlic, onions, tomato and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Baingan Bharta $12.59
  
  Eggplant partially baked in oven and then cooked with tomato and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Palak Paneer $13.59
  
  Homemade cottage cheese cubes lightly fried and cooked in spinach puree. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Bhindi Masala $12.59
  
  Okra cooked on a low flame with sliced onions and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Navratan Korma $12.59
  
  Indian vegetables with nuts and cheese made with a creamy sauce. Served wtih your choice of bread or rice.
- Masala Aloo Cobi $12.59
  
  Mouthwatering blend of fresh cauliflower and potato seasoned to perfection. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Channa Masala $12.59
  
  Garbanzo beans cooked in traditional spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Aloo Palak $12.59
  
  Potato cooked with spices and spinach in a thick gravy sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Vegetable Jalfrezie $13.59
  
  Cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, green pepper sauteed in ginger and spices.

Chicken Entrees

Chicken Entrees
- Butter Chicken $14.69
  
  Chicken cooked with spices, herbs and butter sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Curry $13.59
  
  Chicken finished with home made curry sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Shahi Korma $14.69
  
  Lightly sweet and spicy with flavor of cardamoms. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Vindaloo $13.59
  
  Tangy and spicy curry. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Saag Chicken $13.59
  
  Chicken finished with mildly spiced spinach. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Kadai Chicken $14.69
  
  A northwest frontier specialty, chicken cooked with fried curry leaves, yogurt and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Jal Farezi $14.69
  
  Chicken sauteed with onions, peppers and finished with ginger, garlic and various other herbs. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Ginger Chicken $13.59
  
  Boneless breast chicken sauteed with special ginger sauce along with herbs and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chilly Chicken $14.69
  
  Boneless breast chicken sauteed with special sauces, spices, chilies and herbs. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken 65 $14.69
  
  Cooked with fried curry leaves, yogurt and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Pasanda $14.69
  
  Chicken finished with special almond sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chicken Tikka Masala $14.69
  
  Breast chicken skewed in tandoor and sauteed in a rich home made sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.

Lamb Entrees

Lamb Entrees
- Lamb Vindaloo $14.69
  
  Lamb and potatoes cooked in a fiery red chilly and vinegar sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Palak Gosht $14.69
  
  Lamb cooked with fresh spinach, traditional spices and sauteed with ginger and garlic. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Korma $15.69
  
  A moghulai delight - creamy sweet and spicy curry with the delicate flavor of cardamoms. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Pasanda $15.69
  
  Lamb cooked in erotic blend of cream, almond sauce and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Do Pyaza $14.69
  
  Fresh lamb marinated and cooked with diced onions, mildly spiced.
- Lakhnavi Methi Keema $14.69
  
  Ground lamb cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves on slow heat with herbs and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Minerva Special Mutton Fry $15.69
  
  Succulent pieces of lamb cooked closely on low heat with traditional spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Mutton Rogan Josh $15.69
  
  Succulent pieces of lamb cooked closely on low heat with traditional spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Lamb Chops Masala $19.89
- Goat Saag $15.69
- Goat Masala $15.69

Seafood Specialties

Seafood Specialties
- Ginger Shrimp $17.79
  
  Jumbo shrimp marinated with ginger and cooked with herbs and spices.
- Kadai Shrimp $17.79
  
  Jumbo shrimp cooked closely on low heat with traditional spices and Kadai masala. Fish in spicy tamarind sauce.
- Shrimp Vindaloo $17.79
  
  Jumbo shrimp marinated and cooked with spicy curry sauce with chunks of potatoes. Fish in spicy tamarind sauce.
- Shrimp Maharaja $17.79
  
  Jumbo shrimp marinated in yogurt and cooked with tomato and mild cream sauce. Fish in spicy tamarind sauce.
- Minerva Special Royyala Vepudu $16.79
  
  Jumbo shrimp stir fried and cooked closely on low heat. Fish in spicy tamarind sauce.
- Fish Masala $16.79
  
  Masala in a hearty blend of tangy tomato and aromatic herbs and spices. Served with your choice of rice or bread.
- Chepala Pulusu $16.79
  
  Fish in spicy tamarind sauce. Served with your choice of rice or bread.

Rice Specialties

Rice Specialties
- Shrimp Biryani $17.79
  
  Hyderabadi biryani.
- Chicken Biryani $14.69
  
  Hyderabadi biryani.
- Goat Biryani $15.69
  
  Hyderabadi biryani.
- Lamb Biryani $15.69
  
  Hyderabadi biryani.
- Vegetable Biryani $13.59
  
  Hyderabadi biryani.

From Our Bread Basket

From Our Bread Basket
- Naan Bread $2.69
- Roti Bread $2.09
- Lacha Paratha Bread $3.09
- Keema Naan $6.29
- Garlic Naan Bread $3.09
- Paneer Naan $4.19
- Onion Naan $3.09
- Assorted Bread Basket $10.49
- Mechi Paratha $3.09
- Aloo Paratha $3.09

Sides

Sides
- Side of Tomato Chutney $0.55
- Side of Mint Chutney $0.55
  
  Green chutney.
- Side of Tamarind Chutney $0.55
  
  Sweet and sour brown chutney.
- Side of Fresh Vegetable Chutney $0.55
- Side Achar $0.55
  
  Pickle
- Side of Basmati Rice $1.09

Desserts

Desserts
- Rasmalai $4.79
  
  Snowy floats of sweetened milk.
- Gulab Jamoon $4.79
  
  Deep fried plum colored dumplings of dried milk and refined flour soaked in sugar syrup.
- Gajar Ka Halwa $4.79
  
  Carrot and milk pudding with a touch of green cardamom.
- Sooji Ka Halwa $4.79

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