Masala
Masala
Yogurt shake.
Delicately spiced vegetable fritters fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Crisp turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes and peas, fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Crisp turnovers stuffed with mildly spiced lamb and peas, fried in canola oil and served with tamarind sauce.
Homemade cottage cheese dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
Tender strips of mildly spiced fish dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
Tender strips of mildly spiced chicken dipped in lentil flour batter and fried in canola oil.
An excellent combination of samosas, pakoras and papadum.
Tomato, cucumber and onion salad with lemon and herbs.
Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers with house dressing.
Chicken breast grilled in special clay oven with fresh garden veggies.
Tender chicken breast roasted in clay oven, then simmered in tomato and cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tandoori chicken delicately spiced with Indian herbs and cooked with a mild cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken with potatoes in a highly spiced and tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice. Spicy.
Chicken breast cooked in exotic curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Boneless chicken cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices, scallions and a touch of ginger. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Boneless chicken simmered in a mild cashew sauce and garnished with raisins and cashews.
Fresh chicken morsels sauteed with ginger, onions, tomatoes and spices.
Tender pieces of chicken sauteed with deliciously spiced spinach and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken breast marinated in special blend of spices and sauteed with choice of mushrooms or broccoli. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Diced chicken cooked in aromatic fenugreek sauce and blended with mushrooms. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Boneless tandoori chicken cooked with spinach, onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chicken breast with special spices, onions, bell peppers, jalapenos and a touch of garlic and soy sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Piece of lean lamb cooked in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Diced lamb sauteed with onion, pepper, tomato, ginger, garlic and herbs.
High spiced lamb cooked in a tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tender pieces of lamb roasted in clay oven, then simmered in a tomato and cream sauce.
Tandoori lamb chops in special masala sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with a generous portion of spinach and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb cooked with onion, tomato and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Lamb with mango, aromatic herbs, a touch of ginger, garlic and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Juicy chunks of tender lamb grilled in tandoor with Himalayan herbs, tomatoes and bell peppers cooked in traditional style.
Cubes of lamb cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce topped with sliced almonds. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Boneless lamb simmered in a mild cashew sauce, garnished with raisins and cashews. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Goat meat cooked in special home style curry. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp simmered in a tomato and cream sauce with a touch of onion, pepper and fenugreek leaves. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp sauteed with sweet and sour mangoes with a touch of ginger, scallions and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Large shrimp marinated in honey, vinegar and spices and cooked with lentils. A sweet and sour flavor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Pieces of fresh salmon roasted in clay oven and simmered in a tomato and cream sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Jumbo shrimp, scallops and fish cooked with potatoes in a highly spiced and tangy hot sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice. Spicy.
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a wok with onion, bell pepper, tomato, ginger, garlic and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp simmered in a mild cream sauce, garnished with almonds and cashews. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Salmon in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Shrimp in special curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Boneless, succulent chicken breast marinated in special recipe and broiled to perfection in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Minced meat mixed with onions, delicately spiced with herbs, then roasted on skewers in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Jumbo shrimp marinated in an herb mixture and delicately broiled in clay oven. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Half spring chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices and roasted in the tandoor. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Assorted tandoori varieties. Chicken, lamb and shrimp. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Fresh vegetables cooked with sweet and sour mangoes, spices and herbs with a touch of ginger. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Garden fresh vegetables cooked in light cream sauce and a special blend of spices, sprinkled with nuts. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Mixed vegetables and paneer balls served in a spiced tomato and cream sauce.
Green peas with homemade Indian cheese.
Deliciously cooked spinach with homemade Indian cheese cubes. Cooked in mild spices and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Mixed vegetables cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Potatoes cooked in a mildly spiced sauce.
Fresh mushrooms and broccoli sauteed with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and herbs.
Potatoes and cauliflower sauteed with ginger, tomatoes and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Homemade cheese cubes sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and herbs. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Homemade cheese cubes, onion, pepper and tomatoes cooked with fresh herbs in makhni sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Potatoes cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Potatoes cooked in a deliciously spiced tomato and herb sauce with a touch of cream. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Chickpeas cooked in the popular Punjabi style or with potatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Slow simmered lentils sauteed in butter with fresh garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Whole eggplant baked in clay oven, then mashed and sauteed with garlic, onions and tomatoes. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Fresh baby okra sauteed with onion, pepper, tomatoes and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Garden fresh mixed vegetables cooked in a tangy and hot curry sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Fresh spinach and chickpeas in herbs and spices. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Green peas and mushrooms in mildly spiced sauce. Served with long grain basmati rice.
Naturally fragrant basmati rice steam cooked with fresh garden vegetables and sprinkled with nuts.
Chicken marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice.
Succulent pieces of curried lamb cooked with basmati rice, gently flavored with saffron and nuts.
Long grain basmati rice flavored with saffron and cooked together with shrimp, lamb, chicken and nuts in a delicate blend of spices.
Goat marinated with spices and saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant basmati rice.
Traditional Punjabi white bread baked in clay oven.
Naan bread topped with fresh garlic and herbs and then baked in clay oven.
Unleavened whole wheat bread baked in clay oven.
Unleavened and layered whole wheat bread topped with butter.
Paratha stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Naan stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes.
Bread filled with onions and homemade cheese.
Bread filled with onions and fenugreek leaves.
Scrumptious naan bread stuffed with shredded lamb and herbs.
White wheat bread stuffed with raisins and cashew nuts.
Assortment from clay oven. Garlic naan, roti and naan.
Naan bread stuffed with mozzarella cheese and then baked in clay oven.
Light pastry balls dipped in cinnamon flavored syrup.
Traditional Indian rice pudding with nuts, flavored with cardamom and rose.
Saturday Lunch Buffet
Delish warm Naan
Palak Paneer, Chicken Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan
a restaurant counter with plates and bowls on it
Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan and, Gulab Jamun
a glass of beer and a bottle on a table
menu
Extra Rice Naan Chicken Tikka Masala
interior
The wall of Masala
Chicken Saag
Chicken Mushroom
food, curry
Fabulous Palak Paneer
Garlic Naan
Tasty table service
food, burritos and wraps
Chicken Tikka
Mushroom Matar
Naan
food, curry
Chicken makhani and garlic naan
Keziah I.
Jan 4, 2025
Very welcoming atmosphere. They sat us immediately. The bathrooms were clean and the dining area was as well. We asked for suggestions and the owner came to our table to answer our questions. The food was amazing and not too spicy even though I ordered medium.
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Aria H.
Oct 20, 2023
Have ordered to-go a few times but went in person on Sunday and man...it definitely tastes better in person! I ordered chai, chicken makhani, and garlic naan. The chai was okay but the chicken makhani and garlic naan were incredible. The serving size is HUGE. We had enough for two leftover meals! Service was good and relatively quick. It's not super fancy just about 15 tables inside but you will be full and happy like I was when I left. I would say my usual order and experience is 4 star but when we went the other day? Definitely 5 star.
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Vicky C.
Sep 18, 2023
I've been going here for years and this time I got there take out for dinner. I ordered saag paneer which is so delicious, chicken tikka masala which has so much flavor the only this is I wish it was made with dark meat inside of white because I feel like the white meat is tougher and drier. Two orders of garlic naan which were so good and fluffy. Masala is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Lexington for dine in or takeout! The service is always nice and welcoming and so cozy inside if you wanna dine in.
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michelle y.
Dec 2, 2022
Every time I come to Kentucky, it's generally for a big racing event so of course people are waiting in line to go to Tony's or Frank and Dino's or Dudleys. But no trip for me is complete without coming to masala. The food here is just phenomenal. It's a touch on the pricey side which I feel like it's kind of been a trend with Indian food as of late. But you won't be disappointed with the quality or the portion size. This is just a little hole in the wall and a shopping center. That's pretty close to the freeway so it's very convenient to get to. The non-is so fluffy and hot and it just makes a perfect pairing with the sauce even though I know that's not how you're supposed to eat it. I also love all of the vegetarian dishes. This time I got the mushroom matar and the spice level was just exquisite. I took home all my leftovers for a meal the next day. And even though I had to refrigerator, I was gross and let it sit out and then I ate it anyways ....cold. And you know what... That shit was still good If you like Indian food, or even if you've never had it, and you want to try it; this is your spot
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Rick F.
Aug 26, 2024
I was told to meet at this Indian Buffet... I was excited, however, what it REALLY was, was a hot table, 5 ft in length with less than 15 items. The only entrees were completely covered in sauce... of gravy consistency... I ate because I was invited, but I could tell my host was a bit embarrassed by the lack of variety. The food didn't taste bad... but it wasn't good either. I'm sorry to be so negative but it was a regrettable evening.
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John B.
Sep 11, 2021
They had a small lunch buffet going on when I stopped in, which is a surprising development these days. However, I was happy that I got takeout as the buffet didn't include enough vegetarian variety to make it worthwhile for me. I asked for Indian hot on my chickpeas (and got a raise of the eyebrow for having done so from the people working there).My channa masala was richly flavored and delivered more of a sustained burn than an immediate hit. It was hot enough to be reflux inducing (sadly, my taste buds and my esophageal sphincter don't always get along), but delicious. Their interpretation of mulligatawny soup was a bit odd; it looked more like sambar and the taste was a bit more sour than I expected.My biggest knock against them was that the menu didn't have more variety, but what I did get was certainly tasty enough to get me to come back.
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Dawn H.
Jan 1, 2024
Yum! Woke up my tastebuds! Everyone enjoyed including my super picky husband. Great service too!
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Michael S.
Oct 8, 2024
Service was goodFood was great and reasonably priced Cucumber salad to die forTandoori sampler appetizer was a meal unto itself and a great bargain " house " wine was Sutter Home if you have higher tastes in wine you should probably skip and get a beer
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Marsha F.
Feb 23, 2025
Best garlic nan ever!We often stop here when traveling through Lexington.The food here has "spoiled" us; our usual places to eat Indian food in our home town pale in comparison.
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Vicki C.
Mar 27, 2024
This is my second time ordering in Masala. I was disappointed because the samosa did not taste as good as I remembered. It was too mushy potatoey. In addition the garlic naan was dry and burnt. I did enjoy the chicken saag. My first time to taste this. I ordered mild spicy and it has a kick which I liked. But I'm glad it came with the basmati rice to neutralize the spiciness.
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