The Maharaja
The Maharaja
A flavorful chicken soup seasoned with aromatic inidan herbs.
Sweet corn,beans, chopped onions,tomatoes & green peppers with herbs.
Fresh salad served with your choice of indian vinaigrette or italian dressing.
Diced onions, tomatoes and cucumbers tossed with lemon juice and herbs.
Traditional soup made with lentils, vegetables,spices and flavored with delicate herbs.
A rich blend of creamy tomato soup seasoned with a delicate touch of herbs and spices.
Crispy fried boneless chicken tenders dipped in chickpea batter.
Pastry turnovers stuffed wth seasoned ground chicken.
Talapia fish, lightly spiced, dipped in chickpea batter and fried.
Crispy fried paneer slices with a thin layer of potatoes dipped in chickpea batter.
Crispy fried vegetable fritters dipped in chickpea batter.
Pastry turnovers stuffed wth seasoned potatoes and green peas.
Mildly seasoned potatoes with wheat wafers, topped with yogurt and chutneys.
Vegetable samosas dunked in seasonedchickpea curry topped with yogurt, mint, and tangy tamarind chutneys.
Mildly spiced potato patties in seasonedchickpea curry, topped with yogurt, mint and tangy tamarind chutneys.
A popular street snack made with puffed rice, onions, mint and tangy tamarind chutneys.
Green vegetable patty made with fresh minced spinach, green peas, potatoes, and nuts flavored with traditional herbs and spices.
Paneer cubes marinated in house marinade and grilled.
Smoked, soft, and juicy lamb kebabs in the form of grilled patties made with ground lamb,flavorful indian herbs, and spices cooked on a grill.
Frenched chicken wings marinated in a seasoned batter with seafood blend, deep-fried,and served with spicy red chillu sauce on the side.
Popular ground lamd kebabs marinated with traditional indian herbs and spices, cooked on askewer in tandoor.
Traditional lamd kebabs in the form of grilled patties made with ground lamb, lentil, and flavorful indian herbs and spices, cooked on a grill.
Chicken wings marinated with traditional indian spices and herbs, cooked in tandoor.
Boneless chicken breast pieces marinated in yogurt,traditional indian herbs, and spices grilled in the skewers in tandoor.
Juicy cubes of boneless leg of lamb marinated in yogurt, traditional indian herbs and spices.
Boneless chicken breast cubes marinated in malai (cream), cheese, mildly seasoned with herbs and spices.
Tender cornish chicken marinated in yogurt, traditional indian herbs and spices.
Tender and juicy rack of lamb marinated with traditional spices, grilled in tandoor.
Jumbo shrimp marinated in malai (cream), cheese, mildly seasoned with herbs and spices, grilled in skewers in tandoor.
Fresh atlantic salmon marinated in herbs and spices and cooked in the tandoor.
Caulflower florets (gobhi) and potatoes (aloo) cooked with a flavorful blend of herbs and spices.
Charcoal smoked eggplant mashed and sauteed with onions, toatoes and herbs.
Eggplant slices smeared and sauteed with herbs, spices, nuts, and cooked in a tangy sauce.
Okra sauteed with flavorful blend of herbs and spices.
Gently cooked chickpeas sauteed in a curry with special blend of herbs and spices.
Cauliflower florets pan seared in a delicately, mildly spiced creamy sauce with paste of ground nuts and whole kaju (cashews).
Okra sauteed with flavorful blend of herbs and spices made without onions and garlic.
Gently cooked chickpeas sauteed in a curry with special blend of herbs and spices made without onions and garlic.
Cauliflower florets cooked gently with tender green peas and traditional spices made without onions and garlic.
Cubes of paneer (cottage cheese) cooked in silky makhni sauce made with flavorful spices, finished with butter and herbs made without onions and garlic.
Yellow and red lentils cooked with delectable blend oftraditioanl herbs and spices made without onions and garlic.
Cubes of paneer (cottage cheese) cooked in tangy tomato sauce with bell peppers and onions.
Creamed lentils slow cooked, smoked and flavorful with fresh ginger, garlic, and rich blend of herbs and spices.
Cubes of paneer (cottage cheese) cooked gently with tender green peas and traditonal spices.
Golden fried cheese and vegetable dumplings served ina creamy sauce flavored with exotic spices, paste of ground nuts,and herbs.
Assorted mixed vegetables sauteed in a creamy sauce made with tomatoes, flavorful spices, nuts adn herbs.
Mixed vegetables & paneer sauteed in semi- dry tangy sauce with onions and bell peppers.
Cubes of paneer (cotage cheese) cooked in silky makhani sauce made wth tomatoes, flavorful spices,finished with butter and herbs.
Cubes of paneer (cottage cheese) cooked in creamykorma sauce flavored with exotic spices, nuts and herbs.
Paneer cubes in our house special tikka masala sauce made with tomatoes, herbs & spices.
Tender pan seared paneer (cottage cheese) cubes stewed with potatoes ina tangy sauce.
Flavorful yogurt curry with seasoned spices and fried pakoras (fritters).
Creamed spinach (saag) with cubes of cottage cheese, flavored with traditional herbs and spices.
Golden fried spinach cheese dumplings cooked in a creamy sauce made with tomatoes,flavorful exotic spices, nuts, finished with butter and herbs.
Tofu cubes in our house special tikka masala sauce made with tomatoes, herbs, spices.
Mixed vegetables cooked in a tangy tomato based sauce with bell peppers and onions.
Spinach (saag) with chana (chickpea), cooked with coconut milk or dairy free cream,flavored with traditionalherbs and spices.
Cubes of Tofu cooked in a tangy tomato based sauce with bell peppers and onions.
Pan seared mixed vegetables stewed with potatoes in a tangy sauce.
Spinach (saag) with mushroom, cooked with coconut milk or dairy free cream,flavored with traditional herbs and spices.
Cubes of tofu cooked gently with tender green peas and traditional spices.
Spinach (saag) with tofu, cooked with coconut milk or dairy free cream,flavored with traditional herbs and spices.
Pan seared tofu cubes stewed with potatoes in a tangy sauce.
Assorted mised vegetables and tofu sauteed on a tangysauce with onions and bell peppers.
Yellow and red lentils cooked with delectable blend oftraditioanl herbs and spices.
Boneless chicken tneders cooked in flavorful spicy sauce with coconut milk & spices.
Boneless chicken tenders cooked in a house speciak sauce with traditonal spices & herbs.
Boneless chicken tenders sauteed in a spicy, tangy suace with onions and bell peppers.
Boneless chicken tenders cooked in creamy korma sauce flavored with exotic spices, paste of ground nuts and herbs.
Bone- In Tandoori chicken simmered in a silky makhani sauce made with tomatoes, flavorful spices, finished with butter and herbs.(Substitute Bone In chicken for Boneless chicken)
Boneless chicken tenders cooked with creamed spinach flavored with exotic spices & herbs.
Most popular indian entree! Boneless chicken tenders marinated and grilled in tandoor, cooked in flavorful creamy tomato sauce.
Tender chicken stewed with potatoes in a tancy sauce.
Bone- In chicken cooked with ground spices, onions & tomatoes.
Boneless chicken tenders in semi- dry sauce with bell peppers & onions.
Boneless chicken tenders cooked in flavorful sauce, mildly spiced with herbs & Methi (fenugreek) leaves.
Bone- nIn pieces of goat meat cooked in house special sauce seasoned with aromatic spices and herbs.
Tender boneless cubes of lamb cooked ina flavorful creamy saucemade with yogurt, cardamom, fennel and other aromatic spices.
Tender cubes of boneless lamb with mildly- spiced ground lamb cooked together in rich and flavorful sauce with exotic spices.
Tender cubes of boneless lamb in a slow cooked succulent curry made with yogurt and aromatic blend of traditional spices.
Tender cubes of boneless lamb cooked with creamed spinach flavored with exoticspices and herbs.
Tender cubes of boneless lamb in cooked in creamy korma sauceflavored with exotic spices, paste of ground nuts and herbs.
Tender cubes of boneless lamb grilled i tandoor, simmered and cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with traditional spices and herbs.
Tender boneless lamb cubes stewed with potatoes in a tangy sauce.
Fish cubes cooked in our house special sauce with traditional spices &herbs.
Tilapia fish cooked in slightly tangy sauce with coconut milk, hint oftamarind & mild spices.
Salmon cubes cooked in our house special "Tikka Masala" sauce madewith toatoes, spices & herbs.
Shrimp cooked in flavorful spicy sauce with coconut milk & spices.
Shrimp cooked in creamy korma sauce with exotic spices, paste of ground nuts and herbs.
Shrimp cooked in house special (Tikka Masala) sauce made withcreamy tomatoes and flavorful spices & herbs.
Shrimp stewed with potatoes in a tangy sauce.
Shrimp simmered with creamed spinach flavored with exotic spices and herbs.
Side of basmati rice
Biryani with boneless chicken tenders, served with side of raita (House special yogurt).
Biryani with bone- in goat meat, served with side of raita (House special yogurt).
Biryani with boneless lamb cubes, served with side of raita (House special yogurt).
Biryani with boneless lamb, boneless chicken tenders and sauteed shrimp, served with side of raita (House special yogurt).
Biryani with sauteed shrimps, served with side of raita (House special yogurt).
Biryani with assorted vegetables, served with side of raita (Housespecial yogurt).
Yogurt blended with corn and pomegranate (based on availability)
Fresh yogurt blend with cucumber, carots and onion.
Crispy lentil crackers (pappadum) with Mint, Onion &/ Tamarind Chutneys.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes.
Our most popular breads- plain naan, garlic naan, tandoori roti andparatha.
Whole wheat flat bread cooked in a "tawa" griddle.
Naan bread topped with fresh garlic and cilantro.
Naan stuffed with ground lamb, fresh ginger and cilantro.
Plain leavened bread cooked in a tadoor.
Spicy and hot bread stuffed with onions, cooked in tandoor.
Deep fried leavened bread stuffed with paneer ( Cottage cheese).
Kulcha bread stuffed with shredded paneer, spices, and herbs, cooked in tandoor.
Whole wheat flour bread stuffed with mildly spiced paneer.
Layered whole wheat flour bread cooked on a "tawa" (flat griddle)
A sweet naan stuffed with almonds, raisins, cashews and coconut.
Deep fried leavened bread.
Whole wheat puffed bread deep fried.
Whole wheat flat bread stuffed with spinach.
Whole wheat flour bread cooked in a tandoor.
Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes, made withoutbutter.
Whole wheat flat bread cooked in a "tawa" griddle, made without butter.
Layered whole wheat flour bread cooked on a "tawa" (flat griddle),madewithout butter.
Whole wheat puffed bread deep fried, made without butter.
Whole wheat flat bread stuffed with spinach, made without butter.
Whole wheat flour bread cooked in a tandoor, made without butter.
Layered sponge & cream cake, topped with roasted almonds & chocolate sauce.
Traditional indian carrot pudding slow cooked with milk, sugar & herbs. (Served Warm)
Sweet, fried roud dumplings of milk and flour dipped in rose- flavoredsugar syrup. (Served Warm)
Traditional indian ice cream, House special recipe.
A layer of sponge cake with a layer of mango mousse finished with raspberry coulis.
Soft dumplings made from cottage cheese soaked in sweet, thickenedmilk delicately flavored with cardamom. (Served Cold)
Sweet and creamy rice pudding slow cooked for hourse with exoticmild spices. (Served cold)
Aloo Samosa Chaat
Garlic Naan Bread Goan Fish Curry (G) Paneer Makhani (G)
Tandoori Salmon
Kakori Seekh Kebab (G)
Lamb Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala (G)
Papadum and chutneys
Tandoori Chicken (G)
Murgh Malai Kebab (G)
interior
Chicken Tandoori Chicken (G) Naan Bread Chicken Biryani (G) And something else I don't remember
Chicken Makhani (G)
Chicken Tikka Masala
Gobhi Kaju
outside
Paneer Tikka Masala (G)
Vegan Tofu Saag and Aloo Gobhi
Nargisi Malai Kofta (G)
Kadhai Paneer (G)
Menu
MJ H.
May 13, 2024
I have been to the Maharaja several times in the past, but not for many years (five years or more)! A friend asked me to meet her for dinner here and I'm always ready for some Indian food, plus it's close to where I work, so it seemed like an easy win.The food though... the food! It was so dang good. How did I not notice it before? Or maybe something changed since then? Either way, it was phenomenal.The veggie pakoras were fresh, crisp, and full of flavor. We regretted only getting one order to split. My butter chicken was so flavorful and tender- paired with the rice and garlic naan, I had half leftover to take home. I told our waiter I was so thrilled to be able to eat that meal all over again!
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Shirley B.
Mar 14, 2024
My friend and I had walked all around Boston, nearly 20000 steps in total. We finally decided to get dinner before heading back home, and this was where we decided to enjoy our last meal together. Food: Our waiter chose some of the house specialities for us including garlic naan, lamb dish, and chicken tandoori. They were warm and flavorful and hearty, not anything incredible special, but perfect ending to our long day. But be warned, they don't mess around with their spices, the spice levels are catered to true Indians, not an amaericanized weakling like me. I shed some tears eating the tandoori chicken and my tongue and esophagus burned, but it was still good and I actually ate through a fair portion with lots of water. The cocktail I ordered was a little too strong for my liking, felt kinda tipsy after the glass hehePrice: around $23-26 per dish, which is on the pricy side, but keep in mind, this is kind of an upscale Indian restaurantAmbiance: great view of Cambridge from the second floor, I was thankfully seated right next to big windows overlooking the outside little park area. The inside is very large spacious, dimly lit, decorated well with red undertones. Seems like a great place for a date night, romantic dinner together with your significant otherService: all the workers here are Indian, and our waiter was funny and very welcoming! He made menu suggestions, joked about few small things, and attentive, checking on our table frequently (but not TOO frequently) to see if we needed anything. Overall amazing serviceParking: we had walked all around and ended up in Cambridge in an uber. We ended up ubering back to Jamaican Plains after the dinner. Not sure about the parking situation, but it seemed pretty difficult to find an available spot around this busy part of town
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Alice D.
Mar 30, 2024
Came here for lunch on a weekday and the place was pretty empty - definitely don't need to worry about getting a table in the middle of the day. We were seated quickly and had our orders taken almost as soon as we knew what we wanted; the workers didn't have much to do given how quiet the space was. We got a few starters and entrees for three people; I would say the amount we got was just enough for all of us. The taste was pretth good, I enjoyed the curries more than the apps especially due to portion size, all of which was on the smaller side especially given the price. I find this spot, if it's not for buffet, to be extremely overpriced. The mango lassi was good, just again on the smaller side.Overall, I probably wouldn't come back unless it was all you can eat. I've come in the past on a weekend and had a nice buffet then so only under those circumstances would I willingly return. Regardless, decent service and yummy food, it's just the price that is the result of three stars.
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Kami L.
Mar 2, 2024
Went here for a friend's birthday with a party of five. The presentation of the food was amazing. Everything came out in its own dish in a way that indicated that the plates were meant to share. For my main dish I ordered the chicken tikka masala with medium spice and a side of butter naan. The chicken did have a good but not overpowering spice and paired well with the naan. I was surprised to find that the dishes (the appetizers) were not served hot and I would have appreciated some indication of this on the menu. The waitstaff was incredibly kind and surprised us with singing, dancing, and a great dessert for my friend's birthday! Would definitely return for another meal.
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Amanpreet S.
Oct 6, 2024
Great location, good service, good ambience, but very average Indian food. Definitely better places if you'd want to try Indian food, and are ok on compromising the ambience.
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Lauren R.
Jan 28, 2024
Loved my trip to The Maharaja! It's a cool space with big windows that overlook harvard square. We got the lamb biriyani, chicken tikki masala, and 2 orders of garlic naan. Everything was amazing. The lamb biriyani is really spicy just an FYI but we loved it. So much food we had plenty of leftovers for the next day. Service was super quick. Definitely recommend!
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Joyce K.
May 26, 2024
Best Indian restaurant in Boston/Cambridge area! Located in Harvard square in a prime second floor location with a great view. It was quite crowded inside because of graduation weekend but they managed to squeeze us in. They have a wide selection of dishes to choose from, and we tried their chicken tikka, vegetable biryani, and tofu vindaloo. My favorite was the chicken tikka, which was incredibly flavorful and the chicken was tender. The portions were all filling and went well with a side of naan.
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Darlina L.
Dec 9, 2023
Didn't expect this place to be as good as it was!With all the construction on the building, the entrance was a little tricky to find. The interior feels like it was designed as as an office space rather than a restaurant. The views through the large windows were nice though. The food itself was delish! The samosa chaat was tasty as an appetizer. The chicken tikka masala is so rich and tender. The saag paneer is also really creamy and flavorful. Pairs super well with the garlic naan, which is perfectly buttery. Mango lassi was delicious too! One of the best Indian restaurants in area!
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Olivia K.
Jul 15, 2024
100% yes. This is probably my favorite Indian restaurant in Boston! Their food is just bomb. The service is great. My favorites are their Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, Chicken Lollipops, and their NAAN. Protein type can be changed based on your preference. Oh, and if you're feeling extra, get their mango lassi. You won't regret it!
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Sukhi M.
Oct 10, 2024
I really used to like the food here, but the quality nowadays has gone down. I feel like the dining in food and experience is much better, but their takeout and delivery food absolutely sucks. This is the 3rd time I ordered food delivery of the exact same dish and got really awful food. I ordered the matar paneer at a medium spicy level, all 3 times I got a bowl of paneer with too many peas and absolutely no gravy. I won't even talk about the taste, there was absolutely no flavor at all. If you can't make the dish properly, at least don't rip off your customers by serving them such substandard stuff and charging exorbitant prices for it. If I was working there, I'd be ashamed to serve this to the patrons.
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