Mela

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  • Appetisers
  • Chef's Recommended Dishes
  • Tandoori Specialities
  • All Time Favourite
  • Mela Specialities
  • Seafood
  • Balti Dishes
  • Korai Dishes
  • Handi Dishes
  • Biryani Dishes
  • Vegan Specials
  • Vegetable Sides
  • Sundries
  • Tandoori Breads
  • Drinks

Appetisers

  • Seafood Platter

    Marinated fish, barbecued king prawns, king prawn butterfly

    from £13.95

  • Tandoori Special Platter

    Lamb chops, chicken tikka, sheek kebab

    from £11.50

  • Chilli Chicken Puree

    Morsels of chicken, cooked with green chilli sauce, mixed peppers and flavoured with dill leaves

    £4.95

  • Chicken Pakura

    Succulent skewered chicken delicately flavoured with garlic and nutmeg

    £4.95

  • Vegetable or Meat Samosa

    Pastry stuffed with minced vegetable or meat

    £4.50

  • Chicken or Lamb Tikka Appetiser

    Marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and tomatoes

    £4.95

  • Chicken Chat Puree

    Spiced chicken served with a thick sauce

    £5.50

  • Mixed Kebab

    Served with chicken tikka, lamb tikka and sheek kebab with fried onions

    £5.95

  • Sheek Kebab

    Minced lamb marinated with spice and barbecued on skewers, served with salad

    £4.95

  • Lamb Zingar

    Skewered lamb grilled in the tandoor with garlic and herbs

    £4.95

  • Chicken Zingar

    Skewered chicken grilled in the tandoor with garlic and herbs

    £4.95

  • Mas Purah

    Marinated salmon fillet in our chef’s special sauce and barbecued in a clay oven

    £6.50

  • King Prawn Butterfly

    King prawn marinated with spices and bread crumbs

    £5.75

  • King Prawn on Puree

    Spiced king prawn served with a thick sauce on puree base

    £6.50

  • King Prawn Sokaa

    King prawns cooked in a sweet and sour tamarind sauce

    £6.50

  • Jhinga e Garlic

    King prawns grilled in the tandoori oven with a hint of garlic and mint

    £6.50

  • Prawn Cocktail

    £4.95

  • Prawn Puree

    £5.50

  • Garlic Mushroom

    £4.95

  • Aloo Chat Puree

    Spiced potato served with a thick sauce

    £4.95

  • Onion Bhaji

    Four in a portion, served with salad

    £4.50

  • Chot Poti

    Chick peas with boiled egg cooked ina special sauce, hot to the taste with a tangy finish

    £4.95

  • Panir Shashlik

    Diced Indian cheese delicately together with an assortment of tomatoes, onions and capsicum grilled in a tandoori oven

    £5.50

  • Chilli Panir

    Batons of cottage cheese, spiced with sweet ‘n’ sour sauce and tossed in fresh tomatoes

    £4.95

  • Papadum

    £1.00

Chef's Recommended Dishes

  • Bengal Special

    Marinated chicken cooked in a special medium sauce with mange tout, onions, herbs and spices

    £10.50

  • Shiraz e Noor

    Medium hot Fillet of chicken marinated and barbecued ina tandoor. Cooked with medium spices in a thick sauce and an unique selection of herbs
    Spicy

    £10.50

  • Anarkali

    Marinated breast of chicken barbecued in tandoor with deep fried king prawns with shell, cooked in a tomato based sauce with Indian sliced beans to create a spiced, medium textured dish

    £11.50

  • Chicken or Lamb Laziz

    Medium hot Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and aromatic spices in the clay oven, made with a special thick sauce
    Spicy

    £10.50

  • Nowabi Jalfrezi

    Hot Chicken, lamb and king prawn cooked with ginger, green chillies and pepper
    Spicy

    £11.50

  • Mela Delight

    Minced meat and tandoori chicken

    £10.50

  • Tawa Chicken

    Fresh slices of chicken cooked with onion, mix pepper and chef’s special recipe topped with cheese

    £10.50

  • Nowabi Lamb Chops

    Tandoori lamb chops cooked in a special medium bhuna sauce with mange tout, tomatoes and peppers

    £10.50

  • Mol Mol e Chicken

    Medium hot Chicken slices cooked with red onion in a bhuna style. Madras hot
    Spicy

    £10.50

  • Nalli Gosht

    Lamb shanks cooked in their own juices with cardamom and saffron. A truly Hyderabadi style. Served with rice or nan

    £13.50

Tandoori Specialities

  • Chicken or Lamb Shashlik

    Tender pieces of chicken or lamb marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal with tomatoes, capsicum and onion

    £10.50

  • Tandoori King Prawn Shashlik

    Marinated in our chef’s own recipe and barbecued over flaming charcoal, with tomatoes, capsicum and onions

    £12.50

  • Tandoori King Prawn

    Succulent king size prawn mild marinated and barbecued in a tandoor

    £11.95

  • Chicken or Lamb Tikka Tandoori Speciality

    Boneless pieces of chicken or lamb marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over flaming charcoal

    £9.50

  • Tandoori Mixed Grill

    Assorted tandoori dishes served with nan bread

    £12.50

  • Tandoori Chicken

    Half a spring chicken marinated in spices and yoghurt and grilled in a tandoor

    £9.50

  • Tandoori Lamb Chops

    Succulent pieces of lamb marinated and barbecued in clay oven served with salad

    £11.50

  • Tandoori Fish

    Salmon fillet marinated in spices and yoghurt and grilled in a tandoor

    £11.50

All Time Favourite

  • Curry

    Medium hot and lightly spiced

    from £7.50

  • Madras

    Fairly hot
    Spicy

    from £7.50

  • Vindaloo

    Very hot, with potatoes Very hot, with potatoes
    Spicy

    from £7.50

  • Ceylon

    Hot Fairly hot with coconut
    Spicy

    from £7.50

  • Patia

    Medium hot Sweet, sour and hot with cucumber
    Spicy

    from £7.50

  • Korma

    Cooked in mild gravy with cream

    from £7.50

  • Sag

    Medium hot with spinach

    from £7.50

  • Bhuna

    Medium hot, with spiced with tomatoes and onions in a thick sauce

    from £7.50

  • Dopiaza

    Medium hot with onions and green peppers

    from £7.50

  • Rogan

    Medium hot Medium hot with tomatoes and onions
    Spicy

    from £7.50

  • Malaya

    Mild and creamy. Cooked with pineapple

    from £7.50

  • Dansak

    Medium hot Sweet, sour and hot, with lentils
    Spicy

    from £7.50

Mela Specialities

  • Sylhety

    Hot Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce
    Spicy

    from £7.95

  • Tikka Massala

    Boneless tikka mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with almonds and fresh cream

    from £7.95

  • Jalfrezi

    Hot Cooked with onions, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce
    Spicy

    from £7.95

  • Tikka Bahar

    Cooked in tandoor and made with spring onions and special sauce

    from £7.95

  • Makhani

    Mild and creamy with butter

    from £7.95

  • Pasanda

    Very mild in a creamy red wine sauce

    from £7.95

  • Rezala

    Medium hot Tangy, hot cooked with yoghurt, mixed onions, capsicum and green chilli
    Spicy

    from £7.95

  • Garlic Chilli

    Tikka with garlic, onions and fresh herbs, medium spiced

    from £7.95

  • Green Chilli

    Cooked a blend of ground coriander, green chillies and a hint of garlic

    from £7.95

  • Karahi Kebab Khyberi

    Cooked tomatoes, green peppers with chef;s own recipe. This dish originates from the khyber pass

    from £7.95

  • Achari

    An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spice and tomatoes

    from £7.95

  • Methi Gosht

    The aromatic fenugreek leafs used to give this dish subtle flavours. Medium

    from £7.95

Seafood

  • Lal Katah

    Marinated salmon fillet barbecued in a clay oven, cooked in a creamy mild sauce

    £11.95

  • Kakrah Bahar

    This crab meat recipe includes garlic and green peppers, cooked in a thick onion sauce and garnished with spring onions

    £11.95

  • King Prawn Laziz

    Medium hot Cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and aromatic spices in a clay oven. Cooked in a special thick sauce
    Spicy

    £11.95

  • Tandoori King Prawn Jalfrezi

    Hot Marinated barbecued king prawns cooked with garlic, ginger, capsicum and green chillies, in a hot sauce
    Spicy

    £11.95

  • Tandoori King Prawn Massala

    Marinated barbecued king prawns mildly flavoured and cooked in a massala sauce with almonds and fresh cream

    £11.95

  • Tandoori King Prawn Bahar

    King prawn cooked with garlic, green pepper, cooked in a thick onion sauce garnished with spring onions

    £11.95

  • Salmon Bahar

    Marinated salmon fillet barbecued, cooked in thick onion sauce and garnished with spring onions

    £11.95

  • Tandoori King Prawn Achari

    An authentic tangy preparation of curry flavoured with pickled spices and tomatoes

    £11.95

  • Tandoori King Prawn Sylhety

    Hot Fairly hot, authentic Bangladeshi dish cooked in aromatic thick sauce
    Spicy

    £11.95

  • Sylhety Fish Bhuna

    Medium spicy with potato

    £11.95

Balti Dishes

  • Chicken or Lamb Balti

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    from £11.50

  • Balti Dish Special

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £12.50

  • Vegetable Balti

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £10.50

Korai Dishes

  • Chicken or Lamb Korai

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    from £9.50

  • Korai Dish Special

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £11.45

  • Vegetable Korai

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £9.50

Handi Dishes

  • Chicken or Lamb Handi

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    from £11.45

  • Handi Dish Special

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £12.45

  • Vegetable Handi

    Medium hot
    Spicy

    £10.45

Biryani Dishes

  • Chicken or Lamb Biryani

    from £10.45

  • Vegetable Biryani

    £9.45

  • Prawn Biryani

    £10.45

  • Special Mixed Biryani

    £11.45

  • King Prawn Biryani

    £12.00

Vegan Specials

  • Paneer Tikka Massala

    Paneer cubes mildly flavoured and cooked in a masala sauce with fresh cream
    Vegan

    £10.50

  • Paneer Jalfrezi

    Cooked with onions, capsicum and green chili, in a hot sauce
    Vegan

    £10.50

  • Paneer Shashlik (Main)

    Diced Indian cheese delicately together with an assortment of tomatoes, onions and capsicum grilled in a tandoori oven
    Vegan

    £10.50

Vegetable Sides

  • Vegetable Curry

    Assorted vegetables in spices

    £4.95

  • Bombay Aloo

    Potatoes cooked in spices

    £4.95

  • Aloo Gobi

    Potatoes with cauliflower

    £4.95

  • Mushroom Bhaji

    With fried onions and spices

    £4.95

  • Sag Bhaji

    Spinach fried in spices

    £4.95

  • Sag Aloo

    Spinach and potatoes

    £4.95

  • Sag Panir

    Cheese and spinach

    £4.95

  • Bhindi Bhaji

    Okra with onions and spices

    £4.95

  • Channa Massala

    With fried onions and spices

    £4.95

  • Cauliflower Bhaji

    With onions and spices

    £4.50

  • Brinjal Bhaji

    Aubergine with spices

    £4.95

  • Dall Tarka Side

    Lentils fried in garlic

    £4.95

Sundries

  • Plain Rice

    Steamed rice

    £3.50

  • Pilau Rice

    £3.95

  • Vegetable Pilau

    With mixed vegetables

    £4.25

  • Khopa Rice

    Cooked with onions and coconut

    £4.25

  • Keema Rice

    With minced lamb

    £4.25

  • Mushroom Rice

    With mushroom

    £4.25

  • Special Rice

    With fried peas and egg

    £4.25

  • Garlic Fried Rice

    £4.25

  • Onion Rice

    Steamed rice fried with onions

    £3.95

  • Papadum

    £1.00

  • Spiced Papadum

    £1.00

  • Onion Salad

    £0.90

  • Mango Chutney

    £0.90

  • Mint Sauce

    £0.90

  • Red Sauce

    £0.90

  • Lime Pickle

    £0.90

  • Mixed Raitha

    £1.95

  • Cucumber Raitha

    £1.95

Tandoori Breads

  • Nan

    Leavened bread in fine flour baked in a tandoor

    £3.50

  • Garlic Nan

    Leavened bread with garlic

    £3.95

  • Vegetable Nan

    Leavened bread filled with vegetables

    £3.95

  • Keema Nan

    Leavened bread with mildly spiced minced lamb

    £3.95

  • Peshwari Nan

    Leavened bread filled with coconut and sultanas

    £3.95

  • Porata

    Bread baked with butter, fried in ghee

    £3.95

  • Stuffed Porata

    With vegetables

    £3.95

  • Roti

    Baked wheat bread

    £2.50

  • Chapati

    Soft puffed bread

    £2.50

  • Cheese Nan

    £3.95

  • Chips (French Fries)

    £3.50

  • Puri

    £1.95

Drinks

  • Bottle of Coke or Diet Coke 1.75ltr

    £4.50

  • Pepsi Can 330ml

    £1.50

About

Andy
Sunday 08 September 2024
Lovely food recommended
Lloyd
Saturday 27 July 2024
Nicola
Tuesday 09 July 2024
a*
Matilda
Monday 08 July 2024
Peter
Saturday 06 July 2024
Beev
Friday 28 June 2024
Very friendly driver and the food was gorgeous! Will definitely order again!
Michael
Sunday 12 May 2024
Superb!
Michael
Sunday 12 May 2024
Superb!
Paul
Sunday 28 April 2024
ordered chicken vindaloo received veg vindaloo
Kim
Sunday 28 April 2024
Food was lovely disappointed no free popadums after such a last order

A little bit about us

Hungry? Well you have come to the right place Mela located on 5-6 Fountain Way, Dorset have now joined Just-Eat.co.uk making it more convenient to have your favourite takeaways delivered direct to your door. Take a look through the menu and see what takes your fancy; maybe you could try a Handi dishes, Traditional curries or a Set meals. Whatever you decide to order we hope you enjoy!

Delivery times

Monday
17:00 - 22:00
Tuesday
17:00 - 22:30
Wednesday
17:00 - 22:00
Thursday
17:00 - 22:30
Friday
17:00 - 22:45
Saturday
17:00 - 22:45
Sunday
17:00 - 22:00

Business details

Mela
5- 6 Fountain Way The Saxon Centre
BH23 1QN Christchurch
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