Masala
Banff’s only Indian restaurant offers a wide variety of cuisine created by Masala’s two chefs who hail from the northern and southern regions of their native country. Specialties from the wood-fired tandoori clay oven, many varieties of curry and classic masala fare share the 65-item menu. Dishes are made to order—mild, medium or hot. Meals are accompanied by the pleasant sounds and smells of traditional Indian music and spices. Art depicting Hindu gods and Indian life are features of the casual dining room, while window seats afford views of Wolf Street and Cascade Mountain.
- Lunch Buffet: two vegetarian dishes; one non-vegetarian dish; rice; raita; naan bread made to order (Wednesday to Sunday noon to 2:30 pm)
- Appetizers: vegetable or beef samosas; shrimp or paneer pakoras; chilli prawns; onion bhaijia; aloo tikki (deep fried spiced mashed potatoes); amritsari fish (chickpea floured blue cod); chicken tukra (herb battered chicken with black pepper dip)
- Vegetarian Dishes: aloo gobhi (cauliflower and potatoes); eggplant bharta; bhindi do piyaza (okra); daal makhani (lentils); zucchini masala; navratan korma (nine ‘jewels’ in creamy sauce)
- Seafood: malabari fish curry (lemon and ginger marinated cod in onion coconut sauce); prawn butter masala (in creamy tomato sauce); prawn dhansak (with 2 lentils and in-house garam masala)
- Chicken: tikka masala; butter chicken; korma; madras curry; vindaloo; methi murg
- Lamb, Beef and Bison: karahi; vindaloo; korma; keema; saag; roganjosh; salli boti with fried potato
- Biryani (rice specialties): shrimp, lamb, chicken, veggie
- Tandoori Angaare: traditional clay oven specialties
- Desserts: honey coconut Kashmiri Naan with raisins and cashews; pistachio Rasmalai cheese dumpling
