Para Hills Deserves Better Indian Food, Beyond India Modbury Delivers
Para Hills is a suburb that knows its own mind. Residents here are practical, community-driven and do not have much patience for overpriced food that does not deliver on its promises. Which is exactly why Beyond India Modbury has become the Indian restaurant Para Hills residents trust most. Located at 108 Kelly Road, Modbury North, just minutes from Para Hills, Beyond India is not a trendy newcomer chasing Instagram moments. It is a 25-year-old award-winning institution that has been quietly getting Indian food right in Adelaide's north-east since 1999. Recognised by American Express and Restaurant & Catering South Australia. Trusted by over 1,400 Google reviewers. Staffed by chefs from across the Indian subcontinent who cook from memory, not from a laminated recipe card. Para Hills residents who try Beyond India once tend to stop looking for Indian food anywhere else.
25 Years of Getting It Right, Why Para Hills Trusts Beyond India
Most restaurants do not make it past five years. Beyond India has been trading since July 1999, through economic downturns, through the years when North East Road looked nothing like it does today, through every shift in Adelaide's dining landscape. The reason is simple, the food has never dropped. The Butter Chicken that Para Hills residents order today is built on the same recipe that won Beyond India its first industry award in the early 2000s. The tandoor oven that fired up on day one is still the centrepiece of the kitchen. For Para Hills residents who have been let down by Indian restaurants that promise authenticity and deliver mediocrity, Beyond India is the answer. Consistent. Reliable. Always worth the drive.
Dine In and See What the Fuss Is About
Most Para Hills residents discover Beyond India Modbury through a delivery order. Then they visit in person and understand why the restaurant has been around for 25 years. There is a difference between eating Beyond India food from a container at home and sitting in our dining room on Kelly Road when the kitchen is running at full pace. The aroma when a tandoori platter passes your table. The sound of naan being slapped against the inside of the clay oven. The moment a dosa arrives at the table still sizzling from the pan. These are things a delivery box cannot replicate. Our dining room is relaxed, spacious and welcoming, built for Para Hills families and groups who want a proper night out without heading into the city. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Walk-ins welcome, bookings recommended Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Call (08) 8267 3820 or book online.
The Para Hills Delivery Guide
Let us be straightforward about Indian food delivery.Not all dishes travel equally well. Some arrive better than they left. Some need to be eaten immediately. And some , honestly , are better collected in person.Here is the honest Beyond India delivery guide for Para Hills residents:BEST FOR DELIVERY TO PARA HILLS:
Butter Chicken
Travels exceptionally well, the sauce actually deepens in flavour by the time it reaches your Para Hills door. Order with Garlic Naan packed separately.
Biryani, Chicken or Lamb
Sealed in the pot, stays fragrant and hot. One of the best delivery orders on our menu.
Dal Makhani
Slow cooked overnight and genuinely improves with time, a delivery that arrives better than most restaurant dishes taste fresh.
Seekh Kebab
Order these and eat immediately on arrival, hot, charred and at their best in the first five minutes.
Masala Dosa
Crispy when it leaves us, collect and eat immediately for the full experience.
Garlic Naan
Always better fresh from the tandoor. If collecting, time your arrival to match when the naan comes out.
Order online at beyondindia.net.au or call (08) 8267 3820. Collection from 108 Kelly Road, just minutes from home.
The Beyond India Modbury Menu
Before you order for the first time from Para Hills, here is what you need to know about the Beyond India Modbury menu.THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT SIDESNorth Indian food and South Indian food are completely different culinary traditions. Beyond India serves both, authentically, and most Para Hills residents are surprised to discover how different they taste.
North Indian:
Rich, slow-cooked gravies, whole spices, dairy-forward
sauces, tandoor-cooked proteins and leavened breads baked in
a clay oven. Signature dishes, Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan
Josh, Chicken Tikka Masala, Goat Curry, Prawn Masala, Dal
Makhani, Paneer Butter Masala, Vegetable Korma.
South Indian: Fermented rice and
lentil batters, coconut-based chutneys, tamarind-forward
sambars, lighter, crispier and completely different from
anything in the North Indian section. Signature dishes,
Masala Dosa, Paper Dosa, Ghee Roast Dosa, Idli Sambar,
Uttapam, Medu Vada, Chicken Chettinad, Prawn Moilee.
From the Tandoor: Everything cooked in
our clay oven at high heat, Tandoori Chicken, Seekh Kebab,
Paneer Tikka, Fish Tikka, Chicken Malai Tikka, Mixed Grill
Platter.
The Biryanis: Slow cooked in a sealed
pot, not fried rice with curry powder, Chicken Biryani, Lamb
Biryani, Prawn Biryani, Vegetable Biryani.
The Vegetarian Section: One of the
most extensive in Adelaide's north-east, Palak Paneer, Chana
Masala, Aloo Gobi, Baingan Bharta, Dal Tadka, Mushroom
Masala, Mixed Vegetable Curry.
The Breads: All baked to order,
Garlic Naan, Butter Naan, Peshwari Naan, Roti, Paratha,
Kulcha, Poori.
The Desserts: Gulab Jamun, Mango
Kulfi, Kheer, Rasmalai, Gajar Halwa.
Bookings recommended for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, call (08) 8267 3820 or book online at beyondindia.net.au.
Takeaway That Actually Travels Well
Para Hills is not next door. We know that. Which is why every Beyond India Modbury takeaway order is packaged with the journey in mind. Curries are sealed tightly to retain heat and prevent spillage. Naan is wrapped separately to preserve texture. Biryanis are packed in sealed containers that keep the steam, and the fragrance, locked in until you open them at home. We have spent 25 years figuring out how to send food out of our kitchen and have it arrive at a Para Hills table tasting the way it should.
The result is a takeaway experience that does not feel like a compromise, it feels like a proper meal. Our Para Hills collection regulars tell us they order 30 minutes before they plan to leave, that way everything is freshly prepared and ready exactly when they arrive.
Order online at beyondindia.net.au or call (08) 8267 3820 for
collection at 108 Kelly Road.
Our Para Hills collection
regulars tell us they order
30 minutes before they
plan to leave , that way
everything is freshly prepared
and ready exactly when they arrive.
Your Route to 108 Kelly Road, From Para Hills
📍 From Para Hills
🕐 Opening Hours
| Monday | 5pm-10:00pm |
| Tuesday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
| Wednesday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
| Thursday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
| Friday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
| Saturday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
| Sunday | 5:00pm-10:00pm |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Visit us from Para Hills, just 8 to 10 minutes away at 108 Kelly Road, Modbury North
