Sample Menu

A La Carte
 

Appetisers:

Tamarind Salad £6.75
Salad leaves, apples, plums and kumquats in a pine-nut and honey dressing

Tandoori Khumb £7.95
Tandoor-grilled portabella, shitake, button and oyster mushrooms
with pickled onions in a curry leaf dressing

Aloo Tikki £6.50
Potato cakes with ginger, coriander, cheese and basil served with dry ginger chutney

Palak-patta Chaat £6.50
Batter-fried baby spinach, lentil dumplings and chickpeas with mint chutney, sweetened yoghurt and blackcurrant chutney

Samudri salad £9.50
Grilled scallops, pickled shrimps and batter fried tilapia fillet with
salad leaves in a dressing of sour grapes flavoured with dill

Murgh Dakshini £6.75
Fried chicken breast with ginger, chilli, seasoned rice flour and curry leaves, served with a sour cream dip

Shammi Kabab £7.95
Ground lamb with cinnamon, red chillies and garlic, served on mint chutney



Kababs:

Cooked in the Tandoor, a charcoal-fired, beehive-shaped clay oven

Tandoori subzi £12.95
Broccoli marinated with cheese, green chillies and cinnamon along
with red pepper stuffed with potato, dry-fruits and nuts

Adraki jhinga £22.00
Tiger prawns marinated with ginger, yoghurt, paprika and ground spices

Achari Pudhina macchi £18.50
Grilled Monkfish in a marinade of coriander and mint with pickling spices

Murgh malai £16.50
Supreme of chicken, marinated with cream, cheese, green chillies and cardamom

Tandoori murgh £15.00
Half chicken, marinated in yoghurt with paprika and cinnamon

Seekh kabab £16.50
Kababs of smoked ground lamb with coriander, chillies and garlic

Peshawari champen £24.00
Tender lamb cutlets marinated with raw paw-paw, garlic, paprika and star anise

Kabab platter (serves two) £28.00
An assortment of three kebabs – fish, chicken and ground lamb


Accompaniments:

Cucumber raita £2.95

Yoghurt with cucumber, mint and toasted cumin Punjabi salad £2.00

Red onion salad in a tangy lemon dressing
with chaat masala Pappadams with assorted chutneys £2.00



Curries:

Achari jhinga £18.50
Tiger prawns tossed with onions, tomatoes, green chillies and ground spices

Lasooni macchi £18.50
Pan-fried sea bass on a bed of crisp spinach with a sauce made of Coconut, red chillies and ground spices

Murgh makhni £15.00
Tandoori Chicken in creamed fresh tomatoes, flavoured with fenugreek leaves

Methi murgh £15.00
Chicken cooked in a spicy gravy flavoured with fresh methi leaves

Lamb Sukka £16.50
Boneless cubes of lamb with ginger, garlic, onions spices and coconut shavings

Rogan Josh £16.50
Boneless lamb with spices, ginger, yoghurt and Kashmiri chillies



Vegetables:

Saag aloo £6.50
Potatoes and creamed spinach with a tempering of garlic and cumin

Tarkari handi £7.95
Seasonal vegetables tossed with cumin and crushed black pepper

Baghare baingan £7.95
Baby aubergine in a sauce made of coconut, sesame, poppy seeds and peanuts

Paneer makhni £7.95
Paneer and black cherries in creamed fresh tomatoes flavoured with fenugreek leaves

Dhingri Shimla-mirch £7.95
Cup mushrooms with peppers in an onion gravy with spices and cheese

Bhindi do pyaza £7.95
Okra tossed with button onions, tomatoes and ground spices

Tadka Dal £6.50
Yellow lentils finished with browned garlic, cumin and green chillies

Dal Makhni £6.50
Slow cooked black lentils, a specialty of the North-West frontier



Rice / Breads:

Biryani £18.00
Choice of prawn, chicken or lamb with basmati rice and spices, served with cucumber raita

Sade Chawal / Pulao £4.00
Steamed rice / Braised rice with browned onions and whole spices

Tandoori Roti / Roomali Roti £3.50
Whole wheat breads

Plain / Pudhina Paratha £3.50
Layered whole wheat bread, plain or with mint

Naan £3.50
Plain or with butter

Stuffed Naan £4.00
With dates & almonds / cheese / onion or garlic