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CHICKEN DISHES

Tandoori Murgh bbb  Half £6.75       Full: £11.95

On the bone' chicken marinated in a yogurt seasoned with garam masala, garlic, ginger and other spices. Red chilli not only adds the zing but produces the typical red color.

 

Shatay Murgh  £9.10

Shatay or sate is a dish consisting of generous slices of chicken grilled over a charcoal fire, then served with a separate home made sauce with fresh seasonings.

 

 Mirchi Murg Tikka   £6.95

Tender pieces of chicken are marinated in a well balanced Greek yoghurt, tamarind and chilli based sauce, then chargrilled in the tandoor. A must for spicy food lovers.

 

LAMB DISHES

Sheekh Kebab            £6.75

Kebabs, referring to grilled meats on a skewer or stick are popular all over the Middle East, Mediterranean, Central Asia, and South Asia . This particular speciality is made of minced meat with onions, fresh ginger, garlic, coriander, spices and grilled on skewers in the Tandoori clay oven.

 

LAMB / CHICKEN DISHES (Your choice)

Murgh / Lamb Tikka £6.75

A South Asian dish made by grilling succulent boneless pieces of Chicken or Lamb which have been marinated in various spices and herbs. Cooked using skewers in the tandoor.

 

Shashlik            £9.95

A traditional recipe of tender pieces of chicken or lamb tikka skewered with tomatoes, fresh peppers and onions grilled in the traditional tandoori clay oven and served with a separate home made sauce with fresh seasonings.

 

SEAFOOD DISHES

 

Tandoori King Prawn £12.50

Delicate fresh water king prawns marinated in lemon juice with mild herbs and spices and grilled in the traditional tandoori clay oven.

 

Salmon Tikka Kebab £7.50

This is a delicious, lighter alternative to our traditional kebabs. Marinated chunks of Salmon in light spices are chargrilled in the tandoor to produce a mouth-watering delicacy.

 

THE CLASSICS

 

Mustaki          Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £8.95           king prawn £12.50

A new-world classic, cooked with fresh garlic, ginger, onions, coriander, fenugreek leaves and home made yoghurt.

 

 Nantara          Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £8.95|          King Prawn £12.95

A special dish adapted from Goan cuisine with a  mixture of herbs – sweet and slightly hot.

 

Zalfrezi            Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.75           King Prawn £13.95

Popular dish cooked with fresh green chillies, peppers, onions and a combination of bold spices and herbs.

THE CLASSICS (continued) 

 

Kurma Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.75           King Prawn £9.50

Creamy and silky Persian-Indian dish flavoured with cinnamon and cardamom which can be traced back to the 16th century.

 

Tikka Mussala           Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.95           King Prawn £12.95

A dish which has been hailed as ‘ Britain 's true national dish’. Cooked with an exotic sauce of tomato and butter with a dash of cream making it irresistible.

 

Dupiaza           Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.75           King Prawn £9.95

It is legend that the dish was created when a courtier of Mughal emperor Akbar accidentally added a large quantity of onions to a dish. A superb recipe cooked with fresh green peppers and onions, fairly spicy and medium hot.

 

Dhansak         Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.50           King Prawn £10.50

Dhansak is a popular Indian dish among the Parsi community combining elements of Persian and Gujarati cuisine. It is cooked in a medium, well spiced thick sauce with lentils. Slightly hot, sweet and sour.

 

Bhuna Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.75           King Prawn £9.50

Bhuna refers to the process of cooking a spice paste in hot oil. A bhuna curry is spicy but medium hot and well cooked in a thick sauce.

 

Roghan Josh  Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.75           King Prawn £9.50

The unrelenting heat of the Indian plains took the Moghuls frequently to Kashmir where their chefs first developed Rogan Josh. Cooked in a thick sauce with tomato and spices.

 

Pallak  Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.25           King Prawn £9.95

This is a spinach based curry dish eaten in India and Pakistan , it is medium spiced and cooked with fresh spices.

 

Pasanda          Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.95           King Prawn £10.95

Pasanda is a popular North Indian and Pakistani dish. The word is a variation on the Hindi word ‘pasande’, or ‘the favorite one’. It is cooked by simmering a sauce of cultured yoghurt, almond and cashew nuts and finished with a dash of cream.

 

Methi  Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.75           King Prawn £10.95

Fenugreek is used both as a herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed). We have used it to cook a delicious curry in a medium hot thick sauce.

 

Biriany            Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £7.95           King Prawn £10.95

Biryani, biriani, or beriani is a family of primarily South Asian dishes made from a mixture of spices, basmati rice and  meat, seafood or vegetables. It is served with a separate vegetable curry.

 

Curry  Chicken / Lamb / Prawn £6.10           King Prawn £8.95

Madras            Vindaloo         Phall

Though each curry has a specific name, generically any sauce based dish made out of vegetables and/or meat is historically referred to as a 'curry'. These are the original classics with different strengths of spiciness.

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