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Appetizers

All pakoras are battered with delicately seasoned chick pea flour and then deep fried. All appetizers are served with mint/yogurt and date/tamarind chutneys.

Shrimp Pakora

Six plump shrimp

$10

Onion Pakora

Indian-style onion rings

Chicken Pakora

Boneless breast pieces

Vegetable Pakora

Variety of fresh vegetables

Paneer Pakora

Mild, freshly made cheese

Vegetable Grill

Marinated vegetables, skewered & cooked in the tandoor, served on a sizzler

$11

Vegetable Samosas

Two triangular pastries filled with potatoes, peas, cashews, raisins & spices

Meat Samosas

Two triangular pastries filled with ground lamb, peas, cashews, raisins & spices

Vegetarian Mixed Platter

Vegetable samosa, vegetable, onion & paneer pakoras

$10

Non-Vegetarian Mixed Platter

Meat samosa, chicken pakora, chicken tikka & seekh kebab

$12

Tandoori Prawns.

Three jumbo prawns marinated & cooked in the tandoor

$18

Papadams

Chips made from urad dal (lentil) flour — choose roasted or deep fried

Soup & Salad

Tomato Shorwa

Classic, fresh, lightly spiced tomato soup

Muglai Shorwa

Creamy lentil soup with chicken & rice

Indian Kachoomar Salad

Leaf lettuce, chick peas, red peppers, radish, cucumber, tomatoes, tossed with spices, black salt, fresh lemon juice & green chilies (optional)

Chef's Specialties

Tandoori Salmon

Tender marinated salmon served sizzling on a bed of fresh vegetables. Served with asparagus & a nan.

$25

Tandoori Lamb Chops

Three succulent, French-cut lamb chops, lightly marinated & served sizzling with fresh vegetables. Choice of bread or rice.

$30

Tandoor Specialties

Tandoori Vegetable Grill

Marinated fresh vegetables served sizzling — choice of bread or rice

$17

Salmon Kebab

Tender salmon, marinated in garlic, ginger, lemon & spices, served on a sizzler with onions & bell peppers

$19

Tandoori Chicken

Young chicken marinated in yogurt & spices served sizzling with onions & bell peppers 1/2 portion ----- $13

$22

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt & spices, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers

$16

Seekh Kebab

Spiced ground lamb, wrapped around skewers, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers

$16

Boti Kebab

Marinated lamb kebab, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers

$21

Tandoori Prawns

Six marinated jumbo prawns, roasted & served sizzling with onions & bell peppers

$30

Tandoori Mixed Grill

A sampling of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, a tandoori prawn, seekh kebab & boti kebab, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers

$25

Shashlick

Marinated boneless chicken & vegetable kebab, served on saffron pullao with curry sauce

$20

Vegetarian Shashlick

Fresh vegetables & paneer kebab, served on Basmati rice with curry sauce

$16

Special Curry Dishes

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka in a special light sauce with onions & bell peppers

$17

Butter Chicken

Marinated chicken in a fresh, creamy tomato & butter sauce

$18

Chicken Shahi Korma

Chicken cooked in a mild cashew cream sauce with ginger & garlic

$17

Shajahani Curry

Traditional chicken curry simmered in a cashew nut sauce

$16

Chicken Jhalfrazie

Chicken sauteed with tomatoes, onions & bell peppers

$16

Chooza Dilbahar

Chicken cooked with fresh spinach & a hint of mint

$17

Rogan Josh

Traditional lamb curry cooked with fresh garlic, ginger & onions

$20

Lamb Shahi Korma

Lamb simmered in a mild cashew cream sauce with garlic & ginger

$20

Sagg Gosht

Lamb & spinach cooked with onions & garlic

$20

Lamb Masala

Tandoor lamb sauteed with tomatoes & onions and chefs special sauce

$20

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp simmered with garlic, ginger, lemon & coconut

$19

Garlic Shrimp

Shrimp simmered in a mild garlic cream sauce

$19

Jumbo Prawn Masala

Three tender jumbo prawns simmered in a light sauce of onions & tomatoes

$22

Butter Salmon Curry

Tandoori salmon simmering in a fresh, creamy tomato & butter sauce

$18

Vegetarian Specialties

Paneer Tikka Masala

Tandoori roasted paneer in a light sauce with onions & peppers

$16

Paneer Makhani or Tofu Makhan

Paneer or tofu in a delicately seasoned, creamy tomato curry sauce

$16

Sagg Paneer or Sagg Tofu

Paneer or tofu & fresh, chopped spinach with light spices

$14

Palak Aloo

Potatoes & fresh, chopped spinach with light spices

$13

Matar Paneer or Matar Tofu

Paneer or tofu & peas with tomatoes in a light sauce

$13

Aloo Matar

Peas & potatoes in a light sauce

$12

Sagg Mushroom

Fresh spinach & mushrooms, sauteed in a light sauce

$14

Malai Kofta

Ground paneer & potatoes shaped into balls, in a cashew & onion sauce

$16

Navaratana Curry or Navaratana Tofu Curry

Mixed fresh vegetables, paneer or tofu, & cashews in a tomato based curry

$16

Baigan Bharta

Tandoori roasted eggplant, mashed & mixed with tomatoes, onions & peas

$15

Aloo Jeera

Potatoes sauteed with onions & spices

$11

Aloo Gobi

Cauliflower & potatoes sauteed with spices

$12

Gobi Masala

Cauliflower sauteed with spices in a light sauce

$13

Cholle

Chick peas sauteed with spices & tomatoes

$11

Bhindi Masala

Okra sauteed with onions, tomatoes & light spices

$12

Dal Tarka

Yellow lentils simmered with ginger, garlic & onions

$12

Rice Specialties

All Biryani dishes are made with saffron pullao, cashews, raisins & a light curry sauce, topped with sliced almonds.

Nentara Biryani

Fresh vegetables & paneer OR tofu

$16

Chicken Biryani

Boneless pieces of chicken

$17

Lamb Biryani

Boneless pieces of tender lamb

$20

Shrimp Biryani

Tender, plump shrimp

$20

Salmon Biryani

Boneless farm-raised salmon

$20

Saffron Pullao

Basmati rice steamed with spices & saffron threads

Plain Basmati Rice

Tandoori Breads

Tandoori Roti

Round, flat, unleavened whole wheat bread

Paratha Lachhedar

Multi-layered, buttered whole wheat bread

Aloo Paratha

Paratha stuffed with spiced potatoes

Nan

Leaf-shaped, leavened white flour bread

Garlic Nan

Nan topped with garlic & butter

Pishori Nan

Nan topped with ground cashews & pistachios

Keema Nan

Nan with spiced lamb

Masala Kulcha

Nan with ground vegetables, paneer & spices

Onion Kulcha

Nan stuffed with onion & spices

Condiments

Chef’s Special Green Chutney

Blend of cilantro, mint & onion

Dahi

Fresh, homemade yogurt

Cucumber Raita

Homemade yogurt with chopped cucumber & tomatoes

Mixed Pickle

Punjabi-style blend of mangoes, limes & chilies

Sweet Mango Chutney

Desserts

Rasmalai

Classic Indian dessert of homemade paneer patties in a sweet milk sauce, garnished with ground pistachios

Gulab Jaman

Spheres of deep fried cake immersed in a sweet syrup

Kheer

Sweet Basmati rice pudding with raisins & almonds, garnished with ground pistachios

Homemade Ice Cream - 2 Scoops

Choose from mango, coconut, pistachio, vanilla or chocolate

Beverages

Soft Drinks

Mango or Guava Juice

Lassi

Mango Lassi

Perrier

Tea or Coffee

Chai (Masala Tea)