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Our Menu

Menu

Vegetarian Appetizers

Samosa photo

Samosa

$4.50
2 crisp patties filled with potatoes and peas

Vegetable Pakoras

$3.95
Mixed vegetable fritters

Paneer Pakoras

$7.95
Cheese fritters

Paneer Tikka

$11.95
Cheese grilled with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes

Aloo Tikki

$3.95
Mashed potatoes with herbs and spices deep fried
Manchurian photo

Manchurian

$11.95
Choice of cauliflower or vegetable balls in sweet and sour sauce with onions and bell peppers

Onion Bhaji

$5.95
Spicy Indian snack with fried onions in a gram flour batter

Palak Chat

$7.95
Crispy fried spinach with tomatoes, onions, tamarind and yogurt

Samosa Chat

$7.95
2 samosas with chole, cilantro chutney, sweet tamarind sauce topped with yogurt

Aloo Tikki Sliders

$6.95
Spicy shallow fried potato patties
Vegetable Assorted Snacks photo

Vegetable Assorted Snacks

$6.95
Combination of 1 samosa, 1 aloo tikki, 2 pieces vegetable pakora
Hara Bhara Kabab photo

Hara Bhara Kabab

$6.95
Vegetarian kababs made with spinach, potatoes and green peas

Non Vegetarian Appetizers

Chicken Pakora

$6.95
Chicken fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Fish Pakora

$7.95
Fish fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Chili Chicken

$11.95
Chicken cooked in sweet and sour sauce, with onions and bell peppers

Shrimp Pakora

$8.95
Shrimp fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Garlic Shrimp

$16.95
Shrimp cooked in garlic sauce

Non Vegetarian Assorted Snacks

$7.95
Combination of fish pakoras, chicken pakoras and shrimp pakoras

Chicken 65

$12.95
Chicken cubes marinated in spices and deep fried

Vegetarian Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Aloo Gobhi

$10.95
Cauliflower with potatoes
Palak Paneer photo

Palak Paneer

$12.95
Fresh spinach cooked curry style with homemade cheese, seasoned with aromatic spices

Matar Paneer

$11.95
Fresh peas with cheese in mildly spicy gravy

Chana Masala

$11.95
Garbanzo beans with ginger in a specialty spiced sauce

Malai Kofta

$12.95
Fresh grated vegetable cooked in gravy, flour batter and deep fried. Served in tomato and onion sauce

Aloo Matar

$10.95
Potatoes and green peas cooked with onions and tomatoes mildly spiced

Paneer Masala

$13.95
Homemade cheese cooked with special spices, bell peppers, onions, and served in its own sauce

Shahi Paneer

$13.95
Crumbled cheese cooked with special spices in a creamy sauce

Karahi Vegetable

$10.95
Fresh vegetable cooked in the juice of garlic, ginger, and tomatoes

Karahi Paneer

$13.95
Home made cheese cooked in gravy sauce

Kaju Khoya

$13.95
Crushed cheeses and nuts in a exotic creamy sauce

Bengan Bhartha

$11.95
Eggplant roasted in the delightful pulp, seasoned with gentle herbs and spices
Bhindi Masala photo

Bhindi Masala

$11.95
Fresh okra cooked in onion, tomato, ginger and garlic with mild spices

Daal

$10.95
Lentils cooked to a thick soup with herbs and spices. (Choice of yellow or black daal)

Garlic Mushroom

$11.95
Mushroom cooked in garlic sauce and spices

Malai Methi Matar

$13.95
Crumbled cheese cooked with green peas, fenugreek in creamy and flavorful sauce

Vegetable Korma

$12.95
Vegetable cooked with cashews mildly spiced topped with a yogurt sauce

Tofu Masala

$11.95
Tofu cooked with special spices, bell peppers, onions, and served in its own sauce

Chana Saag

$12.95
Chick peas, spinach, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and warm spices

Chicken Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Chicken Curry

$12.95
Traditional Indian Curry prepared with special spices

Chicken Vindaloo

$13.95
Chicken cooked in spicy sauce with potatoes and tomatoes

Karahi Chicken

$12.95
Mild spiced chicken with gravy sauce with bell peppers and onions
Chicken Korma photo

Chicken Korma

$13.95
Mildly spiced chicken. Cooked in creamy sauce

Chicken Saag

$12.95
Chicken in traditional spinach sauce
Chicken Tikka Masala photo

Chicken Tikka Masala

$14.95
Boneless white chicken meat in tomato and butter gravy

Murg Makhni

$14.95
Tandoori chicken cooked in special tomato gravy (butter chicken)

Coconut Chicken

$13.95
Boneless chicken cooked in coconut sauce

Achari Chicken

$12.95
Chicken cooked in Indian pickled spices and curried

Keema Matar

$12.95
Minced chicken cooked with onions, spices and peas

Mango Chicken

$13.95
Boneless white meat cooked in mango sauce

Egg Curry

$11.95
Boiled eggs cooked in garlic, ginger sauces and spices
Mantra Chicken photo

Mantra Chicken

$15.95
Chicken in the bone cooked with rich cream gravy and mantras special spices

Lamb Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Rogan Josh

$15.95
Tender lamb meat marinated and cooked with herbs and spices

Lamb Dopiaza

$15.95
Boneless lamb meat cooked with chopped onions and tomato in mild spiced gravy

Lamb Saag

$14.95
Lamb meat in mild spiced spinach gravy

Lamb Vindaloo

$15.95
Lamb meat cooked in hot spices and seasoned

Shahi Korma

$15.95
Boneless lamb meat marinated and cooked with yogurt and nuts in mildly spiced creamy sauce

Lamb Pasanda Nawabi

$14.95
Lamb meat marinated and cooked in coconut sauce in creamy gravy

Goat Curry

$16.95
Traditional Indian goat curry

Lamb Tikka Masala

$15.95
Boneless lamb meat in tomato and butter gravy

Seafood Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Fish Curry

$13.95
Fish cooked on the special curry sauce

Fish Korma

$14.95
Mildly spiced fish cooked in creamy sauce

Fish Tikka Masala

$15.95
Boneless fish cooked in tomato and butter gravy

Shrimp Curry

$13.95
Shrimp cooked delicately in a special curry sauce

Shrimp Masala

$14.95
Shrimp cooked in tomato and butter gravy

Saag Shrimp

$14.95
Shrimp cooked with freshly chopped spinach and special sauce

Shrimp Vindaloo

$14.95
Shrimp cooked in spicy sauce with potatoes and tomatoes

Goan Fish Curry

$15.95
Fish cooked in coconut milk, garlic, sauces and spices

Complete Dinners

**Veg. curries are available as per chef’s choice

Vegetarian Dinner

$15.95
Combination of vegetable korma, palak paneer, daal, rice, naan bread, raita and gulab jamun

Non Vegetarian Dinner

$18.95
Combination of one piece tandoori chicken, chicken curry, palak paneer, daal, rice, naan, raita and gulab jamun

Tandoori Dinner

$20.95
Combination of 1 shrimp, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, vegetable korma, rice, naan and gulab jamun

Rice Dishes

Basmati Rice Plate

$2.95
Aromatic basmati rice with a dash of cumin seeds
Rice Pilau photo

Rice Pilau

$5.95
Fine aromatic basmati rice cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peas and nuts

Vegetable Biryani

$11.95
Aromatic basmati rice with garden fresh vegetables cooked with nuts, herbs, spices and seasonings

Chicken Biryani

$13.95
Aromatic basmati rice with chicken pieces cooked with nuts, herbs and spices

Lamb Biryani

$14.95
Aromatic basmati rice with lamb meat cooked in mild spices, saffron, nuts and seasonings

Shrimp Biryani

$15.95
Aromatic basmati rice with tender shrimp cooked with nuts, herbs and spices

Goat Biryani

$15.95
Aromatic basmati rice with goat meat cooked in mild spices, saffron, nuts and seasonings

Tandoori Specialties

Tandoori traditional Indian clay oven

Tandoori Chicken photo

Tandoori Chicken

$9.95/half
$17.95/full
Chicken marinated in yogurt and mild spices cooked in its own juices over red hot charcoal, roasted in a tandoor to a crisp, tender copper brown

Sheekh Kabab

$13.95
Minced meat marinated in spices and skewered over red hot charcoals

Lamb Boti Kabab

$15.95
Marinated lamb meat in a morse size pieces skewered over hot charcoals

Tandoori Fish

$17.95
Boneless fish marinated and cooked in tandoor
Lamb Chops (5 Piece) photo

Lamb Chops (5 Piece)

$22.95
Rack of lamb marinated in spices and cooked in clay owen

Chicken Tikka

$14.95
Boneless white chicken meat, marinated and roasted in clay oven

Lasuni Chicken

$15.95
Boneless white chicken meat marinated in garlic, mint, cilantro and spices, roasted in clay oven

Mixed Grill

$21.95
Combination of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, shrimp, lamb boti and kabab and tandoori fish

Tandoori Shrimp

$17.95
Shrimp roasted to perfection

Tandoori Paneer Tikka

$16.95
Marinated paneer roasted to perfection

Reshmi Kabab

$15.95
White chicken meat cooked with ginger, garlic with sauted onions

Soups and Salads

Tomato Soup

$4.95

Vegetable Soup

$4.95

Chicken Soup

$5.95

Garden Salad

$5.95
Served with choice of house or ranch dressing

Chicken Tikka Salad

$8.95
Served with choice of house or ranch dressing

Extra Sides

Plain Yogurt

$3.50

Raita

$3.95

Pickles/Mango Chutney

$2.95

Extra Gravy/Sauce

$8.95

Tandoori Breads

Tandoori Roti

$1.95
Traditional bread made with whole wheat flour

Paratha

$3.50
Multi-layered whole wheat bread

Aloo Paratha

$4.50
Paratha stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes

Onion Kulcha

$4.50
Leavened bread stuffed with onion

Naan

$2.25
Popular leavened bread

Garlic Chilli Naan

$3.95
Naan bread topped with a touch of garlic, stuffed with chilli
Garlic Naan photo

Garlic Naan

$2.95
Naan with a touch of garlic

Cheese Naan

$4.50
Naan bread filled with American cheese

Keema Naan

$4.50
Naan stuffed with minced meat

Peshwari Naan

$4.95
Naan stuffed with nuts, cashews and raisins

Paneer Kulcha

$4.50
Naan stuffed with home made cheese and mildly spiced

Bread Sampler Basket

$6.95
One plain, one garlic naan and one garlic chili naan

Desserts

Gulab Jamun photo

Gulab Jamun

$3.50
2 juicy balls made from cream of milk

Kheer

$3.50
Delicious rice pudding garnished with nuts

Ras Malai

$3.95
Indian style cheese dumpling laced with pistachio in a creamy sauce

Carrot Halwa

$3.95
Carrot based pudding with milk, sugar and nuts
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