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Our Menu

Menu

Vegetarian Appetizers

Samosa photo

Samosa

$6.50
2 crisp patties filled with potatoes and peas

Vegetable Pakoras

$6.00
Mixed vegetable fritters

Paneer Pakoras

$10.99
Cheese fritters

Chilli Paneer

$15.99
Cheese grilled with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes

Aloo Tikki

$6.00
Mashed potatoes with herbs and spices deep fried, vegan
Manchurian photo

Manchurian

$16.99
Choice of cauliflower or vegetable balls in sweet and sour sauce with onions and bell peppers

Onion Bhaji

$7.99
Spicy Indian snack with fried onions in a gram flour batter

Samosa Chat

$11.99
2 samosas with chole, cilantro chutney, sweet tamarind sauce topped with yogurt
Vegetable Assorted Snacks photo

Vegetable Assorted Snacks

$9.99
Combination of 1 samosa, 1 aloo tikki, 2 pieces vegetable pakora

Palak Chat

$9.99
Crispy spinach, topped with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney.
Harab Bhara Kabab photo

Harab Bhara Kabab

$8.99
Ground spinach, peas, potatoes, and herbs. Shape into patties and shallow fry until golden.

Non Vegetarian Appetizers

Chicken Pakora

$9.99
Chicken fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Fish Pakora

$10.99
Fish fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Chili Chicken

$15.99
Chicken cooked in sweet and sour sauce, with onions and bell peppers

Shrimp Pakora

$11.99
Shrimp fritter, made with gram flour mildly spiced

Garlic Shrimp

$20.99
Shrimp cooked in garlic sauce

Chicken 65

$14.99
Chicken cubes marinated in spices and deep fried

Vegetarian Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Aloo Gobhi

$15.99
Cauliflower with potatoes
Saag Paneer photo

Saag Paneer

$16.99
Fresh spinach cooked curry style with homemade cheese, seasoned with aromatic spices

Matar Paneer

$16.99
Fresh peas with cheese in mildly spicy gravy

Chana Masala

$15.99
Garbanzo beans with ginger in a specialty spiced sauce

Malai Kofta

$16.99
Fresh grated vegetable cooked in gravy, flour batter and deep fried. Served in tomato and onion sauce

Aloo Matar

$14.99
Potatoes and green peas cooked with onions and tomatoes mildly spiced

Paneer Tikka Masala

$18.99
Homemade cheese cooked with special spices, bell peppers, onions, and served in its own sauce

Shahi Paneer

$18.99
Crumbled cheese cooked with special spices in a creamy sauce

Karahi Vegetable

$15.99
Fresh vegetable cooked in the juice of garlic, ginger, and tomatoes

Karahi Paneer

$18.99
Home made cheese cooked in gravy sauce

Kaju Khoya

$18.99
Crushed cheeses and nuts in a exotic creamy sauce

Bengan Bhartha

$16.99
Eggplant roasted in the delightful pulp, seasoned with gentle herbs and spices
Bhindi Masala photo

Bhindi Masala

$15.99
Fresh okra cooked in onion, tomato, ginger and garlic with mild spices

Daal

$15.99
Lentils cooked to a thick soup with herbs and spices. (Choice of yellow or black daal)

Garlic Mushroom

$15.99
Mushroom cooked in garlic sauce and spices

Malai Methi Matar

$18.99
Crumbled cheese cooked with green peas, fenugreek in creamy and flavorful sauce

Vegetable Korma

$16.99
Vegetable cooked with cashews mildly spiced topped with a yogurt sauce

Tofu Masala

$16.99
Tofu cooked with special spices, bell peppers, onions, and served in its own sauce

Chana Saag

$16.99
Chick peas, spinach, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and warm spices

Chicken Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Chicken Curry

$17.99
Traditional Indian Curry prepared with special spices

Chicken Vindaloo

$17.99
Chicken cooked in spicy sauce with potatoes and tomatoes

Karahi Chicken

$17.99
Mild spiced chicken with gravy sauce with bell peppers and onions
Chicken Korma photo

Chicken Korma

$20.99
Mildly spiced chicken. Cooked in creamy sauce

Chicken Saag

$18.99
Chicken in traditional spinach sauce
Chicken Tikka Masala photo

Chicken Tikka Masala

$20.99
Boneless white chicken meat in tomato and butter gravy

Butter Chicken

$20.99
Tandoori chicken cooked in special tomato gravy (butter chicken)

Coconut Chicken

$19.99
Boneless chicken cooked in coconut sauce

Achari Chicken

$17.99
Chicken cooked in Indian pickled spices and curried

Mango Chicken

$19.99
Boneless white meat cooked in mango sauce
Mantra Chicken photo

Mantra Chicken

$20.99
Chicken in the bone cooked with rich cream gravy and mantras special spices

Lamb Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Rogan Josh

$21.99
Tender lamb meat marinated and cooked with herbs and spices

Lamb Dopiaza

$21.99
Boneless lamb meat cooked with chopped onions and tomato in mild spiced gravy
Lamb Saag photo

Lamb Saag

$20.99
Lamb meat in mild spiced spinach gravy

Lamb Vindaloo

$21.99
Lamb meat cooked in hot spices and seasoned
Shahi Korma photo

Shahi Korma

$21.99
Boneless lamb meat marinated and cooked with yogurt and nuts in mildly spiced creamy sauce

Lamb Pasanda Nawabi

$21.99
Lamb meat marinated and cooked in coconut sauce in creamy gravy

Goat Curry

$21.99
Traditional Indian goat curry
Lamb Tikka Masala photo

Lamb Tikka Masala

$21.99
Boneless lamb meat in tomato and butter gravy

Seafood Entrees

All Entrees Come With Basmati Rice

Fish Curry

$18.99
Fish cooked on the special curry sauce

Fish Korma

$19.99
Mildly spiced fish cooked in creamy sauce

Fish Tikka Masala

$19.99
Boneless fish cooked in tomato and butter gravy

Shrimp Curry

$19.99
Shrimp cooked delicately in a special curry sauce

Shrimp Masala

$20.99
Shrimp cooked in tomato and butter gravy

Saag Shrimp

$19.99
Shrimp cooked with freshly chopped spinach and special sauce

Shrimp Vindaloo

$19.99
Shrimp cooked in spicy sauce with potatoes and tomatoes

Goan Fish Curry

$20.99
Fish cooked in coconut milk, garlic, sauces and spices

Complete Dinners

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

Vegetarian Dinner

$22.99
Combination of one samosa, vegetable korma, palak paneer, daal, rice, naan bread, raita and gulab jamun

Non Vegetarian Dinner

$23.99
Combination of one piece tandoori chicken, chicken curry, palak paneer, daal, rice, naan, raita and gulab jamun

Tandoori Dinner

$28.99
Combination of 1 shrimp, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, vegetable korma, rice, naan and gulab jamun

Rice Dishes

Basmati Rice Plate

$4.00
Aromatic basmati rice with a dash of cumin seeds
Rice Pilau photo

Rice Pilau

$8.99
Fine aromatic basmati rice cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peas and nuts

Vegetable Biryani

$16.99
Aromatic basmati rice with garden fresh vegetables cooked with nuts, herbs, spices and seasonings

Chicken Biryani

$18.99
Aromatic basmati rice with chicken pieces cooked with nuts, herbs and spices

Lamb Biryani

$19.99
Aromatic basmati rice with lamb meat cooked in mild spices, saffron, nuts and seasonings

Shrimp Biryani

$19.99
Aromatic basmati rice with tender shrimp cooked with nuts, herbs and spices

Goat Biryani

$20.99
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

$13.99/half
$23.99/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

$19.99
Minced meat marinated in spices and skewered over red hot charcoals

Lamb Boti Kabab

$22.99
Marinated lamb meat in a morse size pieces skewered over hot charcoals

Tandoori Fish

$24.99
Boneless fish marinated and cooked in tandoor
Lamb Chops (5 Piece) photo

Lamb Chops (5 Piece)

$30.99
Rack of lamb marinated in spices and cooked in clay owen

Chicken Tikka

$19.99
Boneless white chicken meat, marinated and roasted in clay oven

Lasuni Chicken

$20.99
Boneless white chicken meat marinated in garlic, mint, cilantro and spices, roasted in clay oven

Mixed Grill

$26.99
Combination of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, shrimp, lamb boti and kabab and tandoori fish

Tandoori Shrimp

$23.99
Shrimp roasted to perfection

Tandoori Paneer Tikka

$22.99
Marinated paneer roasted to perfection

Salads

Garden Salad

$7.99
Served with choice of house or ranch dressing

Extra Sides

Plain Yogurt

$6.00

Raita

$6.00

Pickles/Mango Chutney

$6.00

Extra Gravy/Sauce

$12.99

Tandoori Breads

Tandoori Roti

$2.99
Traditional bread made with whole wheat flour

Lachha Paratha

$5.50
Multi-layered whole wheat bread

Aloo Paratha

$5.99
Paratha stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes

Onion Kulcha

$5.99
Leavened bread stuffed with onion
Naan photo

Naan

$3.99
Popular leavened bread

Garlic Chilli Naan

$5.50
Naan bread topped with a touch of garlic, stuffed with chilli
Garlic Naan photo

Garlic Naan

$4.99
Naan with a touch of garlic

Cheese Naan

$6.99
Naan bread filled with American cheese

Peshwari Naan

$6.99
Naan stuffed with nuts, cashews and raisins

Paneer Kulcha

$6.99
Naan stuffed with home made cheese and mildly spiced

Bread Sampler Basket

$10.99
One plain, one garlic naan and one garlic chili naan

Keema Naan

$5.99
Naan stuffed with minced meat

Desserts

Gulab Jamun photo

Gulab Jamun

$6.00
2 juicy balls made from cream of milk

Kheer

$6.00
Delicious rice pudding garnished with nuts

Ras Malai

$6.00
Indian style cheese dumpling laced with pistachio in a creamy sauce

Carrot Halwa

$6.00
Carrot based pudding with milk, sugar and nuts
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