Little India Bistro and Tandoor in Christchurch City Menu

Lunch Lunch
  • Tandoori Chicken Salad - Your choice of Chooza Tikka, Malai Tikka or Achaari Tikka tossed with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, lemon juice with mint chutney $15.00
  • Tandoori Lamb Salad - Boti Kebab tossed with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, lemon juice served with mint chutney. $15.00
  • Biryani Chicken / Lamb / Vegetable - Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or vegetables. Served with 2 poppadoms and raita. $16.00
  • Bhatura Chicken / Lamb / Chole - Bhatura is a soft bread made from flour mixed with semolina and yoghurt, then finished in hot oil. Two pieces of Bhatura breads served with Chole, lamb or chicken $16.00
  • Butter Chicken - World famous, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish. Boneless chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spices. $16.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Korma Lamb / Chicken / Vegetable - Traditionally a mild dish cooked in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Lamb / Chicken Vindaloo - A hot dish, made world famous by the Chefs of Goa. It has a Portugese influence. It is cooked with vinegar, capsicum and whole spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Malabari Prawn / Fish - A Bombay speciality. Cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomatoes, cream and an assortment of spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $18.00
  • Ganga Jamuna Sabzi - Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Amritsari Chole - Chickpeas cooked with ginger, garlic, finished with freshly ground spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Shahi Paneer - Home made Indian cottage cheese cooked with crushed almonds, cream and tomatoes, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Aaloo Saag - Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
Sides Sides
  • Raita $3.50
  • Kechumber - Diced onions, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander with a touch of lemon juice and spices. $3.50
  • Papadom $1.00
  • Mint Chutney $3.50
  • Banana and Coconut - Sliced bananas sprinkled with desiccated coconut. $3.50
  • Little India Chilly Chutney - For the daring!!! $3.50
  • Mixed Vegetable Pickle - Achar. $3.50
  • Mango Chutney $3.50
  • Tamarind - A sweet but tangy sauce, a perfect match for our vegetarian starters. $3.50
  • Side Dish Platter - Raita, mint chutney, kechumber, banana and coconut, Little India chilli chutney and mango chutney served with six papadoms. $10.00
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • Onion Salad $3.50
Rice Rice
  • Basmati Rice - Plain, steamed Basmati rice. $4.00
  • Jeera Rice - Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds. $6.50
  • Kashmiri Pulao - Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds, sultanas and desiccated coconut. $6.50
  • Mixed Vegetable Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonal vegetables and spices. $7.50
  • Chicken Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with tender boneless chicken, peas, onions and spices. $10.00
Breads Breads
  • Naan - Leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Garlic Naan - Leavened bread sprinkled with crushed garlic, baked in the tandoor. $3.50
  • Keema Naan - Naan with a stuffing of spiced lamb mince. $5.00
  • Onion Kulcha - Naan with a stuffing of onions and spices. $4.00
  • Chicken Naan - Naan with a stuffing of mildly spiced chicken. $5.00
  • Paneer Kulcha - Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $4.50
  • Paneer & Garlic Kulcha - Naan sprinkled with crushed garlic, stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $5.00
  • Kashmiri Naan - Naan topped with nuts and sultanas. $4.50
  • Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
  • Tandoori Roti - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Lacha Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with lashings of ghee. Baked in the tandoor. $4.00
  • Aloo Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with potatoes, onions and spices. $4.00

Nearby Sample Menus

C1 Espresso (sample menu)
  • bagels, toast & spreads $4.90
    • Vege — gluten free on request with butter
  • Super choice bro $21.90
    • With bacon, sausage, mushrooms, potato hash brown, tomato, toasted multigrain & two eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) gluten free on request.
  • Spinach $5
  • - cream cheese $6.90
  • Corn, kale & coriander fritters $17.90
    • With mushy peas, chorizo sausage, whipped goats feta & a kale, pickled radish salad vege on request
  • Curly fries $8.90
    • Delivered by pneumatic tube vege- contains gluten
  • Eggs (2 poached, scrambled or fried) $4
  • Smoked salmon $7
Elmwood Fish and Chips (sample menu)
Zab Thai Food Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Pork Spare Ribs $6.00
  • Cashew Nut Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Basil and Chili Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Fried Rice $8.50
  • Sweet and Sour & Rice $8.50
  • Spring Rolls (8) $5.00
  • Massamun Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Chicken Satays (4) $6.00
Dose Diner (sample menu)
  • All eggs are free range
  • Karaage Fried Chicken Small $14 - Large $17
    • Specially marinated Japanese fried chicken, mixed cabbage slaw, roasted sesame seeds, kewpie mayonnaise
  • (GF bagel available)
  • Brioche Muffin $19.50
  • Available till 11am
  • Pork Belly Nacho $19.50
    • Grilled pork belly with corn crisps, fennel & apple slaw, tomato salsa, chipotle mayo
  • GRANOLA $12.50
    • House made granola with dried fruit, seeds and nuts served with seasonal fruit, milk and natural yogurt
  • Available 11am — 3pm
CINNAMON SPICE INDIAN TAKEAWAY (sample menu)
  • TANDOORI ROTI $3.00
    • Wholemeal Bread Cooked In Tandoor.
  • CHICKEN JALFREZEE $10.50
    • Boneless Sliced Chicken cooked with Onion, Capsicum, Coconut Milk, Tomatoes and Spices
  • LAMB MADRAS $10.50
    • Boneless Lamb cooked with onion, ginger, fenugreek and spices
  • BALTI DANSAK CHICKEN $10.50
    • Lentils Simmered with Marinated Chicken on a slow fire and tempered with Onion, Ginger, Garlic and Spices
  • GOA FISH MALABARI $10.50
    • A Classic Goan Speciality. Gurnard Fish Cooked With Ginger, Garlic, Vinegar, Green Capsicum, A selection Of Spices And With A Splash Of Cream.
  • POPPADAM (FOUR PIECES) $2.00
  • KEEMA NAAN $5.50
    • Naan Bread Stuffed With Spiced Lamb Mince.
  • BUTTER PRAWNS $10.50
    • Cooked With Homemade Butter Sauce And Selection Of Spices.
Lincoln Road Fish & Chips (sample menu)
  • Tormato $4. 20
  • Pineapple Ring $1.60
  • lvi eat Pattie $2.20
  • E gg $4.20
  • 6 chicken Nuggets $4.20
  • 2 chips, 3 fish, 2 plain donuts, 4 crab sticks, 6 chicken nuggets, 12 mini spring rolls, 2 hot dog $26.00
  • Plaln $3.50
  • Extras $1.00
Kendal Fish and Chips (sample menu)
  • Bluff Oyster cooked 1 doz $28.00
  • Hashbrown 6 for $3.00
  • Chocolate explosion Doughnut each $3.10
  • Cheese & pineapple $5.20
  • Bacon & egg $5.50
  • Plain $3.30
  • bacon $4.50
  • Cheese $4.20
Indian Sumner (sample menu)
  • Vegetable Samosas (2 pieces) $8.00
    • Pastry mixed with cumin seed, mashed potatoes, peas, garam masala - fried to a golden brown
  • Pasanda $14.00
    • Meat cooked in a tasty nutty gravy
  • Mango Chutney $4.00
  • Cheese Naan (cheese) $5.00
  • Vindaloo $14.00
    • HOT spices, vinegar, and tomato base sauce cooked with your choice of meat - most popular Goan dish
  • Dal - black or yellow lentils $13.00
    • Chopped onions, ginger, garlic and spices fried and then added to the boiled lentils
  • Posht $14.00
    • Meat cooked in a strong gravy spicy sauce, cream & poppy seeds
  • Roti $3.50
Fendalton Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Vegetable Korma $13.50
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in creamy cashew nut base sauce, garnished with almonds & raisins
  • Butter Chicken (Everybody Loves Butter Chicken) $14.50
    • Chunkey chicken pieces grilled in tandoor, mixed in creamy sauce, crushed cashew nuts, butter & spices
  • Tandoori King Prawns (8 Pcs) $14.00
    • Prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs & spices, cooked delicately in tandoor, served with mint chutney
  • Fish Tikka (5 Pcs) $14.00
    • Ling fish marinated in garlic, ginger & spices - grilled in tandoor together with onion, capsicum & tomato, served with mint chutney
  • Dopiaza $14.50
    • Marinated meat pieces cooked with large chunks of onion & mushroom, topped with ginger, garlic & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Chicken or Lamb Biryani $16.00
    • Curried flavoured rice cooked with your choice of meat, garnished with almonds, nuts & coriander
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.50
    • Marinated chicken pieces cooked in tomato-based sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Aloo Gobi $13.50
    • The Christchurch Press highly recommended this as best of all - potato, cauliflower & spices cooked in dryish sauce, garnished with coriander
Big Pot Buffet Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Beef Fried Rice $9.90
  • Young Chow Fried Rice $11.50
  • Crab Meat $0.60
  • Prawn Fried Rice $14.00
  • Beef Fried Noodles $9.90
  • Curry Beef Mein $10.50
  • Chicken Fried Noodles $9.90
  • Dim Sum $0.60
Thorrington Fish Supply (sample menu)
  • Roast Pork & Mushroom on Rice $10.50
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $11.00
  • Parawn Satay Sauce on Rice $12.50
  • Deep Fried Moro Bar $2.50
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $11.00
  • Chocolate Donut $2.00
  • Double Meat $4.30
  • Onion $4.00
Beat Street Cafe (sample menu)
  • Avocado $3.00
  • On organic toast $10.50
  • Spinach $4.50
  • Tomatoes $3.00
  • 7am - 2pm / 7 days a week
  • Sausages (x2) $4.50
  • House beans $4.50
  • Mushrooms $4.00
The Lotus-Heart Cafe (sample menu)
  • CURRY DOSA
    • Today’s curry served with a fresh dose and house chutney. Vegan and/or onion and garlic free options available. Gluten-free.
  • HALLOUMI BURGER
    • Grilled halloumi cheese, chargrilled capsicum, basil pesto, caramelised onion, lettuce and mayonnaise. Served with salad and/or fries.
  • SWEET TREATS
    • A variety of cakes, slices and raw vegan cheesecakes are made daily.
  • NACHOS
    • Refrito beans served with melted cheddar, salsa and organic sour cream on corn chips with a seasonal salad garnish. Gluten-free. Vegan option – vegan cheese and vegan aioli are available.
  • PONDICHERRY DOSA
    • A lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with hot and spicy chutney, potato masala, onion and fresh coriander. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
  • BREAKFAST DOSA
    • a dosa filled with caramelised banana and drizzled with honey
  • HUMMING BURGER
    • Our signature deluxe nut pattie topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo. Served with salad and/or fries.
  • PIZZA
    • Made with locally sourced seasonal produce, organic where possible. Our gourmet vegetarian pizzas come with a tomato base and a blend of tasty cheeses. Vegan cheese, add $3.00. Gluten free bases in medium and large sizes available – add 2.50.
Hoofbeats Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $19.00
    • sliced chicken breast with mesclun and iceberg, tomato, cucumber, red onion and croutons topped with a Caesar dressing
  • Vegetarian Quiche $15.00
    • chef’s own speciality served with salad or coleslaw and fries
  • Available in the public (sports) bar only
  • Salad – small bowl $5.50
  • Bangers and Mash $16.00
    • 2 pork sausages on savoury chive mash with a rich red wine and onion gravy
  • Fish Of The Day POD
    • see daily specials board
  • extra filling $2.00
  • -with bacon & extra cheese $14.50
Vanilla Bean (sample menu)
  • Bohemian Breakfast $20
    • Bramborák (Czech savoury potato pancake), spinach, bacon free range poached eggs
  • Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $18
    • served w. semi dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, mesclun lettuce and bread croutons
  • Svickova $22.50
    • delicious creamy sauce & beef served w. bread dumplings
  • Pasta of the Day N/A
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Tempura Shrimp $14
    • juicy tempura shrimp loving w. seaweed & chili seasoning
  • Beef Goulash (Hovezi Gulas) $22.50
    • Czech beef goulash served w. dumplings or in bread
  • Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $22
    • served with semi dried tomato, Kalamata olives, red onion, mesculin lettuce and bread croutons
  • Full Belly Breakfast $22
    • bacon, sausage, potato crumpet, mushroom, beans tomato, free range eggs your way, toast or fresh bread
Little India Bistro and Tandoor

Little India Bistro and Tandoor

location

Address

150 Aikmans Road, Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8014, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033558330

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Gluten Free , Indian , North Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  BYO ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Serves Halal ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Digital Payments ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
150 Aikmans Road, Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8014, New Zealand
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