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

  • Akaroa Cod $5.00
  • Mushrooms 6 for $5.50
  • Dim Sum 3 for $2.30
  • FAMILY MEAL DEAL $12.80
    • 2 fish, 2 hot dogs, 4 potato fritters, 1 scoop of chips
  • Egg burger $4.20
  • Deep Fried Moro Bars $3.00
  • Vegetarian Spring Roll $2.80
  • Chow Chow Burger $4.20
  • Ginger beer $4.90
  • Japanese tea $2.50
  • Chicken cutlet curry rice $15.90
  • Shouyu ramen $13.90
  • Vanilla ice cream $4.90
  • Baked pudding & ice cream $5.20
  • Kara-age chicken on rice $13.50
  • Seaweed salad $4.90
  • Pattie-Paua $3.00
  • Hawaiian $5.80
  • Extras $1.00
  • Hot dog $2.20
  • Spring Roll $2.70
  • A quarter $5.00
  • Sausage $2.20
  • Cod-Battered $4.20
  • Aloo Kulcha $4.50
    • Potato and pea filling
  • Roti $3.00
    • Whole wheat flour
  • Fish Amritsari Tikka (5 pieces) $16.00
    • Ling fish marinated in garlic, ginger and spices- grilled in the tandoor together with onions, capsicum and tomatoes, served with mint chutney
  • Plain Naan $3.00
  • Aloo Palak $15.00
    • Potatoes cooked with fresh spinach and spices
  • Chicken Tikka (5 pieces) $12.00
    • Fresh boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt, ginger and garlic - grilled in tandoor
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.50
    • Chicken pieces cooked in a tomato-based sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Chicken Curries $10.00
  • Sweet And Sour Wontons (1 Doz) N/A
  • Steak & Cheese $4.00
  • Squid Rings N/A
  • Roast Pork & Pineapple On Rice N/A
  • Prawn Foo Young Egg N/A
  • Bacon Foo Young Egg N/A
  • Big Dog N/A
  • 4 Fish , 2 Hotdogs, 2 Meat Patties, 2 Sausages, 2 Scoop Chips, 1 Spring Rolls, 2 Crab Sticks, 1.5 L Of Soft Drink $28.00
  • Monster egg bacon cheese, pineapple tomato $7.80
  • Hot Dog $2.00
  • Fish & Eggs $9.00
  • Sausages & eggs $9.00
  • Vegetarian no meat $5.30
  • Sole & Eggs $9.50
  • Fish $2.40
  • Egg $4.30
  • Falafel Entrée (GF) $12.50
    • Vegetarian pattie mixed with special herbs and spices served with homemade tomato sauce and minted garlic yoghurt
  • ●-ENTRÈE
  • Mixed Kebab (mix of any two - vegetarian or meats options) $16.00
  • Beef Kebab $12.50
  • Zereshk Polo (GF) $24.50
    • Slow cooked chicken thigh mixed with barberries
  • Topkapi Combo Meal (sharing with 2) $38.50
    • Marinated chicken, lamb with bell peppers and onion, beef kofteh and our famous lamb rack (shishleak) with pita bread (GF without pita bread)
  • Lamb Iskander (GF) $23.00
    • Marinated lamb cubed cooked on the hot plate
  • Carrot Iskander $19.50
    • Traditional home made carrot fritters
  • Chicken with VegetablesMein $9.90
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $12.00
  • Vegetables Chow Mein $9.00
  • Seafood Fried Rice $14.00
  • Seafood Egg Foo Young $14.00
  • Roast Pork with Cashew Nuts $12.50
  • Bami Gorin (Fried Noodles) $11.00
  • Satay Beef mein $10.50
  • Burger du jour (GF/Vegan available) $11.00
  • ● Shroom Room Shrooms $17.50
    • Muhsrooms cooked in a creamy garlic sauce served with pesto on wholegrain toast
  • GF=Gluten Free
  • Bless Up Vegan (GF Optional) $22.50
    • Smoked housemade beans, tomato, mushrooms, spinach, hash, salsa & vegan aioli
  • Falafel Pattie $15.50
    • Served w/ chips
  • ● Bagel w/ cream cheese + pesto or butter + jam $9.00
  • Museli w/ Fresh Fruit. berries & yoghurt $11.00
  • ● Sides
  • Toast $9.0
    • Turkish or grain with ham and mustard single 6.0 double
  • Nested eggs $15.5
    • Two eggs nested amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes
  • Free range egg $2.5
  • Supremo $19.5
    • Eggs done to your liking with free range smoky bacon, homemade baked beans and bratwurst sausage, served on Turkish toast
  • French toast $14.5
    • French toast coated in cinnamon sugar and served with berry compote and creamy greek yoghurt
  • Warmed Croissant $5.5
    • with jam
  • Banana bread $6.5
    • served with walnut butter
  • Salmon rosti $15.5
    • Potato rosti with hot smoked salmon and dill mayo
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Cheddar N/A
  • Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Hot Chilli N/A
  • Thinly Cut Ready Salted N/A
  • White Chip Macadamia N/A
  • Sweet Onion N/A
  • Please ask staff about our gluten free options
  • Chicken Pesto & Brie Sandwich $20.50
    • With lettuce and tomato served with fries
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Hot Chips $7.50
    • With tomato sauce and aioli
  • Spicy Wedges $11.00
    • Plain with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Market Fish of the Day $21.50
    • Lemon and herb crumbed served with salad and fries
  • all served with fries.
  • Wedges Works $14.00
    • Bacon, grilled cheese, sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Eggs on Toast $8.50
    • Fried, poached or scrambled eggs on toast
  • Big Breakfast $16.50
    • Eggs, bacon, mushrooms, sausages, tomatoes, hash browns and toast
  • Toasted Bagel $6.00
    • Served with cream cheese, jam or basil pesto. Salmon and Bacon available for an extra $2.00
  • Seafood Basket $15.00
    • Calamari chips, fish bites, crumbed mussels, crab stick and hot chips served with aioli and a wedge of lemon
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Poached eggs with bacon and spinach served on English muffins with Hollandaise sauce
  • Hot Chips $7.50
    • Bowl of hot chips served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $14.00
    • Spinach, bacon, eggs served on English muffins and drizzled with hollandaise sauce
  • Bar Basket $12.00
    • Assortment of spring rolls, onion rings, chicken bites and chips served with dipping sauce
  • Haydari Dip $9.00
    • Natural yoghurt, mixed with honey, garlic and mixed herbs. Served with a side of pita bread.
  • Lokum $6.00
    • 6 pieces of turkish delight
  • Lamb Shish $17 Single/$26 Double
    • P.K. cubed and marinated grilled lamb served on a bed of rice, seasonal salad and sauces
  • Vegetarian Combination $25.00
    • Chef's selection of three of the vegetarian dishes served on a bed of rice and a trio of salads and sauces
  • Fries $9.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • P.K. Kids Shish $12.50
    • Beef, lamb, chicken, adana or doner served with a side of fries, trio of salads and sauces
  • Adana Bursa $16 Single/$25 Double
    • Homemade ground lamb on top of a crispy garlic pita bread croutons, greek yoghurt and bursa sauce, accompanied by a seasonal salad
  • P.K. Dolma Dish $22.00
    • Vine leaves stuffed with rice and spices served on a bed of rice and a trio of salads and sauces
  • Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $11.00
    • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
  • Chicken Noodle Tom Yum Soup $10.00
  • Sweet and sour/Fresh Ginger/Chilli Basil/Pad Keemou $11.00
    • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
  • Prawns Noodle Tom Yum Soup $13.00
  • Chicken Sattay Sticks (4) $9.00
  • Thai Curry Puffs (4) $8.50
  • Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $14.00
    • Prawns
  • Tom Yum N/A
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