Maharaja Indian Restaurant in Canterbury Menu

BEEF BEEF
  • Beef vindaloo
    • A typical Goanese style meal. Beef morsels cooked in chef’s
  • Beef madras
    • Beef morsels cooked in a hot and spicy coconut...
  • Beef vindaloo
    • A typical Goanese style meal. Beef morsels cooked in chef’s
  • special dynamite...
BREADS BREADS
  • Peshwari naan
    • Fine flour bread stuffed with fruits and...
  • Stuffed Kulcha
    • Fine flour bread with stuffin of your choice. Onion and potato cottage cheese cottage cheese and mint minced...
  • parantha
    • Multi layered buttered wholemeal bread.
  • Roti
    • Traditional wholemeal bread cooked in the tandoor...
  • Garlic naan
    • Fine flour bread, with a touch of garlic.
  • Butter naan
    • Fine flour bread, with a touch of butter.
  • Plain naan
    • Fine flour bread, usually served with tea or..
  • Naan platter
    • A combination of Plain/Butter/Garlic Naan served with Mango Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Raita and Tomato Onion and.
  • Side dish platter
    • Deep fried crispy lentil wafers, served with a selection of our
  • papadoms
    • Popular deep fried crispy lentil wafers, served with homemade mint sauce. Enjoy this as an appetizer or alongside your main...
CHICKEN CHICKEN
  • Chilli chicken
    • Done the Indian way and is Vijay’s...
  • Chicken jalfrezi
    • Suculant chunks of chicken cooked to perfection with extra onion, tomatoes, capsicum and a wee touch of vinegar to produce a medium to hot...
  • Butter tikka masala
    • A perfect blend of two of the finest North Indian dishes. This dish is perfect for those looking to upgrade from Butter...
  • Butter chicken
    • Creamy boneless chicken morsels cooked in a rich tomato...
  • Mango chicken
    • Delicasy of the house. To suit everyones taste. Tender chicken morsels prepared in a very mild gravy with a touch of...
  • Dahl chah
    • Lentils simmered with finely diced marinated chicken on a slow fire and tempered with onion, ginger, garlic and a touch of coconut. One of our favourite maharaja dishes. Really enjoy the texture. -Nic & Megan...
  • Tandoori chicken
    • Skewered chicken marinated in traditional yoghurt and...
FISH FISH
  • Prawn maharaja
    • A royal taste of fresh shelled prawn curry prepared in a lightly spiced creamy...
  • Prawn maharaja
    • A royal taste of fresh shelled prawn curry prepared in a lightly spiced creamy...
  • Prawn malabari
    • Fresh shelled prawns cooked in coconut, vinegar, capsicum topped with...
LAMB LAMB
  • Lamb shanks
    • Lamb shanks cooked to perfection done in a rich brown sauce with garlic, ginger and loaded with...
  • Lamb bhuna
    • If lamb is your weakness, then this dish is a must. Succulent pieces of tender lamb cooked with capsicum, ginger, garlic and complimented by fried...
  • Kadai gosht
    • Lamb morsels roasted in natural juices with pepper spices. A touch of garlic, ginger and brown...
  • Rogan josh
    • A popular preparation of lamb curry from North India, A rich gravy, finished with green...
  • Saagh gosht
    • Lamb blended to perfection with fresh green leafy spinach and freshly ground spices to produce a classic...
RICE RICE
  • Extra Plain Basmati Rice
    • Basmati is long-grained rice with an excellent...
  • Vegetable Biryani
    • Rice cooked with fresh vegetables and...
  • Chicken/Lamb or Beef Biryani
    • Rice cooked with morsels of your choice of meat and...
STARTERS STARTERS
  • Tandoori Platter
    • A special selection of tandoori entreés. Perfect way to start any...
  • Maharaja Special Platter
    • For two people, Combination of few of the above entrees along with Vegetable Samosa. Served with homemade mint and tamarin...
  • Seekh Kebab
    • Freshly minced lamb blended with chef’s own combination of herbs and spices, skewered and roasted over glowing...
  • Lamb Chop Nawabi
    • Speciality of the house. Predominantly rich flavour lamb marinated in yoghurt and spices overnight and roasted to perfection in the tandoor...
  • Kesari Chicken Kebab
    • Boneless cubes of chicken marinated overnight in chef’s special selection of spices and roasted to perfection in the tandoor...
  • Chicken Tikka
    • Boneless chunks of chicken subtly marinated overnight in a special selection of spices and roasted to perfection in the tandoor...
  • Prawn Pakora
    • Fresh prawns with ginger, garlic and spices dipped in a special batter. Crisp fried and served with homemade mint...
  • Lamb Samosa
    • Minced lamb, green peas, mint, fresh coriander and spices filled into a pyramid shaped dough. Crisp fried and served with homemade tamarind...
  • Vegetable Samosa
    • Mashed potatoes, green peas, mint, fresh coriander and spices filled into a pyramid shaped dough. Crisp fried and served with homemade tamarind...
  • Onion Bhaji
    • Finely sliced onions dipped in special batter. Crisp fried and served with homemade mint...
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Kadai Paneer
    • A great main dish for any occasion. Cottage cheese and colourful bell peppers, sauteed in a spicy tomato gravy with traditional...
  • Jeera Aaloo
    • Potatoes chopped into small pieces tempered with tumeric and cooked with a touch of cumin and fresh coriander. This dish will compliment any main...
  • Dahl Makhni
    • Lentils simmered in a slow fire overnight and tempered with onions, ginger, garlic and..
  • Channa Masala
    • A very popular yet traditional preparation of Northern India. Chickpeas cooked in chef’s special...
  • Aaloo Gobi
    • Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with onion, tomatoes and ginger, served semi...
  • Mutter Paneer
    • Delicacy of the house. Home-made cottage cheese cooked in a rich mild creamy sauce with green...
  • Palak Paneer
    • A puree of fresh leafy spinach cooked with home-made cottage cheese, finished with spices and fresh...
  • Malai Kofta
    • Home-made cottage cheese and potatoes mashed with raisins, formed into a ball, deep fried and prepared in a thick mild...

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Wasabi Octopus $6
  • Deep Fried Squid $6
  • King Prawn $24
  • Octopus $6
  • Marbled Beef (grain-fed for 130 days) $18
    • Carpaccio with Salad
  • Salmon $6
  • Flying Fish Roe (tobiko) $6
  • Tuna $9
  • Seafood Soup $7.00
  • Medium $16.00
  • Salt & Pepper Squid With Caramelized
  • Large $28.00
  • Stir Fried Squid With Sate
  • Fresh Spring Rolls $8.00
  • Medium $16.00
  • Five Stars Special Broken Rice $14.00
  • - Fresh vegetarian spring roll is also available (nuts)
  • Ebimayo $22.50
    • 6 deep fried black tiger prawns served with special fruity mayo and chilli sauce
  • Ebi Fry Roll $18.00
    • Crumbed Prawn with lettuce and aioli
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll $19.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, lettuce and onion
  • Hotate Bata $19.50
    • 3 pieces of juicy scallop grilled with soy butter sauce served on lemon slices
  • Shoga-yaki $21.50
    • Pork loin steak cooked with sweet ginger sauce, served with steamed vegetables
  • Trio ice cream $10.00
    • green tea /soy vanilla / vanilla
  • Prawn Tempura $22.00
    • 5 black tiger prawns
  • Steak & Kidney N/A
  • Chicken N/A
  • Vegetarian N/A
    • Brocolli & Mushroom
  • Lamb & Kumara N/A
  • Beef, Bacon & Beer N/A
  • Mince & Cheese N/A
  • Vension Portbello N/A
  • Chicken & Cranberry N/A
  • Side Dish Platter - Raita, mint chutney, kechumber, banana and coconut, Little India chilli chutney and mango chutney served with six papadoms. $10.00
  • Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
  • Kechumber - Diced onions, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander with a touch of lemon juice and spices. $3.50
  • Butter Chicken - World famous, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Kashmiri Naan - Naan topped with nuts and sultanas. $4.50
  • 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
  • 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
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • Tempura combination $11.00
    • tiger prawn, blue cod and 4 vegetables with tempura sauce
  • Wakame udon noodle $12.00
    • wakame seaweed on udon noodle soup
  • Crumbed chicken lunch $25.00
    • deep fried crumbed chicken with fresh green salad
  • Tempura Prawn roll (medium 4pieces) $7.00
  • Tempura vegetables $11.00
    • crispy battered colourful seasonal vegetables
  • Ton katsu $13.00
    • crumbed pork with Kohan's tonkatsu sauce & mustard
  • Salmon don $20.00
    • sashimi salmon slices & salmon caviar on sushi rice
  • Tempura udon noodle $19.00
    • tempura combination with udon noodle soup
  • Seafood $16.00
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Beef Satay (4) $11.00
    • Grilled skewered marinated beef with our Satay Sauce on top
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $19.00
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Combination Seafood $20.00
  • Thai Style Cashew Nuts comes with rice
    • Stir fried meat of your choice with Chef's selected vegetables in Chef's roasted chili sauce & cashew nuts
  • Spicy Wedges $4.20
  • Chicken Filla $6.00
  • Hawaiian $6.00
  • Meat Patty $2.20
  • Gurnard $5.00
  • Sole Fillet $5.00
  • Items on the specials can't be changed or swapped
  • Lasabne Toppa $3.50
  • Special Noodle Soup
  • Cashew Nuts $10
    • served with rice. softly fried vegetables with chilli paste & cashew nuts. Chicken, beef or pork
  • Tom Yum Soup
    • Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs
  • Ginger Dish $10
    • served with rice. Stlfy fried finely sliced fresh ginger & vegetables. Vegetables or tofu. Chicken, beef, or pork.
  • Pad thai (noodle) $10
    • 3mm rice noodle, fangy thai flavour crushed peanuts & bean sprouts. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork
  • Thai Style Noodle Soup $10
    • Chicken or pork or beef
  • Peanut Sauce $10
    • served with rice. Softly fried vegetables in our homemade peanut sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork
  • -Fish Fillet $12.50
  • Chicken gristle $1.50
  • Side dish $1.00 each
  • Potato chips $1.00
  • Handmade Meat ball $8.00
  • Chicken gizzard $1.50
  • Wonton noodles soup $7.50 Extra egg $0.50
  • Cold Olio $4.00
  • Beef noodle soup $9.50
  • Thai Chilli Jam
  • Prawn, Seafood or Combination $14.50
  • Large $18.00
  • Laksa
  • Satay Sauce $2.50
  • Singapore Noodle Combination
  • Prawn, Seafood or Combination $5.00
  • Prawn, Seafood or Combination $16.00
  • Bacon & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Chicken & Cheese $5.20
  • $29 Pack $29.00
    • 3 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Sausages, 2 Meat Patties, 4 Potato Fritters, 6 Fish Bites, 2 Crab Sticks, 2 Chips, 1.5 L of Soft Drink
  • Meat $1.60
  • Pineapple Ring $1.80
  • Donut / 3 Fish Bites $2.00
  • 1/2 Dozen Mini Donuts $3.50
  • $14 Pack $14.00
    • 2 Chicken Burgers, 2 Chicken Nuggets, 1 Fish, 1 Hot Dog, 1 Chips
  • Satay Pack $12.50
    • 2 Chicken Satay,Burgers, 1/2 Chips
  • Open Chicken Souvlaki $10.50
    • Greek styled skewered chicken served with lettuce, tomato and red onion with tzatziki sauce on a warm pita bread.
  • -Bacon $15.00
  • -GF $10.00
  • The Goon Burger $15.00
    • Packed with all the classic kiwi favourites; home-made beef pattie, beetroot, red onion, egg, cheese, lettuce, tomato and gherkin between a toasted corn dusted 6 inch bun. Served with fries.
  • Served any time
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with garlic bread
  • -add per extra filling $1.00
  • Wedges Worx $12.00
    • golden wedges topped with grilled bacon, cheese and sour cream with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Slow Roasted Pork Belly $36
    • w/ Braised Julienne Vegetables & Paddy's Irish Sausage & Kumara Croquette
  • Sides $8 each
    • Fries, Salad, Potatoes
  • tweLves Seafood Risotto $22
    • w/ Prawns & Salmon
  • Spiced Chicken and Bacon Sandwich and Basil and Watercress Pesto $22
  • Feijoa, Berry, Pear and Pinot Crumble w/ Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $15
  • French Onion Soup $16
    • w/ Gouda Crouton
  • All Mains Served with Seasonal Greens and Side of Chefs Potatoes
  • tweLve's Coq au Vin $35
    • Bacon Wrapped Chicken w/ Creamy Portobello Mushroom Sauce
  • Vege $19.20
    • Quinoa & White Bean Pattie With Smashed Avo, Rocket, Tomato & Aioli With Skinny Fries
  • Grilled Pineapple $19.00
    • Grilled Pineapple, Capsicum, Roasted Kumara, Carrot & Chopped Pork
  • Cavolo Nero Caesar $19.50
    • With Parmesan, Bacon Ends, Croutons, Poached Egg & Chopped Chicken
  • Pork Shoulder $26.00
    • 250G Braised Pork Shoulder With Seasonal Roast Vege & Five Spice Apple Cider Sauce
  • Jan Wrap Doughnuts $10.00
    • With Staff Made Seasonal Jam & Whipped Cream
  • Brisket $19.20
    • Smoked Beef Brisket, Cheese, Tomato Chilli Jam & Rocket With Skinny Fries
  • Sweetheart Doughnuts $10.00
    • With Berries & Lemon Curd
  • Cous Cous $18.50
    • Israeli Cous Cous, Chopped Tomato, Greens, Cranberries, Almond & Beef Brisket
Maharaja Indian Restaurant

Maharaja Indian Restaurant

location

Address

452 Papanui Rd, Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033520150

clock

Opened hours

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

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

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

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  BYO ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Serves Halal ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Seating ,  Street Parking ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
452 Papanui Rd, Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand