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

  • 4 for $10.00
  • Maroochi
    • Macadamia Praline
  • Sweetheart $5.80
    • Our unique velvety dark chocolate salted caramel enrobed in dark chocolate.
  • Tiramisu Icecream Cake $14.50
    • Creamy icecream with all the fantastic flavours of tiramisu, served with cocoa powder, a chocolate cup filled with whipped cream, roasted almond and chocolate sauce.
  • Kumara Cake Tower - A She Signature Dish $23.00
    • Kumara cakes, seasoned with traditional Himalayan spices, layered with free range bacon, avocado and poached egg, accompanied by fresh salsa and grated 70% organic chocolate. Complete with drizzled house sweet chilli sauce.
  • See our display cabinet for baked goods including paleo-friendly and sugarfree and our chocolate cabinet for our outrageously fine chocolates.
  • Sticky Date Pudding
  • - Add haloumi $7.00
  • Singapore Fried Noodles (Chow Mein) $18.00
    • With Bbq Pork, Shrimp, Ham, Chicken ,Egg & Vegetables
  • Tom Kha Soup $16.00
    • Coconut Milk Based Spicy And Sour Soup(Vegeterian Or Chicken)
  • Hong Kong Fried Rice $18.00
    • With Bbq Pork, Shrimp, Ham, Chicken ,Egg & Vegetables
  • Asian Fruit Salad $10.00
  • Home Made Ice Cream Of The Day & Sticky Rice $10.00
  • Tom Kha Soup $18.00
    • Coconut Milk Based Spicy And Sour Soup(Prawns Or Seafood)
  • Curry Puffs (4Pcs) $8.00
  • Deep Fried Combination Spring Rolls(6Pcs) $9.00
  • Avocado salmon roll (medium 8pieces) $12.00
  • Small (3 pieces) $10.00
  • Edamame $6.00
  • Foondant au chocolate $12.00
    • served with 1 scoop of Kohan's home-made Ice Cream
  • Japanese fried chicken $12.00
  • Tempura tiger prawn $13.00
    • 3 crispy battered tiger prawns & vegetables with tempura sauce
  • Tempura lunch $25.00
    • tempura (King prawn, chicken, fish & veges)
  • Kabayaki sauce salmon $13.00
    • pan fried salmon in dark soy sauce with sansho pepper
  • NZ Green Lipped Mussels $20
    • Served in a tomato and white wine sauce with fettuccine
  • Gennaio M $15 L $19
    • Bacon
  • Napoletana Sauce $3.50
  • Fettuccine Smoked Chicken $20
    • Mushrooms, chicken & parsley with a cream sauce
  • Piccolo M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Onion, Olives
  • Side Salad $7
    • Served with Italian dressing
  • Cannelloni $20
    • Beef, full of diary protein, herbs, baked with our tomato sauce
  • Margerita M $15 L $19
    • Basil
  • THAI CHICKEN ROTI $18.00
    • spicy thai chicken spring onions in crispy roti with red curry dressing.
  • MIMOSA $14.50
    • pelours and orange juice
  • Ice Cream Sundae n/a
    • With a choice of chocolate, berry, caramel
  • SPICY CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD $25.00
    • cos crispy bacon, croutons, parmesan, poached egg with caesar dressing (GF and V on request)
  • TROPICAL $24.00
    • ham off the bone, fresh cut pineapple, tomato base and mozzarella cheese
  • MARKET FISH OF THE DAY $24.00
    • (GF on request)
  • CRISPY CONFIT OF PORK $18.50
    • on rocket, smoked walnut and spiced pineapple.
  • TUNA TATAKI $20.00
    • and confit of pork with pickled cucumber, avocado sour cream dressing (gf)
  • Pad Med Ma Muang (Cashew Nuts)
    • Stir-fried in a light soy sauce mixed seasonal vegetables topped with cashew nuts.
  • Seafood Special $26.90
    • Prawns, Squids, scallops and Fish stir-fried with garlic, celery & vermicelli rice noodles in a curry powder sauce
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $21.90
  • Prawns or Lamb $23.90
  • Prawns or Lamb $22.90
  • Peanut Sauce $4.00
  • Prawns $14.00
  • Prawns or Lamb $22.00
  • FARMHOUSE BREAKFAST $21.00
    • beef sausages, bacon, hash brown, eggs, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and hollandaise sauce
  • CHEESECAKE $12.00
    • check out the specials board for today's cheesecake
  • LAMB SHANKS $26.50
    • lamb shanks marinated in rosemary, red wine and garlic served with potato and parsnip mash and steamed vegetables
  • CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD $18.00
    • grilled chicken breast, toasted ciabatta croutons, parmesan cheese and a poached egg
  • PORK RIBS $12.00
    • pork ribs served with thick cut fries
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.50
    • with toasted bread roll
  • NACHOS $17.50
    • house-made cowboy chilli beef with sour cream and guacamole
  • STICKY DATE PUDDING $12.00
    • freshly steamed sticky date pudding served with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Milkshakes $5.60
    • Banana, Raspberry, Chocolate, Strawberry, Lime, Caramel, Vanilla, Spearmint. Thick shakes add $0.50
  • Bagels $8.50
    • w' raspberry jam OR basil pesto and cream cheese
  • Caramel Mocha Latte $6.50
  • Home Made Muesli $12.50
    • w’ seasonal fruit & natural yoghurt
  • Eggs Bene $21.00
    • poached free range eggs served on English muffins w’ homemade hollandaise sauce and smoked salmon
  • Coffees (reg / large / bowl) $4.30 / $4.70 / $5.20
    • Flat White / Latte / Cappuccino / Chai Latte
  • Hot Chocolate $1.50
    • Fluffy
  • Iced Drinks $7.40
    • Iced Mochaccino
  • Minimum for two persons $32.00 each person
    • 2 samosas + 2 onion baji + 4 pcs veg pakora + 2 chicken tikka + 1/4 pcs tandoori chicken / Mains 2 - 1 vegetarian curry + 1 non vegetarian curry + 2 naan breads
  • Tandoori Mushrooms (10 pcs) $14.00
    • Mushroom dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinade cooked in the tandoor. Served with mint chutney.
  • Aloo Gobhi $18.00
    • Fresh potatoes and cauliflower cooked with onion, garlic & spiced sauces in Indian homemade style.
  • Indian Authentic Curry Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
    • Indian homemade style curry cooked with onions, tomato, and spices.
  • Garlic Tadak Daal (Yellow Lentils) $18.00
    • Yellow lentils cooked in the traditional Indian style.
  • Tandoori Chicken
    • Chicken marinated overnight in special blend of yoghurt, herbs and spices then roasted in tandoor.
  • Half Chicken $18.00
  • Tandoori Aloo $12.00
    • Baby potatoes marinated with herbs and spices, cooked in tandoor with onion and capsicum.
  • Charcouterie w. Cured Meats, Terrine, Pate & Pickles $36.50
    • Cured Meats, Terrine, Pate, Pickles, Grilled Ciabatta, Mustard
  • Add Salami $6.50
  • Halloumi & Pancetta $17.50
    • Halloumi, Pancetta, Date, Plum Chutney
  • Add Artichokes $5.50
  • Olives & Tapenades $32.50
    • Marinated Olives, Tapanades, Pate, Roast Ciabatta
  • Roast Salmon Bruschettini $18.50
    • Roast Salmon, Peppers, Tapenade, Aioli, Basil
  • Chargrilled Mushrooms $18.50
    • Balsamic Mushrooms, Buffalo Feta, Courgette, Aioli
  • Dukkha, Lamb or Vegetarian $32.50
    • Marinated Olives, Artichokes, Tapenade, Roasted Red Peppers, Buffalo Feta, Grilled Ciabatta
  • Crepes a la Gas $16.00
    • Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
  • Open Monkfish Ravioli $17.00
    • Caramelized monkfish, chorizo, mixed beans and spinach with anchovy glaze and tarragon butter
  • Whitestone Windsor Blue (75g) $16.00
    • With gingered walnut loaf and fig chutney
  • Carved Roast Sirloin of Hereford Prime $38.00
    • With béarnaise, corned beef gratin, green beans, jus and horseradish Yorkshire pudding
  • Daily Cheese (75g) $16.00
    • With Branston pickle, gherkin and lavoche
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Canterbury Lamb $38.00
    • Carved rack on a parsnip rosti with minted peas, charred red pepper, jus and aioli
  • Pressed Belly of Pork $35.00
    • With apple and sultana relish. On olive-kumara mash, peas, sage and onion jus
  • Spicy chicken filo $16.50
    • Marinated chicken pieces in spring onions, garlic, jalapeno chilli, cumin, coriander, yoghurt and lemon, drizzled with a lime yoghurt dressing. Served with a garden salad
  • Fries $6.00 / $9.00
    • served with aioli or tomato sauce (Small / Large)
  • Smokey burger $18.00
    • Enjoy a BBQ taste with this creation, a delicious beef patty teamed with lettuce, tomato, bacon and fries
  • Open focaccia sandwhich $17.50
    • Sauteed tender chicken breast pieces, mushrooms, creamy french tarragon sauce on a homemade focaccia bread and onion marmalade
  • Fish & Chips $24.50
    • beer battered fresh fish served with hot fries, garden salad and tartare sauce
  • Mussels $25.00
    • Green lipped mussels, sauteed in virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, oregano, white wine and napoli sauce, served with toasted bread
  • French omelette $18.00
    • A light fluffy egg omelette with ham, onion, tomato and cheese, served with toasted bread and a garden salad
  • Smoked salmon bites $19.50
    • With mixed salad drizzled with a lemon- yoghurt-mayo and toasted pesto bruschetta
  • Steak & Cheese
  • Each $4
  • Steak & Mushroom
  • Bacon Egg & Cheese
  • Lamb & Cheese Pie
  • Savouries $1.60
  • Sausage Rolls $2.20
  • Each $3.90
  • Chicken Nuggets & Fries $8.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae $8.50
    • Chocolate Fudge, Caramel Popcorn or Strawberry Meringue
  • Village Crispy Platter $31.50
    • *Some items may be substituted. A combo platter of chicken nuggets, onion rings tempura battered prawns, fish bites, pork dumplings, and crumbed jalapeno peppers served with a selection of dipping sauces and golden fries. Serves 4-6 people
  • Seafood Chowder $15.50
    • Combination of shellfish and smoked cod bound together in a creamy seafood soup
  • Chicken & Bacon Burger $18.50
    • Tender chicken breast, grilled bacon, corn fritter, tomato, salad greens, inside a toasted bun served with fries.
  • Seasoned Wedges $15.40
    • Wedges topped with grilled cheese and bacon bits served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Traditional Fish & Chips $19.50
    • Lightly beer battered Blue Cod, golden fried with fries served with tartare sauce and fresh lemon
  • Mini Roast & Vegetables $8.50
  • -Platter $30.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $7.00
  • Tuna Mayonnaise $7.00
  • Bacon R $9 / L $12
  • Crispy Chicken $7.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $8.00
    • 8 Pieces
  • Plain R $8 / L $20
  • Teriyaki Chicken $5.00
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