Raj Indian Restaurant in Otago Menu

 STARTERS & ENTREES

• Vegetable Samosa (2pcs) $7.00
  • Mashed potatoes, green peas and spices filled into a pyramid shape dough, crisp fried and served with homemade tamarind sauce.
• Onion Bhajees (6pcs) $7.00
  • Finely sliced onion dipped in chickpea batter and deep-fried. Served with tamarind sauce.
• Vegetarian Pakora (6pcs) $7.00
  • Finely sliced onion, potato and spinach dipped in chickpea batter and deep fried. Served with tamarind sauce.
• Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $11.00
  • Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor.
• Burah Kebab (5 lamb pcs) $12.00
  • Very tender lamb chunks marinated overnight in special tandoori spices and roasted to perfection.
• Half Tandoori Chicken $13.00
  • Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
• Whole Tandoori Chicken $22.00
  • Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
• Mix Platter (serves 2) $17.50
  • Two pieces of vegetable samosa, onion bhajee, vegetable pakora, chicken tikka and burah kebab. Served with mint and tamarind sauce.
• Vegetarian Platter (serves 2) $16.50
  • A platter of vegetable samosa, onion bhajee and vegetable pakora served with mint and tamarind sauce.
• Tandoori Mushroom $11.00
  • Mushrooms marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
• Tandoori Prawn $19.00
  • Prawns marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
• Lamb Sheek Kebab $11.00
  • Lamb mince cooked in special tandoori spice.

 ALL NON-VEGETARIAN CURRIES - MAINS

• Butter Chicken $18.00
  • Boneless chicken cooked in cashew, creamy, and tomato sauce mixed with Indian spices. Tastes even better with plain or garlic naan bread.
• Mango Chicken $18.00
  • Chicken cooked in cashew, mango sauce, and Indian spices. Chicken or keema naan bread are the best accompaniment with this curry.
• Chicken Tikka Masala $18.00
  • Chicken prepared in tandoor and finished with cashew and tomato sauce. Try this delicacy with a chicken naan bread.
• Kadai Chicken $18.00
  • Chicken cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum, and onion with thick masala gravy.
• Chicken Afghani $18.00
  • Chicken cooked in cashew sauce with cream.
• Lamb Rogan Josh $18.00
  • Spiced lamb curry prepared with yoghurt, tomatoes and spices. Best enjoyed with garlic naan.
• Madras Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Chicken or Lamb cooked with ginger and South Indian masala.
• Vindaloo Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Chicken or lamb cooked with onion, capsicum, and spices. Best enjoyed with garlic naan and raita.
• Korma Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Chicken or lamb cooked in a creamy sauce made of cashew gravy. Best accompanied with chicken or keema naan bread.
• Saag Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Chicken or lamb cooked in spinach with spices.
• Biryani Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Rice and chicken or lamb are cooked together with cashew and spices to a make a glorious one-pot meal. Served with Raita.
• Jalfrezi Chicken or Lamb $18.00
  • Chicken or lamb cooked in a sour tomato gravy with onion and capsicum.

 ALL VEGETARIAN CURRIES - MAINS

• Dal Makhani $16.50
  • Whole black lentils and red kidney beans cooked on slow fire with fenugreek.
• Dal Tarka $16.50
  • Split lentils cooked with cumin seed, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and turmeric. Best enjoyed with tandoori roti.
• Malai Kofta $16.50
  • Delicate clusters of lightly fried home made cottage cheese, potatoes, nuts and spices, mixed together, then deep fried and served with cashew sauce.
• Shahi Paneer $16.50
  • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in creamy and cashew sauce. Best enjoyed with plain naan.
• Palak Paneer $16.50
  • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with spinach with cream
• Kadai Paneer $16.50
  • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum, and onion in thick masala gravy.
• Vegetable Korma $16.50
  • Mixed vegetable cooked in a creamy cashew sauce
• Vegetable Jaipuri $16.50
  • Mixed vegetable cooked in thick cashew gravy and garnished with popadoms.
• Aloo Gobi $16.50
  • Potatoes and cauliflower tossed with cumin and tomatoes. Best enjoyed with plain naan.
• Vegetable Biryani $16.50
  • Rice and vegetables cooked together with cashews and spices to make a glorious one-pot meal. Served with Raita.
• Mutter Mushroom or Aloo $16.50
  • Green peas cooked in potato/mushroom in thick gravy.
• Bombay Aloo $16.50
  • Potatoes cooked with cumin seeds, tomato and fenugreek.
• Pulaoo Chicken, lamb or vegetables $16.50
  • Rice cooked with chicken, lamb, or vegetables and spices.

 SEAFOOD CURRIES

• Fish Curry $18.00
  • Basa fillet (fish) prepared with onion and Indian spices.
• Bengoli Fish $19.00
  • Fish tempered with curry leaves and simmered in a light coconut cream sauce.
• Prawn Masala $19.50
  • Prawns cooked with onion, tomatoes and Indian spices with thick masala gravy.
• Butter Prawn $19.50
  • Prawns cooked in a cashew, cream and tomato sauce. Tastes even better with Garlic or Chicken Naan bread.
• Kadai Prawn $19.50
  • Prawns cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum and onion with thick masala gravy.
• Prawn Saag $19.50
  • Prawns cooked in spinach with spices.
• Shrimp Malabari $20.00
  • Shrimps tempered with curry leaves cooked with onion and capsicum.
• Prawn Malabari $20.00
  • Prawns tempered with curry leaves, and simmered in a light coconut cream sauce.

 TANDOORI BREADS

• Plain Naan $4.00
  • Traditional Indian leavened bread made in tandoori oven.
• Butter Naan $4.50
  • Traditional Indian leavened multi-layered bread drenched in butter.
• Garlic Naan $5.00
  • Leavened bread with sprinkled garlic and butter.
• Chicken Naan $6.00
  • Leavened bread with stuffing of spices and chicken.
• Keema Naan $6.00
  • Leavened bread with a stuffing of spicy minced lamb.
• Kashmiri Naan $6.00
  • Leavened bread stuffed with coconut, cashew and sultanas.
• Paneer Kulcha $6.00
  • Leavened bread stuffed with cottage cheese and onion.
• Vegetable Kulcha $6.00
  • Leavened bread with stuffing of spices and potato and peas.
• Onion Kulcha $6.00
  • Leavened bread with stuffing of spices and onion.
• Tandoori Roti $4.50
  • Unleavened whole meal bread baked in tandoor oven

 ON THE SIDE

• Popadoms (5pcs) $4.00
  • Crispy wafers made with lentils. Best enjoyed with mango chutney, raita, or mint chutney.
• Rice $4.50
  • Plain white rice.
• Jeera Rice $5.50
  • Rice cooked with cumin seeds.
• Raita $4.50
  • Classic Indian accompaniment, consisting of yoghurt, cucumber, and carrots. Raita helps take some of the heat out of the spicy dishes.
• Mint Chutney $4.50
  • Yoghurt mixed with mint and spices
• Pickle (Hot & Sour) $4.50
• Mango Chutney (Sweet & Sour) $4.50

 DRINKS AND SWEETS

• Mango Lassi $5.50
  • Mango and yoghurt smoothie.
• Coke/Sprite etc. Cans $3.00
  • Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.
• Coke/Sprite etc. Bottles $6.00
  • Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.
• Gulab Jamun (3 pcs) $6.50
  • Milk dumplings served in sugar and syrup.

9 Clyde Street, Balclutha, Balclutha, Otago, 9230, New Zealand

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