Tandoori Palace Papanui Rd in Christchurch City Menu

 STARTERS

• Vegetable samosa $5.00
  • A tasty mixture of potatoes, peas, cumin seeds, spices and fresh herbs wrapped in a homemade flacky pastry then deep fried golden brown. Serves well with the tamarind chutney
• Onion bhajees (6pcs) $5.00
  • Crispy onion fritters, fresh herbs mixed with chick pea flour, deep fried serves well with the tamarind chutney
• Vegetable pakora (4pcs) $5.00
  • Selection of mixed vegetables dipped in a spiced chickpea batter and deep fried. Serves well with the mint chutney
• Paneer pakora (6pcs) $10.00
  • Homemade cottage cheese layered with spinach then lightly dipped spiced chick pea batter and deep fried. Serves well with the mint chutney. Must try
• Pakora wedges (8pcs) $5.00
  • Mildly spiced potatoe slices in a chick pea batter served with tamarind chutney
• Bombay special tikka (5pcs) $13.00
  • Fillets of chicken marinated in yoghurt, mustard, fenugreek and fresh ground spices, then cooked in tandoor
• Chicken tikka (5pcs) $12.50
  • Chicken marinated overnight in spices and yoghurt, then cooked on skewers over flaming charcoal in clay oven
• ●Tandoori chicken
  • India's most favourite, whole chicken marinated overnight in the yoghurt with fresh herbs and spices serves with the side of mint chutney. Must try
• -Half $12.50
• -Full $17.50
• Mutton seekh kebab (6pcs) $11.00
  • Minced mutton with indian herbs and spices cooked in tandoor on skewers. Serves well with the mint chutney
• Tandoori prawns (8pcs) $16.00
  • King prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs, spices and touch of garlic, cooked delicately in the tandoor
• Fish amritsari (5pcs) $14.00
  • Deep fried fish of the day coated with the chick pea flour and spices. Serves well with the side of mint chutney
• Vegetable platter $12.00
  • 2 paneer pakora, 2 samosa, 2 onionbhajee, 2 pakora. Served with mint and tamarind chutney
• Bombay tandoor mix platter $16.00
  • 2 bombay special tikka, 2 onion bhajees, 2 samosa, 2 mutton seekh kebab. Serves with the mint and tamarind chutney

 MAIN

• Butter chicken $15.80
  • The most popular indian dish in the world. Boneless chicken half cooked in tandoor, finished with tomato, cream butter sauce and a touch of fenugreek for a delicate palate
• Chicken tikka masala $15.80
  • Marinated chicken pieces cooked in a mild tomato sauce with chopped onion masala. Must try
• Chicken korma $15.80
  • Chicken pieces cooked in a tandoor oven and served in cashew nut creamy sauce
• Chicken vindaloo $15.80
  • Goa's most popular dish. Hot spicy curry with vinegar and added capsicum
• Mango chicken $15.80
  • An exotic curry with tender chicken in a subtle creamy sauce
• Chicken madras $15.80
  • A dish from south of india. Chicken pieces cooked with the onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies and oriental spices
• Chicken saag $15.80
  • Chicken pieces cooked with spinach purée. And chef's added special herbs and spices
• Chicken kadai $15.80
  • Chicken cooked in thick gravy with onions, capsicum and spices
• Chicken bhuna $15.80
  • Diced chicken cubes cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
• Chicken do pyaza $15.80
  • Chicken cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
• Chicken jalfrezee $16.80
  • Chicken cubes cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
• Chicken afghani $15.80
  • Mildly marinated, tandoor roasted, and simmered in a delicate sauce with crushed cashews.
• Chicken vegetable biryani $14.50
  • A wholesome blend of a chicken ,fragnant basmati rice, and seasonal vegetables-served with raita
• Lamb rogan josh $16.30
  • Tendered cubes of the lamb cooked in spices, onions, ginger and garlic with the little added water
• Lamb saag $16.30
  • Diced lamb cooked with spinach purée. And chef's added special herbs and spices
• Meat bhuna masala $16.50
  • Diced lamb cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
• Lamb korma $16.30
  • Lamb pieces cooked in a tandoor oven and served in cashew nut creamy sauce. Must try
• Lamb madras $16.30
  • A dish from south of india.Lamb pieces cooked with the onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies and oriental spices
• Lamb tikka masala $16.30
  • Lamb pieces cooked in a mild tomato sauce with chopped onion masala. Must try
• Lamb vindaloo $16.30
  • Goat's most popular dish. Hot spicy curry with vinegar and added capsicum
• Lamb do pyaza $16.30
  • Lamb cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
• Lamb kadai $16.30
  • Lamb cooked in thick gravy with onions, capsicum and spices
• Lamb jalfrezee $16.30
  • Lamb cubes cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
• Goan fish malabari $16.00
  • Aromatic fish curry cooked with the coconut, capsicum, cream, tomato and spices
• Fish curry $16.00
  • Curry cooked in onion tomato gravy with garlic, ginger and dried fenugreek leaves
• Prawn saag $16.90
  • Prawns cooked with spinach purée. And chef's added special herbs and spices
• Prawn kadai $16.90
  • Prawns cooked in thick gravy with onions, capsicum and spices
• Prawn jalfrezee $16.90
  • Prawns cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
• Goan prawn $16.90
  • Aromatic prawn curry cooked with the coconut, capsicum, cream, tomato and spices
• Prawn do pyaza $16.90
  • Prawn cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
• Butter prawns $16.90
  • Prawns cooked in a creamy buttery sauce

 VEGETARIAN

• Palak paneer $14.00
  • Cottage cheese cooked with spinach purée. And chef's added special herbs and spices.
• Kadaipaneer $14.00
  • Cottage cheese cooked in thick gravy with onions, capsicum and spices
• Butter paneer $14.00
  • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in a creamy buttery sauce
• Malaikofta $13.00
  • Delicate clusters of lightly fried cottage cheese, potatoes and nuts. Serves with nutty creamy sauce
• Aloo gobi $13.00
  • Cauli and potatoes nicely tempered in masala sauce
• Dal makhani $13.00
  • Whole black lentils soaked overnight and cooked slowly in a creamy buttery sauce
• Dal punjabi $13.00
  • 5 different lentils cooked together slowly with nicely tempered chilly
• Vegetable korma $14.00
  • Vegetables cooked in a cashew nut creamy sause. Must try
• Mushroom do pyaza $15.00
  • Mushroom cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
• Mix veg $14.00
  • Mix vegetables and cottage cheese cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
• Chana masala $13.00
  • Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chillies, garnished with onion rings

 BREADS

• Plain naan $2.50
  • Traditional indian leavened bread
• Garlic naan $3.50
  • Leavened bread with a good sprinkling of crushed garlic
• Onion kulcha $4.00
  • Naan bread stuffed with onions and spices
• Aloo parantha $4.00
  • Wholemeal bread stuffed with the potatoes and spices
• Chicken naan $5.00
  • Naan bread with the stuffing of chicken and spices
• Keema naan $5.00
  • Naan bread with the stuffing of mince lamb
• Kashmiri naan $5.00
  • Naan bread stuffed with coconut, cashews and sultanas
• Paneer kulcha $5.00
  • Naan bread stuffed with cottage cheese and spices
• Tandoori roti $2.50
  • Traditional bread made from the wholemeal flour

 SIDES

• Basmati rice $2.50
  • Aromatic steamed basmati rice
• Peas pulao rice $4.00
  • Rice cooked with the nicely tempered peas
• Bombay aloo $7.50
  • Potatoes sautéed with cumin seeds, onions and tomatoes
• Seasonal vegetables $5.00
  • Crispy fresh vegetables lightly seasoned and flash fried in the pan
• Raita $2.50
  • Traditional indian side of yoghurt with diced cucumber and spices
• Chutney and pickles each $2.50
  • Mango chutney and mixed pickles
• Roasted poppadam (4pcs) $2.00
  • Wafer thin spiced crisp bread
• Mango lassi $3.50
• Sweet/Salted lassi $3.00
  • Sweet mango lassi and salted lassi made from yoghurt

473 Papanui Road, Papanui, Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

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