Essence of India in Christchurch Menu

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Essence of India in Christchurch has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as CHEFS SPECIAL SIZZLING TANDOORI PLATTER or CORIANDER PLATTER from Coriander's Ethnic Indian Restaurant. Café Euro offers many options including A choice of Euro garlic bread or chilli cheese bread and Pistachio and cashew crumbed Cajun chicken tenders with a selection of home-style dipping sauces. Dubba Dubba includes a wide range like Grilled Chicken or Lemon Chicken. Brooklyn burner and Central park from . Wholly Bagels & Pizza offers Pizza Hut and Ham and cheese.

Nearby Sample Menus

Toasted Bagel $10
- A seeded mixed grain bagel served with any two of the following: salmon or bacon, and avocado (seasonal), cream cheese, pesto, beetroot hummus, tomato or jam
Prawn Tacos $21
- Two soft shell tacos served with golden prawns, pineapple salsa, heirloom tomatoes, capsicum and coriander, finished with lime zested sour cream
Free Range Egg $2.5
Kids Pancakes $12
- Blueberry pancakes with caramelised banana, maple syrup and whipped cream
Luciano’s Big Breakfast $22.5
- A real meal! Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, with manuka smoked bacon, house made hash brown, sausage, roasted tomato, market mushrooms and our house relish on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
Oven Roasted Tomato $3
Eggs Your Way $10.5
- Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
Luciano’s Bruschetta $14
- Toasted ciabatta with garden greens and Basil pesto, tomato & feta

Fish N Chips $5.50
Children’s Platter $9.50
- Chicken pieces, fish bites & chips, served with salad, fruit & chocolate fish
Meringue Cascade $8.00
- Served with mixed berries, cream & ice cream
Seafood Crepe $10.00
- Shrimps, mussels, squid and fish fillets combined in a light cream sauce wrapped in a savory pancake, topped with tomato and cheese
Lamb Cutlets $26.00
- Lamb cutlets crumbed with a sweet basil crust, pan seared, on a bed of mash finished with a port wine glaze, served with seasona lvegetables or side salad
Venison Medallion * $26.00
- Served on a sweet potato mash finished with gherkins and a cranberry glaze, topped with shredded beetroot, served with seasonal vegetables or side salad
Mushrooms $2.50
Tortilla Flat $6.00
- With pesto, sweet chili sauce and sour cream

Dumplings 6 pcs $9.00
- house made dumplings
Pancakes with Fresh Fruits $19.00
- pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruits, lemon coconut cream
Asian Pancake 4 pcs $9.00
- fresh paratha filled with seasonal vegetables vegan mayo The Origin's red sauce
MUESLI $14.00
- the Origin's oven baked nutty & spiced Muesli served with seasonal fresh fruits
Scrambled Tofu on Toast $19.00
- scrambled Tofu flavored with smoked paprika turmeric mushrooms green peas avocado
Soup of The day $15.00
- optional whole grain or GF bread with salad
Papa's Spice Noodle Soup $19.00
- fresh noodles carrots shiitake mushrooms soybeans soy protein tomatoes peanuts coriander
Daly Special $23.00
- chef's choice of pure vegetarian cuisine cooked with seasonal local grown ingredients

Beef Salad $12.50
- Wok fried beef or chicken slices mixed with Thai herbs, lemongrass, coriander, lime juice and chilli. Chicken or Beef
Stir Fried Noodles $12.50
- Egg noodles and seasonal vegetables stir fried in the wok. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
Sweet And Sour $12.50/ $14.50
- A real tasty special sweet and sour sauce cooked with vegetables and pineapple. Pork, Battered Chicken or Vegetables & Tofu/Battered Fish
Massaman Curry $12.50
- A mild curry cooked in coconut cream, potatoes, vegetables, ginger and peanuts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
Vietnamese Spicy Fried Noodle With Basil $13.00
- Flat white rice noodles stir fried with seasonal vegetables, fresh basil, chilli and our spicy paste. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
Chicken Wings (4) $6.00
- Cured to perfection in our spicy marinade served with a sweet chilli sauce.
Pork Spare Ribs (4) $6.00
- Marinated in a succulent mixture of spices and sauces, accompanied with our soy and sweet chilli dipping sauces
Cashew Nut Stir Fry $12.50
- An abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts – very popular. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu

Chips + salsa $4.50
-Quesadilla supreme $9.90
- Meat + 2 salsas
Beef barbacoa
- Marinated in pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce, braised slowly overnight then shredded
-Meat quesadilla $7.90
(Coriander lime rice white or brown)
Guacamole $2.00
●Corn chips
Pork carnitas
- Marinated in pepe's authentic smoked chipotle and juniper sauce, braised slowly overnight then shredded

Sweet & sour pork $17.00
Pineapple fried rice (chicken, beef or pork) $15.50
Chicken & corn soup (S/L) $5.00/$10.00
Chicken, beef or pork curry fried rice $15.00
Chicken, beef or pork fried rice with cashew nuts $18.00
Vegetarian satay $12.50
- stir-fry vegetables with peanut sauce on a bed of steamed rice
Stewed beef in chinese vegetables $17.00
Hot spicy beef $18.00

Salmon Sashimi $18.00
Sashimi Salad with Wasabi Sauce or Yuzu Sauce $16.00
Tobiko $4.00
Salmon Sashimi Don $18.00
Set Menu B $45.00 per person
- Appetiser - Seaweed Salad / Takoyaki (Octopus Ball) / King Prawn Tempura / Main Course - Assorted Sashimi / Nigiri Sushi - Salmon, King Prawn / Salmon Teriyaki / Deep Fried Chicken / Miso Soup / Steamed Rice / Dessert - Banana Tempura with Green Tea Ice Cream and Seasonal Fruits
Fish Tempura Roll $13.00
(B) Pork Belly $18.00
Sweet Shrimp $4.50

Chicken Chettinad (Med-Hot) $13.90
Chilli Shrimp (Med-Hot) $13.90
Butter Lamb (Med) $13.90
Kheema Naan $5.00
Seasonal Vegetables $5.90
Lamb Chettinad (Med-Hot) $13.90
Lamb Shahjahan Curry (Med) $14.90
Indian Salad $4.90

-Berries & Cream $14.00
Toasted Croissant $5.50
Bacon & Egg Bagel $15.00
Toasted Granola (P) $9.00
Middle Eastern Lamb Salad (GF) $18.00
- Feta, coriander yoghurt & pomegranate dressing
-Akaroa hot smoked salmon $21.00
Porridge
Fresh Fruit Salad & Toasted Granola (P) $12.00

With hot smoked salmon or bacon $5.00
Silky smoked kumara with toasted pistachio crumb and grilled fennel wedges, pickled walnut salsa. G/F n/a
Hollandaise $3.00
Caramelized onion, beet and goat feta tart. V. $28.00
Beijing dumplings with hot and sour sauce. D/F $13.00
Crispy skinned pork belly $33.00
Poached egg on toast w/ choice of hash brown or bacon. (G/F avail) $8.00
Add lemon and thyme chicken tenderloins $7.00

Karaage Chicken Salad
Beef Don
- Bulgogi beef, salad & rice
Tuna
- 10pcs
Teriyaki Chicken Salad
Tempura Platter
- 2 prawns, 6 assorted tempura
Takoyaki
- 8 pcs octopus or prawns
Spice Chicken Don
- Karaage chicken with spicy sauce, salad & rice
Teriyaki Salmon Don
- Teriyaki salmon, salad & rice

Grilled Aged Cheddar $13.50
Serious Fries $6.00
Poached Chicken & Slaw $13.50
- Contains peanuts
The Breakfast Bap $13.50
Meatball & Parmesan $13.50
Serious Slaw $8.00
Porchetta Salsa Verde $13.50
The Special (B.L.T Pictured) $13.50

Exec Lunch Box 2 $12.00
- Packed full of delicious sushi you want to share with fine selection of sushi and nigiri, seafood and salad, show your colleagues who's really in charge of the "executive" lunch room
Salmon Lovers Platter $40
- 16 pieces of fresh salmon sushi is topped off with 8 pieces of fresh salmon nigiri. This is what a salmon lover dreams of. (Price includes all the extras ginger, soy, wasabi and chopsticks). Delivery free may apply)
Chicken Supreme
- Mayo and Katsu sauce is drizzled over teriyaki chicken to create this saucy number
Exec Lunch Box 1 $12.00
- Create some serious lunch envy with this super selection of sushi to nigiri and even a little chicken on rice
Chicken on Rice
- Our Tasty teriyaki chicken is placed on sushi rice. to sauce it up mayo and Katsu sauce is applied
Spring Onion Mayo
- Love Mayo? Then this is for you. Blobs of spring onion mayo are placed on teriyaki chicken
Tuna (GF)
- Flaked una is mixed with spring onion mayo and is topped off with avocado
Spring Onion Mayo
- Love Mayo? Then this is for you. Blobs of spring onion mayo are placed on teriyaki chicken

Happy hotcakes $6.00
- Two hotcakes with ice cream, cream & maple syrup
Butter & jam $6.00
Fruit toast $8.00
- Two thick slices with jam & cream cheese
Cinnamon porridge Topped with apricots, brown sugar & cream
Eggs on toast $9.00
- Poached, scrambled or fried served on multigrain toast
Crepes $16.00
- Served with berries, banana, cream & maple syrup
Kids platter $7.00
- Toast & jam, fruit & yoghurt, chocolate fish & a fluffy
Smoked salmon & cream cheese $8.50

1/2 Dozen $15.50
Smoked salmon mousse with toasted ciabatta & pickles $12.50
Akaroa Salmon $28.00
- With herb crushed potatoes, watercress & lemon caper vinaigrette
Lemon meringue cake with vanilla ice-cream $12.50
Wood-fired flatbread with hummus & dukkah $15.50
Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
Half & half add $2.00
Add Kranskey, smoked cheese, anchovies, salami $3.00 each