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.

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Garlic Loaf $8.40
Chicken Wrap $18.90
- Soft tortilla wrap filled with grilled chicken, mixed greens, tomatoes, smoked cheese, aioli and a side of golden fries
Brownie and Ice Cream $5.00
Pork Fillet
- Lean pork fillet wrapped with baconserved with golden fries, green salad and satay sauce
Beef Souvlaki
- Pita bread topped with green salad, minted yogurt, tomato salsa finished with sweet chili sauce
1/2 doz $13.40
Vegetarian Salad
- Served with spinach salad, spiced carrots, honey roasted kumara, chickpeas and roasted seeds finished with an herb dressing
Buffalo Wings SPICY
- Styx SPICY style Buffalo wings served with Styx blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks

Pineapple Rings
Chicken Strip
Hoki $4.00
Chilli $4.50
Pineapple $4.90
Mussel patty $3.00
Gurnard $4.50
Tarakihi $4.80

Fried Wontons $4.50 / $6.00 / $8.00
- with sweet and sour sauce. 6pcs / 8pcs / 1 Doz
Singapore Beehoon $9.50
- Curry flavoured fried rice vermicelli with pork, chicken, squid, beansprouts and Chinese vegetables
Fishballs and Vegetables Soup $4.50
Pork Fried Rice $9.00
Fried Tofu $4.50
- with Sweet Chilli Sauce
Beef Fried Rice $9.00
Combination Meat and Vegetables $11.00
- stir fried with your choice of sauce
Beef Brisket on Noodle $9.50
- Stewed beef briskets and vegetables served on fried egg noodle

Pad Thai (Chicken/Beef/Pork) $18.5
- Thai classic rice, noodle dish, egg, bean sprouts, spring onion, served with crushed peanut, and lemon wedge
Popcorn Chicken $9
- Diced chicken, five spices, kimchi and wasabi mayo dipping sauce.
Singapore Satay Stir Fry (Chicken/Beef/Pork) $19
- Roasted peanut sauce, fresh seasonal vegetable, rich, sweet and satisfying
Chicken/Beef/Pork $3
Cantonese Wok Fried Noodle with Basil (Chicken/Beef/Pork) $19
- Flat rice noodles stir-fried with egg, seasonal vegetables, fresh basil, chilli and spicy paste
Slow Cooked Pork w Star Anise $19
- Aromatic slow-cooked pork cheek in a dark rich sauce, half boiled egg, Chinese mushroom and Bokchoy - very popular in IndoChina
Salmon Green Curry $20
- The flavourful salmon curry simmered with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, green peas, capers and sweet basil leaves
Summer Rolls $9
- Freshly made rice paper rolls, pork and prawns, carrot, cucumber, mint, lettuce, vermicelli noodles with le xo’m dipping sauce.

Chicken $4.40
SPECIAL-family meal deal $18.00
- 3 fish, 2 meat patties, 2 hot dogs, 2 crabsticks, 2 scoops of chips
Chicken Nugget (Doz) $8.00
Ham $2.50
Chicken Patties $2.60
Pineapple $2.50
Beetroot $4.20
Chocolate Explosion Doughnut $2.80

Papadoms(4) $3
Chicken Corn Masala $19
- Chiken cooked with sweet corn, onions base gravy chopped onion masala with freshly grounded spices
Matar Paneer/Mushroom $18
- Peas cooked with cottage cheese/mushroom in North Indian style.
Kechumber $4
Tandoori Mushroom $14
- Mushroom marinated with ginger garlic paste cooked in Tandoor oven.
Dhal Tadka (Veg) $17
- Yellow lentils cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh onions and tomatoes.
Mushroom Tikka $15
- Fresh mushrooms / cottage cheese traditionally cooked on tawa with capsicum, onion and spices.
Green Salad $6

Spicy Chicken Don $11.50
Salmon Shasimi Don $13.50
Pork Katsu Curry Don $12.50
Tofu Teriyaki Don $11.50
Vegetable Gyoza $7.00
Pork & Chive Gyoza $7.00
Udon $10.00
Beef Yakiniku Don $11.50

-Regular Drink
Kids Meal $5.90
- 4 Chicken Nuggets or 1 Chicken Drumstick
-Fillet Burger
Supreme Burger Meal $12.90
-Regular Drink
Large $4.30
10 Pieces of Chicken $26.50
Fillet Burger Meal $10.50

Kumara crisps, Cumin salt $6.50
Rice $2.00
Pulled Pork Baoger $7.50
- A steamed bun stuffed with: Cantonese style pulled pork, Asian pickles, White sesame
Lamb Baoger $7.50
- A steamed bun stuffed with: Slow cooked lamb, Coleslaw, Mint yoghurt sauce, Cheddar cheese, Coriander
Takoyaki, Wakame $6.50
- Bonito flakes, Japanese mayo
Meat $3.00
Fried Tofu $5.50
- Vietnamese tamarind sauce
Salad of the Day $6.50

Yum Yum Kip $16
- Chicken, spinach, mung bean, sushi ginger, peanuts and cucumber
Smoked Eel Nigiri $14
Charred Broccoletti $16
- seasoned with oyster sauce and miso butter, crisp garlic
1/2 Bamboozle Beijing Duck $42
- 1. Eat the skin by dipping it in a salted black doris plum sauce then sugar, we call it ‘Duck candy’. 2. Wrap the meat with your choice of 5 spice duck stuffing sauce, hoisin or chili mayo with crisp vegetables or fruits. 3. Finish with warm brandy and duck stock shooter.
Chili Prawns (3 Skewers) $18
Ve Gan (Pickled Vegetables) $14
Wok-Fried Chinese Greens $20
- sautéed in fresh gingered and garlic in a light oyster sauce and sesame glaze
Nasi Goreng (+$4 Wrapped In Egg) $22
- Indonesian style fried rice with egg, vegetables, pork, smoked ling

TERIYAKI BEEF BOWL $11.50
AVOCADO $0.50
SALMON CALIFORNIA ROLL $7.00
- with parmesan and tuna
SOY SAUCE $0.50
FRESH SALMON BENTO $10.50
BEEF BOWL
- marinated beef, cabbage, hot chilli or mayonnaise
CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO AND CREAM CHEESE $6.50/$8.00
CHILLI PORK BOWL
- spicy marinated pork, shredded cabbage, mayonnaise & hot chilli

Savouries $1.60
Each $3.90
Lamb & Cheese Pie
Lamb & Mushroom Pie
Steak, Onion & Tomato
Sausage Rolls $2.20
Cottage pie
Steak Pie

Price: Large / Small
served with toast $7.00
creamy pumpkin $6.50
fluffy can be replaced with small orange juice
-kid biscuit & 2x cocktail sausages & fluffy
-cheese slice
smoked chicken, cream cheese & pesto $6.50
smoked chicken, cream cheese & cranberry $7.90

open chicken breast sandwich with avocado salsa $18.50
- fried egg and avocado $9.50
– salmon and cream cheese $12.00
- add fruit $13.50
eggs royale $18.00
full English, eggs your own way, sausage, bacon, mushroom, potato rosti and tomato $19.50
smashed avocado with fresh lime on toasted sourdough $9.50
- tasty cheddar, red onion, fresh basil with tomato relish $8.50

Toastie $5.50
- Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
- Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
Waffle $14.00
- Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
Extra fillings $0.50
Pancake $11.00
- 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
Breakfast $19.00
- Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
Egg Benedict $15.00
- Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.