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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Fries with miso mayonnaise gf/v $9
Stir fried cumin lamb $32
Sticky beef rib, peking wong bok $30
Add 4 fresh oysters (recommended) $18
Mandarin marinated yellow fin tuna and grated coconut salad gf $28
Stir fried exotic and common greens gf/v $12
Blade cut marlborough salmon with organic white miso gf $21
Sichuan fried tofu, spicy coriander salad and red dragon sauce v $18

Coffee / English Tea $3.00
Tofu in Sizzling Plate (Pork) (Spicy) ( Reg/ Med ) $17.00/ $23.00
Chicken with Lemon Grass (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
Orange Juice or Soft Drink $3.00
Combination Entrée (Minimum 2 persons) per person $5.00
Chicken Corn Soup (small/ medium/ large) $5.00/ $18.00/ $25.00
Cantonese Roast Pork (reg/ med) $18.00/ $24.00
Wonton Soup (small/ medium/ large) $5.00/ $18.00/ $25.00

Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
- Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Double Cheeseburger N/A
- Bite into a double helping of your favourite burger. Two 100% beef patties topped with mouth-watering melted cheese, pickles, a tangy mustard and sweet tomato ketchup makes this burger irresistible.
Georgie Pie® Hunger Buster N/A
- Pinch yourself, this is really happening. Our nation’s favourite pie is here, and is in good company. A Georgie Pie, Quarter Pounder®, medium fries, medium soft drink, and a small sundae provide a warm welcome at just $12.50. Believe it.
Chicken McNuggets® Hunger Buster N/A
- Everyone knows that Chicken McNuggets are a Cheeseburger’s best friend. Recent research indicates the two get along famously with medium fries and a medium soft drink. All it takes is $10.50.
Choc Orange Flavour Shake N/A
- Try our new tasty Choc Orange Shake, made with creamy, fresh milk ingredients. It's so thick it barely makes it up the straw.
$30 Legends Sharebox® N/A
- Available after 10:30am. Included in the $30 Legends ShareBox®: 2 x Big Mac® / 1x McChicken® / 1x Filet-o-Fish® / 1 x 6pk Chicken McNuggets® / 2 x Medium Fries / 2 x Small Fries / 4 x Medium Soft Drinks
Bacon & Egg Muffin® N/A
- A hot brekkie made compact. A perfectly cooked egg, deli style bacon and a slice of cheese, cased in a toasted, warm English muffin.
Sausage & Egg McMuffin® N/A
- A hard-hitting combo of egg, a beef sausage patty and melting slice of cheese on a classic English Muffin. Served warm and tasty.

1. Chicken Chow Mein
7. Pork Fried Rice
35. Prawn Chow Mein
8. Pork & Vegetables on Fried Rice
23. Sweet and Sour Wonton
Pottle of Fried Noodles
22. Sweet and Sour Pork
30. Nasi Goreng (Rice)

Spring Roll $3.20
Chips (1/2) $2.00
Onion Ring $1.00
1 Hot Dog, 2 Chicken Nuggets, Donut of your choice, 1/2 Chips, Tub of Ice cream $9.50
Seasoned Wedges $4.80
Egg $5.00
Vegetarian $7.00
Oysters $2.50

Fries $8.00
- a bowl of shoe string fries served with our aioli - the best in town!
THE GRILL $22.00
- A plate full of start up! Bacon, sausages & poached free range eggs, all served with toasted fresh bread, homemade hash cakes & our own homemade tomato sauce & basil pesto
Spinach & Mushroom $19.00
MAMMA MIA $16.50
- Two gently poached egg served on toasted ciabatta, topped with roasted tomato, spinach, fresh basil & parmesan
Very Berry $9.50
- light on calories & dairy, but not on the taste. A mixture of three berries, apple & pineapple juice will definitely get those taste buds going!
Pumpkin, Pear & Blue Cheese Salad $18.00
- a heartwarming combination of a roasted winter salad of pumpkin, locally sourced pears, red onion & Whitestone blue cheese, topped with Tai Tapu grown hazelnuts & finished with a roasted red pepper vinaigrette
Breakfast Sundae $7.00
- a seasonal selection of fresh fruit, layered with yoghurt & topped with maple-toasted cornflakes
Akaroa Salmon $26.00
- pan fried fillet of Akaroa sea-run salmon nestled on a warm potato gratin with steamed green beans & grilled lemon finished with a red pepper & lemongrass sauce with a hint of chilli

LAMB CHOPS - LARGE PORTION (8 PIECES) $30.00
- Fresh ginger flavoured young lamb cutlets, marinated in yoghurt and tandoori masala roasted in the Tandoor.
MIXED VEGETABLES $17.00
- Vegetables cooked with a rich blend of spices, green herbs and cheese. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
LAMB POSHT $23.00
- Tender cubes of lamb sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato, then cooked with poppy seeds and spices.
PANEER SHIMALA MIRCH $18.00
- Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a vegetable gravy with herbs and spices, fresh tomatoes, capsicum and finished with cream.
CHICKEN JALFREZEE $20.00
- Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, herbs and spices, coconut milk and tomatoes. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
TANDOORI PRANTHA $4.50
- Wholemeal flourbread with lashings of clarified butter and ground fenugreek leaves.
MUSHROOM MASALA $17.00
- Mushrooms and green peas cooked in a vegetable gravy with garlic. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
VEGETABLE KULCHA $5.50
- Naan bread stuffed with mashed seasonal vegetables.

BANGERS AND MASH $20.00
- served with seasonal vegetables, creamy mashed potato and onion gravy
BACON AND MUSHROOM FETTUCINE $15.00
- in a creamy sauce, vegetarian option available
LAMB SHANK $20.00
- served with creamy mashed potato, seasonal vegetables and gravy
SALAD OF THE DAY $12.00
- gourmet salad
RIBS $20.00
- smoked BBQ ribs with fries and side salad
add sauce $3.00
FISH AND CHIPS $20.00
- fresh fish, beer battered or pan seared served with salad, fries and tartare sauce
3 cheese $20.00

Combination Noodle Soup $13.00
Khmer Sweet And Sour Pork Bone, Pineapple And Vegetable Soup With Rice $19.00
Sweet N Sour Pork $17.00
Satay Sauce On Rice Or Noodles $7.00
Khmer Tom Yum Soup
Tofu With Pork And Beansprout Stir- Fry $17.00
-Seafood $17.00
-Beef, Pork Or Chicken $17.00

Teppan Fried Udon Noodle $15.00
Fish Tempura Roll $13.00
Crumbled Prawn Roll $13.00
Assorted Sashimi of The Day $22.00
Scallop (from Hokaido) $7.00
Vegetable Tempura Set $14.20
Sliver (8pcs) $16.80
Vegetable Roll $13.00

Deep fried squid rings $9/6E
Spicy eggplant $19.00
Chicken fingers $1.50
Wonton noodles $14.00
Seasoned wedges $7.00
Stewed Chicken Feet $19.00
Chicken with Cashew Nuts $22.00
Chicken Soup $19/ $28

Lamb Korma $9.50
- lamb in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices.
Butter Vegetables $8.50
- Vegetables finished with butter sauce and spices.
Tadka Daal $8.50
- Yellow split lentils cooked with cumin seed, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and turmeric.
Lamb Madras $9.50
- A favourite with those who enjoy their curry hot. lamb cooked in hot spices.
Mattar Paneer $8.50
- Peas and homemade cottage cheese cooked with tomatoes, spices and herbs.
Butter Chicken $8.50
- A world famous Indian delicacy Half cooked the tandoori way & finished the curry way, with crushed cashews cream & spices.
Chicken Biryani $9.50
- Basmati rice cooked with chicken in an exotic blend of spices.
Aaloo Posht $8.50
- Tender cubes of aloo sautéed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato then cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices.

Chicken Tomatoes on Rice
Chicken Foo Young
Mixed Vegetable Chow Mein
Sweet and Sour Fish
Steak Pineapple on Rice
Roast Pork Tomatoes on Rice
Sweet and Sour Wonton
Prawn Mushrooms chow Mein

Chips $4.50
- per bag
Spring Roll $3.50
The Fat Pig $11.00
- Champagne ham, chunky pineapple pieces teamed up with tasty cheese.
Fish $3.50
- per piece
Hot dog $3.00
The Stone and Bone $15.50
- Roasted chicken breast, capsicum, creamy apricot sauce, compote with X-Brie cheese
Very Vegetarian $15.50
- Fresh tomatoes, field mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, garlic with a base of tomato and onion relish.
Chicken Nuggets $4.00
- half dozen

HONEY CHICKEN NOODLES $9.80
- egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce
SEAFOOD MEE GORENG $11.00
- egg noodles with king prawns calamari crab meat fish balls tofu and vegetables in Malaysian style sauce
CHICKEN CHOW MEE $9.80
- egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce
SWEET SOUR PRAWNS NOODLES/RICE $12.80
CHILI BEEF $9.80
- egg noodles with beef and vegetables in hot and spicy chili sauce
NASI GORENG $9.80
- fried rice with roast pork and vegetables in Malaysian style spices
HONEY PRAWNS NOODLES/RICE $12.80
LEMON PRAWNS NOODLES/RICE $12.80