Masala Village in Lower Hutt Menu

Biryani veg / chicken / lamb
- Biryani is a rich and aromatic rice dish, cooked together with your choice of vegetable, chicken, lamb
-Half $14.00
-Full $17.50
Green peas rice $4.50
- Basmati rice cooked with green peas and cumin seeds
Cumin rice $4.50
- Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds and coriander

Chicken roll $7.00
Veg roll $7.00
Medium curry from mains + rice + plain naan $11.00

Onion bhajia / Pakooda $4.95
- Roughly chopped onions and dipped in chickpea mildly spiced flour butter and deep fried, a must try
Vegetables samosa $2.00
- 1 piece, triangle fold-over pastries stuffed with garden fresh peas, potatoes and choicest indian herbs and spices, served with a cool minty dip
Paneer tikka $9.50
- 6 pcs, indian cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt & spices, skewered with green pepper & onions & roasted in tandoori oven
Vegetarian platter for two $12.50
- Vegetable samosa, onion bhaji and vege pakora served piping hot on a sizzler
Samosa chaat $9.00
- Chaat is a mixture of samosa, beans and spices garnished with onion, coriander and spices
Chana chaat $8.00
- Chana chaat is a spicy potato and chickpea snack, typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or carts in india, pakistan and the rest of south asia
Chicken tikka $9.50
- 6 pieces, succulent diced chicken in a mildly spiced marinated, cooked in the tandoor, served with salad
Lamb seekh kebab $10.00
- 6 pieces, skewered marinated lamb mince cooked in tandoor
Tandoor platter for two (V/non veg mix) $14.50
- Vegetable samosa, veg pakora, seekh kebab, chicken tikka
Lahori fish-deep fried $13.00
- Lahori fish is known for its spicy distinct taste in pakistan, it is light, crispy and crunchy from the outside while moist, tender, aromatic, and jam-packed with flavors from the inside
Marinated charcoal chicken $14.00
- S perfectly balanced marinade, favoured by lemon, garlic, onion and black pepper with a hint of soy and sugar
Tandoori chicken
- Spring chicken marinated overnight and cooked in the tandoor (with bone)
-Half $11.90
-Full $20.90

H = Half / F = Full
Butter chicken H$9/F$13.5
- This dreamy dish is among the best konow indian foods all over the world, its gravy can be made as hot as mild, so it's suits mos palates
Chicken tikka masala H$9/F$13.5
- Chicken tikka masala chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices, grilled and served in a thick tomato cream sauce
Chicken korma H$9/F$13.5
- Consisting of meat braised with yoghurt or cream, water or stock, and spices to produce a thick sauce or glaze
Chicken jalfrezi H$9/F$13.5
- Marinated pieces of meat or vegetables are fried in oil and spices to produce a dry, thick sauce with onions, peppers and tomatoes
Chicken vindaloo H$9/F$13.5
- The vindaloo style of cooking is of goan origin - and is essentially a fiery-hot sweet and sour style curry
Mango chicken H$9/F$13.5
- Chicken tikka cooked in delicious mango flavored creamy and lightly spices sauce
Honey chicken H$9/F$13.5
- Tender pieces of chicken cooked with honey & spices, rich honey & spices, rich honey flavored sauce
Chicken curry H$9/F$13.5
- Traditional home style curry
Chicken in black pepper H$9/F$13.5
- Exotic blend of chicken cooked in spices with black pepper base
Chicken mughlai H$9/F$13.5
- The mughlai cooking styles is used in the traditional cuisine of north indian, pakistan, the cuisine is strongly influenced by central asian cuisine
Chicken do piaza H$9/F$13.5
- Diced chicken with sauted onion & spices
Chicken saag wala H$9/F$13.5
- Chicken saagwala (chicken and spinach curry) is appealing to almost any palate, it's generally one of the healthier options as it has little to no cream, and plenty of spinach!
Rogan josh lamb H$10/F$14.5
- A popular aromatic dish from kashmir (northern india and pakistan), rogan meaning oil while josh meaning heat, hot boiling or passionate, rogan josh thus means cooked in oil an intense heat
Lamb korma H$9/F$13.5
- Korma is a dish originating in south asia consisting of meat or vegetables braised with yoghurt or cream, water or stock, and spices to produce a thick sauce or glaze
Lamb mughlai H$9/F$13.5
- The mughlai cooking styles is used in the traditional cuisine of north india, pakistan, the cuisine is strongly influenced by central asian cuisine
Lamb bhuna gosht H$9/F$13.5
- Bhuna is a particular asian cooking style where a sauce is reduced and reduced until it is so thick that is just clings to the meat
Lamb saag waala H$9/F$13.5
- ALamb saagwala (lamb and spinach curry) is appealing to almost any palate. it's generally one of the healthier options as it has little to no cream, and plenty of spinach!

Palak paneer H$9/F$13.5
- Cottage cheese cooked in spinach-flavored gravy
Mix veg curry H$9/F$13.5
- Assorted vegetables cooked in onion and tomato gravy
Paneer tikka masala H$9/F$13.5
- Diced cottage cheese cooked in onion tomato sauce
Paneer palak makhni H$9/F$13.5
- Cottage cheese cooked in spinach, tomato and butter sauce
Aloo palak H$9/F$13.5
- Diced potato cooked in spinach, onion and tomato gravy
Aloo gobhi H$9/F$13.5
- Potatoes and florets of cauliflower cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, coriander and spices
Dal makhani H$9/F$13.5
- Black lentils, red kidney beans, yellow
Dal fry H$9/F$13.5
- Yellow split lentil cooked in onion tomato and garlic
Veg korma H$9/F$13.5
- Veg korma is a curry fish which is popular in india as well as in central asia, the base of the curry is yoghurt, cream, onion or tomato paste or nuts-seeds paste or a combination

Chilli chicken $15.50
- Pieces of chicken cooked with onion, capsicum and green chillies in soya and chilli sauce
Chilli paneer $15.50
- Cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum and green chillies in soya sauce
Chicken manchurian $15.50
- Deep fried chicken cubes cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic in soya and chilli sauce
Garlic chicken $15.50
- Boneless chicken cooked with garlic and spices

Chicken karahi H$12/F$15.5
- Cooked with fresh ginger, butter, cream in a traditional pakistani wok called karahi
Lamb karahi H$12/F$15.5
- Cooked with fresh ginger, butter, cream in a traditional pakistani wok called karahi
Chicken achari H$12/F$15.5
- Chicken dish that is made with all the spices one would normally use in an pakistani pickle, it's is aromatic and delicious
Fry lamb gosht H$12/F$15.5
- Fry lamb gosht is slow cooked in a curry that is infused with spices including black cumin seeds, tomatoes and fresh chillies

Plain naan $2.50
- Soft bread made from water, wheat and flour
Butter naan $3.50
- Soft bread made from water, wheat and flour with butter on it
Roti $2.50
- Wholemeal bread
Aloo paratha $4.50
- Soft bread stuffed with mashed potato and mild spices
Garlic naan $4.50
- Wholemeal bread stuffed with garlic
Onion naan $4.50
- Finely chopped onions, stuffed in bread with mild spices
Cheese naan $5.50
- Wholemeal bread stuffed with cheese
Cheese & garlic naan $6.50
- Wholemeal bread stuffed with garlic and cheese