Taj Mahal in 442 George St,, North Dunedin Menu

POPULAR DISHES POPULAR DISHES
  • Vegetable samosa $6.00
    • Triangular pastries filled with subtly spiced potatoes & peas (2 pce)
  • Butter chicken $14.00
    • A fusion of flavours created by cooking the chicken in tandoor & finished with creamy sauce of tomato, cashew & spices
  • Chicken tikka masala $14.00
    • Chicken fillets cooked in tandoor & finished with capsicum, onion & chef's special masala gravy
  • Korma chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • Tender meat pieces cooked with creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices
  • Rogan josh chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • A classic caramelised onion & tomato curry sauce with cumin, coriander & our freshly ground garam masala
  • Palak paneer $12.50
    • Homemade cottage indian cheese cubes in a creamy spinach sauce & spices
ENTREE ENTREE
  • Mixed platter for 2/ 1 $8 / $15
    • Consists of tandoori delights lamb chops, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, onion bhaji & pakoras, for 1 or for 2.
  • Vegetarian platter for 2/ 1 $7 / $13
    • Consists of samosa, tandoori mushroom, pakora & onion bhaji. For 1 or for 2.
  • Mix vegetable pakoras $5.00
    • Mix vegetable pakoras made with nutty flavoured gram flour batter (5 pce)
  • Onion bhaji $5.00
    • Onion strips coated in a gram flour batter seasoned with ajwain seeds finished in hot oil (5 pce)
  • Vegetable samosa $6.00
    • Triangular pastries filled with subtly spiced potatoes & peas (2 pce)
  • Lamb samosa $7.00
    • Triangular pastries of light spiced lamb mince (2 pce)
  • Tandoori mushroom $6.50
    • Mushroom dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinate & cooked in tandoor (6 pce)
  • Tandoori prawns $15.00
    • For seafood lovers, prawns marinated in yoghurt, spices, skewered cooked in the tandoor (8 pce)
  • Tandoori chicken H $7.50 / F $15
    • Chicken marinated in yoghurt, spices & fresh herbs, skewered & cooked in tandoor
  • Poppadoms and dips $5.00
    • Poppadoms served with mixed dips (4 pce)
  • Seekh kabab $7.00
    • Lamb mince flavoured with spices, coriander & cooked in tandoor (5 pce)
  • Chicken tikka $7.50
    • Fillets of chicken laved with light spiced and yoghurt paste skewered & cooked in tandoor (5 pce)
  • Rashmi tikka $8.50
    • Fillets of chicken laved with light spiced yoghurt & cashew nut paste, cooked in tandoor (5 pce)
  • Fish tikka $7.50
    • For the seafood lovers, fillets of fish laved with spiced & yoghurt paste, skewered & cooked in tandoor (5 pce)
  • Samosa chat $7.50
    • Taj house special entree
MAINS MAINS
  • Butter chicken $14.00
    • A fusion of flavours created by cooking the chicken in tandoor & finished with creamy sauce of tomato, cashew & spices
  • Mango chicken $14.00
    • Chicken pieces cooked with mango sauce & spices
  • Cream chicken $15.50
    • An exotic paste of crushed almonds, cashew nuts, sultanas, shredded coconut, fennel seeds, dates, saffron, rosewater & cream
  • Saag chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.50
    • A spinach based sauce tempered with fenugreek, ginger & garlic
  • Kadai chicken/ lamb/ beef $15.00
    • Chicken fillets cooked with onions, capsicums, cream & crushed tomatoes
  • Chicken tikka masala $14.00
    • Chicken fillets cooked in tandoor & finished with capsicum, onion & chef's special masala gravy
  • Korma chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • Tender meat pieces cooked with creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices
  • Fenugreek chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.50
    • Tender meat pieces cooked in onion gravy, cream & cashew nut paste with fenugreek & chef's special masala
  • Rogan josh chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • A classic caramelised onion & tomato curry sauce with cumin, coriander & our freshly ground garam masala
  • Madras chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • A hot southern indian dish with roasted black mustard seeds & coconut cream
  • Dhansak chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • One of the best-known parsi dishes, a hearty combination of meat & chick peas spiced with dhansak masala
  • Vindaloo chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.00
    • A powerful goanese dish hotly spiced with vinegar, tamarind sauce & coconut cream
  • Bhuna chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.50
    • Tender meat pieces cooked in ginger, garlic, onions sauce with peppers & spices
  • Balti chicken/ lamb/ beef $14.50
    • For the vegetable lover, tender meat pieces cooked with assorted vegetables & mustard seeds
  • Taj chicken/ lamb/ beef $19.00
    • House special dish
  • Biryani chicken/ lamb/ beef $13.50
    • A special rice dish full of flavour & aroma, a moghulai delicacy of meat pieces cooked in fragrant rosewater & saffron
SEAFOOD MAINS SEAFOOD MAINS
  • Butter prawns $16.50
    • Prawns cooked in a rich creamy sauce of tomato, cashew & spices
  • Kadai prawns $16.50
    • Prawns cooked with onions, capsicums & cream in a rich flavoursome tomato curry
  • Garlic chill prawns $16.50
    • Prawns cooked in hot tangy gravy of garlic, peppers & mustard seeds
  • Fenugreek fish/ prawns $16.50
    • Fish pieces in a curry seasoned with dried fenugreek
  • Balti prawns $16.50
    • Fresh vegetables & prawns are the signature of the healthy seafood curry
  • Fish tikka masala $15.50
    • Fish fillets cooked with peppers in a fresh onion-tomato sauce
  • Taj fish $23.00
    • House special dish
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • Butter paneer (shahi paneer) $12.50
    • Home made indian cheese cut in cubes cooked with cream, tomatoes & crushed almonds
  • Navrattan korma $12.50
    • Seasonal vegetables prepared with a cashew nut & cream sauce
  • Palak paneer $12.50
    • Homemade cottage indian cheese cubes in a creamy spinach sauce & spices
  • Aloo gobi $12.50
    • Potatoes & florets of cauliflower cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, coriander & spices
  • Saag aloo $12.50
    • Potatoes cooked in a spinach based sauce tempered with fenugreek, ginger & garlic
  • Mushroom matter $12.50
    • Mushroom & green peas cooked with tomato, onion, spices & herbs
  • Matter paneer $12.50
    • Homemade cottage indian cheese & peas cooked with tomato, onion, spices & herbs
  • Malai kofta $13.50
    • Paneer, potatoes, nuts & spices mixed together, finished in hot oil then cooked with a creamy gravy made of crushed cashews & spices
  • Vegetables kofta $13.50
    • Vegetable dumplings finished in hot oil then cooked with a creamy cashew nut gravy
  • Paneer tikka masala $12.50
    • Homemade cottage indian cheese cooked with peppers in fresh onion - tomato sauce
  • Dal makhani $12.50
    • Black lentils & kidney beans cooked with ginger, garlic & onion in a touch of cream & spices
  • Dal tarka $12.50
    • Yellow split lentils cooked with cumin seed, ginger, garlic, tomatoes & turmeric
  • Balti vegetable $12.50
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked with onion, tomato & mustard seeds
  • Fenugreek vegetables $12.50
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked in onion gravy, cream and cashew nut paste with fenugreek & chef's special masala
  • Madras vegetables $12.50
    • A hot southern indian dish, seasonal vegetables cooked with roasted black mustard seeds & coconut cream
  • Vegetable biryani $12.50
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked in fragrant rosewater & saffron, can go well with a curry or simply
TANDOORI BREADS TANDOORI BREADS
  • Plain naan $2.50
    • Leavened refined flour bread baked in tandoor & garnished with butter
  • Garlic naan $3.00
    • Leavened bread sprinkled with crushed garlic baked in tandoor & garnished with butter
  • Roti $2.50
    • Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in tandoor & garnished with butter
  • Ajwain parantha $4.00
    • A soft, layered naan sprinkled with distinctly flavoured ajwain seeds
  • Aloo parantha $4.00
    • Unleavened flour bread filled with potatoes
  • Mint parantha $4.00
    • Minted multi-layered bread
  • Lachcha parantha $4.00
    • Layered bread garnished with butter
  • Chicken naan $5.00
    • Naan filled with lightly spiced chicken
  • Kashmiri naan $5.00
    • Stuffed with crushed dried fruits, nuts & fennel seeds
  • Keema naan $5.00
    • Naan filled with lamb sheek kebab mince
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • Filled with homemade cottage indian cheese & spices
  • Onion kulcha $4.00
    • Naan filled with diced spiced onion
  • Masala kulcha $5.00
    • Filled with spiced potatoes, peas & crunchy poppadom
RICE DISHES RICE DISHES
  • Lemon coconut rice $4.00
    • Cooked in coconut milk & lemon juice, with mustard seeds
  • Vegetable palau $7.00
    • Rice cooked with seasonal vegetables & spices
SIDE DISHES SIDE DISHES
  • Green salad $4.00
    • Lettuce, cucumber, tomato & cabbage with chat masala & lemon juice
  • Kachumber salad $4.00
    • Fresh diced tomato, cucumber & onion drizzled with chat masala & lemon juice
  • Masala poppadom $4.00
    • A large piece of poppadom with fresh salad on the top with chat masala & lemon juice
  • Mint/ mango/ tamarind & date chutney $3.00
  • Mixed pickle or chilli pickle $3.00
    • House's special recipe of hot pickles to spice up your dish
  • Raita $3.00
    • Yoghurt spiced with lightly cucumber & carrot, it helps to balance the spice in curries
  • Poppadoms $2.00
  • Mango lassi $3.00
  • Gulab jamun $5.00
  • complimentary basmati rice provided with all the curries
  • Half (H) Full (F)

Nearby Sample Menus

  • - House Cured Salmon + $7.00
  • BBQ'd beef, dauphinoise potatoes, bordelaise 'wine merchant's' sauce
  • Eggplant Rollatini $29.00
    • Woodgrilled filled with basil cashew cheese & red capsicum sauce, confit cherry tomato
  • Fresh Market Fish $25.00
  • Fennel-Cabbage Slaw $9.00
  • Eggs benedict, free range eggs, toasted ciabatta, hollandaise $13.50
  • Steamed jersey benne, garden mint butter $9.00
  • Warmed Olives $8.00
  • Sour Cream & Chives Potato $3.60
    • Slow-baked in an oven, not zapped in a microwave. Need we say more? Our Sour Cream and Chives Baked Potato is perfect by itself or paired with a burger. Great taste. Great value.
  • Low Carb Burger $8.90
    • The low carb burger features Wendy’s quality mark sourced fresh NZ beef or Inghams whole chicken breast, NZ natural cheese, manuka smoked bacon, pickles, onions, tomato, ketchup and mayo, all wrapped in a fresh lettuce leaf.
  • V $3.10
  • Bacon Chicken Fiesta Salad $9.90
    • Grilled chicken fillet on a bed of crispy lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar cheese, corn and manuka smoked bacon. Topped with honey mustard and a smoky BBQ ranch dressing.
  • Frosty Cone $2.00
    • The best value ice-cream cone! Creamy indulgent Frosty in a premium waffle cone.
  • Chicken Club $9.20
    • These aren't some boring old chicken sandwiches. Meet Wendy's Chicken Club – tender, all-white whole chicken breast topped with thick-cut manuka smoked bacon, natural cheese, creamy mayo, hand-cut lettuce, and freshly sliced tomatoes.
  • Guacamole Crunch Bowl $6.10
    • This tasty snack starts with a bed of crunchy corn chips, and then we spoon on a generous amount of meaty chili, and top with tangy guacamole and smooth sour cream, for a Mexican themed treat.
  • 7 pcs $12.20
  • Affogato $9.50
    • two scoops of gourmet vanilla ice cream doused with a shot of espresso.
  • Chicken breast marinated in lemon, garlic, and tarragon, pan seared, roasted and served on a spicy potato, cucumber and tomato salad with asian dressing and crispy bacon. $36.00
  • Hand minced paua pan-fried into patties and served with chilli yoghurt and cucumber salsa. $19.50
  • Fresh fish fillets, pan-fried, and served with capsicum chilli jam and topped with cucumber salsa, served with green salad. $23.50
  • Trio of ices – ask your wait staff for tonight’s selection. $13.50
  • Local little neck clams steamed in a laksa style broth with fresh ciabatta. $22.50
  • Delicious seafood chowder with prawns, white fish, clams, mussels and squid, served with toasted ciabatta. $25.00
  • Free range egg omelette filled with mushrooms, tomato, house smoked cheese and spinach served with green salad and fried potatoes. $22.50
  • Aloo Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with potatoes, onions and spices. $4.00
  • Tamarind - A sweet but tangy sauce, a perfect match for our vegetarian starters. $3.50
  • Basmati Rice - Plain, steamed Basmati rice. $4.00
  • Kashmiri Pulao - Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds, sultanas and desiccated coconut. $6.50
  • Shahi Paneer - Home made Indian cottage cheese cooked with crushed almonds, cream and tomatoes, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • Chicken Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with tender boneless chicken, peas, onions and spices. $10.00
  • Korma Lamb / Chicken / Vegetable - Traditionally a mild dish cooked in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • -large $19.00
  • Bistro Three-egg Omelette $14.00
    • Served with coleslaw mixed salad Choose your fillings: ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion
  • No 93 Beef Burger
    • Tasty beef pattie topped with crispy bacon, fried egg. tomato and our special burger sauce
  • Battered Blue Cod $20.00
  • Kiwi-style Lamb’s Fry & Bacon $14.00
    • With grilled tomato, fried onions, mash & gravy
  • Cableways Meatball Salsa Meltdown $14.00
    • Grilled meatball and tasty cheese sandwich topped with our own special crunchy salsa
  • Add roasted chicken to your BLT $15.00
  • Loaded Potato Skins $14.00
    • Served with side salad, Choose your topping: spicy chilli con carne/peri peri chicken & coleslaw/crispy bacon & tasty cheese
  • Pan fried Mushrooms $16.5
    • On Ciabatta and salad
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $18.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Straight cut chips $7
    • Served with Garlic Aioli
  • Capers Seasonal Soup $9.5
    • Served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Hot Smoke Salmon $18.5
    • With Zucchini & Capsicum Fritters, Salad and hollandaise
  • Sweet Corn Feta and Sundried Tomato Fritters $17
    • With salad
  • Chicken Burrito $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Moroccan Lamb Wrap $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Antipasto platter: cured meats, Mediterranean selection, dips & Evansdale cheese w toasted bread(for 2/for 4) $28.00/$42.00
  • Venison & oat burger $18.90
    • w bacon, swiss cheese & beetroot relish served w crinkle cut fries
  • Asian style prawn & spring onion frittata $22.50
    • w miso dressed crispy noodle salad
  • Fish of the day POA
  • Dukkah crusted poached eggs $16.50
    • w olives, feta, roast tomatoes, hummus & pita
  • Crinkle cut fries $7.90
    • w tomato sauce & aioli
  • Chicken satay tenderloins $22.50
    • finished w coconut cream on nutty brown rice w bok choy, bean sprouts & bamboo shoots
  • Risotto of the day $17.90
    • finished w shaved parmesan
  • Crispy chicken pieces with fat chips and tomato sauce $10.50
  • with bacon and cheese $12.00
  • Available All Day
  • Castle made soup of the day served with a scone trap $11.00
  • Fat chips with tomato sauce and aioli $7.00
  • Kate’s ballroom light lunch plate Salmon and cucumber club finger sandwich Caramelized onion and brie tart Asparagus roll Mini scone with jam and cream $12.50
  • Beer battered blue cod with fat chips and salad $25.00
  • Kumara fries with BBQ sauce and aioli $10.00
  • Chilli and garlic prawns $23.90
  • FISH WITH SALAD AND FRIES $10.90
  • Deluxe burger $16.90
    • (chicken or beef) with fries
  • Chicken thigh (boneless) $19.90
  • Beef Schnitzel (crumbed) $19.90
    • with mushroom topping
  • EGGS ON TOAST $10.00
    • Your choice: Scrambled, poached or fried
  • Prime T-bone steak (350g) $25.90
  • CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST $12.00
    • Your choice of cereal, plus fruit of the day, toast and juice
  • Mushrooms $3
  • Hollandaise $3
  • Bacon $3
  • Spinach $3
  • Tomoto $3
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • fresh bakers toast, hollandaise. Add bacon, smoked salmon, spinach, or mushrooms for $3
  • Hashbrown $3
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Two eggs any style with crispy bacon, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns, sausages
  • Edamame $7.00
    • Steamed soy beans served with soy sauce
  • Sirloin Steak $29.50
    • Served with green beans and a red wine jus
  • Bitterballen (4 pieces) $9.50
    • A Traditional Dutch bar snack - A ragout of slow cooked beef shoulder coated in bread crumbs and deep fried
  • Seared Beef Salad $19.00
    • Seared beef strips with tomato and a balsamic dressing
  • Rillette of Pork $9.50
    • Salted pork simmered in duck fat. Served cold with crostini and gherkins
  • Pan Fried Fish of the Day $25.00
    • Served on potato and clam mash with buttered cucumber, shaved fennel and a beurre blanc
  • Homemade Beef Burger $19.00
    • Beef patty cooked medium rare served with salad, hand cut chips and onion jam
  • Gnocchi $18.00
    • Served with grilled tomatoes and a courgette salad with a parsley pesto
  • Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $17.50
    • Grilled chicken, bacon and brie served on rye toast with salad greens, tomato, smoked paprika aioli and cranberry jelly with fries (gluten free option available)
  • Breads & Dips $12.00
    • An assortment of toasted breads served with hummus, olive oil & balsamic, and house made tomato pesto
  • Premium Porterhouse $22.00
    • A lean, juicy 200gm porterhouse steak with flavours enhanced by the stone
  • -3 meats $26.00
  • Sticky Date Pudding $10.00
    • Served hot, smothered in rich toffee sauce with vanilla ice cream
  • Big Terrace Rump Steak $30.00
    • 400gms of prime rump steak, not for the faint of heart!!!
  • Seafood Chowder $13.00
    • Creamy chowder filled with chunks of fresh seafood and vegetables, served with toasted Ciabatta bread
  • Lamb Backstrap $22.00
    • Top quality South-Otago Lamb, juicy and always tender
  • Bacon and Asparagus(Small/Medium/Large) $12/$17.5/$29
    • Bacon and asparagus garnished with cracked pepper
  • Garlic Bread $5.5
    • Fresh bread sticks brushed with our own garlic butter.
  • Original Vegetarian(Small/Medium/Large) $11/$16.5/$28
    • Onion, mushroom, fresh sliced tomato and capsicum. Every bit as good as it sounds!
  • Milano(Small/Medium/Large) $11.5 /$17/$28.5
    • Garlic salami, fresh sliced tomatoes, capsicum, herbs - delicimo!
  • Little Italy $29.5
    • Chopped spinach, sliced tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, topped with red onion and feta cheese.
  • Lemon Pepper Wedges $8.5
    • Lemon Pepper Potato Wedges served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Canterbury Roast Lamb(Small/Medium/Large) $12.5/$18/$29.5
    • Tender pieces of lamb marinated in lemon and herbs, with an array of oven roasted seasonal vegetables and a dash of rosemary and mint sauce.
  • Roast Pork $29.5
    • Tender pork pieces nestled between seasonal roast veges finished with parsley and apple sauce.
  • with bacon & cheese $11.50
  • crumbed chicken burger $18.00
  • fish burger $18.00
  • All mains served with salad and chips or optional seasonal vegetables
  • All burgers come with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and red onion. Chicken burgers also have mayonnaise. Fish burger have a tartar sauce beef and steak burgers have chef's tomato sauce
  • shrimp cocktail $10.00
  • All burgers served with chips and sauce
  • meatlovers pizza $28.00
    • bacon, chicken, pepperoni, steak, BBQ sauce, red onion, capsicum, mozzarella cheese
  • house smoked salmon $17
  • Roasted field mushrooms, basil pesto and balsamic reduction on house seed toast (g.f.) $14
  • free range bacon $16
  • house seed toast (g.f.) (d.f.) (vegan) $3
  • French toast, banana and maple syrup $14
  • add haloumi $3
  • Grilled haloumi, spinach and free range poached eggs on ciabatta w house beetroot chutney $18
  • house smoked salmon $6
Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

location

Address

442 George St,, North Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034774713

email

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clock

Opened hours

Sunday 17:00 to 21:00 Monday 17:00 to 21:00 Tuesday 17:00 to 21:00 Wednesday 17:00 to 21:00 Thursday 17:00 to 21:00 Friday 17:00 to 21:00 Saturday 17:00 to 21:00
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service level

Service

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cuisine

Cuisine

Indian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Home Delivery ,  BYO ,  Vegan Options ,  Serves Halal ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
442 George St,, North Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand
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