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

  • Stir Fried Noodles $17.50 / $18.00 / $19.00
    • Egg noodles and seasonal vegetables stir fried in the wok. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Black Pepper Stir Fry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Fried potatoes and fresh vegetables stir-fried with cracked black pepper and garlic sauce. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Chicken Wings (4) $6.00
    • Cured to perfection in our spicy marinade served with a sweet chilli sauce.
  • Pad Thai $17.50 / $18.00 / $19.00
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion and crushed peanuts in our special pad thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Panang Curry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • A spicy curry cooked with creamy coconut cream, kaffir lime leave and vegetables. A popular curry with a slight lime tang. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Sweet Chilli Pork Salad $18.00
    • Meat slices covered with a seasoning of sweet chilli sauce, garlic, lemon slices and fresh coriander. Pork
  • Fried Pork Balls (6) $7.50
    • Secret spices and premium lean pork mince, rolled into meat balls, threaded onto a skewer and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander sauce.
  • Green Curry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • The finest green curry paste, slow cooked with coconut cream, spices, an array of selected fresh vegetables, and fresh basil herb. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Hot & Spicy Fried Rice Noodle $13.00
    • Fried rice noodle with the choice of chicken, beef, pork or seafood with fresh vegetables & bean sprouts
  • Garlic Pepper Pork $13.00
    • Stir-fried pork with fresh garlic & pepper with spring onion & capsaicin
  • Fried Rice $13.00
    • Khmer style fried rice, mixed vegetables & onion, choice of pork, chicken, beef or seafood
  • Khmer Style Curry $14.00
    • Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
  • Hot & Spicy Cashew Nuts $14.00
    • Marinated chicken stir-fry with spring onion, celery, broccoli, cashew nuts & capsaicin on top of rice
  • Seafood Deluxe $15.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and served with fresh seafood and chicken, beef, pork in a Khmer style soup
  • Stir Fry Ginger & Spring Onion $13.00
    • Choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with ginger, spring onion & celery on top of rice
  • Supreme Satay $12.00
    • Grill marinated satay stir fried with vegetables on a bed of steamed rice and topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Sushi Bento $24.00
    • Served with sushi rolls and nigiri
  • Sukiyaki Seafood $18.00
    • stir fried udon with assorted seafood and sukiyaki sauce
  • Rainbow Sushi Platter $15.00
    • 7 pcs. California-style fresh salmon, avocado and prawn sushi
  • - 6 Pieces $6.00
  • Tokoyaki $6.00
    • 4 deep fried, ball - shaped octopus dumplings served with the chef's sauce and katsuobushi
  • -5 Pieces $6.50
  • -12 Pieces $18.00
  • Oyako Don $13.50
    • simmered chicken with onion and egg
  • Aloo Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with potatoes, onions and spices. $4.00
  • Mango Chutney $3.50
  • Biryani Chicken / Lamb / Vegetable - Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or vegetables. Served with 2 poppadoms and raita. $16.00
  • Shahi Paneer - Home made Indian cottage cheese cooked with crushed almonds, cream and tomatoes, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Papadom $1.00
  • Kashmiri Naan - Naan topped with nuts and sultanas. $4.50
  • Paneer Kulcha - Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $4.50
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • Sweet Red Beans Machi
  • Steamed BBQ Pork Bun
  • BBQ Pork Rice Rolls
  • Beef Rice Rolls
  • Black Pepper Pig Stomach
  • Prawn Dumplings
  • Weekend Special: Coconut Custard Bun
  • Preserved Egg Congee with Pork
  • Beetroot Dip $9.00
    • beetroot, garlic yogurt, olive oil and Turkish bread
  • Mixed Iskender $18.50
    • sliced doner meat or vegetarian items served on a bed of rice with hummus, tabouleh, jacik, beetroot dip, mixed salad, mild chilli, yogurt sauce and Turkish bread
  • Lamb Meze $25.00
  • Chicken Pizza $19.50
  • Jacik Dip $9.00
    • thick yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint with Turkish bread
  • Chicken Pita $13.50
    • Inside pita pocket with tabouleh, mixed salad and choice of sauces
  • Lahmajon Pizza $8.00
    • lamb or beef mince, tomato, parsley, onion and herbs
  • Turkish Bread $2.00
    • cooked in wood fire oven
  • 1 Margherita -V $18.00
    • Crushed tomato, fresh basil, mozzarella, extra virgin olive
  • 11 Pear & Blue cheese -V $20.00
    • Mozzarella, parmesan, pears, blue vein cheese
  • 9 Smoked Salmon $22.00
    • Mozzarella, sour cream, spinach, cold smoked salmon
  • 10 Vegetarian -V $20.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, marinated artichokes, mushroom, spinach
  • 4 Carnivore $22.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, Havoc Pork ham & salami, roasted red peppers, onion, jalapeno
  • 2 Putanesca $20.00
    • Crushed tomato, anchovies, capers, olives, garlic, extra virgin olive oil
  • 7 Quattro Stagioni $22.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, Havoc Pork ham & salami, artichokes, mushrooms
  • White - extra virgin olive oil, garlic, mozzarella, parmesan $9.00
  • for your little big mouth
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • Hot smoked salmon $6.00
  • Mexican chicken burger $17.80
    • with cos, tomato, red onion, avocado cream & chipotle aioli
  • Classic beef burger $17.80
    • with smoked cheddar, cos, red onion, cornichons, relish & aioli. Add bacon $4.00
  • Sausages $4.50
  • Eggs any style $6.00
  • Aioli $2.00
  • Bruschetta $12.00
    • grilled focaccia bread with vine tomato, homemade hummus, dukkah and balsamic drizzle
  • Salad selection (small / large) $6.00 / $9.50
    • see the cabinet for fresh salads of the day
  • Poached free range eggs $19.50
    • handmade hash browns, hot smoked salmon, spinach, lemon & chive hollandise
  • Toasted bagel, avocado, tomato slices & mayonnaise $8.50+crisp bacon $15.00
  • Potato gnocchi, stir fried broccolini $23.50
    • with salsa rocket cream sauce, roast pumpkin, ratatouille relish, shaved parmesan
  • Tiramisu, raspberry tea poached pear raspberry dust $15.50
  • Free range scrambled eggs on Hearth rye toast $19.50
    • grilled bacon, grilled vine tomato, onion relish
  • Roasted confit corn fed chicken thigh $25.00
    • carnaroli risotto, rocket, roasted mushrooms, parmesan
  • Fried potato wedges with tomato relish & sour cream $9.50
  • Whitestone Windsor blue cheese $18.00
    • red onion marmalade, homemade oatmeal cookies
  • Black Forest Mousse $13.00
    • Chocolate mousse with berry compote & biscuit crumble
  • Breads & Spreads $14.00
    • House baked bread with olive oil, balsamic & dips
  • Steamed Fruit Pudding $13.00
    • Served with whisky custard & butterscotch
  • Traditional Scottish Haggis $16.00
    • Served with oat cakes & peppercorn jus
  • Roast Seasonal Vegetables $8.00
  • Lamb Loin $38.00
    • Layered on minted potato croquettes, slow roasted baby carrots garnished with fennel & cucumber slices
  • Denver Venison Fillet $38.00
    • Accompanied by potato gratin, beetroot puree & pomegranate jus
  • Cullen Skink $16.00
    • Traditional smoked fish, potato & herb chowder
  • all available as takeaways
  • Toasted sandwiches $4.10
    • Each fillin $0.9
  • Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato and toast
  • Cakes+slices $3.60
  • Toasted rolls, cheese, corn, savoury mince $2.50
  • Sandwiches $2.7-$4
    • As displayed
  • Deli food
  • Specialty breads $4.6-$6.5
  • Tender pork fillet pan seared $17,9
    • with a green peppercorn, mushroom & bacon cream sauce on lyonnaise potato and salad greens
  • Seared prime beef fillet open steak sandwich on roasted focaccia $17,5
    • with gumbo sauce, spring salad and beer battered kumara ribbons
  • Bagel of the moment homemade $7,5
    • with cream cheese and jam
  • Extras
    • Bacon, Mushrooms $3 / Sausage, hash browns, tomato $2.50
  • Canadian Flap Jacks $15,9
    • with bacon, banana, maple syrup, honeycomb yoghurt & ice cream; OR Poached berries compote & vanilla ice cream
  • Tender pork fillet pan seared $17,9
    • with a green peppercorn, mushroom & bacon cream sauce on Lyonnaise potato and salad greens
  • Coconut battered scallops served $14,5
    • with a sweet chilli mango tartare
  • Chargrilled chicken breast $17,9
    • with sage derby served on a jalapeno bread with smashed avocado, rocket leaves & virgin Mary
  • The Anti-Pasto $29.5
    • Anti-pasto on a chutney pizza base. Pepperoni, gherkins, red peppers, kalamata olives and sundried tomatoes.
  • Al Funghi (Small/Medium/Large) $10/$15.5/$27
    • Mushrooms, mushrooms and mushrooms with cracked pepper to bring out the flavour. Magic!
  • Vege Patch $29.5
    • Spinach, feta onion, sun-dried tomato, roasted garlic, field mushrooms and finished with garlic aioli
  • Vege Lasagne $19
    • A selection of fresh vegetables layered between pasta sheets, served with Napoletana sauce and a sprinkle of cheese. A delicious vegetarian option.
  • Capricciosa(Small/Medium/Large)Pronounce it if you can! Bacon, mushrooms, fresh sliced tomato, capsicum, black olives. $12/$17.5/$29
  • Mexican(Small/Medium/Large) $11.5/$17/ $28.5
    • Spag's own chilli sauce. Seasoned topside, red kidney beans, capsicum, topped off with sour cream.
  • Mediterranean $18.5
    • Mixed lettuce with feta, olives, red onion, roasted pepper and french dressing.
  • Chilli Pesto Bread $13.5
    • Fresh pizza bread with pesto and sweet Thai chilli sauce.
  • Y1 Bang Bang Chicken (GF) $22.00
    • sichuanese classic with black vinegar, sesame paste, Sichuan chilli oil and palm sugar
  • Satay Stir Fry With chicken
  • Fresh Rice paper Rolls
  • Chairman Mao’s Red Braised Pork
  • E3 Buddha’s Tempura Vegetables (V) $10.00
    • lightly battered seasonal vegetables, with wasabi mayo dipping sauce
  • C4 Duck Red Curry With Lychee (GF) $33.00
    • Roasted red buck, frve spiee, lychee, cherry tomato and pineapple, with thai red curry
  • Som Tom $15.00
    • spicy grated carrot salad with peanut
  • S9 Sweet And Sour Pork $23.00
    • battered crispy pork stir fry with pineapple, pepper and spring onion, in Buddha’s special sweet and sour sauce
Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

034774713

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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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