Taj Mahal in 442 George St,, North Dunedin Menu

 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

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