Taj Mahal Restaurant And Grill in Christchurch Menu

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Vegetable/Lamb Samosa $4.90
- Crispy pastry parcels filled with diced potatoes, peas or lamb mince and then deep fried in oil. Two samosas per portion
Crunchy Aloo Palik Pakoras $3.90
- (one portion) fresh vegetables mixed in a spiced chick pea batter and fried in hot oil. Served with mint chatni
Onion Bhajee (4pcs) $3.90
- Onion rings dipped in a spiced chick pea batter and fried in hot oil. Served with mint chatni
Chicken Pakoras (6pcs) $4.90
- Tender chicken piece dipped in chick peas batter and then deep fried
Taj Special Vegetable Platter for Two $13.00
- Four portions of onion bujia, two vegetable samosas, and aloo palik pakora. Served with tamarind chatni and mint chatni

Tandoori Prawns $6.00
- Marinated prawns cooked in the tandoor. Eight pieces per portion.
Malai Tikka $5.90
- Chicken marinated in nuts, cream, cheese and fresh ground spices, then cooked in the tandoor. 5 Pieces per portion.
Tandoori Tikka (Chicken/Lamb) $5.90
- Diced lean meat marinated overnight in a secret spices then skewered and roasted in the tandoor. Five of chicken or six pieces of lamb per portion.
Tandoori Whole Chicken H $9.00 / F $ 18.00
- Tender spring chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor oven.
Fish Tikka $5.90
- Filleted fish marinated in yoghurt, tandoori masala, skewered and roasted in the tandoor. Six pieces per portion.
Tandoori Lamb Chops (4 pcs) $8.90
- Lamb chops dipped in a spicy marinade overnight in taj mahal's own mix of voqhurt spices herbs, then skewered and roasted in tandoor.
Seekh Kabab (4 Pcs) $6.90
- Lamb mince flavoured with indian fresh herbs and spices then slow roasted in tandoor on a skewer. Four pieces per portion.
Chef’s Special Tandoori Platter for Two $20.00
- Four chicken.Tikkas, four malai tikkas, four fish tikkas, eight tandoori prawns, & two seekh kebabs, served on fresh salad.
H= Half / F=Full

Chicken Tikka Masala M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Pieces of chicken tandoori tikka cooked in a onion sauce, tomatoes and spice
Butter Chicken (Spicy OR Sweet) M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Tender chicken pieces fried in buttery creamy onion gravy mixed with aromatic spices. Choose from spicy and sweet flavour.
Korma (Lamb/Chicken/Beef)
- Boneless meat cooked in a mild creamy sauce, nuts and cardamom.
-Lamb Dishes M $9.50 / F $16.50
-Beef Diches M $9.00 / F $15.00
-Chicken Dishes M $8.00 / F $14.00
Rogan Josh (Lamb/Chicken/Beef )
- Boneless chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce with fried onion, tomato, capsicum and garlic
-Lamb Dishes M $9.50 / F $16.50
-Beef Diches M $9.00 / F $15.00
-Chicken Dishes M $8.00 / F $14.00
Sagg (Lamb/Chicken)
- Either chicken or lamb cooked with spinach, sauteed with onion, ginger, garam masala and chilli.
-Lamb Dishes M $9.50 / F $16.50
-Chicken Dishes M $8.00 / F $14.00
Chicken Chana Masala M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Chicken chunks and chic peas cooked in onion gravy and spices.
Madras (Chicken/Lamb/Beef)
- A hot southern indian dish with roasted black mustard seeds & coconut cream
-Lamb Dishes M $9.50 / F $16.50
-Beef Diches M $9.00 / F $15.00
-Chicken Dishes M $8.00 / F $14.00
Mango Chicken M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Pieces of boneless chicken cooked in a mild fruity mango flavoured sauce
Chicken Achari M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Boneless chicken cooked in a not so tangy sauce with fried onions and traditional spiced for pickle flavour
Chicken Jalfarizi M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Tender chicken pieces cooked in medium spice indian masala gravy with onion, tomato, capsicum and garlic

Lamb Badami M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Lamb cooked with almonds grounded into a paste with a touch of cinnamon and cardamom.
Handi Ghosht M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Tender meat pieces cooked in ginger, garlic, onions sauce and green chillies
Lamb Bhuna Masala M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Boneless lamb cooked onion garlic sauce and traditional spices, garnished with fresh ginger, green chillies and coriander.

Taj Special Beef Masala M $9.00 / F $16.00
- Beef pieces fried in fresh ginger, chilli, tomatoes and yogurt sauce
Beef Achari M $9.00 / F $16.00
- Beef chunks cooked in secret spices to give a pickle flavour with fresh herbs
Ginger Fried Beef M $9.00 / F $16.00
- Marinade beef slices fried in fresh chilli and ginger gravy for exclusive taste

Taj Special Goan Fish Curry M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Fish simmered gently in coconut cream with a hint of cinnamon and aniseed.
Fish Curry M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Fish pieces in a cooked in mild curry seasoned with dried fenugreek
Prawn Saag M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Prawns cooked in spinach with creamy tomatoes and mild spices
Butter Prawn M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Prawns cooked in a rich creamy sauce of tomato, cashew & spices
Ginger fried Prawn M $10.00 / F $17.00
- Prawns cooked in hot tangy gravy of garlic, chilli & ginger

Mutter Paneer M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Homemade cottage cheese cubes cooked with peas creamy curry and spices.
Palik Paneer M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Paneer( homemade cottage cheese) cooked with spinach sauteed with onion, ginger, garam masala and fresh green chilli.
Vegetable Korma M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Mix vegetables cooked in creamy onion garlic sauce and spices
Butter Vegetables M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Peas, potatoes cubes, capsicum, mushrooms and broccoli cooked in buttery flavoured curry and spices
Aloo Bhujia with eggs M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Spicy indian style omlete of sauteed onion, ginger, chilli and potatoes
Butter Mushroom M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Mushrooms cooked in buttery fenugreek flavoured curry, and spices

Dal Makhni M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Unique combination of lentils, kidney beans cooked in cream, butter &
Fried Dal Mash M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Special recipe of cooking mash lentil in fried herbs
Tarka Masoor Dal M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Masoor lentils cooked in gravy and sauteed; fried spices thrown on top
M= Medium / F=Full

Plain Naan $2.00
Plain Roti $2.00
Till Naan $2.50
Till Kulcha $2.50
Garlic Naan $2.50
Cheese Naan $3.50
Stuffed Naan (Lamb/Chicken) $6.00
Lacha Paratha $3.00

Chicken Biryani Rice $10.00
- A special rice dish full of flavour & aroma, a mughalai delicacy of meat pieces cooked in secret herbs & saffron
Chicken/Lamb Palau $9.00
- Rice steamed in stock of meat chunks and herbs, sauteed with onion
Jeera Fried Rice $2.50
- Basmati rice cooked with onion & cumin seeds.
Chicken/ Beef Fried Rice $4.50
- Chinese style fried irice, fried in butter, soy sauce, and secret spice.
Zafram Rice $2.50
- Basmati rice steamed in saffron
Pea Palau $2.50
- Fried rice with cumin seed and green peas
Plain Rice $2.00
- Basmati steamed rice

Jumbo Cheesy Burger $4.50
- Huge spicy beef patty burger with dripping mozzarella cheese on it!
-with fries $6.00
Grilled Beef n Cheese $3.50
- Tandoori grilled beef patty with cheese slice
-with fries $5.00
Tandoori Chicken Roll $5.00
- Chicken tikka chunks rolled in roti bread with aoli sauce
-with fries $7.00
Flakey Chicken Roll $5.00
- Chicken tikka chunks rolled in roti bread with aoli sauce
-with fries $7.00
Taco Wrap $6.00
- Mexican style spicy chicken, capsicum, green chillies, onion and mix vegetables fried on hot plate and wrapped in tortilla.
-with fries $7.50

Pistacho Firni $3.00
Gulab Jaman $3.00
Ras Gulla $3.00
Cashew Burfi $3.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Tikin xik-grilled market fish,squid and prawns, melon salad $28
De la maquina de café (means “from the coffee machine”) $4
- Short black, Long Black, Flat White, Latte, Cappuccino, Mochaccino, Macchiato, Hot Chocolate
Hand hacked guacamole, corn chips $11
Vegetable ceviche – tomato, cucumber, radish, watermelon, queso fresco, leaves, herbs, tortilla chips $12
Sautéed seasonal vegetables, black olive, toasted seeds & nuts, queso $8
Fire grilled chicken and chorizo sticks, pickled red onion, xlapa-style peanut mole $27
Bacon, egg & hash brown $8
Braised beef rib barbacoa, slaw $26

Goats Cheese Profiteroles $16.00
- With lacing of sweet picked cherries
Soup of the Day $14.00
- With organic ciabatta
Affogato $14.00
- The deconstructed, do-it-yourself dessert. A scoop of vanilla ice cream, a shot of coffee and your choice of Amaretto, Drambuie, Cointreau, Frangelico, Baileys, Sambuca or Tia Maria
Organic Granola $9.50
- Toasted grains with pistachio, sunflower seeds, fresh fruit, yoghurt and honey
Fresh Toasted Croissant $17.00
- Caramelised seasonal fruit, maple syrup, Chantilly cream
Pea & Halloumi Fritters $29.00
- Gazpacho sauce, creme fraiche, baby minted potatoes, rocket
Tropical Chia Seed Parfait $14.00
- Layers of coconut cream and chia seed pudding served with mango and passionfruit compote and frozen vanilla cream
Halloumi and Quinoa Salad $18.00
- Gojiberries, roast carrot, rocket and apple with lemon and toasted cumin seed vinaigrette

Set Menu for 3-4 people $32.50
- Chicken with cashew nuts, Roast Pork Fried Rice, Deep Fried Wontons (14) with a pottle of sweet and sour sauce
Meat (chicken) (roast pork) (pork) (steak) $4.00
Chicken Chow Mein $9.50
- Sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables in gravy on egg noodles
Prawn Black Bean $12.00
- Prawns with seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, garlic, ginger and black bean in gravy
Satay Steak $12.00
- Sliced steak with seasonal vegetables, pineapple and tomatoes in satay peanut sauce
Bami Goring $11.50
- Curried steak, chicken, roast pork, shredded cabbage etc with fried egg noodles
Spring Roll / Curry Rice Roll / Pottle Sweet and Sour Sauce with pineapple, onions and carrots $2.50
Sweet and Sour Wontons $9.50
- (12 deep fried wontons) onions, pineapple, peppers, carrots in sweet and sour sauce

B.L.A.T STACK $17.00
- The Cranford stack - bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato sandwich, with fries and aioli
CRUMBED MOZZARELLA STICKS $7.00
- Served with plum aioli
LOADED HOG BURGER $18.00
- Lashings of BBQ pulled pork with lettuce and tomato served with fries
SEASONED WEDGES $14.00
- Served with cheese bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli
BEEF SCHNITZEL $19.00
- Delicious crunchy crumbed beef schnitzel with salad, with fries
TRIO OF ICE CREAMS $12.00
- Today's flavours on chocolate soil with fresh fruit
SHARED PLATTER $20/$30
- Ale House platter for 2 or 4 people
BEEF SKEWERS $9.50
- Beef skewers with old English mustard butter

Double Chocolate mousse $5.90
Pancakes $8.90
- Served with Ice Cream and drizzled in maple syrup
Warmed chocolate brownie $5.90
- Drizzled in Belgian Milk chocolate
Pancake breakfast $11.90
- Pancake served with bacon and banana drizzled in maple syrup
Handcrafted chocolates from $2.30
- Assorted Selection
Soup $7.90 / $7.90
- Served with lightly toasted Turkish bread. Pumpkin / Tomato
French croissant $5.90
- Drizzled in Belgian Milk Chocolate
Freshly made belgian waffle $5.90
- Drizzled in Belgian Milk Chocolate

Served between 12-2 Wednesday - Saturday. Wine beer and Coffee options available.
Poached Pear w Wholemeal Crumble, Butter Scotch Sauce and Quince - Crab Apple Sorbet. $60.00
Whero Pea Taco $10.00
Potato Truffle Vichyssoise Mille Feuille $60.00
-Add Grains $5.00
Blue Cheese Paté and Crackers - $12.00
-Extra Toast $3.00
Served from 6pm - 11pm Wednesday - Saturday. (Bar opens at 4pm)

-one shank $18.00
-prawn or fish $22.90
-chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
Yum talay $19.00
- Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots & tomato
Pork spare ribs (s) $9.00
- Marinated in a succulent mixture of spices & sauces, accompanied with our soy & sweet chilli dipping sauces
-prawn $21.00
Grilled chicken wings (s) $9.00
- Cured to perfection in our spicy marinate served with a sweet chilli sauce.
-chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50

Seafood Chew Kua Teaw $14.00
- Fresh squid, crabmeat and prawns stir fried with vegetables and mushrooms on a bed of stir-fry rice noodles (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
Garlic Pepper Prawns $15.80
- Garlic prawns served with fresh vegetables, onions on rice
Vegetarian Satay $11.00
- Stir fry vegetables on a bed of steamed rice topped with our special peanut sauce
Garlic Pepper Pork $13.00
- Stir-fried pork with fresh garlic & pepper with spring onion & capsaicin
Chicken Rice $13.00
- Boiled chicken pieces on top of specially cooked rice served with traditional fish sauce, cucumber and sprinkled with peanuts
Combination Chew Kua Teaw $13.00
- A combination stir fry of beef, pork, fresh vegetables and mushrooms on a bed of stir fry rice noodles, (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
Hot & Spicy Fried Rice Noodle $13.00
- Fried rice noodle with the choice of chicken, beef, pork or seafood with fresh vegetables & bean sprouts
Beef Noodle Soup $12.00
- Fresh sliced beef and beef balls served in Cambodian style soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts

2PC. $4.60
- 10 pieces Fresh Salmon Nigiri
- 4 pieces Regular Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken Lovers $19.90
SMALL $3.90
8PC. REG $8.20
8PC. DBL AVO $7.30
Teriyaki Chicken & Fresh Salmon

Chicken, beef or pork fried rice with cashew nuts $18.00
Chicken, steak or roast pork foo yung $15.00
Beef with ginger and spring onion $19.00
Seafood chew kua teaw $16.00
- stir-fried rice noodles and vegetables with fresh squid, scallops, shrimp and seafood salad with gravy
Crispy skin chicken $16.00
Combination seafood fried rice or chow mein $16.00
Vegetable foo yung $13.80
Steamed king prawns $19.50

S'mores pan with double chocolate brownie base, raspberry marshmallow, chocolate and almond ice cream with salted bourbon caramel G/F $14.00
Tapas tasting platter $50.00
- Chargrilled venision belly skewers, foreign fish cakes, jalapeno and cheese croquettes, pork rice paper rolls, himalayan salted focaccia, crispy fried beetroot cubes with blue cheese and artichoke dips, capsicum couli, nam jim sauce and a side caesar
Shortcrust based summer tart filled with creme patisserie or fruit fool mousse, seasonal summer fruit and sorbet. Ask for what's in season now! $14.00
Caesar salad with bacon, garlic herb croutons, cos lettuce, shaved parmesan, caesar dressing and soft boiled egg. Choose either beetroot cured salmon or lemon and thyme roasted chicken tenderloins. D/F avail. G/F avail. $23.00
8oz ribeye $38.00
Light and fluffy cheese and bacon omelette w/ hash brown. G/F $9.00
"Anti-cheese platter" of baked banana cheesecake with chocolate pate, biscotti and salty sweet pecan nuts. $14.00
Braised lamb shoulder $35.00

Dinner Meal $12.90
Kids Toy
-6 Chicken Nuggets
Chicken Roll $4.50
-4 Regular Drinks
Supreme Burger $7.90
Regular Chips
-4 Pieces of Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken and Waffles $21
- Fried chicken, Waffles, Maple syrup.
Slow Roasted Beef Short-Rib $19
- Coffee rubbed 12 hour roast beef short rib, poached egg, spinach, mushroom, goats cheese,toasted ciabatta.
Aikmans Grazing Platter.( GF) $41
- Cured meats, chorizo, cheeses, terrine, crackers, pickles, spreads, Turkish bread
Gorgonzola Picante $9
- Fig jam, quince paste, ciabatta
Sesame crusted Beef salad. $23
- Pickled veges, crispy rice wafers, sriracha mayo
Coastal Lamb Rump.( Gf, V) $32
- Crushed new potato, eggplant caponata, red wine jus
(GF) gluten free (V) Vegeterian
Aikmans Grazing Platter.( GF) $41
- Cured meats, chirozo, cheeses, terrine, crackers, pickles, spreads, Turkish bread

Served with mustard relish, jus
Chicken and prawn laksa, chilli, herbs, noodles, bean sprouts, crisp shallots $22.00
Vanilla bean ice cream, soft meringue, hazelnuts, pear compote, salted caramel $12.00
Rakaia Venison carpaccio, beetroot, lentils, sour cream, horseradish, sorrel $19.50
Olives marinated in their own oil, lemon, garlic $7.00
200 gms Canterbury Angus grass fed fillet $36.00
Chocolate fritters, milk, brown sugar jelly, espresso ice cream $15.00
Lamb shoulder ragout, potato gnocchi, gremolta, silver beet, pecorino $28.00

Open chicken sandwich with bacon, tomato, salad greens, onion jam – finished with guacamole & hollandaise $23.00
Garlic, chilli and lime buttered prawns $11.00
Dark chocolate torte with Chantilly cream and berry compote $12.00
Rhubarb crème brulee with amaretti biscuits and candied citrus $12.50
Home-made baked potato wedges with herbs & sour cream $8.50
Tasting Plate $13.00
- Chorizo, Feta in basil infused oil and home marinated Kalamata olives (for two)
Cheese of the day with chutney, fruit, crackers & croutes POA
Banana and hazelnut parfait with vanilla mascarpone $11.00