Taj of India in Christchurch Menu

ENTREES ENTREES
  • Taj Mix Platter $15.99
    • Selection of 5 entrees:- Tandoori Chicken, Seekh Kebabs, Chicken Tikka, a Veg Samosa and Onion Bhajis.
  • Onion Bhajeees (6 Psc) $4.99
    • Crispy onion and silver beet fritter served with tomato sauce.
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 Psc) $4.99
    • Flaky pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seed.
  • Paneer Pakora $7.99
    • Paneer dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deep fried.
  • Mixed Pakora $4.99
    • Crispy cauli, potato, onion, and silver beet dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deep fried
  • Chicken Lolipops $9.99
    • Specially cut chicken wings cooked in Chef special homemade Sauce.
  • Tandoori Chicken Half $11.99 Full $17.99
    • Chicken marinated overnight and traditionally cooked in tandoor.
  • Chicken Tikka (5 Psc) $9.99
    • Boneless Chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked In charcoal tandoori oven.
  • Malai Kebab (5 Psc) $9.99
    • Tender Chicken fillet marinated in cashew paste, cream cheese ginger, garlic, cooked in charcoal tandoori oven.
  • Seekh Kebab (6 Psc) $9.99
    • Minced lamb marinated in mint and spices grilled in tandoor and served with sauce.
  • Lamb Chops (6 Psc) $12.00
    • Lamb marinated overnight and cooked in tandoori oven.
  • Tandoori Prawn/Mushroom $11.99
    • Big juicy prawn marinated in Tandoori paste, roasted in the tandoor.
  • Non-Veg Platter $16.99
    • Assorted Spring rolls, wontons and cocktail samosa, served with sweet chili sauce or plum sauce.
  • Vegetarian Platter $11.99
    • Selection of 4 entrees:- Samosa, Onion Bhaji, Pakora and Spring Roll.
MENU MAINS MENU MAINS
  • Chicken $15.50
  • Lamb $16.50
  • Seafood $17.99
  • Beef $16.50
  • Butter Prawn/Butter Chicken see above
    • Marinated prawn/chicken fillets roasted in the Tandoor Oven and cooked in a creamy tomato gravy.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala /Lamb/Beef/Prawn/Fish see above
    • Tender meat of your choice fillet roasted in Tandoor Oven and cooked with onion, capsicum and spices.
  • Chicken Jhal Frezi /Lamb/Beef/Prawn/Fish see above
    • Choice of your meat cooked in vegetable, onions, green pepper and tomatoes.
  • Kadai Chicken/Lamb/Beef/Prawn/Fish see above
    • Choice of your meat sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion and capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
  • Mango Chicken see above
    • Exotic curry with tender chicken pieces cooked in subtle mango sauce.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh/Lamb/Chicken/Beef see above
    • Choice of your meat cooked with an exotic blend of herbs and spices. A specialty of Kashmir.
  • Sagwala Chicken/Lamb/Beef/Prawn see above
    • Choice of your meat cooked in and skillfully blended with spinach in an exotic curry.
  • Bhuna Chicken/Lamb/Beef/Prawn see above
    • Choice of your meat cooked with tomato, onions, fresh herbs, garam masala, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Madras Chicken/Lamb/Fish/Prawn see above
    • A traditional South Indian style curry cooked with coconut and spices. Choice of your meat.
  • Korma Chicken/Lamb/Beef see above
    • Choice of your meat cooked with a gravy of cashew nut, Almonds, Sultanas & very mild spices.
  • Vindaloo Chicken/Lamb/Beef/ Prawn see above
    • Red hot curry from Goa, choice of your meat.
  • Mushroom Chicken see above
    • Mushroom & Chicken cooked with a gravy of cashew nut, almonds & very mild spices.
  • Do Pyaza Chicken/Lamb/Beef/Prawn see above
    • A thick tomato curry cooked with dice onion, fresh tomato, herbs & spices. Choice of your meat.
  • Goan Fish Curry see above
    • Fish cooked in coconut milk, mustard seeds, almond paste & spices.
  • Taj Special Curry $17.99
    • Tender Succulent Chicken/Lamb/Prawn/fish cooked with onions, tomato, mix vegetable and spices.
  • King Prawn Masala $17.99
    • A thick tomato curry cooked with capsicum, coriander, herbs and spices.
  • Prawn/Fish Malabari $17.99
    • Curry made with freshly ground coconut an array of masterfully blended spices.
VEGETABLE CURRIES VEGETABLE CURRIES
  • Vegetables Korma $14.50
    • A variety of vegetable cooked with mild spices.
  • Palak Paneer/Aaloo $14.50
    • Fresh leafy spinach and cottage cheese/potato cooked in a mild gravy straight from North India.
  • Aloo Matter/Gobi $14.50
    • Allo, Peas/Gobi cooked with onions and tomatoes in Indian style.
  • Mushroom Matter/Paneer Mushroom $14.50
    • Mushroom & Peas cooked with onion tomato herbs and spices.
  • Dal Makhani $14.50
    • Lentils cooked with butter cream and spices. Enjoyed best with cheese Naan.
  • Malai Kofta $14.50
    • Potatoes and homemade cottage cheese mix with herbs and spices simmered with cream and cashew sauce.
  • Dal Tadka $14.50
    • Lentils cooked in Indian spices.
  • Chana Mashala $14.50
    • Chick peas cooked with secret spices straight from the heart of India.
  • Panner Tikka Mashala $14.50
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with creamy tomato, onion, capsicum and spices.
  • Kadhai Paneer $14.50
    • Paneer sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion, capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
  • Shahi Paneer $14.50
    • Chef made Indian cottage cheese cooked in a creamy sauce with Cashew nuts & Almonds.
  • Bombay Aaloo $14.50
    • Deep fried potato cooked with cumin and spices.
INDIAN HOMEMADE BREAD INDIAN HOMEMADE BREAD
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Traditional leavened bread baked in clay oven.
  • Tandoori Roti $2.50
    • Traditional plain unleavened bread.
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
    • Freshly baked white bread topped with garlic and butter.
  • Cheese/Chocolate Naan $4.50
    • Stuuffed with freshly grated Cheese/Chocolate.
  • Aaloo/Paneer/Onion Paratha $4.50
    • Stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes/cottage cheese.
  • Keema/Kashmir/Vegeterian Naan $4.50
    • Stuffed with Lamb mince/Mixed dried fruits/Mixed Vegetables.
  • Cheese And Garlic Naan $5.00
    • Stuffed with grated Cheese and Garlic.
  • Taj Special Naan $5.00
    • Lightly spiced stuffed with chopped chicken and herbs.
INDIAN CHINESE INDIAN CHINESE
  • Veg Chowmein $11.00
  • Mushroom Chowmein $14.50
  • Chicken Chowmein $14.50
  • Prawn Chowmein $14.99
SIDE ORDER SIDE ORDER
  • Indian Mixed Salad $5.50
  • Papadum (4 Pcs) $2.00
ACCOMPANIMENT ACCOMPANIMENT
  • Raita (Cucumber & Yoghurt) $3.00
  • Sweet Mango Chutney (Mild) Or Mix Pickle $3.00
CHILLY CHILLY
  • Chilly Chicken $15.50
  • Chilly Prawn $17.99
  • Chilly Paneer $15.50
  • Mushroom Chilly $14.50
MANCHURIAN MANCHURIAN
  • Chicken Manchurian $14.50
  • Veg Manchurian $13.50
MOMO MOMO
  • Veg Momo $9.99
  • Chicken Momo $10.99
BIRYANIS BIRYANIS
  • Lamb Biryani $16.99
  • Veg Biryani $14.99
  • Chicken Biryani $16.99

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Potato Salad (Large) $6.50
  • Portuguese Paella $13.90
    • Grilled chicken pieces combined with veggie strips, tossed over our spicy rice.
  • Espetada (Portuguese Chicken Skewer) $15.90
    • Marinated thigh fillets skewered with fresh red capsicum and onion, flame-grilled to perfection, basted to your heart's desire, served over a regular side.
  • Egg $1.50
  • Corn on the Cob (Regular) $4.50
  • Spicy Rice (Regular) $4.50
  • Assorted Desserts $4.50
  • Old-style chips (Large) $6.50
  • Beef & cucumber in teriyaki sauce $22.00
  • Beef with ginger & spring onion $18.00
  • Palace's mayo prawns with pineapple $23.00
  • Singapore fried vermicelli $13.00
  • Vegetable noodle $11.00
  • Beef with mushrooms $20.00
  • Double roasted mix (choose 2: roast duck/roast pork/BBQ pork) $28.00
  • Lamb with ginger & spring onion $23.00
  • Deep Fried Chicken Fritters $10.00 Lge $11.50
    • with choice of Plum Sauce or Hot Thai Sauce
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice $9.50
    • Sliced boiled chicken thigh in garlic & oyster sauce served with Chinese vegetables and rice
  • Beef Fried Noodle $9.50
  • Bowl of Rice $1.50
  • Wonton Soup $6.00
  • Char Beehoon (Fried Beehoon) $9.50
    • Rice vermicelli fried with pork, chicken, prawn, squid, bean sprouts and Chinese vegetables
  • Vegetables with Cashewnuts $11.00
    • stir fried with your choice of sauce
  • Seafood Fried Noodle $11.00
  • Works $9.50
  • Mushroom $5.00
  • Jam Rap $2.80
  • Mussels (dozen) $12.00
  • Curry Roll $3.20
  • Oysters $2.50
  • Chips $2.80
  • Cheese & Pineapple $6.00
  • Duck liver pate $19.50
    • in pancetta / seasonal fruit chutney / French baguette
  • Baked scallops $21.50
    • with saffron, orange & ginger crust set on sauteed chard
  • Grilled chicken breast escalope 32.50
    • avocado, tomato & mushroom butter / saffron risotto
  • Chateau grill $17.50
    • including two eggs, grilled tomato, lamb cutlet, bacon, & hash-brown
  • Herb & garlic bread $5.50
  • Grilled prawns, mussels, scallops, calamari & fresh fish fillet $39.50
    • clam & fennel rice pilaf
  • Baked scallops $21.50
    • with saffron, orange & ginger crust set on sauteed chard
  • Pear & red currant tart / sauce anglaise/vanilla bean ice cream $13.00
  • Hawaiian $5.60
  • Chow $4.20
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Squid Rings $9.00
  • Chicken Nugget (Each) $0.80
  • Spring Rolls $2.80
  • Bacon $4.20
  • Cheese and onion $5.00
  • Rattray Beef Burger $23.00
    • Our beef patty served in a big bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, BBQ sauce and aïoli. Served with a side of fries.
  • Beer Fries $5.50
  • Pacifically Speaking POA
    • Freshly caught fish fillets cooked according to the whim of the chef. Please ask you wait staff for today's catch.
  • Drunken Steak $33.00
    • Old Dark marinated prime cut of sirloin served with golden fries, grilled tomato and a field mushroom.
  • Pepper Sauce N/A
  • Fries $4.50
  • Lemon Posset Parfait** $13.00
    • Layered lemon cream and sweetened mango compote, topped with chantilly cream and desiccated coconut, served with a shortbread finger for dipping.
  • Onion Rings $9.00
  • -Chicken $10
  • Mussamun Curry
    • Potato, carrot & nut with coconut milk. Chicken, beef or pork
  • -Fish Fillet $12.50
  • -Stewed Pork or Beef $10.50
  • Pad thai (noodle) $10
    • 3mm rice noodle, fangy thai flavour crushed peanuts & bean sprouts. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork
  • -Chicken $10
  • Special Noodle Soup
  • Tom Kha Soup
    • Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs with coconut milk
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites $14.00
    • Paprika aioli
  • Toast & Jam $7.00
    • Sourdough toast, house preserves
  • Warm Salad of Cider Braised Pork Shoulder $23.00
    • Crisp iceberg lettuce, apple vinaigrette, spiced almonds, mustard aioli
  • Ten27 Bread Board $18.00
    • Selection of fresh & toasted breads with flavoured butter & daily dip selection
  • Seasonal Soup $12.00
    • Grilled sourdough
  • Lambs Fry $19.00
    • Potato hash, bacon, onions, mushroom, jus
  • Spiced Lamb Kofta Skewers $14.00
    • Salsa verde
  • The Big 27 $22.00
    • Bacon, soft eggs, pork sausage, potato hash, tomato fondue, mushroom, sourdough toast
  • Green Curry
    • Meat cooked in coconut milk, green curry paste and seasonal green vegetables.
  • Yellow Curry
    • Meat cooked with coconut milk, potato, onion and yellow curry paste.
  • Mild x; Medium XX; Kiwi Hot XXX; Thai Hot XXXX
  • Thai Spicy Salad with LIME $17.00
    • Steamed meat with hot and chilli sauce, garlic, lime juice, sugar and fish sauce.
  • Red Curry
    • Meat cooked in coconut milk, red curry paste and seasonal red vegetables.
  • 6x Fried Chicken Wings $8.00
  • 4x Large Chicken Satay Sticks $10.00
  • Please inform us of your preference of taste for degree of spicy.
  • Tempura Shrimp & Vegetable $4.50
  • Chicken Katsu $6.00
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • Teriyaki Beef Bowl
  • L/combo $15.60
    • with miso or green tea
  • All teriyaki bowls served with steamed rice or salad (optional) and Japanese mayo and pickles
  • Tempura Prawn & Soba Noodles $12.50
  • All tempura bowls served with steamed rice or salad (optional) and Japanese mayo and pickles
  • Chicken 65 $15
    • Boneless chicken with capsicum, onion and spices cooked in dark soy.
  • Cocktail Tikki $10
    • Patty made with mashed Potato, cottage cheese, ginger and added spices to give flavour.
  • Lollypop Chicken $13
    • Chicken drumsticks marinated in ginger, garlic and spices, added with cornfl our and cooked as deep fr
  • Tawa: Paneer/Lamb/Chicken/Beef $21
    • Your selection of meat or cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum, tomatoes with a hint of cashew nut paste in it.
  • Pickles $3
  • Chicken Tikka $13
    • Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked in Tandoor.
  • Palak Paneer $18
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in spinach gravy mixed with spices.
  • Dal Batti $17
    • Peas cooked with cottage cheese/mushroom in North Indian style.
  • Fish $2.50
  • Seafood (Prawn, Squid, Mussel & Crab Stick) $11.90
  • BBQ Pork $11.50
  • Chicken Corn Soup $6.90
  • Crab Stick $1.20
  • Seafood (Prawn, Squid, Mussel & Crab Stick) $11.90
  • Chicken $9.50
  • Won Ton Soup with Noodles $6.90
  • Basil parfait $18.00
    • Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
  • Carrot & pumpkin soup $16.00
  • Farmhouse Duck & Pork Terrine $26.00
    • Cider gel, Granny Smith apples
  • Carpaccio $24.00
    • beef fillet, lemon oil, anchovies, capers, Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Lemon Curd $16.00
    • Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
  • Rachel Scott Ciabatta $8.00
    • 'Tasman Bay' extra virgin olive oil
  • Pan fried Grouper $43.00
    • Polenta, Courgette puree, Saffron Creme fraiche, Asparagus
  • Chocolate torte $18.00
    • Spiced rum jelly, coffee, Cocoa nibs, Salted caramel ice cream
  • Cod Fillets $5.00
  • Plain $4.30
  • Chicken and Cheese $6.90
  • Fish $2.80
  • Spring Roll $3.00
    • Home made
  • Cheese Onion Patties $2.80
  • Chocolate or Jam Raps $2.60
  • Hot Dog $2.60
Taj of India

Taj of India

location

Address

270 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033811738

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian , North Indian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Home Delivery ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating Not Available ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner

Location
270 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand
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