Taj of India in Christchurch Menu

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Veg Chowmein $11.00
Mushroom Chowmein $14.50
Chicken Chowmein $14.50
Prawn Chowmein $14.99

Indian Mixed Salad $5.50
Papadum (4 Pcs) $2.00

Raita (Cucumber & Yoghurt) $3.00
Sweet Mango Chutney (Mild) Or Mix Pickle $3.00

Chilly Chicken $15.50
Chilly Prawn $17.99
Chilly Paneer $15.50
Mushroom Chilly $14.50

Chicken Manchurian $14.50
Veg Manchurian $13.50

Veg Momo $9.99
Chicken Momo $10.99

Lamb Biryani $16.99
Veg Biryani $14.99
Chicken Biryani $16.99

Nearby Sample Menus

Pancakes .80c
- Pancakes, thick & luscious-lowa style.Classic, servied with whipped butter. Fruit - with blueberry OR banana baked in - add per pancake
French Toast $7.40/ $12.80
- Generous slices or french bread dipped in egg & cream butter. Fried in butter and dusted with powdered sugar, served with whipped butter (One piece/Two pieces)
Cowboy $18.20
- Bacon, ham, sausage, red onion, cheese and BBQ sauce.
Create your own $18.20
- Feel free to create your own omelette from any 4 of the fillings above
Western $18.20
- Bacon, onions, garlic, bell peppers & tomato.Large thin crepe, filled, rolled and served with two eggs any style, served with hashbrown
Chocolate sauce $2.50
Soup of the day $12.50
- (Two varieties, please ask your waitress) Served with garlic bread.
One egg $2.70

Braised Beef $16.00
- coleslaw and grilled corn salsa (pair).
Crispy Chicken $16.00
- seasonal leaves, avocado, chipotle mayonnaise
Seafood $58.00
- smoked fish, crispy calamari, prawn wontons, mussels, garlic bread, crackers & sauces
Market Fish $28.00
- crusted coriander & lime OR beer battered - hand cut agrias, dressed seasonal leaves, house made tartare.
Caesar Salad $19.00
- cos lettuce, croutons, bacon, parmesan, poached egg, creamy Caesar dressing, chicken or salmon
Pork Crackling $10.00
- with apple sauce
Cauliflower and 3 Cheese Croquettes $15.00
- with French mustard mayonnaise.
Pana Cotta of Lemon Verbina $14.50
- with Chambord poached rhubarb & shaved dark chocolate

Risotto $27.5
- choice of either waitoa free range chicken, or wild mushroom. both finished with parmesan
Apple & popcorn $2
Classic French Toast $18
- brioche french toast with maple & banana
Crispy Calamari $24.5
- with a baby greek salad, burnt lemon and our amazing tzatziki
Poached egg with supergrain soldiers $6
Potted Hot-Smoked Salmon $21
- with crispy capers, horseradish and bread
Jam & lemon curd, cream cheese, honey, homemade peanut butter and crab apple jelly $3
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Baguette $13
- our own medley of cheese with caramelised onion & terra viva relish

Mushrooms $4.90
Smoked Fish Chowder (GF*) With toasted ciabatta. $13.90 / Main $17.90
Bread Plait Trio plait with garlic butter, hummus and Vicar's pesto. For 2 $10.90 / For 4 $16.90
Shoestring fries $5.90 / $8.90
Antipasto Mild salami, champagne ham, cold smoked sliced salmon, sun dried tomatoes, chargrilled marinated Mediterranean vegetables, brie and olives, with crusty bread, hummus and sun dried tomato pes $49.90
Eggs Benedict (GF*) Local free range eggs and crispy bacon on toasted ciabatta, topped with our special recipe house made hollandaise. $16.90
FLAT BREADS -
Lemon Baked Alaska - Double sponge, vanilla bean ice cream, French meringue and lemon curd $12.90

Salmon pastrami, blood orange, fennel, burrata $19
Aged 350g rib eye, heirloom carrots, whipped bone marrow, jus $34
Confit chicken maryland, israeli couscous, boudin blanc, jus gras $33
Celeriac, nashi pear, rocket, watercress, truffle $10
Charred octopus, sofrito, pickled radish, black garlic $18
Beef or tomato tartare, truffle, fermented hot sauce, egg $18
O.G.B Mash $10
Market fish cotterchio, braised kale, tua tua’s, cumin, crusty sourdough $33

Malaysian Beef Salad $23.5
- Rice noodles, jungle greens, soft egg, penang dressing
Garlic Ciabatta $11.5
- Garlic ciabatta, basil pesto, mozzarella
Prime Canterbury Beef $35
- Sirloin 250g
Chipotle Chicken Tacos N/A
- Soy and Vegetable Dumplings
Today’s Classic Pie $21
- Big chips, small salad, gravy
Thai Fried Calamari $17/$29
- Nam Cham dipping sauce
Lamb Rump $30.5
- Kumara pom poms, mushroom, pickles, beetroot
Duck Liver Parfait $17
- Cherry chutney, cornichons, toast

Roasted broccoli, halloumi & sage, caramelized leek, pine nuts (v, gf) $17.50
Baked Chocolate ganache, sea salt, spiced hazelnut, orange oil, homemade crème fraiche ice cream (gf) $16.50
Harissa roasted aubergine, black lentil and chia, herbs & organic leaves (v,gf,df*) $15.50 / $30.00
Soup, winter offering (v,gf) $15.50
Sticky toffee pudding roulade, salted caramel & salted caramel ice cream $15.50
Citrus & herb marinated olives from Robinsons Bay, served warm (gf/df) $11.00
Affogato – LCC espresso, liqueur of your choice, Kohu Road vanilla ice cream (gf*) $16.00
Duck liver parfait, Muscovado & onion jam, bread $19.50

Strange's Poutine $12.00
- Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
Black-Eyed Pea Falafel $10.00
- Grated beetroot, slaw, feta cheese, ranch
Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
- BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
Rib Mountain $38.00
- Smoked and braised in our coffee rub, finished in a sticky BBQ sauce
Slaw $8.00
- With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
NY Cut Sirloin Steak $26.00
- With red wine jus, served with shoestring fries
Pan Seared Blue Cod $34.00
- Creole salsa, chat potatoes, parsley butter
Sauteed Green Beans & BBQ Kale $10.00
- With remoulade, parmesan shavings, shallots

Chicken Combo $13.00
- Curry+Rice+Naan+Soft Drink(355ml)
Lamb Madras $9.50
- A favourite with those who enjoy their curry hot. lamb cooked in hot spices.
Chicken Tikka Masala $8.50
- An internationally renowned dish Boneless chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, spices.
Chicken Biryani $9.50
- Basmati rice cooked with chicken in an exotic blend of spices.
Lamb Rogan Josh $9.50
- Its making marked the pinnacle of the culinary Craft of Kashmir. The master chefs of the Royal Mughal kitchens boasted about perfecting this dish. Lean lamb cooked with roasted & crushed spices.
Tadka Daal $8.50
- Yellow split lentils cooked with cumin seed, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and turmeric.
Lamb Tikka Masala $9.50
- An internationally renowned dish lamb cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, spices.
Butter Chicken $8.50
- A world famous Indian delicacy Half cooked the tandoori way & finished the curry way, with crushed cashews cream & spices.

Serious Fries $6.00
Poached Chicken & Slaw $13.50
- Contains peanuts
Meatball & Parmesan $13.50
Grilled Aged Cheddar $13.50
The Special (B.L.T Pictured) $13.50
The Breakfast Bap $13.50
Porchetta Salsa Verde $13.50
Serious Slaw $8.00

Slow Roasted Beef Short-Rib $19
- Coffee rubbed 12 hour roast beef short rib, poached egg, spinach, mushroom, goats cheese,toasted ciabatta.
Lindas Pass Whitestone Brie
- Is a soft cheese with a complex earthy mushroom flavour
Sourdough Flatbread ( V, GF) $15
- smoked beetroot hummus, almonds, olive oil.
Cheeses, all served with quince paste, fig relish,candied walnuts, crackers, toasted ciabatta $1
- -11 for
Gorgonzola picante
- Is a soft, sharp, aged blue cheese made with full flat pasteurised cows milk
-Akaroa hot smoked salmon
Loaded Curly Fries.( V) $13
- Sriracha, hoisin, coriander, peanut brittle, garlic mayo
Warm chocolate cake.( Gf, V) $14
- raspberry sorbet, berry's, pistachio praline

Chicken Pie
Each $4
Steak & Onion
Lamb & Cheese Pie
Steak, Cheese 7 Bacon
Savouries $1.60
Lamb & Pepper Pie
Steak, Onion & Tomato

Big breakfast $18.00
- Bacon, eggs, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausages & baked beans served on ciabatta
Hawaiian $6.00
- Ham, cheese, pineapple
Vegetarian $6.00
- Onion, tomato, mushroom, cheese
Eggs benedict $16.00
- Salmon, bacon or mushrooms on toasted ciabatta with hollandaise sauce
BLT $7.00
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise
Kids platter $7.00
- Toast & jam, fruit & yoghurt, chocolate fish & a fluffy
Fruit toast $8.00
- Two thick slices with jam & cream cheese
Cinnamon porridge Topped with apricots, brown sugar & cream

Charred Watermelon $12.00
- queso, baby rocket, sunflower seeds, ancho dressing
Cheesecake $10.00
- Mexican wedding biscuit, candied pineapple, lime curd, puffed wild rice
Roasted Baby Beetroot $12.00
- wilted kale, walnut, queso seco, orange, chili, red quinoa
Chicken Tinga (Free Range) $16.00
- mint, cactus, red onion, peanuts, kale, tomatillo salsa
Mexico Fried Chicken (Free Range) $16.00
- Not to be missed!
Cinnamon Spiced Churros $12.00
- w dulce de leches & dark cacao soil
Coffee Agave Lamb $16.00
- zucchini, pumpkin, oregano, garlic chips, salsa borracha
Marinated Pan-Fried Fish $7.00
- w sauce gribiche, pumpkin slaw, green chili crema

Sopressa salami, coppa, smoked pork loin, rosemary, mozzarella $24.00
●White
Pork, beef and lamb meatballs, napoli, chilli, parmesan $17.00
Selection of gelato, praline $11.00
Akaroa smoked salmon, buffalo mozzarella, cream cheese, capers, rocket, red onion $24.00
Sourdough flatbread, garlic butter, rosemary, parmesan $11.00
Chicken wings, smoked maple caramel sauce $17.00
Arancini, braised lamb shoulder smoked provolone, pecorino, aioli $11.00

Taj of India

Canterbury > Christchurch > Taj of India

Address

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

Phone

033811738

Email

aryal_kamal15@yahoo.com

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