The Big Sun Cafe in Taranaki Menu

Naan $4.50
- Plain Flour Bread Baked In Tandoor, Garnished With Butter
Biryani Chicken Or Lamb $20.99 (V) $19.99
- Traditional Muglia Delicacy Of Rice With Spices And Delicately Layered With Cooked Vegetables Or Meat Served With Yoghurt Sauce.
Grilled Meat Platter $20.99
- A Selection Of Meats Marinated In Yoghurt And Spices With Sliced Onions And Capiscums.
The Special Naan Bread Freshly Baked On Order In Tandoor Clay Oven Is Highly Recommended With Your Meal
Fries $4.99
Chana Masala $18.99
- Boiled Chickpeas Cooked With Onion, Potatoes, Coriander And Mix Spice. Goes Well With Mango Chutney.
Navratan Korma $18.99
- Fresh Mixed Vegetables Cooked In A Cashew Nut And Yoghurt Sauce.
India Today Prawns $14
- Prawns, Stepped In Egg Batter, Flash Fried In Vegetable Oil And Served Amidst A Green Salad.

Broadbean & Paneer cakes with tamarind chutney $7.00
Lamb rump served with anchovy and herb butter, kumara puree, provencal tomato & seasonal greens $30.00
Crispy cinnamon duck served on Asian style noodle salad $25.00
Hand cut vegetable chips with onion cream $7.00
Napolitana (toasted pita with capers + anchovies) $8.00
Roast mushrooms with garlic, thyme and sherry vinegar $6.00
Raspberry & white chocolate mille feuille $7.00
Cheese Board - three cheese chutney and crackers $12.00

Beef Jalfrezi (Gf) $8.90
- Sweet n sour beef and veggies
-Prawn Masala $26.90
Samosa $4.50
- A thin pastry with potato, peas, cumin and coriander hand rolled by chef. Served with a tamarind shot.
Plain Naan $3.90
Upgrade Your Rice $2
- Add sultanas, kernel cashews, cumin seeds and a little olive oil.
Mango Chicken $11.90
- w rice
Light coconut cream and ground spices come together for a sweet, creamy sauce. Light and tasty.
Available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 5 till late

Silver Fern Farms eye fillet with potato fondant, artichoke, creamed chicken, baby vege and mulled wine jelly $34.00
- Truffle & potato croquettes
Filo wrapped bread and butter pudding with a toffee glaze & vanilla ice cream
Lemon & fruit salad tart, grapefruit ice & meringue shards
Fish of the day POA
Pulled pork , onion jam and brie burger with hand cut chips and aioli $20.00
- Fresh green salad with honey mustard dressing
Silver Fern Farms beef tartare and crispy rib, rice cracker, beetroot paint, wasabi powder and snow (gf)

Chicken Tikka Masala $16.50
- An internationally renowned dish. Boneless chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spices.
MalaiKofta $15.80
- Home made Indian cottage cheese, potatoesand spices mixed together and then finished in hot oil and served with a creamy gravy made ofcrushed cashews and spices.
We use traditional Tandoors which have a clay pot and this gives our Naans And meats their great flavour.
Mint Chutney $2.50
- Yoghurt mixed with mint, green chillies and spices.
Lamb Saagwala $16.50
- An abundance of spinach, cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
Kashmiri Pulao $6.50
- Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds,sultanas and desiccated coconut.
Bhuna Chicken $16.50
- Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions
Cheese & Garlic Naan $4.50
- Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottagecheese and spices.

Sticky toffee pudding w butterscotch sauce $15.00
Soup of the day $13.00
Cheese plate served w fruit paste & oat crackers or gluten free rice crackers/ 2 people $18.00/ $25.00
Chicken saltimbocca $35.00
- free range breast, prosciutto, fresh sage, marsala pan juices, parmesan potato bake
Butter chicken $35.00
- chicken breast sautéed w pepper, onion, garlic & ginger flambéed in vodka at your table & finished w a butter sauce served w pilaf rice, roti bread & a selection of condiments
Coconut crème caramel w rum raisins $17.00
Toasted garlic loaf $6.00
Homemade crusty loaf $9.00

Tandoori Chicken (Half) $10.00
- [GF] Chicken marinated in garlic and ginger, cooked in Tandoor oven.
Chicken $15.99
- Rice cooked in Biryani Masala with herbs and spices. Served with Raita.
Prawns Tikka Masala $18.00
- Traditional favourite. Marinated prawns in yoghurt and spices, roasted and cooked in a tomato based sauce with capsicum.
Plain Naan $3.00
- Indian flour bread in tandoor.
Chicken Vindaloo $15.99
- Not for the faint hearted, hot and spicy in our special vindaloo sauce.
Aloo Gobi $14.99
- Potato and cauliflower in a mild onion gravy.
Chicken Methi (Chef Special) $15.99
Palak Panner $14.99
- Homemade, cottage cheese in a fresh spinach sauce. Lightly spiced and very tasty.

Pig Burger $18.5
- Slow cooked pork belly, bacon, pickled red onions, swiss cheese, mustard and aioli
Wilted spinach $5
Mushrooms $5
Smashed Avocado $16.5
- On multigrain roast with oven dried tomato, poached eggs and bacon dust (veggie option available)
French Toast $17
- Orange French toasted brioche with mascarpone, banana, bacon, maple syrup and pistachio nut praline
Multigrain bread $5
Bacon $5
Pepperoni $18
- Pepperoni, roasted onions, tomato, capsicum, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese

Confit Duck Maryland $39.00
- Roast duck pikelets / wonton crisps / New Zealand quinoa / peach compote / cucumber ribbons
Vegetarian Platter - choose two sides (GF) $39.00
- Quinoa & falafel cakes / roast peach chutney / polenta chips / artichoke & caper tapenade / bruschetta / Kaikoura tanara goats cheese
Cauliflower Cous Cous (GF) (V) S $8 / D $15
- rocket pesto / cranberries / pine nuts / lemon olive oil
S= small L= large
Caprese Salad (GF) (V) S $8 / D $15
- vine ripened tomatoes / baby mozzarella / fresh basil / balsamic pearls / avocado oil
-Smoked Pakari Aged Cheddar S $19 / L$38
(V)VEGETARIAN (GF) GLUTEN FREE
All cheeses served with rice crackers / fresh grapes / poached baby pears / fig walnut whiskey chutney

-Bacon & Mushroom cream sauce $16
100% pure!
Vegetarian Burger $18
Fourfold Filling $19
pan fried fish $11
- with chips
Chicken $19
- bacon, mushroom onion and grated Cheese
chicken schnitzel $11
Pouakai $21
- spicy mince, bacon, mushroom, onion, capsicum, tomato and grated cheese

Falafel iskender $16.00
- Served with rice, salad, homemade, turkish bread and dips
Grilled calamari $16.50
- Served with tamara and salad
Chicken shish kebab $18.00
- Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
Mixed vegetarian iskender $18.00
- Served with rice, salad, homemade, turkish bread andd dips
Adana shish kebab (hot chilli) $19.50
- Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
Grilled halloumi $18.00
- Served with mediterranean salad and grilled halloumi and walnut sauce
Lamb salad $16.00
- Served with rocket, beetroot dip and chef's special sauce
Farm vegetable $19.00
- Traditional seasonal vintage cook with olive oil, with fresh garlic, grill comes with salad, turkish bread and tzatziki

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