Whitby Taj Restaurant & Takeaway in Porirua City Menu

 ENTREE/ APPETIZERS

• VEGETARIAN PLATTER $13.00
  • Mixture of vegetable samosa, aloo bonda, paneer tikka, onion bhaji
• MIXED PLATTER FOR TWO $14.00
  • Mixture of onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, lasuni tikka and seekh kebab
• TANDOORI PLATTER FOR TWO $16.00
  • Mixture of tandoori prawns, fish, seekh kebab and chicken wings

 VEGETARIAN ENTREE

• PUNJABI PAKORA $5.50
  • Fresh seasonal vegetables with chick pea flour and deep fried
• ONION BHAJI $5.50
  • Onion rings mixed with spices & battered with chickpea flour & deep fried until crispy
• VEGETABLE SAMOSA $5.50
  • Triangular pastries filled with potatoes,peas, succulently with spices
• PANEER TIKKA $6.00
  • Homemade cottage cheese especially marinated and cooked in tandoor

 NON-VEGETARIAN ENTREE

• TANDOORI CHICKEN $7.50 Half $15 Full
  • Chicken WITH BONES) specially marinated and cooked in tandoor
• LASUNI TIKKA $7.00
  • Boneless chicken pieces marinated in garlic and spices cooked in tandoor
• SEEKH KEBAB $7.00
  • Mince lamb rolls on skewers cooked in tandoor
• FISH TIKKA $8.00
  • Tender fish pieces marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in tandoor
• TANDOORI PRAWNS $9.00
  • Prawns marinated in special herbs, spices and grilled in tandoor

 TAJ SPECIAL

• CHOLE BHATURE $13.00
• PURI BHAJI $13.00
• THALI VEGETARIAN (SERVED PER PERSON) $13.50
  • Dal Tarka, mix vegetable, raita, plain rice, plain nan
• THALI NON VEGETARIAN (SERVED PER PERSON) $14.50
  • Roganjosh (Lamb/Beef), butter chicken, raita, plain rice and plain nan (NO PICKLE)

 RICE DISHES / BASMATI KE KHAZANE

• PLAIN RICE $3.00
• JEERA RICE / PEAS PULLAO / COCONUT RICE / PULLAO RICE $4.00
• MUSHROOM RICE / LEMON RICE $4.50
• VEGETABLE BIRYANI $13.50
• CHICKEN / LAMB / BEEF BIRYANI $14.50

 MAINS - NON-VEGETARIAN MEALS

• BUTTER CHICKEN $11.00
  • Tender chicken morsel cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy simmered in selected spices.
• CHICKEN / LAMB / BEEF KORMA $13.00
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce.
• LAMB / BEEF MADRAS $13.00
  • South Indian style chicken curry prepared with grated coconut cream simmered in selected spices.
• CHICKEN / LAMB / BEEF VINDALOO $13.00
  • Boneless pieces of chicken & potatoes cooked in hot spicy sauce with potatoes.
• CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $13.00
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delightful onion, capsicum and special sauce.
• CHICKEN / LAMB / BEEF SAAGWALA $14.00
  • Chicken pieces cooked with home ground spices & simmered in a rich spinach gravy.
• CHICKEN / LAMB / BEEF PASANDA $14.00
  • Chicken cooked with aromatic spices in a mild almond & tomato gravy.

 MAINS - SEA FOOD MEALS

• GOAN FISH CURRY $13.50
  • Fresh fish pieces cooked in aromatic spices and creamy coconut gravy.
• AMRITSARI FISH $13.50
  • Fish fried and cooked in onion and tomato sauce.
• SHRIMP MASALA $14.00
  • Shrimps cooked in tomato and onion sauce.
• TANDOORI PRAWN CURRY $17.00
  • Mixed in spices and grilled in tandoor then cooked in special sauce.
• KING PRAWN MALABAR $16.00
  • King prawns cooked in creamy curry base with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and spices.

 MAINS - VEGETARIAN MEALS / SHAKHARI KHAZANE

• DAL TARKA $10.50
  • Split chickpeas cooked in onion gravy
• DAL MAKHANI $11.50
  • Served lentils cooked in tomato gravy with butter and cream.
• VEGETABLE KORMA $11.50
  • Mixed vegetables cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce.
• ALOO GOBHI $14.50
  • Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with dry ground spices.
• SABJI BAHAR $12.00
  • Seasonal vegetables cooked with special tomato sauce & lime.
• MALAI KOFTA $12.50
  • Vegetables and cheese pom poms cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• AUBERGINE CURRY $13.50
  • Curried egg-plant and potatoes cooked in chef's special sauce
• PALAK PANEER $13.50
  • Fresh homemade cottage cheese spiced with spinach gravy
• KHUMB MATAR $13.50
  • Fresh mushroom cooked with peas in tomato and onion sauce

 MAINS - TANDOORI NAAN / BREADS

• ROTI, PLAIN NAAN $3.00
• BUTTER NAAN, GARLIC NAAN $3.50
• CHEESE NAAN, ONION KULCHA, ALOO PRANTHA $4.00
• PESHAWRI NAAN, KEEMA NAAN, CHICKEN NAAN $4.50

 MAINS - ACCOMPANIMENTS

• POPADDUM -Lentil Wafer $1.00
• PICKLES / MANGO CHUTNEY $2.00
• MINT SAUCE/ TAMARIND SAUCE $2.00
• GREEN SALAD $5.00
• SIDE DISH PLATTER $8.50
  • 4 popaddums, Mango Chutney, Pickle, Raita

 MAINS - VEGETARIAN MEALS

• DAL TARKA $13.50
  • Split chickpeas cooked in onion gravy
• DAL MAKHANI $14.00
  • Served lentils cooked in tomato gravy with butter and cream
• CHANA MASALA $14.00
  • Chickpeas cooked with spices in thick sauce
• SABJI BAHAR $14.50
  • Fresh assorted vegetables cooked with spices
• ALOO MATAR $14.50
  • Potatoes cooked with peas in a tomato and onion sauce
• VEGETABLE KORMA $15.00
  • Mixed vegetables cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• ALOO GOBHI $15.00
  • Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with dry ground spices
• SABJI PUNCHMEL $15.00
  • Fresh mushroom, paneer cubes and beans cooked in rich creamy cashew gravy
• MALAI KOFTA $16.00
  • Vegetables and cheese pom poms cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• SAAG ALOO $16.00
  • Potatoes cooked with home ground spices and spinach gravy
• KHUMB MATAR $16.00
  • Fresh mushroom cooked with peas in tomato and onion sauce
• AUBERGINE CURRY $17.00
  • Curried eggplant and potatoes cooked in chef's special sauce
• PANEER TIKKA MASALA $17.00
  • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in onion and capsicum sauce
• MUSHROOM MASALA $17.00
  • Fresh muhsroom cooked in a delightfully delicate onion, capsicum and special tasty sauce
• PALAK PANEER $17.00
  • Fresh homemade cottage cheese cooked with onion, tomatoes and spinach gravy

 RICE DISHES

• PLAIN RICE $3.00
• JEERA RICE $4.00
• PEAS PULLAO $4.50
• COCONUT RICE $5.00
• MUSHROOM RICE $5.50
• LEMON RICE $5.50
• SAFFRON RICE $6.50
• PULLA0 RICE $5.50
• VEGETABLE BIRYANI $16.00
  • Saffron rice cooked with vegetables, dry fruits and nuts
• MURGH BIRYANI $18.50
  • Favoured basmati rice cooked with chicken and spices
• LAMB BIRYANI $20.00
  • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with lamb and spices
• PRAWN BIRYANI $23.00
  • Fresh prawns cooked with rice in tomatoes and rich traditional sauce

 TAJ SPECIAL BANQUET SET MENU (MINIMUM TWO PEOPLE)

• VEGETARIAN BANQUET $35.00 per person
• ENTREE: Vegetarian samosa, aloo bonda, paneer tikka
• MAINS: Vegetable korma, paneer tikka masala, dal tarka serves with roti and rice
• TAJ BANQUET $38.00 per person
• ENTREE: Onion bhaji, chicken wings and sheekh kebab
• Mains: Butter chicken, beef roganjosh and subji bahar serves with naan and rice
• TAJ ROYAL BANQUET $42.00 per person
• ENTREE: Lahsuni tikka, barra champ and fish tikka
• MAINS: Chicken korma, bhuna lamb, goan fish curry served with garlic naan and jeera rice

 TANDOORI NAAN / BREADS

• ROTI $3.50
  • Wholemeat flour bread
• PLAIN NAAN $3.50
  • Refined flour bread
• BUTTER NAAN / GARLIC NAAN $4.00
  • Flaky butter rich naan / naan with smattering of fresh garlic and green coriander
• CHEESE NAAN $4.00
  • Naan stuffed with grated cheese
• PESHAWRI NAAN $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with chopped dry fruit and nuts and coconut powder
• KASHMIRI NAAN $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with chopped nuts and coconut powder with cherries on top
• KEEMA NAAN $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince
• CHICKEN NAAN $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with spiced chicken mince
• CHILLI CHEESE NAAN $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with chillies and grated cheese
• ONION KULCHA $5.00
  • Naan stuffed with onion and mild herbs
• PRANTHA $5.00
  • Flakey butter rich wholemeal bread
• ALOO PRANTHA $5.00
  • Wholemeal flour stuffed with potatoes and green coriander
• PANEER KULCHA $5.50
  • Naan stuffed with homemade cottage cheese and spices
• MIXED BREAD BASKET $15.50
  • A selection of roti, naan, cheese naan and keema nan
• CHICKEN SAAGWALA $20.00
  • Chicken pieces cooked with home ground spices & simmered in a rich spinach gravy
• KADAI CHICKEN $20.00
  • Mixture of capsicum, onion, tomato and chicken cooked in iron kadai
• MANSOORI CHICKEN $20.00
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with onion, tomato and cashew nut sauce
• MURGH METHI $20.00
  • Chicken cooked with cashew nuts & cream with flavor of fenugreek leaves
• CHICKEN PESHWARI $20.00
  • Boneless chicken pieces with coconut, cashew nut, tomato and dry fruits

 LAMB CURRIES

• LAMB MADRAS $20.00
  • Boneless lamb pieces cooked in tomato based coconut cream sauce
• LAMB VINDALOO $20.00
  • Tender lamb pieces & potatoes cooked in hot spicy sauce with potatoes
• LAMB KORMA $20.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• ANARKALI LAMB $20.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with flavor of mint powder, white sauce and chef's special spices
• BHUNA GOSHT $20.00
  • Lamb cooked spicy sauce with onions, tomatoes and aromatic spices
• SHAHI GOSHT $20.00
  • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with cream and white sauce simmered in selected spices
• LAMB ROGANJOSH $20.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
• LAMB PASANDA $21.00
  • Tender boneless pieces of lamb cooked with aromatic spices in mild almond & tomato gravy
• LAMB DO PIAZA $21.00
  • Boneless lamb pieces cooked with onions and sauce
• LAMB SAAGWALA $21.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes with coconut cream
• LAMB HYDERABADI $21.00
  • Tender lam pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes with coconut cream
• LAMB JAIPURI $21.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with onion, tomatoes with coconut cream
• BALTI LAMB $21.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with beans, mushrooms and special sauce

 BEEF CURRIES

• BEEF MADRAS $19.00
  • Beef pieces cooked in tomato based coconut cream sauce
• BEEF VINDALOO $19.00
  • Tender beef pieces cooked in hot spicy sauce with potatoes
• BEEF KORMA $19.00
  • Tender beef pieces cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• KERALA BEEF CURRY $19.00
  • Tender beef pieces cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
• BEEF SAAGWALA $19.00
  • Tender beef pieces cooked with green herbs and spinach
• BEEF PASANDA $19.00
  • Tender beef pieces of beef cooked with aromatic spices in mild almond & tomato gravy
• MANSOORI BEEF $20.00
  • Boneless pieces of beef cooked with onion, tomato and cashew nut sauce
• ANARKALI BEEF $20.00
  • Tender lamb pieces cooked with flavor of mint powder, white sauce and chef's special spices

 SEA FOOD MEALS

• FISH MALABARI $20.50
  • Fresh fish prepared in hot and spicy sauce
• GOAN FISH CURRY $20.50
  • Fresh fish pieces cooked in aromatic spices and creamy coconut gravy
• SHRIMP MASALA $20.50
  • Shrimps cooked in tomato and onion sauce
• AMRITSARI FISH $20.50
  • Fish fried and cooked in onion and tomato sauce
• FISH MASALA $20.50
  • Fish fillets cooked in rich spicy sauce
• FISH MAKHANI $20.50
  • Fish fillets cooked in tomato based creamy sauce
• KING PRAWN MASALA $20.50
  • King prawns cooked in rich spicy sauce
• KING PRAWN MALABARI $23.50
  • King prawns cooked in creamy curry base with onion. tomatoes, capsicum and spices
• PRAWN MAKHANI $23.50
  • Prawns cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy
• PRAWNS CHETTINADU $24.00
  • South Indian style prepared with coconut cream simmered in selected spices
• TANDOORI PRAWNS CURRY $25.00
  • Mixed in spices and grilled in tandoor then cooked in special tomato & capsicum based gravy

 SHURUWAT / ENTREE

• VEGETARIAN PLATTER $17.00
  • Mixture of vegetable samosa, aloo bonda, paneer tikka, onion bhaji
• MIXED PLATTER FOR TWO $18.00
  • Mixture of onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, lasuni tikka and seekh kebab
• TANDOORI PLATTER FOR TWO $22.00
  • Fish tikka, chicken wings, seekh kebab & tandoori prawns
• TAJ GRILLED PLATTER $25.00
  • Haryali tikka, chicken tikka, tandoori prawns, paneer tikka

 VEGETARIAN ENTREE

• ALOO BONDA $7.00
  • Potato balls fried in spicy chickpea flour
• PUNJABI PAKORA $7.00
  • Fresh seasonal vegetables battered with chick pea flour and deep fried
• ONION BHAJI $7.00
  • Onion rings mixed with spices & battered with chickpea flour & deep fried until crispy
• VEGETABLE SAMOSA $7.50
  • Triangular pastries filled with potatoes, peas, succulently flavored with spices
• PANEER TIKKA $9.00
  • Homemade cottage cheese specially marinated and cooked in tandoor
• PANEER PAKORA $9.00
  • Homemade cottage cheese battered With chick peas flour and deep fried

 NON-VEGETARIAN ENTREE

• TANDOORI WINGS $7.50
  • Pieces of chicken wings marinated with ginger, garlic, yogurt and Indian spices
• TANDOORI CHICKEN $10 Half $19.50 Full
  • Chicken (With Bones) specially marinated and cooked in tandoor
• CHICKEN TIKKA $9.00
  • Boneless chicken pieces marinated in spices and cooked in tandoor
• LASUNI TIKKA $9.00
  • Boneless chicken pieces marinated in garlic and spices cooked in tandoor
• SEEKH KEBAB $9.00
  • Mince lamb rolls on skewers cooked in tandoor
• FISH PAKORA $10.00
  • Fish pieces battered with chick pea flour & deep fried
• FISH TIKKA $10.00
  • Tender fish pieces marinated in herbs and spices, grilled in tandoor
• BARRA CHAMP $10.00
  • Lamb chops marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in tandoor
• TANDOORI PRAWNS $12.00
  • Prawns marinated in special herbs, spices and grilled in tandoor

 MAINS - CHICKEN MEALS / MURGH KHAZANA

• BUTTER CHICKEN $17.00
  • Tender chicken morsel cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy simmered in selected spices
• MANGO CHICKEN $18.00
  • Curry cooked in delicious sweet and mango gravy
• MURGH CURRY $19.00
  • Chicken cooked with onion, touch of garlic and ginger, simmered in selected spices
• MURGH KASHMIRI $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in spices and dried fruits and nuts with creamy sauce
• MURGH NILGIRI $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with mint and spinach simmered in selected spices
• CHICKEN KORMA $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nut and cream with onion sauce
• CHICKEN CHETTINADU $19.50
  • South Indian style chicken curry prepared with grated coconut cream simmered in selected spices
• MURGH VINDALOO $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken & potatoes cooked in hot spicy curry
• CHICKEN PASANDA $19.50
  • Chicken cooked with aromatic spices in a mild almond & tomato gravy
• BALTI CHICKEN $19.50
  • Fresh pieces of chicken cooked with beans, mushrooms and special sauce
• CHILLI CHICKEN $19.50
  • Boneless chicken pieces fried and cooked with vegetables and soya sauce
• CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delightful onion, capsicum and special sauce
• MURGH LAVABDAR $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with cheddar cheese, cashew nut and creamy gravy
• CHICKEN JALFREZI $19.50
  • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with fresh vegetables along with special sauce

 KIDS MENU / KIDS KHAZANA (UNDER 10 YEARS)

• Potato Chips $5.00
• Lasuni Tikka $8.00
• Chicken Nuggets and chips $13.00
• Butter Chicken Served with Rice $13.00

69A Discovery Drive, Whitby, Porirua, Wellington, 5024, New Zealand

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