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 TASTING MENU £55

Beetroot, Mandarin, Goat Cheese and Rocket Salad

With balsamic & tamarind dressing

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Griddled Scottish Scallops
Diver-caught scallops, chilli-spiked pineapple broth and coconut & beetroot chutney

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Kebab platter

Tandoori Stone Bass Fish

Cloaked in yoghurt, seasoned with carom seeds, cracked black peppercorns
and Indian pickling spices

Afghani Chicken Tikka

Fennel, black cardamom-spiced chicken, marinated in yoghurt and cheese

Tandoori Lamb Chop

Steeped in vinegar with chilli, nutmeg and garam masala with punchy Bengali
mustard sauce

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Kerala Chicken Biryani
Fragrant aged basmati rice slow cooked “Dum” with curry leaf and pepper chicken

Southern Spice Baby Potatoes

Double-fried crunchy potatoes with mustard seeds, curry leaf and pickling spices

Yellow Dal
Home-style red lentils sharpened with tamarind, crackling curry leaves and popped
mustard seeds

Boondi Raita
Naan

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Chocolate Rasmalai
set Valhrona 70% dark chocolate tart with rasmalai & homemade rabri ice cream

Executive Chef Karunesh Khanna

Wine pairing available for an additional £35 per person

Menu is offered for the entire table only. Minimum order of 2 diners.
We regret that we cannot advise customers with nut allergy and
intolerances to eat our food at our restaurants as we cook extensively Service is discretionary but a recommended 12.5% will be added to your bill,
with nuts. There could be accidental cross-contamination from cooking all of which is distributed to our staff. All prices include VAT at current rate.
oils, utensils or nut particles. Major credit cards accepted. No Cheques accepted. No food, interiors, or
flash photography please.
SMALL PLATES

Beetroot, Mandarin, Goat Cheese and Rocket Salad £8 Baked Vegetable Samosa £10
With balsamic & tamarind dressing Handmade pastry filled with spicy and tangy potatoes,
onion and green peas
Raj Kachori £9
Wheat puri filled with goodies and chutneys Griddled Scottish Scallops £14
Diver-caught scallops, chilli–spiked pineapple broth and
coconut & beetroot chutney

GRAND PLATTER TO SHARE (min 2 people)

Mixed Kebab Platter ( 2 people / 3 people) £32/£48 Vegetarian Platter ( 2 people / 3 people) £30/£45
Tandoori Lamb Chop, Wild Madagascan Tiger Tandoori Paneer Tikka, Vegetable and Chickpea Seekh
Prawn, Afghani Chicken Tikka Kebab, Baked Vegetable Samosa
baked vegetable samosa

INDIAN GRILLS ( 2pcs/3pcs)

SEAFOOD MEAT

Wild Madagascan Tiger Prawns £18/£27 Gilafi Venision Seekh Kebab £10/£15
Green marination of coriander, mint and chilli Marinated mince, seasoned with aromatic spices and rolled
in diced peppers and onion, tandoor-cooked
Tandoori Stone Bass Fish £16/£24
Cloaked in yoghurt, seasoned with carom seeds, cracked Tandoori Lamb Chop £16/£24
black peppercorns and Indian pickling spices Steeped in vinegar with chilli, nutmeg and garam masala with
punchy Bengali mustard sauce
Lobster Chilli £28
Crispy morsels, tossed in chilli jam VEGETARIAN

CHICKEN Tandoori Paneer Tikka £12

Fresh homemade cheese, seasoned with yellow chilli powder
Afghani Chicken Tikka £10/£15 and stuffed with spiced apricots
Fennel, black cardamom-spiced chicken,
marinated in yoghurt and cheese Roast Portobella Mushroom with Lime and Garlic £12
Filled with buttery ginger-spiced potatoes and topped with
Angar Chicken Chop £10/£15 golden crumbs, chilli oil
Robust chicken thigh tikka slow cooked in tandoor
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chickpea Seekh Kebab £8/£12
Broccoli, cauliflower, chickpea and oat kebab, spiced with
garam masala, stuffed with sundried tomatoes, beetroot
ketchup
CURRY & BIRYANI

INDIAN ROYAL RECIPES

Shahi Badami Korma £20 Rampuri Lamb Korma £22

A classic dish from Lucknow’s royal palace kitchens, served in Influenced by the royal palaces of the Mughals; classic korma
fragrant almond, cardamom and saffron sauce slow-cooked osso buco, fragrant cardamom, rose water and
saffron
Hyderabadi Lamb Shank £24
Simmered overnight in aromatic stock scented with smoky
black cumin and finished with rose petals

SLOW COOKED

Courgette Kofta Curry £14

Old Delhi Butter Chicken £20
Soft dumplings filled with sweetly spiced prunes and
Caramelised tomatoes and fresh fenugreek; spicy
simmered in a yoghurt, cashew nut and cardamom sauce
and intense flavours

Kadai Paneer £16

Kerela Chicken Biryani £24
Bell pepper and cottage cheese cooked in spicy masala
Fragrant aged basmati rice slow cooked “Dum” with curry leaf
and pepper chicken
Goan Prawn Curry £21
Cooked with fragrant spices, dried chilli and coconut milk
Morrel and Mixed Mushroom Pulao £10
in a garlic masala sharpened with tamarind

SIDES

Pineapple Curry £8 Bhindi Do Pyaza £7

Fresh pineapple chunks mellowed in coconut milk Stir-fried okra, cooked with softened onions,
tomatoes and ginger
Yellow Dal £8
Wok Spinach £7
Home-style red lentils sharpened with tamarind, crackling
With tempering of cumin, ginger & garlic
curry leaves and popped mustard seeds

Kachumber Salad £5
Black Dal £10
Overnight slow-cooked black & yellow lentils and kidney beans
Steamed Rice £5
Southern Spiced Crispy Baby Potatoes £7
Double-fried crunchy potatoes, with mustard seeds, Boondi Raita £5
curry leaf and pickling spices
Naan £4
Smoked Aubergine Bharta £7
Multigrain Roti £4
Tandoor-roasted aubergine and green peas in a spicy
onion-tomato masala

We regret that we cannot advise customers with nut allergy Service is discretionary but a recommended 12.5% will be added to
and intolerances to eat our food at our restaurants as we cook your bill, all of which is distributed to our staff. All prices include VAT at
extensively with nuts. There could be accidental cross-contamination current rate. Major credit cards accepted. No Cheques accepted. No
from cooking oils, utensils or nut particles. food, interiors, or flash photography please.