Appetizers
Samosa - Triangular pastries filled with vegetables, subtly flavored with
spices & exotic herbs, served with mint/yogurt chutney
Bhajiya or Pakora - Slices of onion spiced & coated with chick
pea flour batter, deep fried to a golden brown, served with mint/yogurt chutney
Lamb Kebab - Lamb chops sprinkled with ginger/garlic extract,
mildly seasoned, marinated & cooked over charcoals, served with mint/yogurt chutney
Chicken or Paneer Tikka - Succulent boneless breast chicken pieces
or paneer, marinated in yogurt & spices, cooked in the Tandoor oven until tender,
served mint/yogurt chutney
Seek Kebab - Minced lamb, marinated with garlic/ginger &
exotic spices, skewered & cooked in the Tandoori oven, served with mint/yogurt chutney
Vegetarian
Entrees
Vegetable jalfrezi - Seasonal vegetables tossed in butter & mildly
seasoned with cumin seed, turmeric & cayenne pepper
Paneer Kofta - Koftas of homemade creamy cheese ground with
vegetables, mixed with nuts & raisins, deep-fried, served in a creamy sauce.
Palak Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese, deep-fried & cooked in
fresh pureed spinach, mildly spiced. A specialty from North India.
Dum Allu - Small potatoes, exotically flavored with fresh herbs
& fresh ground spices, sautéed & cooked in yogurt sauce garnished with chopped
coriander leaves
Dal Makhani - Lentils cooked on slow fire with butter until
tender, mildly spiced & complimented with fresh herb.
Paneer Masala - Homemade cottage cheese simmered in butter gravy
with yogurt, thickened cream, almonds, cashew nut powder and flavored with fenugreek
leaves
Matar Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese cooked with green peas in
medium spicy gravy with nuts
Meat
dishes
Lamb Roganjosh - A rich lamb curry from Kashmir delicately flavored with
exotic spices
Chicken Tikka - Succulent pieces of chicken marinated in exotic
spices, cooked in the Tandoori oven, finished with tomato, cream and butter sauce.
Lamb Vindaloo - An authentic spicy, hot, sharp & tangy, an
irresistible preparation.
Korma - A northern delicacy. The most popular dish to entertain
guests with. Cooked with lots of yogurt, cream, coconut, rose-water and garnished with
raisins, almonds and fried onions.
Tandoori Chicken - Whole Chicken baked in day-oven Chicken cubes
cooked in yogurt and tomatoes
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Accompaniments ~
Basmati Rice
Plain Basmati rice
Peas Pilau - with fresh peas
Kashmiri Pilau - dried fruit and nuts
Vegetable pilau - with mixed vegetables
Tandoori breads
Plain naan
Garlic naan
Roti
Cheese and Onion Kulcha
Alu Paratha - potato and herb
Paratha Lacchader - "Flaky"
Side Condiments and Raitas
Tomato and onion 'kachumber' salad
Cucumber and yogurt 'raita'
Sweet mango 'Chutney'
Mango lime and chili pickles
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