Typical North Indian Menu

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 with 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 speciality from North India.

Dum Aloo – Small potatoes, exotically flavored with fresh herbs & fresh ground spices, sauteed & 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 herbs.

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 Vmdaloo – An authentic spicy, hot, sharp & tangy, lamb dish
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 clay-oven

Accompaniments

Basmati Rice.
Plain Basmati rice
Peas Pilau – with fresh peas
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