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full menu- Sun : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Mon : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Tue : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Wed : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Thu : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Fri : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
- Sat : 10:45AM - 10:40PM
Appetizers
Chicken Pakora
$7.95
Five pieces. Chicken drumsticks delicately spiced and marinated in chickpea batter and fried to take least amount of oil.
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Chicken Tikka
$10.95
Tender boneless chicken rbeast chunks marinated in yogurt and special spices and barbecued to perfection.
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Fish Pakora
$7.95
Five pieces. Sliced fish marinated in a mixture of yogurt, spices, lime juice and chickpea batter and deep fried.
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Madras Fried Shrimp
$12.95
Large shrimp marinated in mild spices, tomato puree, bell pepper, onion then fried. Served with poori.
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Meat Samosa
$5.95
Two pieces. Spicy turnovers stuffed with minced ground lamb, green peas and spices.
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Paneer Pakora
$7.95
Four pieces. Homemade cottage cheese marinated in chickpea batter and deep fried.
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Vegetable Pakora
$4.50
Five pieces. Freshly marinated vegetables, deep-fried with chickpea batter.
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Vegetable Somasa
$4.95
Two pieces. Turnover stuffed with diced green peas and potatoes and mild spices.
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Vegetarian Platter
$8.95
A great combination of vegetarian appetizers (samosa, pakora, and aloo tikka).
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Dhaba Salad
$3.95
Finely chopped cucumber, tomatoes, green chili and coriander leaves tossed in raita.
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Bhel Poori
$6.95
A mix of crisp noodles and rice puffs dotted with minced potatoes and onion and infused with tamarind and mint sauce.
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Dahi Bhalia
$6.95
Soft lentil patties, soaked in spicy yogurt, garnished with roasted cumin and tamarind sauce.
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Dahi Sev Poori
$6.95
Lentil crisps and cubes of potatoes covered with fresh whipped yogurt and tamarind sauce.
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Paani Poori
$7.95
Eight pieces. Bite sized puffy poories served with spicy mint water, diced potatoes, beans, and tamarind sauce.
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Papri Chaat
$6.95
Spiced potatoes with fried wheat wafers garnished with yogurts and tamarind sauce.
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Chicken Dosa
$12.95
A very thin crispy crepe of rice and lentils stuffed with chicken, potatoes, and onions.
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Mysore Masala Dosa
$12.95
Very thin crepe of rice and lentils with layer of hot chutney filled with spiced potatoes and onions.
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Onion Green Chilli Uttapam
$11.95
Rice and lentils pancake topped with green Thai chilies, onions, and fresh cilantro.
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Uttapam Vegetable
$11.95
Rice and lentils pancakes topped with tomatoes, onions, green peas, green peppers, and cilantro.
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Boti Tikka Kabab
$15.95
Lean cubes of boneless lamb marinated in special blend of homemade herbs and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Tandoori
$14.95
Spring chicken with bone marinated overnight in yogurt and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Tikka Kabab
$14.95
Boneless tender chicken pieces, marinated in yogurt with spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Paneer Tikka
$17.95
Homemade cottage cheese marinated with spices, skewered and barbecued with onion, tomato, and capsicum in tandoori. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Seekh Kabab
$15.95
Finely slices lamb seasoned with chopped onions, herbs, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Tandoori Mixed Grill
$17.95
A combination platter consisting of chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, lamb tikka kabab, seekh kabab, and tandoori shrimp. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Tandoori Salmon
$16.95
Chunk of salmon marinated in yogurt and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Tandoori Shrimp
$16.95
Fresh jumbo shrimp marinated in delicately spiced yogurt. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Baingan Bhartha
$14.95
Fresh eggplants roasted on open flame sauteed with fresh ginger, garlic, onions, and aromatic spices.
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Chili Paneer
$15.95
Homemade cheese sauteed with ginger, garlic and julienne of green chilies in soya sauce.
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Dal Makhani
$14.95
Black lentils cooked on slow heat, sauteed with fresh ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes, and spices.
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Malai Kofta
$14.95
A true Maghlai delight. Vegetable balls simmered in a creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.
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Mattar Paneer
$14.95
Homemade cottage cheese gently cooked with tender garden peas, tomatoes, and fresh spices.
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Navrattan Makhani
$13.95
A traditional merging of nine fresh vegetables suteed with ginger, garlic, onion, and spices.
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Palak Paneer
$14.95
Homemade cottage cheese cooked with chopped spinach, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of herbs and spices,
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Shahi Paneer
$14.95
Homemade cottage cheese sauteed with fresh ginger, garlic and cooked in tomato based creamy sauce, garnished with nuts and raisins.
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Vegetable Jalfrazi
$14.95
Fresh vegetables cooked with paneer, super hot tomato, onion, and sauce.
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Fish Masala
$16.95
Salmon cooked in a creamy tomato sauce with herb. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Fish Vindaloo
$15.95
A traditional spicy recipe of salmon fish cooked with potatoes in a tomato sauce and vinegar. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Goa Shrimp Curry
$17.95
Shrimp cooked in traditional Goa curry sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Bhuna
$16.95
Roasted shrimp with ginger, garlic, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Curry
$15.95
Shrimp cooked in array of masterfully blended spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Masala
$17.95
Marinated shrimp cooked with tandoori spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Mushroom
$16.95
Shrimp cooked with mushrooms in a mildly spiced cream. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Saag
$16.95
Fresh shrimp cooked with spinach and freshly ground spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Shrimp Vindaloo
$15.95
Shrimp cooked with potatoes in hot sauce of tomatoes, onions, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Chili
$15.95
Boneless chicken sauteed with tomatoes and exotic spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Coconut Korma
$15.95
Chicken cooked with cream of coconut with traditional Goa spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Curry
$13.95
Boneless chicken cooked in traditional curry sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Do Piaza
$15.95
White meat marinated in a special sauce, sauteed with onion in red curry sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Jalfraezi
$15.95
Boneless chicken pieces cooked with tomatoes, peas, peppers, onions, and exotic Indian spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Korma
$14.95
Chicken cooked with exotic spices and nuts in mild sauce creamy sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Makhni
$15.95
Tandoori chicken cooked in a delightfully delicate cream, tomato, and fresh herb sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Mango
$15.95
Boneless chicken cooked with mango sauce and broccoli. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Mushroom
$14.95
Boneless chicken cooked with mushrooms, exotic herbs, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Saag
$14.95
Delicately spiced chicken pieces cooked with fresh spinach, herbs, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
$15.95
Tandoori baked boneless chicken breast pieces, cooked with light creamy tomato sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Tikka Saag
$15.95
Tender chicken pieces marinated in spicy yogurt, cooked with spinach, and light cream. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Chicken Vindaloo
$14.95
A traditional spicy recipe of boneless chicken cooked with potatoes, tomatoes, and vinegar. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Keema Mutter
$16.95
Ground lamb and peas cooked with spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Boti Kabab Masala
$16.95
Tender juicy cubes of tandoori kabab sauteed in special spices and herbs. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Curry
$14.95
Tender lamb cubes cooked in a traditional curry sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Karahi
$16.95
Tender lamb cubes sauteed with fresh ginger, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and a unique combination of spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Korma
$16.95
Pieces of boneless lamb cooked in a light creamy sauce with mild spices, herbs and nuts. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Rogan Josh
$16.95
Juicy tender pieces of lamb cooked in traditional spice with saffron and yogurt. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Vindaloo
$14.95
A traditional spicy recipe of lamb cooked with potatoes in a tomato sauce and vinegar. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Lamb Do-Piaza
$17.00
Goat Meat Specialties
Goat Curry
$15.95
Chunks of goat meat cooked in traditional Indian sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Goat Jalfrazi
$16.95
Tender goat meat cooked with vegetables, fresh herbs, and spices. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Goat Korma
$16.95
Goat meat cooked in a mild rich almond and cream sauce. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Goat Rogan Josh
$17.95
Juicy tender pices of goat meat cooked in traditional spice with saffron and yogurt. Served with saffron flavored basmati rice.
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Dhaba Special Biryani
$20.95
Chicken, lamb, and shrimp cooked with aromatic basmati rice, garnished with nuts and raisins.
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Goat Biryani
$16.95
Goat meat cooked with basmati rice, traditional spices, and garnished with nuts and raisins.
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Heer Ranjha Biryani
$22.95
Serves two. Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb, shrimp, vegetables, and spices.
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Vegetable Biryani
$13.95
Aromatic Indian rice coked with fresh vegetables, nuts, raisins, herbs, and exotic spices.
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Dhaba Special Meat Thali
$21.95
A traditional non-vegetarian dinner served in a thali with samosa, tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, lamb curry, basmati rice, naan, and dessert of the day.
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Non Vegetarian Thali
$20.95
A traditional non vegetarian dinner served in a thali with tandoori chicken, seekh kabab, lamb curry, daal, basmati rice, naan, raita, and dessert of the day
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Vegetarian Thali
$19.95
A traditional vegetarian dinner served with palak paneer, tadka daal, aloo chole and poori, basmati rice, and dessert of the day
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Bread Basket (Large)
$10.95
A tasty assortment of breads : Aloo Naan, Garlic Naan and Peshawari Naan.
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Chicken Naan
$4.95
Unleavened white bread stuffed with chicken pieces, fresh herbs, and spices.
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Peshawari Naan
$4.95
Unleavened white bread stuffed with almonds, cashew, raisins, coconut and honey baked in clay oven.
SelectCondiments
Hot Onion Chutney
$1.95
Mango Chutney
$1.95
Mint Chutney
$1.95
Mixed Pickle
$1.95
Desi Dhaba Special
Chana Bhatura
$15.95
Whole chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes, and authentic spices served with bhatura.
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Chicken Karahi
$15.95
Boneless chicken sauteed with fresh ginger, onion, peppers, tomato sauce, and unique combination of spices.
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Diet Bread Basket
$8.95
Whole wheat bread cooked in tandoori oven and tawa roti. 2 chapati and 2 tandoori.
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Goat Curry Punjabi
$15.95
Tender goat meat cooked Punjabi style with traditional herbs and spices.
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Lamb Madras
$16.95
A traditional spicy recipe of lamb cooked with tomato sauce, fresh ginger, and masterfully blended spices.
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Mix Vegetable Tandoori
$16.95
A combination of homemade cheese and various fresh vegetable barbecued with capsicum in tandoori oven.
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Shrimp Chilly
$16.95
Fresh shrimp cooked with ginger, garlic, and julienne of green chilies in soya sauce.
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Gulab Jamun $3.50
Two pieces. Deep fried cheese balls dipped in sugary syrup with flavored rose water.
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SelectBeverages
Dhaba Masala Chai $1.95
SelectMango Juice $3.50
SelectMango Lassi $3.50
SelectOrange Juice $3.50
SelectSalty Lassi $2.95
SelectSpring Water $1.95
SelectSweet Lassi $2.95
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