About Taj Tandoori
Opened in 1986, Taj Tandoori has become a local institution for its sumptuous curries that span the depth and breadth of India. You've got to try the Chef's specialty, Dall Gosth – juicy mutton cooked in a rich blend of tomatoes, lentils, and spices.
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Staff Curry (D)
£16.95Masala Dishes (D) (N)
£10.95Delhi Style Butter Chicken (D) (N)
£12.95Korma Dishes (D)
£10.95Hyderbadi Murgh Biryani (D)
£12.95Shaslik Khana
£12.95Madras Dishes
£10.95Haryali Murgh Masala (D)
£12.95Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh (D)
£13.95Shahi Paneer (N)(V)
£11.95
Street Snacks
Onion Bhajees (VG)
Light, Crispy and moreish! Deep-fried with fragrant spices, fresh herbs and chickpea flour. No menu is complete without this classic£5.95PopularCrispy Kale Chaat
Kale pakoras mixed with potatoes, chickpeas and red onions. Topped with sweet yoghurt sauce, green mint chutney and a tangy tamarins sauced. An explosion of flavours that you just have to try.£6.25Chicken 65 (G)
Succulent crispy chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with spring onions and red peppers. According to some, this was the 65th menu item in a South Indian army canteen!£6.95Amma's Pulled Lamb Samosas (G)
Handmade pastry, stuffed with pieces of pulled lamb. Made just like mum does from an old family recipe£7.45Taj BBQ Feast (Sharing Platter for Two) (D)
Chargrilled masala king prawns, grilled lamb cutlets, on the bone tandoori chicken, malai chicken tikka, Hariyali chicken tikka, classic chicken tikka & Sheek kebab. Truly a meat feast! Served with a cumin & lime dressed salad and mint yoghurt sauce.£17.95Lamb Cutlets (D)
French trimmed lamb cutlets marinated in aromatic spices and grilled to a crispy finish£8.95Chilli Paneer (V) (D) (G)
Spicy & flavoursome strips of grilled Indian cheese cooked with curry leaves, peppers and green chillies in a deliciously hot sauce!£6.25Tandoori Chicken Wings (G)
Finger-licking chicken wings marinated in a chilli, garam masala and ginger sauce. Barbecued in the tandoori oven. Served with a tamarind chutney£6.95Bhel Puri (N)(VG)
One of the most popular street foods of South Asia. A mix of puffed rice, roasted peanuts, chaat masala, red onions, boiled potatoes, crunchy sev noodles and a combination of 3 homemade chutneys. A must try!£5.95Narigisi Kebab (D) (G)
The British scotch egg is considered to be inspired by this Mughal delicacy. Free-range egg with a soft yolk centre wrapped in spiced mince lamb then coated with breadcrumbs. Served on a bed of shoestring potatoes and baby spinach. Yum!£7.95Popcorn Dall (VG)
A Bangladeshi delicacy. Popcorn sized lentil pakoras mixed with chopped green chillies, onions and freshly cut coriander.£5.25
The Main Junction
Delhi Style Butter Chicken (D) (N)
Made famous in Delhi this recipe includes cashew nuts, ripe tomatoes, coriander seeds and green chillies. All grounded into a smooth paste and cooked in a buttery cream sauce with strips of barbecued chicken tikka. Delicious!£12.95PopularHyderbadi Murgh Biryani (D)
World-famous dish! Spiced chicken layered with fine basmati rice. Cooked using the traditional dum process utilising steam and pressure to impart maximum flavours. Servd with a vegetable curry£12.95Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh (D)
This legendary lamb dish has put Kashmir onto the world food map. A beautiful rich red sauce derived from the use of peeled plum tomatoes, ground paprika and Kashmiri red chillies in the recipe.£13.95Railway Mutton Curry
The story goes that this was a dish cooked by the kitchen staff for a weary drunk soldier while on a night train travelling to Bengal. Authentically prepared with on the bone mutton. This dish is bursting with flavours you have never experienced before!£15.95Indo-Chinese Garlic Chilli Chicken (D)(G)
Succulent soft chicken morsels, cooked in a garlic tempered sauce with spring onions, ground spices and sliced green chillies topped with a sweet chilli drizzle£12.95Mumbai Vegetable Manchurian (VG)(G)
Chinese flavours are now an integral part of the South Asian street food scene. This delicious dish of vegetable balls cooked in a sauce of ginger, soy and fresh Indian spices can be found on nearly every street of Mumbai£11.95North Indian Tawa Subzi (VG)
Commonly served at Indian weddings across cities all over Northern Indian. Baby aubergines, potatoes, cauliflower, okra and green peas coated in a thick, delicious and flavoursome bhuna style masala sauce£11.95The Bengal Tiger (D)
Extremely hot and spicy dish using succulent pieces of mutton and the fiery Bengal Naga chilli in an eye wateringly flavoursome sauce. This dish is for the more experienced chilli eater. Try it if you dare!£13.95
Taj Favourites
Haryali Murgh Masala (D)
Green chicken tikka marinated in coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies and spinach. Barbecued in the tandoori oven then cooked in a spicy curry sauce.£12.95PopularShaslik Khana
This very popular dish combines barbecued pieces of chicken tikka, bell peppers & grilled onions. Cooked in a tomato based sauce concocted from the chef's own mix of fresh spices£12.95Shahi Paneer (N)(V)
Crispy paneer cubes, dipped in a rich, decadent cashew and tomato cream sauce£11.95Chicken Tikka Lakab (N)(D)
Chicken tikka pieces simmered with braised onions, smoked fenugreek, ground almonds and mild spices in a delicious cream sauce. A posh korma!£12.95Staff Curry (D)
A daily special prepared by the kitchen team, usually for themselves! Chicken pieces on the bone cooked with potatoes in a spicy curry sauce. Served with plain steamed rice.£16.95Garlic Chilli King Prawn (D)
Succulent king prawns, cooked in a garlic tempered sauce with onions, ground spices and sliced green chillies topped with freshly chopped coriander£14.95Machli Bhuna (D)
Chunks of succulent white fish fillets grilled in the tandoori oven then seeped in a spicy tomato sauce with turmeric, garlic and crushed fenugreek£13.95Karai Gosth (D)
Prepared in an iron wok tender chunks of mutton diced and flavoured with chopped tomatoes onions and peppers imbued with special blend of spices£13.95
In-Fusion
Pulled Chicken Tikka Burger (D) (G)
Pulled chicken tikka straight from the tandoor. Layered with grilled paneer, crispy onion bhajees, mixed leaf salad and lashings of chillinaise and tamarind sauce. Comes with extra crunchy skin on masala chips.£14.95Desi Chicken Noodles
Crispy chicken pieces cooked in a delicious, spice sauce with Indo-Chinese flavours. Served on a bed of Hakka noodles.£14.95Shamee Burger (D) (G)
Spiced lamb patty layered with grilled paneer, crispy onion bhajees, mixed leaf salad and lashings of chillinaise and tamarind sauce. Comes with extra crunchy skin on masala chips.£14.95
Salad Stand
Under 600 Calories
Chicken Tikka Salad (D)
Roughly chopped lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, radish & crispy sev noodles drizzled with a sweet chilli dressing£11.95
British Raj
Masala Dishes (D) (N)
Still one of the nations favourite meals! We present our own unique recipe of a smooth masala sauce. Almond, coconut, fenugreek and mild spices.£10.95PopularKorma Dishes (D)
Very mild dish cooked with cream, coconut and almond to create a soft, smooth and sweet texture.£10.95PopularMadras Dishes
A South Indian dish which is fairly hot cooked with garam masala to add the fiery taste to its richness.£10.95Jalfrezi Dishes
With the title of Britains most popular curry. Our jalfrezi is cooked in a thick sauce with peppers, onions, green chillies and fresh coriander.£10.95
Road Sides
Tarka Dall (VG)
Lentils tempered with fresh garlic and dried chillies.£5.25Sarson ka Sag (VG)
Spinach cooked with wild black mustard seeds.£5.25Mumbai Potatoes (VG)
Classic spiced spuds!£5.25Dall Makhani (V)(D)
Black gram lentils and red kidney beans slow cooked overnight on the residue heat of the tandoori charcoal oven to bring out all the goodness of the dall. Combined with butter, cream and garam masala to create a rich and aromatic dish. Recommended!£5.25Niramish (VG)
Mixed vegetables tossed in a lightly spiced dry tomato sauce.£5.25Mushroom Bhajee (VG)
Button mushroom cooked in a lighlty spice tomato sauce£5.25Kadju Nut Bhajee (VG)(N)
Roasted cashew nuts cooked in a deliciously spiced sauce£5.45
Bits n Pieces
Basmati Pilau Rice (VG)
Himalayan basmati rice flavoured with fragrant whole spices£4.25Garlic & Coriander Nan (G)
Garlic and herb butter pasted over naan dough and cooked in the tandoori oven.£4.25Peshwari Nan (G) (N)
£4.25Tandoori Butter Nan (G)
£3.95Pappadoms (VG)
£0.90Mushroom Rice (VG)
Spiced mushroom pan fried in a wok with Basmati pilau£4.95Tikka Loaded Fries
Prepared same as the Loaded Fries with the addition of a generous portion of succulent pulled chicken tikka.£6.95Steamed Rice (VG)
£3.75Egg Fried Rice (V)
Eggs and Pilau rice tossed in a wok with spices and fresh coriander£4.95Mango Chutney (VG)
£0.90Mint Yoghurt Sauce (V)(D)
£0.90Masala Chips (VG)
Extra crunchy skin on french fries dusted with a delicious dry masala mix£4.25Garlic Chilli Rice (VG)
Steam basmati rice mixed with tempered garlic and crushed chillies£4.25Onion Salad (VG)
£0.90Lime Pickle (VG)
£0.90Loaded Fries (V)
Masala chips drizzled with homemade chillinaise, mint chutney and tamarind sauce. Finished off with a garnish of coriander, spring onion and crunchy sev noodles.£5.95
Beveragewala
Coke (330ml Can)
£1.95Appletiser (275ml)
£1.95Diet Coke (330ml Can)
£1.95Fanta (330ml Can)
£1.95Still Water (275ml)
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