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About Alishaan
Alishaan Indian Restaurant uniquely offers real food of the Indian culture. Our various menus offer dishes from every corner of India with spices, herbs, textures and flavours. Our menu incorporates both traditional and classical favourites with original and new dishes that deliver eastern flavours with a mouth watering western twist. We boast some of the finest and authentic chefs who prepare creative and innovative dishes to create the ultimate dining experience for you.
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Balti Tikka Chicken
£13.95
Murg-E-Azam
£14.95
Chicken Biryani
£13.95
Alishaan Special Thali
£21.95
Lamb Biryani
£15.95
Chicken Malai
£14.95
Balti Prawn
£13.95
Vegetable Thali
£16.95
Alishaan Tandoori Cocktail
£18.95
Jal Jul Chicken
£14.95

Starter Dishes

Tikka Chicken
Marinated boneless chicken cooked in tandoor.
£5.95
Onion Bhaji
£4.95
Alishaan Mixed Kebab
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, seekh kebab, and onions bhaji served with salad.
£7.95
Popular
Bhuna Prawn on Puree
Tiger prawns lightly spiced, served on puree.
£6.95
Chicken Pakora
£5.95
Garlic King Prawn
£8.50
Hansh Tikka
Marinated boneless duck cooked in tandoor.
£7.95
Alishaan Lamb Chop
On the bone lamb, marinated with mixed spices in yogurt.
£6.95
Tikka Chicken Chat
£5.95
Chicken Momo
Cooked homestyle in special spices and rolled in puree.
£5.95
Samosa
Minced lamb or vegetable spices strudel pastry.
£5.95
Chicken Stuffed Pepper
Diced chicken cooked bhuna style served in roasted capsicum.
£6.95
Lamb Stuffed Pepper
£6.95
Tikka Chicken Paneer
Marinated boneless chicken cooked in tandoor and served with cheese.
£5.95
Paneer Mirch
Marinated paneer cooked in tandoor.
£5.95
Tikka Lamb
Marinated spring lamb cooked in tandoor.
£6.50
Special Tikka Chicken
Tikka chicken fried with peppers, onions, hot pickles, and green chillies. Fairly hot.
£5.95
Seekh Kebab
£5.95
Vegetable Pakora
£4.95
House Special Soup
Cooked with prawns, lentils, and sweet chilli sauce.
£4.95
Alishaan Platter
Chicken tikka, veg pakora, seekh kebab, and bhuna prawn on puree with salad.
£7.95
Fish Tikka
Marinated boneless.
£5.95
Fish Momo
Cooked homestyle in special spices and rolled in puree.
£5.95
Fish Pakora
Marinated in a special sauce and deep-fried in vegetable oil.
£5.95
Baja Mass
Lightly spiced fried sweet water fish served with salad and roast potatoes.
£6.95
King Prawn Suka
Tamarind, garlic, honey, chilli, salt, and turmeric served with puree.
£8.50
Tandoori King Prawn
£8.50
King Prawn on Puree
£8.50

Specials - Signature Dishes

Alishaan Special Thali
Bhuna king prawn, lamb sagwala, tikka chicken masala, chicken tikka, pilau rice, and chappati.
£21.95
Chicken Malai
It's a very creamy, sweet, and mild curry, cooked with very special spices. Finally decorated with mango and cashew nuts.
£14.95
Vegetable Thali
Bindi bhuna Bombay aloo, spinach bhaji, vegetable bhaji pilau rice, and chappati.
£16.95
Murg-E-Azam
Chicken tikka cooked with minced lamb. Onions, green pepper, and other special herbs and spices. It is highly flavoured and served medium hot.
£14.95
Hariali
Lean chicken breast marinated and barbecued in the tandoor and cooked again with fresh crushed garlic, ginger, green chilli, coriander, a pinch of sugar cream, and spinach. The dish is of distinctive colour, hence the name Hariali (green).
£14.95
Alishaan Lamb Chop Bhuna
Marinated on the bone lamb chop with special spices, onions, capsicum, ginger, and tomatoes. It is highly flavoured, very tasty, and our own home-style dish.
£16.95
Lamb Shank
A generous portion of succulent slow-cooked lamb will create the wow factor at the table. Packed full of incredible aromatic flavours creating a dance around your pallet, and arousing your senses. Marinated tender lamb shank cooked with a sauce of onions, tomatoes, fresh coriander, cardamom, and our own herbs and spices. It is a medium-strength dish based on an ancient recipe, passed on through generations within the area of Sylhet Bangladesh. Our very own chef has adapted the recipe further ...
£18.95
Syhlet-Er-Jhinga
A beautiful prawn-based dish that originates from Syhlet Bangladesh. King prawns cooked with a special blend of appropriate spices, aromatic saffron, and fresh herbs. Served with crispy okra and potato. Our very own in house chef has brought this concept from a traditional family recipe that has passed through generations. He has now brought this concept to the Northeast where it has grown in stature since it first hit our menu 9 years ago.
£18.95
Zaffron King Prawn
King prawn cooked with a special blend of appropriate spices, aromatic saffron, and fresh herbs. Served with crispy okra and potato.
£21.95
King Prawn Kapachila
Marinated king prawn flavoured with special spices, onions, capsicum, and tomatoes. It's complemented by a fresh salad.
£16.95
Shahi Khana
Lamb, chicken, and king prawn marinated with a secret spice and cooked in bhuna style with boiled egg, fresh coriander, and tomatoes. Medium strength.
£16.95
Alishaan Special Hansh
Marinated diced duck, highly flavoured spices. Delicately spiced with our high-standard home-style cooking.
£16.95
Banaroshi Khasi
Strips of marinated succulent lamb pieces cooked in herbs, spices, and a mild creamy sauce with oriental fruits, cardamom, and cloves.
£15.95
Rangela Khana
Marinated tikka chicken and lamb cooked with fresh spinach, simmered in a medium to hot sauce with ginger, garlic, coriander, tomato, and fenugreek leaves to add an aromatic taste.
£15.95
Sylheti Khana
Marinated lamb cooked with a boiled egg, roast potato, green chillies, and tomatoes in the chef's secret sauce simmered down to a fairly hot style.
£15.95
Jal Jul Chicken
Breast of chicken, cooked with onion, green peppers, fresh green chillies, and coriander, with naga pickle. It is served very hot.
£14.95
Chicken Shatkora
Marinated tikka chicken cooked in medium spices with Bangladeshi vegetables.
£14.95
Khatta Meetha Chicken
Fairly hot-sweet and sour house special dish prepared by the chef in his own secretive recipe.
£14.95
Murgh Achar
Lean breast chicken cooked in a special bhuna sauce with onions, green chillies, fresh coriander, and many more spices. Fairly hot.
£14.95
Alishaan Special Mass Bhuna
Bangladesh's sweet water fish, pan-fried with garlic, peppers, crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, methi, and spices. It is cooked in our very own home-style traditional curry and adapted from an ancient Bangladeshi recipe which originated on the lakeside town of Beanibazar an incredible dish that has stood the test of time and travelled through generations to arrive as an Alishaan favourite.
£14.95
Barkosh
One piece of tandoori chicken off the bone and another piece on the bone re-cooked in a highly flavoured sauce with boiled egg it's our very own home-style, medium-strength dish. Originating from the rolling foothills of the Himalayan mountains, barkosh takes the primary food sources of the area and brings a truly unique experience through a Western twist to the recipe. A truly original dish based on tradition which our chef can be proud of.
£14.95

Mains - House Specials

Alishaan Lamb Chop Bhuna
Marinated on the bone lamb chop with special spices, onions, capsicum, ginger, and tomatoes. It is highly flavoured, very tasty, and our own home-style dish.
£10.95
Chicken Shatkora
Marinated tikka chicken cooked in medium spices with Bangladeshi vegetables.
£14.95
Murg-E-Azam
Chicken tikka cooked with minced lamb, onions, green pepper, and other special herbs and spices. It is highly flavoured and served medium hot.
£14.95
Jal Jul Chicken
Breast of chicken, cooked with onion, green peppers, fresh green chillies, and coriander, with naga pickle. It is served very hot.
£14.95
Lamb Shank
A generous portion of succulent slow-cooked lamb that will create the wow factor at the table. Packed full of incredible aromatic flavours creating a dance around your pallet, and arousing your senses. Marinated, tender lamb shank cooked with a sauce of onions, tomatoes, fresh coriander, cardamom, and our own herbs and spices. It is a medium-strength dish based on an ancient recipe, passed on through generations within the area of Syhlet Bangladesh. Our very own chef has adapted the recipe fu...
£18.95
Syhlet-Er-Jhinga
A beautiful prawn-based dish that originates from Syhlet Bangladesh. King prawns cooked with a special blend of appropriate spices aromatic saffron and fresh herbs. Served with crispy okra and potato our very own in-house chef has brought this concept from a traditional family recipe that has passed through generations he has now brought this concept to the Northeast where it has grown in stature since it first hit our menu 9 years ago.
£18.95
Zaffron King Prawn
King prawn cooked with special blend of appropriate spices aromatic saffron and fresh herbs. Served with crispy okra and potato.
£21.95
King Prawn Kapachila
Marinated king prawn flavoured with special spices, onions, capsicum, and tomatoes. It's complemented by a fresh salad.
£16.95
Shahi Khana
Lamb, chicken, and king prawn marinated with a secret spice and cooked in bhuna style with boiled egg, fresh coriander, and tomatoes. Medium strength.
£16.95
Alishaan Special Hansh
Marinated diced duck, highly flavoured spices. Delicately spiced with our high standard home-style cooking.
£16.95
Banaroshi Khasi
Strips of marinated succulent lamb pieces cooked in herbs, spices, and a mild creamy sauce with oriental fruits, cardamom, and cloves.
£15.95
Rangela Khana
Marinated tikka chicken and lamb cooked with fresh spinach, simmered in a medium to hot sauce with ginger, garlic, coriander, tomato, and fenugreek leaves to add an aromatic taste.
£15.95
Sylheti Khana
Marinated lamb cooked with a boiled egg, roast potato, green chillies, and tomatoes in the chef's secret sauce simmered down to a fairly hot style.
£15.95
Khatta Meetha Chicken
Fairly hot-sweet and sour house special dish prepared by chef in his own secretive recipe.
£14.95
Murgh Achar
Lean breast chicken cooked in a special bhuna sauce with onions, green chillies, fresh coriander, and many more spices. Fairly hot.
£14.95
Alishaan Special Mass Bhuna
Bangladesh's sweet water fish, pan-fried with garlic, peppers, crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, methi, and spices. It is cooked in our very own home-style traditional curry and adapted from an ancient Bangladeshi recipe which originated on the lakeside town of Beanibazar. An incredible dish that has stood the test of time and traveled through generations to arrive as an Alishaan favourite.
£14.95
Barkosh
One piece of tandoori chicken off the bone and another piece on the bone re-cooked in a highly flavoured sauce with boiled egg it's our very own home-style, medium-strength dish. Originating from the rolling foothills of the Himalayan mountains, barkosh takes the primary food sources of the area and brings a truly unique experience through a Western twist to the recipe. A truly original dish based on tradition which our chef can be proud of.
£14.95
Chicken Malai
It's a very creamy, sweet, and mild curry. Cooked with very special spices. Finally decorated with mango and cashew nuts.
£14.95
Hariali
Lean chicken breast marinated and barbecued in the tandoor and cooked again with fresh crushed garlic, ginger, green chilli, coriander, a pinch of sugar, cream, and spinach. The dish is of distinctive colour, hence the name Hariali (green).
£14.95
Alishaan Special Thali
Bhuna king prawn, lamb sagwala., tikka chicken masala, chicken tikka, pilau rice, and chappati.
£21.95
Vegetable Thali
Bindi bhuna, Bombay aloo, spinach bhaji, vegetable bhaji, pilau rice, and chappati.
£16.95

Mains - Traditional Favourites

Mossala
Mossala is Britain's most popular Indian dish, cooked with almond powder, sugar fresh cream, and tandoori spices. Sweet and mild dish.
£10.95
Kurma
It's a mild dish cooked with coconut powder, sugar, cream, and mild spices.
£10.95
Popular
Sagwala
Lamb and fresh spinach mostly cooked with garlic, ginger, cumin, and a mixture of herbs and spices, garnished with coriander.
£10.95
Chilli Bhuna Mossala
Fairly hot sauce cooked with fresh green chillies, ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, and spices.
£10.95
Zalfrezi
Fairly hot dish cooked with diced green peppers, onions, green chillies, garlic, and a mixture of tandoori spices.
£10.95
Bhuna
A combination of a special blend of spices fried together to provide a dish of medium strength and dry consistency.
£10.95
Dupiaza
A method similar to bhuna where the onions are chopped and mixed with fresh spices and fried briskly.
£10.95
Popular
Rogan
Cooked in a blend of oriental spices to make a delicately flavoured sauce with a tinge of ginger, garlic, and lots of tomatoes.
£10.95
Dansak
Cooked with oriental spices, pineapple, lentils, and lemon juice to add the sweetness and sharp, sour flavour.
£10.95
Popular
Kharai
Marinated lamb or chicken cooked with onions, green chillies, fresh herbs, and spices.
£10.95
Malayan
Cooked with banana, pineapple, cream, and a mixture of mild spices to create a unique flavour.
£10.95
Roshuni
Bhuna style curry cooked with lots of garlic, onions, green peppers, and fresh spices and herbs.
£10.95
Chana
Marinated lamb and chickpeas cooked in a bhuna style with a special blend of spices to provide a dish of medium strength.
£10.95
Lanka Piaza
It's a very hot dish. Cooked with cubed onions, capsicums, and green chillies. It's a highly flavoured, very tasty, hot dish.
£10.95
Sally
Spring lamb cooked in bhuna style using our own spice. Home-style medium hot crispy straw potatoes on the top.
£10.95

Mains - Tandoori Dishes

Tikka Chicken Sizzler
Cubes of chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in tandoor and served on a sizzler.
£9.95
Alishaan Tandoori Cocktail
A tandoori selection served on a platter with salad. A sheer delight recommended by the chef.
£18.95
Tikka Lamb Sizzler
Spring lamb marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in tandoor, and served on sizzler.
£14.95
Hansh Tikka Sizzler
Tender pieces of duck marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in tandoor, and served on sizzler.
£16.95
Tandoori Chicken (Half)
On-the-bone chicken is marinated in a special sauce, cooked in clay oven, and served with salad.
£11.95
Tikka Chicken Shashlik
Cooked special pieces of chicken barbecued on a skewer with tomatoes, capsicum, and onion.
£13.95
Tikka Lamb Shashlik
£14.95
Tandoori King Prawn
£18.95
Tandoori King Prawn Masala
£17.95
Tandoori King Prawn Shashlik
£19.95
Garlic Tandoori King Prawn
£19.95

Mains - Balti Dishes

This dish has its own distinctive look and taste. It's cooked with minced meat, freshly blended spices, fresh tomato, and green pepper. Onion and balti paste then served in a cast iron Kashmiri dish.

Balti Tikka Chicken
Cooked in mince meat.
£13.95
Balti Chicken
Cooked in mince meat.
£12.95
Balti Prawn
£13.95
Alishaan Special Balti
Cooked in mince meat.
£16.95
Balti King Prawn
£17.95
Tikka Balti Hansh
Cooked in mince meat.
£15.95
Lamb Balti
Cooked in mince meat.
£15.95

Mains - Fish Dishes

Baja Mass
Bangladesh's sweet water fish, pan-fried with herbs, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Served with roast potatoes and a small portion of onion pilau.
£17.95
Masser Jul
Bangladesh's sweet water fish, cooked with fresh diced potatoes in a onion sauce with blended spices.
£12.95
Masser Kakhri
Bangladesh's fish, in oriental spices, with finely chopped white radish in a medium hot sauce. It is a true village style.
£12.95
Mass Shatkora
Indian sweet water fish cooked in medium flavoured spices with Bangladesh vegetables.
£12.95

Mains - Cheese

Paneer Tikka Mossala
Paneer cooked with almonds powder, sugar, fresh cream, and tandoori spices. Very mild and sweet dish.
£10.95
Mutter Paneer
Paneer and chickpeas cooked in bhuna style with onions, fresh coriander, and many more spices. A medium-strength dish bursting with flavour and character. With a core blend of chickpeas sourced from around the sub-continent. This dish is ideal for anyone wanting to explore food with a difference. Although a vegetarian dish, the recipe was certainly not created with vegetarians in mind. Beautiful food with a unique texture which will have your senses reaching out for more.
£10.95
Paneer Sagwala
Paneer and fresh spinach cooked with cumin and a mixture of herbs and spices, garnished with coriander.
£10.95
Paneer Mirch
Marinated paneer and peppers cooked in tandoor.
£10.95
Butter Paneer
It is a creamy, mild dish with a hint.
£10.95

Mains - Biryani Dishes

Chicken Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice. Served with its own unique flavoured sauce.
£13.95
Lamb Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice. Served with its own unique flavoured sauce.
£15.95
Tikka Chicken Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice. Served with its own unique flavoured sauce.
£14.95
King Prawn Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice. Served with its own unique flavoured sauce.
£18.95
Prawn Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice. Served with its own unique flavoured sauce.
£14.95

Sides - Naan

Garlic Naan
£3.75
Peshwari Naan
£3.75
Keema Garlic Naan
£3.95
Plain Naan
£3.25
Cheese Naan
£3.75
Chapati
£1.70
Papadum
£0.85
Plain Paratha
£3.25
Roti
£3.25
Tikka Naan
£3.95
Stuffed Paratha
£3.75
Puree
£1.70

Sides - Rice

Pilau Rice
£3.95
Onion Pilau
£4.50
Mushroom Pilau
£4.50
Vegetable Pilau
£4.50
Cashew Nut Pilau
£4.95
Egg Fried Rice
£4.50
Keema Pilau
£4.50
Boiled Rice
£3.50
Tikka Chicken Pilau
£4.95

Sides - Side Dishes

Papadom
£0.85
Tarka Dall
£4.50
Chips
£2.95
Sag Aloo
£4.95
Assorted Pickle
Per person.
£0.85
Bombay Aloo
£4.95
Sag Paneer
£4.95
Vegetable Bhaji
£4.95
Raita
£1.95
Bindi Bhaji
£4.95
Sag Bhaji
£4.95
Mushroom Bhaji
£4.95
Chana Bhaji
£4.95