About General Bilimoria's Canteen - Lower Dock Walk
Personal favourites from General Faridoon Bilimoria’s travels and postings across India. Just like the General himself, our food is bold, gregarious, and just a tad bit spicy! Quality & Quantity, Courage & Camaraderie. Still thinking about what to order? Try our favourite Old Delhi Butter Chicken! Allergen Disclosure - Due to a high risk of cross-contamination, we can’t guarantee that our products are suitable for those with allergies.20% off entire menu
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Goan Prawn Curry and Red Rice
£24.00Roast Chicken Cafreal Zambeziana
£12.00Saag Mutter Paneer
£12.00Okra Foogarth
£13.20
Starters Veg
Batatas Murros
Crushed baby potatoes part roasted & fried, drizzledwith our Cafreal mixed herb dressing.£9.60Kale, Spinach and Onions Bhajias
Small fritters of thinly sliced shallots, shredded kale and spinach in chickpea batter, flavoured with carom seedand coriander.£9.60Bombay Style Chilli and Cheese Toast
A Bombay favourite, made using five different cheeses.£10.80Green Papaya and Mango Salad
Shredded green papaya and mango with a twist of tamarind, jaggery (raw cane sugar) and chilli, drizzled with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.£10.80Persian Style Grilled Aubergine 'Baadal Jaam'
Grilled aubergine steeped in spiced olive oil, served on Parsi tomato sauce, with seasoned coconut yogurt & sprinkled with cinnamon dust. A derivative from an old Persian classic.£10.80Beetrot and Coconut Samosa Chaat
Our Signature Samosa popularised by BBC2 served with red onion cachumber, topped with spiced coconut yogurt, tamarind sauce with pureed dates and chickpea vermicelli.£10.80
Starters Non- Veg
Roast Chicken Cafreal Zambeziana
Gently marinated rolled thigh of chicken in a masala redolent of the flavours of garlic and fresh herbs, slow roasted and finished under the grill. Served on a bed of batatas murros with our fresh herb dressing.£12.00Spiced Ginger lamb Cutlets
Prime Lamb cutlets marinated in ginger extract and spices, served on diced vegetables of the day.£14.40Lamb Samosas
All Muslim Communities of India are famous for their minced lamb samosa! This is from the Mappila community of Kerala which represents more of a delicate touch of spices and the lighter blending emanating from their past Arabic influences.£10.80Garlic, Chilli and Ginger Prawn Balls
"Fritters of chopped King prawns with minced garlic, chiliand ginger, tossed in an Indo-Chinese Garlic sauce with ginger chilli and soy."£12.00Spiced and Smoked Duck Breast
Breast of Barbary duck marinated over three days, pan grilled and slow smoked for three hours over a blend of spices to impart its unique flavour. Finished with a blend of Oriental seasoning. (Served cold)£12.00
From the Tandoor Grill
The classic Chicken Tikka
Needs no explanation, other than ours is made with clean spices & flavours, without the bright food colouring.£10.80Peppered Beef Tikka
Fillet of aged Scotch Beef marinated in a masala with crushed red chilli and black pepper, grilled to medium rare and served with a peppery chutney and fresh greens.£14.40
Curries & Main Dishes
The General's favourite dishes from his travels and postings across India.
Goan Prawn Curry and Red Rice
Classic Goan curry a state staple and a Café Spice Special since time immemorial. Served with unpolished red rice.£24.00Dal Makhni
Black urad beans cooked slowly until tender and silky, finished with ginger & chilli.£10.80Okra Foogarth
Simply Goan style Okra', tossed with fresh coconut.£13.20Saag Mutter Paneer
Spinach sizzled with garlic, cumin and chilli, tossed with green peas and potato or paneer£12.00Keralan Potato Bhaji
Why 'Bombay Aloo' ,as Bombaywalla’s we have never figured it out. The Keralan style of sizzling with black mustard seeds, white lentil, ginger and curry leaves is what we all eat anyway and thats what you will get. Tasty simple and mildly spiced.£10.80Daal Tadka
"That most classic of all Indian lentil preparations, lentils sizzled with garlic, cumin and red chilli."£9.60Paneer Chilli Fry
Cubes of whey cheese, peppers, shallots, green chilli, ginger and garlic..£14.40Baingan Bharta
An Indian favourite for aubergine lovers. Roasted smoked aubergine mash in curried tomato sauce.£12.00Masla Roasted Chicken Curry
Spiced roasted chicken in a mild white curry with coconut and cashew, flavoured with cardamom and green chilli.£19.20Goan Pork Vindaloo
The Classic Goan Pork Vindalho is traditionally a pickle and hence not as hot as perceived in Britain, it is derived from the original Portuguese pickle which was Pork steeped in wine vinegar and garlic. Ours is made with Goan piri piri masala.£19.20Parsee Style Lamb Shank
Masala roasted shank of lamb simmered in a tomato-based sauce, flavoured with whole spices.£28.80Parsee Lamb Dhaansaak
"Twenty-seven years on the menu and going strong. The Classic Parsee Sunday lunch, lamb cooked with pureed lentils & vegetables. Served with caramelised onion, rice, spiced meat ball and red onion salad. (For the Bombay Parsee this will be different as this recipe hails from my great grand-mothers old handwritten book and relates to our Persian heritage)."£26.40Saag Mutter Aloo
Spinach sizzled with garlic, cumin and chilli, tossed with green peas and potato or paneer£12.00
Biryani
Keralan Chicken Biryani
Chicken cooked with whole spices, shallots & yoghurt, blended with basmati rice & steamed. Served with mixed raita and a ginger & tomato chutney.£22.80
Rice & Breads
Garlic Naan
Soft, aromatic flatbread infused with garlic, an irresistible accompaniment for savoring alongside robust, flavorful gravies.£6.00Plain Rice
Fluffy, steamed basmati rice, a simple yet essential accompaniment to complement a variety of flavorful dishes.£6.00Palav
slow oven cooked basmati rice flavoured with whole spices£6.00Caramalised onion rice
flavoured with star anise and black cardamom£6.00South Indian Unpolished Red Rice
£6.00Cheese chilli and Garlic naan
Naan topped with a combination of five cheese, blended with fresh green chilli and garlic£7.20kerala paratha
unleavened flaky flat bread£6.00Peshawari Naan
Nutty, sweet-stuffed bread, a delightful treat.£6.00