About Babuji - Kentish Town
We are a cool (Bin daas) south asian street food café. The food we serve is a homage to the street vendors of South Asia and more desi style. And we eat with our hands, cos that’s the Babuji way.
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Bangla Bhuna (Gf)
Highly ratedThe classic ruby, boneless chicken pieces in an aromatic thick curry sauce with medium spices.£12.95Butter Chicken (Gf)
Highly ratedOriginated from delhi, the dish combines yogurt and chicken marinated in light spices, butter and ginger.£13.95Padpri Chaat
£6.95Dabba Gosht (Gf) (Spicy)
£13.95Paneer Butter Massala
Highly ratedPaneer cooked in a light creamy massala, with a hint of spice.£11.95Chole Puri (V)
£12.95Shingara Chaat
£6.95Chicken Biryani
£13.95Saag Aloo (V) (Gf)
£8.95Dhal Makhni
£11.95
Street Food (Chaats)
Pani Puri
Chaat consisting of a hollow crispy-fried puffed ball that is filled with potato, chickpeas, onions, spices, and tamarind water.£5.95VeganMassala Chips (V)(S)(GF)
It’s hot, it’s addictive. If you can handle the heat give this a try.£4.95Padpri Chaat
Crispy wafers with potato, chickpeas & red onions.Topped with chutney, yoghurt & light spices.£6.95PopularVada Pau
From the colourful streets of mumbai with love. The vada pau is mumbai's version of a chips butty, but on another level. It's a must try.£6.95Onion Pakora (V) (Gf)
Rainy day favourites in most parts of south asia, onion fritters misxed with chickpea flour and fragrant spices.£5.95Shingara Chaat
Bangladeshi shingara is similar to a somosa. The shingara is crushed and topped with yogurt, sev, chutney and coriander.£6.95Aloo Tikki Chaat
A firm street food favourite; spicy mashed potato cutletstopped with yogurt, sev, chutney and coriander.£6.95Bhel Puri (V)(N)
Bhel puri is a sweet, spicy, tangy tasting chaat snack made with puffed rice, chutneys, coriander, and sev. Contains peanuts.£5.95Vegan
Garam Grills
Paneer Tikka (Gf)
First class veggie faire. Squidgy cheese cubes marinated with subtle spices, then chargrilled.£9.95VegetarianMalai Tikka (Gf)
Grilled cubes of boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices, laced with ginger, cumin and garlic.£9.95Halal
Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Slow cooked chicken layered with basmati rice.£13.95PopularLamb Biryani
Slow cooked lamb layered with basmati rice.£14.95HalalPaneer Biriyani
£13.95
Ruby Murray
Bangla Bhuna (Gf)
Highly rated· The classic ruby, boneless chicken pieces in an aromatic thick curry sauce with medium spices.£12.95HalalButter Chicken (Gf)
Highly rated· Originated from delhi, the dish combines yogurt and chicken marinated in light spices, butter and ginger.£13.95HalalChole Puri (V)
Punjabi chickpea curry, with a blend of spicy and tangy flavours. Comes with a puri.£12.95VeganDabba Gosht (Gf) (Spicy)
One of the babuji's fav's, slow cooked lamb with warm spices, reduced to a rich thick sauce. Be warned it is spicy.£13.95HalalPaneer Butter Massala
Highly rated· Paneer cooked in a light creamy massala, with a hint of spice.£11.95VegetarianSaag Aloo (V) (Gf)
A simplistic yet flavoursome classic, lightly spiced spinach slow cooked with new potatoes.£8.95PopularChicken 65
The dish combines sweet and sour flavours, with pepers and chillies. Originally from Chennai, South India.£12.95HalalDhal Makhni
Slow cooked black lentils from the punjab; this is authentic comfort food. Lightly spiced and finished with butter and cream - served with a roti.£11.95PopularDhall
It has been requested numerous times. Delightful dish of red lentils slowly cooked with an array of spices. Comes with a roti!£9.95VeganShoya Wadi Curry (V) (Gf)
Soya chunks cooked in s medium rich curry sauce.£9.95VeganChilli Paneer
An Indo-Chinese dish which combines sweet and sour flavours.£11.95Vegetarian
Roti Shoti & Rice
Steamed Basmati Rice
The fragrant one.£3.75Garlic & Coriander Naan
The classic naan, topped with chopped garlic and coriander.£4.25Butter Naan
The famous indian bread -freshly made and topped with a generous amount of butter.£3.95Cheese Naan
For the cheese lovers - soft naan bread topped with melted cheese.£4.25Paneer Tikka Naan
Naan with paneer marinated in tandoori massala then chargrilled. Iopped with chutney and onions.£6.50Roti (V)
Simple, round, whole wheat flat bread, popular throughout south asia.£2.95Puri
Soft and crispy great for mopping up!£2.95VeganGarlic Roti
Perfect combo thin roti topped with garlic and butter.£4.25Malai Tikka Naan
Chicken marinated in cream and massala, then char-grilled. Makes a great topping!£6.50
Sides
Raita
Great way to cool down the spices.£2.95Achar
Tangy spicy pickle£1.50Chole Salad Bowl (V)
A bowl of mixed salad leaves, coriander, chickpeas and potato, topped with chutney.£4.95
Mitha Endings
Kulfi
A traditional ice cream found on the streets of pakistan and india, made with creamy milk, saffron and cardamom. The best part is - it come on a stick! Pista (pistachio) or malai (milk).£4.95Kala Jamun
A bengali favourite - warm squidgy sweet patties with a dark caramelised exterior.£5.95
Soft Drinks
Mango Lassi (240ml)
First-class yoghurt drink with mango and honey.£4.50Coke (330ml)
Classic Coke£2.25Diet Coke (330ml)
£2.25English Sparkling Apple Juice (330ml)
Organic apples pressed into this classic blend.£3.95Mineral Water (330ml)
£2.95Sparkling Water
£2.95
Beer, Cider & Ale
Kingfisher (330ml)
£5.95JAIPUR Pale Ale (330ml)
Multi award winning India Pale Ale it’s soft and smooth.£6.95Free Damm Beer
A lovely alcohol free beer.£4.95Cobra Beer (330ml)
£5.95
Dosa
Famous pancake from Southern India. Go plain or mix it up with our scrumptious fillings.
Paneer Dosa (GF)
Dosa filled with cheese and Paneer Tikka, this is yum yum yum!£11.95VegetarianMassala Dosa (V)(GF)
Spicy potato filling mixed with our gunpowder mix.£10.95VeganPlain Dosa (V)(GF)
Simple, healthy and tasty.£7.95VeganEgg and Cheese Dosa
Brunch Dosa served all day. Egg, cheese and caramelised onions.£12.95VegetarianOnion Dosa (V)(GF)
With sweet onions, you can’t go wrong£8.95Vegan