About Panahar Indian
This classic Indian takeaway on Lavender Hill serves up a colourful mix of hearty curries and tandoor grills. Having opened back in 1981, they are part of London’s old school of curry houses, and have won stellar reviews from The Gourmet Society.
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Korma
£13.50Chicken Tikka Korma
£13.95Bhuna
£12.95Tandoori King Prawn Massala (N)
£16.95Tikka Massala (N)
£13.50Butter Chicken (N)
£13.50Lamb Rogon Josh (Spicy Hot)
£13.50Chilli Chicken Massala (N) (New)
£13.50Shashlik (BBQ Chcken or Lamb) (N) (Recommended)
£15.95Char Grilled Chicken Tikka (N)
£13.50
Mixed Starters (For One Person)
Vegetarian (V) (New)
Combination of mixed starter: Crispy vegetable samosa, onion bhaji and vegetable cutlet.£9.95Non Vegetarian (Spicy Hot) (New)
Combination of mixed starter: chicken tikka, lamb tikka & Sheek kebab.£10.95
Appetisers
Onion Bhaji (Spicy Hot)
£6.50Sheek Kebab Wrap (Spicy Hot)
Minced lamb fresh herbs in a light spices which are mixed in a gram flour, shaped in a rolls and skewered in the tandoori, served with salad.£8.95Prawn Cocktail
Prawns in a nest of lettuce with tangy toppings.£7.95King Prawn Butterfly
A jumbo king prawn with seasoned butter coating is shallow fried, delicately crisped with bread crumb skin.£8.50Prawn Puree
Prawns with mild spices in a thick creamy sauce delicately placed in a puree, a light pastry.£8.95Shamee Kebab (Spicy Hot)
Minced lamb flavour with herbs and mild spices, shaped and fried.£7.95Tikka (N)
Spring chicken or succulent lamb chunks cooked in the tandoori, served with salad.£7.95Samosa (Spicy Hot)
Folded parcels freshly made & filled with minced lamb & spices.£6.50Shashlik (Starter) (N)
Diced chicken marinated in crushed ginger, herbs tandoori massala and yoghurt,barbecued with sweet peppers, tomatoes and onions.£9.95Tandoori King Prawn (Starter) (N) (New)
Two jumbo char grill king prawn with butter and garlic and grilled aubergine.£9.95Tandoori Chicken (Starter, One Person) (N) (New)
£8.50Paneer Tikka (V) (New)
Indian home - made cheese marinated in our chef’s own selection of spices, fried with peppers and onions.£8.50Fish Tikka (Salmon) (N) (New)
Flame grilled marinated salmon with coriander, lemon and chilli herbs & fresh aubergine served with chutney.£6.95Soup
Choice of lentils or mulligatawny.£6.75Chicken Chaat Puree (New)
Chicken and potato cooked with a chaat massala sauce. Served on a puree.£8.95Hara Bhara Kebab
A blend of potatoes onions carrots sweet corn and broccoli lightly seasoned and coated in bread crumbs£6.50Vegetarian
Clay Oven Grilled & Kebabs
Healthy options.
Char Grilled Chicken Tikka (N)
Ever popular Indian delight chunks of boneless chicken marinated in a home made yoghurt blend of massala paste with exotic herbs and spices char grilled.£13.50Shashlik (BBQ Chcken or Lamb) (N) (Recommended)
Chicken or lamb fillets are marinated in a blend of yoghurt sauce, fresh lemon juice, mint, coriander,green pepper, red onion, tomato with medium spices barbecued slowly until tender. Served with green salad.£15.95Tandoori Chicken (N)
Half spring chicken, one of the most exotic oriental specialities. Juicy chicken grilled to perfection.£11.95Lamb Tikka (N)
Succulent diced lamb marinated in a mint and coriander yoghurt with smooth spices,flame grilled.. Yum Yum!£14.95Tandoori MIx Grill (N)
A galaxy of tandoori, grills mixture of tandoori chicken, lamb, chicken tikka, sheek kebab with a king prawn. Simply hard to resist.£19.95Grilled Paneer Nawabi
Marinated home made cheese grilled in the tandoori & slowly cooked with mild creamy sauce & green pepper.£12.95Tandoori Grilled King Prawn (Recommended)
Succulent jumbo prawn with a touch of olive oil, mustard seed, crushed black pepper, sea salt and fresh aubergine, medium.£17.95Lamb Kofta Kebab (New)
Minced lamb mixed with fresh coriander, ginger, garlic and our own spices, gently cooked in the tandoori. Served sizzling.£12.95
Balti Dishes
Bulti originate from Panjab. All the bulti dishes are medium to hot spice with light sour taste. Their exciting taste and aromatic flavours have become a phenomenon in the midlands.
Chicken Tikka Balti (Medium Hot)
£13.95Lamb Balti (Medium Hot)
£13.95
Biryani Dishes (N)
Our Biryani dishes are wholesome.The meat or fish is delicately spiced and roasted in Ghee with aromatic Basmati rice, finely chopped onions, cloves cardamom pods etc. Served with vegetable sauce.
Vegetable Biryani (V)
£11.95Lamb Biryani
£15.95Chicken Biryani
£15.95Mixed Seafood Biryani (New)
£15.95Chicken Tikka Biryani
£15.95
Simply Indian
Chilli Chicken Massala (N) (New)
Chicken cubes marinated with home made spice, garlic, ginger, fresh green chillies and coriander sauteed in a spicy, massala sauce. This is one of the most popular dish.£13.50Lamb Rogon Josh (Spicy Hot)
Most popular. Tender lamb cooked in a traditional kashmiri style rich onion and tomato sauce.£13.50Butter Chicken (N)
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a mild butter sauce with fresh cream and a touch of spices (very mild).£13.50Tikka Massala (N)
Our Classic Marinated chicken cooked in almonds cream and rich massala sauce.£13.50Mango Chicken (N)
If you enjoy Indian food but not the heat that typically come with it, you’ll adore this dish which is tossed together browned chicken mango and coconut milk in a lightly spiced creamy sauce.£12.95Chicken Jalfrezi (Medium Hot)
Supreme of chicken marinated in fresh ground spices, grilled over a clay oven, cooked with onion, tomato, green pepper, garlic, ginger puree, fresh coriander and green chillies. If you go for the extra hot, be brave and try not to cry.£13.50Shahi Karahi Khybari (Chicken) (Spicy Hot)
Spring chicken pieces prepared in karahi with large pieces of onion and green pepper flavoured with fresh coriander a little garlic and nutmeg to give that fabulous taste of India.£13.50Karahi (Spicy Hot)
A medium dryish popular Himalayan dish prepared with tomato, capsicum, fresh ginger, garlic, onion, coriander, fresh herbs, ground spices in a skillet, served sizzling to your table.£13.50Chicken Tikka Rogon Josh (Spicy Hot) (New)
Most popular tender chicken cooked in traditional kashmari style rich onion and tomato sauce.£13.50Passanda (Spicy Hot) (New)
Thin fillet of chicken or lamb simmered in a mace of almond, pistachio and flavoured with saffron.£13.50Saag (Spicy Hot)
A choice of lamb or chicken with fresh young spinach, chopped onions, crushed garlic and a touch of ginger (medium).£13.50Tikka Dhansak (Spicy Hot)
Dansak is a parsee dish from western India cooked with lentils in a sweet & sour hot sauce.£13.50Tandoori Murgh Musallam (New) (N)
Half of chicken grilled & mince lamb cooked in spicy tomato, onion and garam masala suce with a boiled egg.£15.95Karachi Paneer
Prepared with tomato capsicum in karahi and cooked in a stirfry method.£12.95Acharia chicken or Lamb
Is a North Indian dishes made by cooking with homemade pickle mustard seeds and onion (medium hot).£12.95
Fish Dishes
Tandoori King Prawn Massala (N)
King prawns grilled in the tandoori oven, mildly spiced cooked in a massala sauce.£16.95Goan Fish Curry (N) (New)
Seabass cooked with onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, tamarind, coriander, cumin, turmeric & coconut milk.£14.95Fish Bhuna (seabass Fillets) (New)
Fairly dry medium hot curry, cooked with finely chopped onions, capsicum and tomato, flavoured with garlic & coriander.£14.95Madras Fish Curry Seabass Fish Fillets) (New)
A traditional south Indian fish curry with fish fillets of Seabass in a spicy sauce of garlic, tamarind and curry leaves.£14.95Fish Jalfrezi (Seabass Fish Fillets) (Medium Hot) (New)
With fenugreek, garlic and ginger cooked in a fairly hot sauce with onions, green chillies and mixed peppers.£14.95Special Mix Seafood Curry
Tiger prawn, Seabass fish fillets, mussel & prawn gently cooked in a traditional Bangladeshi style blended red curry paste with a coconut based sauce.£14.95King Prawn Saagwala ((A special Chef's Recipe)
Young spinach with king prawn. A touch of garlic with onion herbs and spice (medium).£16.95King Prawn Pathia
Sweet and sour prawns in a delicious light and zesty sauce.£16.95Mediterranean sea bass
Cook with very little to no heat. creamy spinach and cheese. (recommended for mild dishes lover)£14.95
Vegetarian's Choice
Saag Paneer
Spinach and cheese cooked in a creamy sauce.£9.95Mixed vegetable & Paneer Curry (New)
Seasonal mixed vegetable in a medium hot spices, fresh herbs.£9.95Shahi Tandoori Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese marinated with spices, tenderly cooked with onion, tomato and capsicum in clay oven and mixed with our own made sauce.£10.95Shahi Aubergine & Paneer Curry
Fresh aubergine in marinated paneer cooked with onion, garlic, ginger & herbs.£10.95Vegetable Dhansak (Spicy Hot)
Selected fresh vegetables with a thick lentil sauce, fiery chillies, lemon juice and garlic.£9.95Vegetable Korma
Vegetables in a blend of kashmiri spices. Cooked with fresh cream.£9.95Paneer Makhani (New)
Indian cottage cheese cooked tomato, fenugreek & butter sauce.£10.95Vegetable Massala (New)
Seasonal vegetables cooked with a rich creamy massala sauce.£9.95Mottor Paneer
Cubes of home made cottage cheese cooked with peas in onion and tomato sauce.£9.95
All Time Favourite - Korma Dishes (N)
These are very mild dishes, cooked in thick creamy sauce with a distinctive coconut flavour.
Korma
£13.50Chicken Tikka Korma
£13.95Prawn Korma
£12.95King Prawn Korma
£15.95
All Time Favourite - Bhuna Dishes (Spicy Hot)
These are medium dry curries, highly spiced and cooked in a rich sauce with fresh coriander.
Bhuna
£12.95Chicken Tikka Bhuna
£13.50Prawn Bhuna
£12.95King Prawn Bhuna
£15.95Keema Mottor
(Minced meat with peas curry) Onion, tomato, fresh garlic, ginger, green chilli paste delicately spiced.£11.95Naga chicken
Exxxtra hot pepper sauce the Indian classic but with even more of the fiery heat.£12.95Naga lamb
Exxxtra hot pepper sauce the Indian classic but with even more of the fiery heat.£12.95
All Time Favourite - Dhansak Dishes (Spicy Hot)
This dishes has a combination of flavours sweet, sour and hot in one dish. It has a thick lentil sauce with fresh lemon juice and fenugreek.
Dhansak
£12.95Prawn Dhansak
£12.95King Prawn Dhansak
£15.95Keema Rice (New)
Cooked with minced lamb & herbs.£6.95Coconut Rice (New)
£5.95Vegetable Rice (New)
£6.95
All Time Favourite - Madras Dishes (Medium Hot)
Fairly hot curries which are delicately spices with a hint of lemon flavour.
Madras
£11.95Prawn Madras
£11.95King Prawn Madras
£15.95
All Time Favourite - Vindaloo Dishes (Extremely Hot)
A fabulously rich and extremely hot taste with red pepper and diced potatoes.
Vindaloo
£11.95Prawn Vindaloo
£11.95King Prawn Vindaloo
£15.95
All Time Favourite - Saag Dishes (Spicy Hot)
These are medium curries cooked with fresh spinach, chopped onions and fresh coriander.
Saag Chicken Tikka
£13.95Saag Prawn
£12.95
All Time Favourite - Dopiaza Dishes (Spicy Hot)
A collection of spicy medium dishes, prepared with finely chopped fried onions.
Dopiaza
£13.50
Fresh Vegetable Side Dishes
Bombay Aloo
Potatoes cooked bombay style.£6.95Aubergine Bhaji
Fresh aubergine roasted in mustard and onion seeds with touch of garlic, onion, herbs. Delicious!£7.95Bhindi Bhaji
Fresh sliced ladies fingers with mixed turmeric ground spice and fried onion.£7.95Mushroom Bhaji
Sliced mushroom in medium spices.£6.95Aloo Gobi
Cauliflower and roasted potatoes in medium spice.£6.95Saag Bhaji
Fresh spinach cooked and tempered in butter with onion and fresh garlic.£6.95Saag Aloo
Fresh spinach & potatoes cooked in exotic spices.£6.95Tarka Dall
Lentil with a touch of butter-fried garlic.£7.95Chana Massala
Chick peas and potatoes roasted in butter and served in medium dry sauce with lemon.£6.95Saag Paneer
Spinach and cheese cooked in a creamy sauce.£7.95Mottor Paneer
Cheese and peas cooked in a creamy sauce.£7.95Fresh Mixed Green Salad
Our green salad with added tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese, what else can we add.£7.95Saag Dall
Our famous fresh baby leaf spinach and red lentil cooked in a kiss of spices£6.95
Rice
Pilau Rice (New)
Basmati rice cooked with herbs & saffron.£4.50Steamed Rice
£3.95Special Fried Rice
£4.95Egg Fried Rice
£3.95Mushroom Fried Rice
£4.95Keema Rice (New)
Cooked with minced lamb & herbs.£6.95Coconut Rice (New)
£5.95Vegetable Rice (New)
£6.95
Bread
Keema Naan
Naan stuffed with spiced minced lamb.£4.95Naan - Leavened
Bread baked in clay oven.£3.50Cheese Naan
Naan stuffed with cheese.£4.95Peshwari Naan (Sweet) (N)
Stued with nuts, almonds and sultanas.£4.95Paratha
Thick wheat flour bread, Brushed with butter.£4.50Tandoori Roti
£3.50Garlic Naan
Naan stffed with thinly sliced garlic.£4.50Chips
£3.95
Condiments
Papadum
£0.95Pickles & Chutney
£1.00Cucumber Raitha
£4.50mixed Raitha
£4.50
Soft Drinks
Coke (Can)
£2.50Diet Coke (Can)
£2.50Lemonade (Can)
£2.50Still Water
£3.95Sparkling Water
£3.95
Beers and Wines
Cobra Indian Lager (600ml)
£5.95Kingfisher indian Lager (660ml)
£5.95House White Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealamd
£20.00House Red Malbec (Argentina)
£20.00