The Empress Indian delivery from Whitechapel

About The Empress Indian
Having opened back in 1993 in the East End, The Empress has had plenty of time to perfect their vibrant blend of Indian and Bangladeshi recipes. Their Tandoori specialties are a real treat – baked over hot coals in an earthenware clay oven.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
£12.47£13.85
Chicken Jalfrezi
£12.47£13.85
Tandoori Chicken
£12.56£13.95
Khala Lamb Bhuna
£12.56£13.95
Chicken Tikka Dansak
£11.66£12.95
Korai Gosht
£11.66£12.95
King Prawn Balti
£13.46£14.95
Chicken Tikka Balti
£12.56£13.95
Lamb Biriyani
£13.46£14.95
Chicken Biriyani
£13.46£14.95

Starters

Vegetable Mix Starter
Onion bhaji, vegetable samosa, vegetable and aloo ball.
£7.25
Samosa
Indian pastry stuffed with minced lamb or vegetables.
£5.95
Onion Bhaji
Deep fried onion with lentils and battered herbs.
£5.95
Prawn Puree
Cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread.
£6.95
SPECIAL MIXED STARTER
Selection of our finest starters*Nazakat Chicken*Jhinga garlic king prawn* Tandoori lamb chop
£8.95
Duck Tikka
Breast of duck lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven.
£8.95
Jhinga Garlic
Skewered king prawns in garlic sauce grilled in a tandoor oven.
£8.25
Pancake Kebab
Pancake stuffed with delicious spicy lamb.
£7.95
King Prawn Puree
King prawns cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread.
£7.95
Tikka
Pieces of spring chicken or lamb lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
£7.25
Tandoori King Prawns
King prawns marinated in spices and cooked on a skewer over charcoal.
£8.25
Chicken Chat
Sliced chicken in a slightly tangy sauce with lemon.
£6.95
Empress Stuffed Pepper
A large green pepper stuffed with spicy chicken or lamb and cooked in the clay oven.
£6.95
Nazakat
Tender pieces of chicken skewered and grilled, delicately spiced and succulent, a must have.
£7.50
King Prawn Butterfly
King prawn dipped in batter covered in bread crumbs and shallow fried.
£7.95
1/4 Tandoori Chicken (On The Bone)
Spring chicken marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in a tandoori oven.
£7.50
Sheek Kebab
Mince meat spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven.
£7.25
Shami Kebab
Mince meat delicately spiced then shallow fried.
£7.25
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Succulent pieces of tender lamb chops grilled in the clay oven with exotic marinade.
£8.50

Chef’s Selection

The dishes on this menu are specialities that we personally recommend from our home towns India and Bangladesh. We bring to you a taste of flavours from abroad cooked authentically to give you a eastern experience. Can be cooked, mild, medium or hot.

Khala Lamb Bhuna
From the Punjab. Cubes of lamb slow cooked with spices, peppers and tomatoes. This dish is cooked slowly to bring out the smoky aroma.
£12.56£13.95
Mirshi Masala
From Ryhpur. Chicken or lamb cooked with tamarind, green chilies and curry leaves. A spicy tangy dish with roasted dry chilies.
£12.56£13.95
Indian Shepherd’s Pie
£12.38£13.75
Dhaka Murgh
Originates from Dhaka. Whole breast of chicken stuffed with mince lamb, mashed potatoes and spinach, garnished with coriander, tomatoes and glazed with honey, with a hint of sweetness.
£14.36£15.95
Rajshahi
From Rajshahi. Fresh lamb or chicken cooked with pickled baby mangoes, tomatoes, coriander herbs and spices, served with fried red chillies. Madras hot with a succulent smoky flavor.
£12.56£13.95
Murgh Banarashi
From Banaras. Cubes of fresh chicken or lamb cooked with pineapple and our secret aromatic spices a mild exotic dish.
£12.56£13.95
Chicken Cocktail
Cubes of chicken skewered with pepper then re-cooked in a delicious medium sauce and served sizzling to bring out the flavours.
£13.46£14.95
Lamb Cocktail
Cubes of lamb skewered with pepper then re-cooked in a delicious medium sauce and served sizzling to bring out the flavours.
£13.46£14.95
Jall Morris Salon
Chicken or lamb cooked with pickled green chillies and naga peppers in a very spicy hot sauce.
£12.56£13.95
King Prawn Sizzler
King prawns grilled in the clay oven then cooked in a tomato puree based sauce, little spicy, tangy for that very special taste, served sizzling.
£14.36£15.95
Salmon Korma
Salmon cooked in the clay oven and re cooked in mild creamy sauce.
£13.46£14.95
Cumin Talapia
Cooked in a medium sauce with cumin seeds, shallot and various spices. .
£12.56£13.95
Talapia Jalfry
Cooked in an iron wok with fresh bullet chillies, tomatoes, coriander.
£12.56£13.95
Indian Shepherdess Pie
£12.56£13.95

House Special

Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in charcoal oven, then re-cooked with tandoori paste and added spices, topped with fresh cream.
£12.47£13.85Popular
Chicken Jalfrezi
Cooked with tomatoes, onion and fresh green chillies in a hot spicy sauce.
£12.47£13.85
Lamb Sikandari
Shank of lamb. Lamb marinated in the chefs secret recipe for 48 hours then cooked in a sauce with chickpeas.
£14.36£15.95
Tandoori King Prawn Masala
King prawns cooked in a clay oven then re-cooked with double cream, nuts and butter ghee.
£14.36£15.95
Chingri Sag Paneer
King prawns with spinach and Bengali cheese and a hint of garlic.
£14.36£15.95
Chingri Gobi
King prawns with broccoli cooked with selected spices and coconut milk.
£14.36£15.95
Haash Jhalpiazi
Sautéed duckling marinated in subtle spices and chills.
£13.46£14.95
Haash Shuganda
Breast of duckling cooked in onion, ginger and garlic, lightly ground spices and garam masala.
£13.46£14.95
Annans Haash
Succulent roasted breast of duck, cooked in aromatic spices, pineapple and cherry tomatoes a fairly hot dish.
£13.46£14.95
Murgi Paharia
Green chicken curry. Strips of chicken with aubergine, fresh beans,coconut milk and ground spices.
£12.47£13.85
Tatul Lamb
Cubes of lamb cooked in a spicy sauce flavoured with tamarind.
£12.56£13.95
Methi Sag Gosht
Lamb with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs.
£12.47£13.85
Murgi Masala
A mix of chicken minced meat and boiled egg cooked together in a medium sauce.
£12.47£13.85
Pasanda
Coconut, almond and double cream. Choose from chicken or lamb.
£12.47£13.85
Roshuni
Medium spicy, stir fried with fresh garlic in a medium sauce. Choose from chicken or lamb.
£12.47£13.85
Butter Chicken
Cooked with Indian butter-ghee in a creamy nutty sauce.
£12.47£13.85
Dhaka Murgh Dansak
Whole breast of chicken stuffed with mince lamb, mashed potatoes and spinach, garnished with coriander, tomatoes and glazed with honey and cooked in dansak sauce.
£16.16£17.95

Tandoori Specialities

Marinated in herbs and spices and cooked in the tandoori, served with green salad and mint sauce.

Shashlick
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with your choice of meat, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.
£13.46£14.95
Tandoori Chicken
On the bone. Half chicken marinated in spicy tandoori sauce and grilled in the tandoor.
£12.56£13.95
Salmon Tikka,main
£14.36£15.95
Tandoori King Prawn
King prawns marinated in a light spicy sauce and cooked in clay oven.
£14.36£15.95
Tandoori Mixed Grill
A combination of sheek kebab, chicken tikka, lamb tikka and tandoori chicken.
£12.56£13.95
Chicken Tikka
Cubes of chicken marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor.
£12.56£13.95
Lamb Tikka
On the bone. Cubes of lamb marinated in spices and grilled inthe tandoor.
£12.56£13.95
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Succulent pieces of tender lamb chops grilled in the clay oven with exotic marinade.
£15.26£16.95
Duck Tikka
Breast of duck marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor.
£14.36£15.95

North Indian Dishes

Tandoori Mixed Grill Bhuna
Tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab, cooked in a thick medium sauce. Served with a nan bread.
£15.26£16.95
Rezala
Fine slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked ina spicy sauce cooked with onions and green peppers.Served sizzling on a iron wok.
£10.76£11.95
JafLong
Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in tandoori then re-cooked with spicy chickpeas in a spicy bhuna style sauce with a boiled egg. Medium.
£10.58£11.75
North Indian Garlic Chilli
Chicken or lamb. A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chillies, garlic and coriander.
£11.66£12.95

Biriyani Dishes

Cooked with pilau rice and served with a portion of vegetable curry, garnished with tomatoes, cucumber and a hint of coriander. If you suffer from nut allergy we can happy cook to your requirements.

Chicken Biriyani
£13.46£14.95
Lamb Biriyani
£13.46£14.95
King Prawn Biriyani
£14.36£15.95
Mixed Biriyani
£14.36£15.95
Hash Biriyani - Duck
£14.36£15.95
Chicken Tikka Biriyani
£14.36£15.95
Prawn Biriyani
£13.46£14.95
Chicken and Mushroom Biriyani
£13.46£14.95
Vegetable Biriyani
£13.46£14.95

Balti Dishes

Cooked with a unique blend of herbs and spices with onions, pepper and tomatoes, Cooked in a cast iron wok to give a lovely tangy but spicy flavour.

Chicken Tikka Balti
£12.56£13.95
King Prawn Balti
£13.46£14.95
Special Mix Balti
£13.46£14.95
Prawn Balti
£12.56£13.95
Lamb Tikka Balti
£12.56£13.95
Chicken Balti
£11.66£12.95
Lamb Balti
£11.66£12.95
Mix Vegetable Balti
£11.66£12.95
Chicken Tikka Chilli Balti
£13.46£14.95

Korai Specialities

Onions and green pepper cooked in a medium spicy sauce. Cooked in an iron wok to produce wonderful flavours.

Korai Gosht
£11.66£12.95
King Prawn Korai
£13.46£14.95
Korai Chicken
£11.66£12.95
Vegetable Korai
£11.66£12.95

Persian Dishes

Dansak: cooked with lentils, hot, sweet and sour. Pathia: dry curry, sweet and sour medium.

Chicken Tikka Dansak
£11.66£12.95
Prawn Dansak
£10.76£11.95
Vegetable Dansak
£10.76£11.95
Chicken Dansak
£10.76£11.95
King Prawn Dansak
£12.56£13.95
King Prawn Pathia
£12.56£13.95
Prawn Pathia
£10.76£11.95
Lamb Dansak
£10.76£11.95
Vegetable Pathia
£10.76£11.95

Traditonal Dishes

Choose from chicken, lamb, chicken or lamb tikka, prawn, king prawn or vegetable.

Vindaloo
Highly rated
· Very hot with pieces of potatoes.
£10.76£11.95
Bhuna
Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.
£10.76£11.95
Madras
Fairly hot saucy.
£10.76£11.95
Dupiaza
Medium spicy with fried cooked onions.
£10.76£11.95
Rogon Josh
Medium spiced cooked with fresh spicy tomatoes.
£10.76£11.95
Phall
Extremely hot and saucy.
£10.76£11.95
Korma
Sweet, mild with creamy coconut sauce.
£10.76£11.95
Curry
Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy.
£10.76£11.95

Fresh Vegetables

Bombay Potato
Spicy potatoes.
£6.95
Popular
Dall Tarka
Red lentils cooked with fresh fried garlic.
£6.95
Popular
Sag Poneer
Spinach and Indian cheese.
£6.95
Sag Aloo
Spinach and potatoes cooked in medium spices.
£6.95
Broccoli Bhaji
Fresh broccoli in medium spice sauce.
£6.95
Motor Poneer
Green peas and Indian cheese.
£6.95
Mushroom Bhaji
Chopped mushrooms in spicy sauce.
£6.95
Popular
Cauliflower Bhaji
Fresh cauliflower cooked in medium spices.
£6.95
Brinjal Bhaji
Fresh aubergine cooked in medium spices.
£6.95
Sag Bhaji
Spinach cooked in medium spices with fresh garlic.
£6.95
Raitha
Onion or cucumber with natural yoghurt.
£3.95
Chana Masala
Chickpeas in spicy sauce.
£6.95
Vegetable Curry
Mixed vegetables in a gravy based sauce.
£6.95
Bhindi Bhaji
Fresh okra cooked in medium spices.
£6.95
Poneer Masala
Indian cheese cooked in a masala sauce.
£6.95

Rice and Breads

Pilau Rice
Basmati saffron rice.
£3.95
Garlic Nan
With fine pieces of fresh garlic and coriander.
£3.95
Papadom
Plain or spicy.
£0.95
Peshwari Nan
Stuffed with nuts and almonds.
£3.95
Nan
£3.10
Plain Rice
Steamed.
£3.45
Paratha
Made with whole meal flour fried in butter ghee.
£3.95
Chapatti
Thin bread made from whole meal flour and baked.
£2.85
Cheese Nan
Baked with cheddar cheese filling.
£4.50
mint sauce
mint sauce
£1.00
Lemon Rice
With fresh pieces of lemon.
£4.95
Special Fried Rice
Chickpeas, egg and onions.
£4.95
Mushroom Rice
With fresh button mushroom.
£4.95
Keema Nan
Stuffed with mince lamb.
£3.95
mango Chutney
Mango chutney.
£1.00
onion salad
onion salad
£1.00
Vegetable Rice
With fresh vegetables.
£4.95
Badami Rice
Cooked with cashew, pistachio and almonds.
£5.95
Vegetable Nan
£3.95
Stuffed Paratha
Stuffed with fresh vegetables.
£4.95
Tandoori Roti
£3.10
Puree
Light fluffy bread made from self-raising flour, deep fried.
£2.10

Desserts

Allergens for all dessert items are Gluten, Nuts, Dairy.

Shemai
A traditional Bangladeshi dessert made with roasted and caramelised vermicelli in a cream sauce.contains nuts
£3.95
Gulab Jam
A syrupy doughnut like dumpling, a traditional Indian sweet usually served at celebrations and events.
£3.95

Chilled Soft Drinks

Diet Coke 330ml
£2.95
Coke
1.5L.
£4.95
Lemonade (1.5L)
£3.10
Sparkling Water (70cl)
bottle
£3.95
Still Mineral Water
bottle
£3.95
COKE 330ml
classic coke 330ml
£3.45

Beers

cobra Indian Beer 4.5% ABV
large bottle
£6.95
Indian beer 650 ml
Large bottle of Indian beer
£6.75

Wines

House Red Wine (75cl)
£11.66£12.95
House White Wine (75cl)
£11.66£12.95
Min iProsecco Bottle
Italia spumante. 187ml bottle.
£8.45
Diet Coke 330ml
330ML
£4.10
coke 330ml
classic cocoa cola
£4.10

don't forget to order drinks above

still water 70cl
bottle
£3.95
sparkling water bottle
£3.95