Going the extra mile
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About Paprika Indian Takeaway - Reading Riverside
Here at Paprika, we take immense pride in the preparation of our meals. Each dish is individually prepared to order using the freshest ingredients. Please allow extra time when you order any particular dish not featured on our menu15% off entire menu
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3 Meal Deals from £14.99
Good value everyday
Set menu for 1
- papadum onion salad mint sauce - onion bhaji - chicken tikka masala - Bombay Aloo - pilau rice£14.45£17.00PopularSet menu for 2
- papadum, mint sauce, onion salad - Starter:chicken tikka,meat samosa - Main:Chicken jalfrezi, Lamb dupiyaza - Side:Saag Aloo, Mushroom Bhaji - Pilau Rice, Keema Naan£26.34£30.99Vegetarian set menu 1
Papadum Onion salad Mint sauce Vegetable samosa Chill ponir Chana masala Plain naan£14.99Vegetarian
Popular with other people
Chicken Tikka Masala
£9.45Chicken Tikka Biryani
£12.08Chicken Biryani
£9.98Chicken Passanda
£8.93Paneer Tikka Vegetarian
£8.93Chicken Jalfrezi Fairly Hot
£9.45Chicken tikka sizzler
£8.93Chicken Karahi Fairly Hot
£8.93Lamb Balti
£9.98Chicken Naga Hot
£9.45
Starter
Onion Bhaji 3pc
Shredded onions, turmeric & ginger, bound in chickpea flour, deep-fried£3.68Mixed Platter
Chicken and lamb tikka, seekh kebab, onion bhaji£5.78Meat Samosa 2pc
Filled with mince meat, peas and fresh vegetables, wrapped in pastry and fried until golden brown£4.73Seekh Kebab
Spiced minced lamb, with ginger and fenugreek, flame-grilled in the clay oven£4.73Fish tikka
Pangas filet marinated in tandoori paste, fresh mint, yoghurt, ground spices and cooked in clay oven.£5.78PopularChicken pakora
Chicken strips wrapped with chickpea flour, fenugreek, fresh coriander, turmeric. Deep fried and served with salad.£5.78Vegetable Samosa 2pc Vegetarian
Filled with fresh vegetables, wrapped in pastry and fried until golden brown. Vegetarian.£4.20Prawn puri
Cooked with mixed spices, sugar, fresh lemon juice. Served with thin fried bread.£4.73Lamb Tikka
Chicken/spring lamb pieces marinated in yoghurt, onion, cumin, coriander and ginger, grilled in the clay oven£5.20King prawn puri
Cooked with onion, mixed spices, sugar, fresh lemon juice. Served with thin fried bread.£6.83Chicken Tikka
Chicken/spring lamb pieces marinated in yoghurt, onion, cumin, coriander and ginger, grilled in the clay oven£4.73Aloo chat
Sliced potato cooked with tomato, cucumber and special chat masala spice. Served with thin fried bread.£4.20Chicken chat
Sliced chicken tikka cooked with tomato, cucumber and special chat masala spice. Served with thin fried bread£4.73Salmon tikka
Pink salmon marinated in tandoori paste, fresh mint, yoghurt, ground spices and cooked in clay oven.£6.83Tandoori Chicken On the bone
Spring chicken marinated in yoghurt, lime juice, black pepper and ginger, grilled in the clay oven£4.73Chicken momo
Pulled chicken breast cooked with tamarind, onion, pepper. Rolled with fried bread£4.73King prawn suka
Cooked with tamarind, sugar, garlic, onion and pepper.£6.83
Chicken and Lamb Dishes
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken/lamb tikka pieces served in a subtly spiced, tamarind, tomato-cream sauce£9.45PopularChicken Passanda
Sliced chicken/lamb tikka cooked with coconut, ground almonds and single cream, topped with almond flakes£8.93Chicken Jalfrezi Fairly Hot
Stir-fried with onions, tomato and green pepper, in a hot chilli sauce£9.45Lamb Naga Hot
lamb pieces spiked with naga chilli pickle, all wrapped up in a luscious sauce£10.50Chicken Karahi Fairly Hot
Pieces of chicken/lamb cooked with Karahi mixed spices, ginger, tomato, and pepper£8.93Chicken Saag
Medium hot dish with fenugreek and spinach£9.45Chicken Naga Hot
Chicken pieces spiked with naga chilli pickle, all wrapped up in a luscious sauce£9.45Lamb Jalfrezi Fairly Hot
Stir-fried with onions, tomato and green pepper, in a hot chilli sauce£10.50Lamb Balti
Specially prepared in a balti sauce, tomato, mushroom and mixed pepper. Served with naan bread£9.98Lamb Passanda
Sliced chicken/lamb tikka cooked with coconut, ground almonds and single cream, topped with almond flakes£9.98Lamb Karahi Fairly Hot
Pieces of chicken/lamb cooked with Karahi mixed spices, ginger, tomato, and pepper£9.98Lamb Tikka Masala
Chicken/lamb tikka pieces served in a subtly spiced, tamarind, tomato-cream sauce£10.50Lamb Saag
Medium hot dish with fenugreek and spinach£10.50Chicken Balti
Specially prepared in a balti sauce, tomato, mushroom and mixed pepper. Served with naan bread£8.93
Chicken Only
Butter Chicken
Pulled tandoori chicken in a creamy, almond and butter-based sauce£9.45Chicken Jaipur
Sliced chicken tikka in a onion, pepper, tomato, yoghurt-based sauce£11.10Keema Murgh
Chicken pieces cooked with minced lamb, ginger and tomato£11.03Murg Haryali Fairly Hot
Chicken breast cooked in fresh coriander, single cream, garden mint, pepper, crushed green chillies & ground spices£8.93
Lamb Only
Bhuna Achari Lamb
Tender lamb pieces cooked with tamarind, ground cumin, tomat and mixed pepper£9.98Tawa Ghost
Tender spring lamb, slow cooked with ginger, green chilli, grounc cumin and tomato£9.45Chana Lamb Fairly Hot
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with chickpeas, ginger, pepper, tomato, ground cumin and naga chilli£9.98
House Favourite Dishes
The following house favourite dishes come with your choice of chicken, lamb, prawn, king prawn or vegetable
Korma
All-time favourite, a delicately spiced dish cooked in coconut, cream and almonds£7.88PopularDupiaza
Cooked with diced onion, roasted mixed pepper and fenugreek£7.88Vindaloo
Very Hot Cooked with potato, in a very hot and spicy sauce£7.88Rogan Josh
Cooked in a special mixed spices topped with cooked, sliced tomato and fenugreek£7.88Dhansak
Fairly Hot A hot, sweet & sour dish, prepared with tomato, chilli, fresh herbs and lentils£7.88Pathia
Fairly Hot A hot, sweet & sour dish prepared with tomato, chilli & fresh herbs£7.88Madras Hot
A dish composed with a sauce or gravy seasoned with a mixture of ground spices£7.88Chicken Bhuna
Highly flavoured dish cooked with rich tomato and onion-based sauce£7.88Curry
A dish composed with a sauce or gravy seasoned with a mixture of ground spices£7.88
Tandoori Dishes
All flame-grilled in our tandoori clay oven. If you would like salad, please ask.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, seekh kebab and onion. Served with naan bread£14.18Chicken Tikka
Chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt, ginger, coriander and onion£7.88Paneer Tikka Vegetarian
Homemade cheese marinated in yoghurt, cumin, lemon juice, ginger, tomato, onion and pepper. Vegetarian.£8.93Chicken tikka sizzler
chicken tikka pan-fried with sliced pepper and onion, fenugreek, garlic and turmeric.£8.93PopularLamb Shashlik
Spring lamb pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, lime juice, ginger, green chilli, tomato, onion and pepper£11.03Tandoori Chicken Half
Spring chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt, lime juice, black pepper, ginger and onion£7.88Chicken Shashlik
Chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, lime juice, ginger, green chilli, tomato, onion and pepper£9.98King Prawn Shashlik
King prawn marinated in lime juice, turmeric, garden mint, fenugreek, onion, tomato and green pepper£14.70Salmon tikka
cooked in clay oven then pan-fried with sliced pepper and onion, fenugreek and turmeric.£11.03Seekh Kebab
Spiced minced lamb with ginger, garlic, cumin, fenugreek, onion and coriander£9.45Lamb Tikka
Spring lamb pieces marinated in yoghurt, ginger, coriander and onion Chicken Shashlik£8.93Fish tikka
pangas filet pieces cooked in clay oven then pan-fried with sliced pepper and onion, fenugreek and turmeric£8.93Chicken tikka naga
marinated chicken cubes cooked in clay oven then pan-fried with onion and hot desi naga£8.93Lamb tikka sizzler
lamb tikka pan-fried with sliced pepper and onion, fenugreek, garlic and turmeric£9.98Tandoori King Prawn
Marinated in yoghurt, lime juice, turmeric, coriander and onion£13.65
Seafood Dishes
Masala
Served in a subtly spiced tamarind, tomato-cream sauce£8.40Jalfrezi Fairly Hot
Stir-fried with onion, tomato and green pepper, in a hot chilli sauce£8.93Naga Hot
Prawn with naga chilli pickle, all wrapped up in a luscious sauce£8.40Bhuna
Highly flavoured, cooked with rich tomato and onion-based sauce£8.40Karahi Fairly Hot
Cooked in a special Karahi mix spices£9.98Fresh Water King Prawn Fairly Hot
King prawn grilled in the clay oven, cooked with ground coriander, turmeric, naga chilli and fresh herbs£13.60
Vegetable Dishes
Chilli Paneer Vegetarian Hot
Chunks of fried paneer (Indian cheese) in a slightly sweet and spicy chilli sauce. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Masala Vegetarian
Mixed vegetables, served in a subtly spiced tamarind, romato-cream sauce. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Passanda Vegetarian
Mixed vegetables, served with coconut, almond and a delicious yoghurt-based sauce. Vegetarian.£8.40Chana Aloo Karahi Vegetarian Fairly Hot
Potato and chickpeas cooked in a special Karahi mix spices. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Balti Vegetarian
Mixed vegetables specially prepared in a balti sauce, tomato, mushroom and mixed pepper. Served with naan bread. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Karahi Vegetarian Fairly Hot
Mixed vegetables cooked with Karahi mix spices, ginger, tomato and pepper. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Jalfrezi Vegetarian Fairly Hot
Stir-fried with onion, tomato and green pepper in a hot chilli sause. Vegetarian.£8.40Vegetable Naga Vegetarian Hot
Mixed vegetables spikled with naga chilli pickle, in a luscious sauce. Vegetarian.£8.40
Biryani
Cooked with basmati rice and the finest blend of spices (ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon). Served with vegetable curry
Chicken Tikka Biryani
£12.08Chicken Biryani
£9.98Lamb Biryani
£11.03Vegetable Biryani Vegetarian
Vegetarian.£8.93Mixed Biryani
Chicken, lamb & prawn£12.60Prawn Biryani
£11.03Tandoori King Prawn Biryani
£14.70
Kebabs
All kebabs are served in a naan bread with salad and mint sauce
Lamb Tikka Kebab
£8.40Chicken Tikka Kebab
£7.88Mixed Kebab
£8.40Lamb Sheek Kebab
£8.40
Kids Meals
All meals served with chips and an orange-flavoured fruit shoot
Chicken Nuggets 6pc
£6.30Chicken Popcorn
£6.30Fish Finger 6 pcs
£6.30Egg omlette and chips
£7.35Chicken omlette and chips
£8.40
Rice & Sundries
Pilau Rice Vegetarian
Flavoured basmati rice. Vegetarian.£3.68House Chutneys (each) Vegetarian
Mint & mango sauce, mixed pickle and onion salad. Vegetarian.£0.79Poppadom Vegetarian
Vegetarian.£0.79Mushroom Rice Vegetarian
Basmati rice cooked with mushrooms. Vegetarian.£4.41Steamed rice
£3.15VegetarianSpecial Fried Rice Vegetarian
Pilau rice fried with egg & peas. Vegetarian.£4.41Jeera & Coconut Rice Vegetarian
Refreshing rice cooked with cumin seeds and sweet coconut. Vegetarian.£4.41Thick Cut Chips Vegetarian
Vegetarian.£4.20Keema Rice
Pilau rice cooked with minced lamb£4.73Chicken tikka rice
£5.78Goan Rice
Pilau rice cooked with prawn & egg£4.73Raita Vegetarian
Cold yoghurt with cucumber. Vegetarian.£2.10Vegetable Rice Vegetarian
Pilau rice cooked with vegetables. Vegetarian.£4.41House Salad Vegetarian
Vegetarian.£2.63VegetarianHouse Chutneys (all) Vegetarian
Vegetarian.£2.63Saag rice
£4.73
Side
Saag Aloo Vegetarian
Spinach and potato, cooked with herbs. Vegetarian.£4.73Bombay Aloo Vegetarian
Potato cooked with spice and herbs. Vegetarian.£4.73Tarka Dal
Spiced lentils tempered with garlic. Vegetarian.£4.73Saag Bhaji Vegetarian
Spinach and garlic with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Okra Bhaji Vegetarian
Okra with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Aloo Gobi Vegetarian
Potato and cauliflower, cooked with turmeric and fenugreek. Vegetarian.£4.73Chana Masala Vegetarian
Chickpeas cooked with a special chat masala spice. Vegetarian.£4.73Saag Paneer Vegetarian
Cooked spinach with cubes of fried paneer (Indian cheese), thickened with cream. Vegetarian.£4.73Vegetable Curry
Mixed vegetables cooked with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Brinjal Bhaji Vegetarian
Fresh baby aubergine with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Dhingri Matar Vegetarian
Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked with fresh herbs in a rich sauce. Vegetarian.£4.73Saag cheese
£4.73Mushroom Bhaji Vegetarian
Mushroom with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Vegetable Bhaji Vegetarian
Mixed vegetables cooked with light spices. Vegetarian.£4.73Curry sauce
£4.73Dal masala
£4.73
Breads
Peshwari Naan
with coconut and almonds. Vegetarian.£3.68Garlic Naan
Vegetarian.£3.68Naan
Vegetarian.£3.36Keema Naan
Filled with minced lamb. Vegetarian.£4.20Cheese Naan
Filled with cheese. Vegetarian£3.68Tandoori Roti
Made from wholewheat flour, cooked in tandoori oven. Vegetarian.£3.15Chapati
Flatbread made of wholewheat flour and cooked on a griddle. Vegetarian.£2.10Paratha
Thin layered flat wholewheat bread baked with butter ghee. Vegetarian.£3.68Vegetable Paratha
Paratha filled with vegetables. Vegetarian.£4.20Balti naan
£4.20Saag naan
£4.20Kulcha naan
£4.20
Drinks
Soft Drink Bottle
1.25L£3.68Soft Drink Can
330ml£1.50Bottle of Water
500ml£1.58
Main
Garlic chicken
chicken tikka cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and aromatic mix spice. Garnished with fried garlic£9.98Lemon chicken
chicken tikka cooked with zesty lemon£9.45Chicken Methi
chicken tikka cooked with onion, pepper, fenugreek£9.45Keema Aloo
minced lamb cooked with potato and chef’s special spice£9.45Keema Bhona
minced lamb cooked with onion, tomato and pepper£9.45Keema Peas
minced lamb cooked with onion, tomato, pepper and peas£9.98Lamb Methi
lamb pieces cooked with onion, pepper, fenugreek£9.98Achar chicken
Chicken tikka pieces cooked in onion, tomato, ground spices, pepper and tamarind sauce£9.98Chana chicken
chicken cooked with chickpeas£9.98Keema Saag
minced lamb cooked with onion, tomato , pepper and spinach£9.98Lemon lamb
lamb pieces cooked with zesty lemon£9.98Butter chicken desi
cooked with onion, tomato, almond, Sugar and desi ghee£9.98Garlic lamb
lamb pieces cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and aromatic mix spice. Garnished with fried garlic£11.03Achar lamb
Lamb tikka pieces cooked in onion, tomato, ground spices, pepper and tamarind sauce£11.03Chana lamb
lamb cooked with chickpeas£11.03
