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Set Meals
Set Meal A
2 poppadom, dips and salad, vegetable pakora, chicken tikka starter, two curries, 1 pilau rice, any 1 naan bread.£21.95Set Meal B
2 poppadom, dips and salad, mixed pakora, chicken tikka starter, two curries, 2 pilau rice, 1 chips, 1 any naan bread.£26.95
Essence Special
Chicken Zeera
Spiced chicken pieces cooked in a half richly spiced sauce with coriander.£8.95Chicken Amnah
A mild creamy dish with mango slices and plea coconut milk to give a smooth texture.£8.95Kola Chicken
Chicken with a mild blend of fresh banana, fresh cream, herbs and spices.£8.95North Bengol Chilli Masala
Cooked with fresh green chili, coriander and spinach. Fairly Hot.£11.95Essence Special
Chicken, lamb and king prawns cooked in rich textured sauce with garlic, fresh ginger, onions, green chili with fresh coriander. Medium.£11.95
Chef Specialist
Tikka Masala
Mild.£7.95Korai
Medium.£7.95Redford
Almonds, cashew nuts, yogurt and rare wild ground herbs, mild smooth and fresh taste.£7.95Jaipuri
Cooked with fresh mushroom, ketchup and chef special recipe. Medium.£7.95Chili Masala
A bhuna style curry with green chili, garlic and coriander. Fairly Hot.£7.95Mango Malai Korma (Sweet and Creamy)
Cooked with malibu, coconut, slice of mango.£7.95Makhani (Cheesy and Creamy)
A creamy dish with almond and cheese topping.£7.95Butter
Chicken tikka from the tandoori immersed in a delicious spiced, creamy, butter sauce. Mild.£7.95Kashmiri Korma (Sweet and Fruity)
Cooked with fruits cocktail.£7.95Chennai Naga Express
Cooked with fresh herbs and naga paste. Very Hot.£7.95Chili Korma (Sweet and Hot)
Cooked with fresh chili and coconut.£7.95Achari
Cooked with mango pickle and chef special recipe. Medium and Hot.£7.95Tiger Special (Sweet)
Cooked with mango chutney and cashew nuts.£7.95Pasanda
Pieces of tender lamb in fresh cream and almond and pistachio paste, very mild dish.£7.95Methi Lamb
With fresh fenugreek leaves. Medium.£7.95Nawabi
Meat cooked in traditional tandoori style blended into slightly tangy sauce to a medium strength with a hint of garlic, fresh ginger and coriander. Medium.£7.95South Indian Garlic Chili
Cooked with fresh garlic and chili, combined texture with alm tomato. Hot.£7.95Essence Munchy Box
Chicken tikka, chicken pakora, veg pakora, mushroom pakora doner kebab with cheese and sauce with can of juice.£9.95
Appetizers
Poppadom
£0.75Chutneys Tray (3)
£1.95Mango
£0.75Onion
£0.75Mint Sauce
£0.75Mixed Pickle
£0.95Ketchup
£0.75Raita
£2.50Cucumber Raita
£2.50Onion Raita
£2.50Garlic Sauce
£1.25Coleslaw
£1.95
Starter
Onion Bhaji
£3.50Vegetable Pakora
£3.50Chicken Pakora
£3.95Mix Pakora
£4.95Samosa
Chicken, lamb or vegetables.£3.95Tikka
Chicken or lamb.£4.75Tandoori Chicken
£4.50Sheek Kabab
£4.75Sahi Sheek kabab
£5.25Chat Supreme
Chicken, lamb, aloo or mushroom.£4.95King Prawn Puree
£6.95Prawn Puree
£4.95Essence Mixed Kebab
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, sheek kebab.£4.95
Tandoori Specialities
The following tandoori dishes are served with green salad and a special vegetable curry. Mild, medium or hot.
Chicken Tikka
Tender pieces of chicken breast marinated in natural yogurt and spices then broiled in the tandoor.£10.95Lamb Tikka
A boneless morsel of lamb, marinated in natural yogurt and rare spices then broiled in the tandoor.£11.95Tandoori Chicken
Half a chicken marinated in natural herbs and roasted in the tandoor.£10.95Tandoori Mixed Grill
A feast for tandoori lovers, sheek kebab, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, tandoori king prawn and pieces of tandoori.£14.95Tandoori King Prawn
King prawn marinated in natural herbs and roasted in the tandoor.£15.95
Traditional Disdhes
Korma
Mild.£6.95Bhuna
Medium.£6.95Rogan
Medium.£6.95Dhansak (Memon Tangi)
£6.95Pathi (Sweet and Sour)
£6.95Dupiaza
Medium.£6.95Madras
Hot.£6.95Vindaloo
Very Hot.£6.95Saag
Medium.£6.95Jalfrezi
Fairly Hot.£6.95Garlic Chili
Fairly Hot.£6.95
Balti Dishes
Balti
Chicken or lamb cooked with garlic, diced green peppers and onions in special balti paste, medium hot.£7.95Tikka Balti
Lamb or chicken cooked with garlic, diced green peppers and onions in special.£8.95King Prawn Balti
Medium.£13.95Vegetable Balti
£6.95Akbori Mix Balti
Consists of chicken, lamb and prawn.£9.95Garlic Chili Balti
Spring lamb or chicken cooked with fresh garlic in a thick sauce, sprinkled with freshly chopped green chili and coriander. Fairly Hot.£8.95Essence Special Balti (Creamy)
Mild curry with fresh coriander and cream. Chef special recipe.£9.95
Shashlick Dishes
Mildly spiced meat skewered with tomatoes, capsicum and onions, served with green salad and any kind of curry sauce.
Chicken Shashlick
£11.95Lamb Shashlik
£12.95King Prawn Shashlik
£15.95Mix Shashlik
Chicken and lamb.£12.95
European Dishes
All dishes are served with chips, salad and sauce.
Cirolen Steak
£12.95Chicken Maryland
£8.95Chicken Fillet
£7.95Chicken Nugget
£7.95Mince Pie
£4.95Maccaroni Pie
£4.95Chicken Burger
£4.25Cheese Burger
£4.95Scampi
£7.95Fish and Chips
£7.95Chips and Cheese
£3.95Donner Kebab
With naan bread.£8.95Mixed Kebab
£9.95Chicken Omelette and Chips
£6.95Lasagna
Served with chips and salad.£7.95
Pizza
Margarita
Mozzarella cheese, tomato or BBQ.£5.95Chicken Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, chicken.£7.95Meat Feast
Mozzeralla cheese, chicken, spicy beef, lamb donner, salami, pepperoni.£9.95Pepperoni Pizza
Mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.£7.95Donner Pizza
Mozzarella cheese and donner.£7.95Huwei
Ham and pineapple.£7.95Vegetable Pizza
Mozzarella cheese , mushroom, peppers mixed vegetable.£6.95Korma Pizza
Indian korma sauce.£6.95Masala Pizza
Indian tikka masala sauce.£6.95Madras Pizza
Indian madras sauce.£6.95Essence Special Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, paperoni, ham, chicken, donner.£11.95Calzone Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, spicy beef, cam, chicken and mushroom.£7.95
Rice Dishes
Fluffy Steamed Rice
£2.30Pilau Rice
£2.65Egg Fried Rice
£3.50Lemon Cashew Rice
£3.50Mushroom Pilau Rice
£3.50Vegetable Pilau Rice
£3.50Oriental Rice
£3.50Keema Pilau Rice
£3.95Special Fried Rice
£3.75Garlic Fried Rice
£3.50Onion Fried Rice
£2.95Coconut Rice
£3.50Garlic and Chili Rice
£3.50
Biryani
Biryani dishes are cooked with saffron rice and served with medium spiced vegetable curry sauce.
Chicken Biryani
£8.95Chicken Tikka Biryani
£8.95Lamb Biryani
£9.95Lamb tikka Biryani
£10.95Prawn Biryani
£10.95King Prawn Biryani
£13.95Zara Special Biryani
£12.95Vegetable Biryani
£7.95Akbori Mix
Consist of chicken, lamb and prawn.£9.95
Bread Selection
Plain Naan
£2.75Garlic Naan
£2.95Keema Naan
£3.50Peshawar Naan
£3.50Cheese Naan
£3.50Cheese and Garlic Naan
£3.50Onion Kulcha Naan
£3.50Plain Paratha
£3.95Tandoori Roti
£1.95Chapati
£1.75
Side Dishes
Bhindi Bhaji
Okra with dried onions and slightly salted.£3.95Mushroom Bhaji
A rare combination of fresh mushroom with a lightly spiced sauce.£3.95Aloo Gobi
Potatoes and cauliflower in a very lightly spiced sauce.£3.95Sag Aloo
Spinach and potatoes in creamy sauce.£3.95Bombay Aloo
Potatoes cooked in a lightly spiced sauce.£3.95Saag Paneer
Combination of spinach and homemade cheese.£3.95Tarka Daal
Lentils garnished with garlic.£3.95
Drink
Coke
Can or 1.25ltr bottle.£1.20Diet
Can or bottle.£1.207Up Can
£1.20Fanta
Can or bottle.£1.20Sprite Can
£1.20Irn Bru
Can or bottle.£1.20Ginger Beer
£1.50Bottle of Lemonade
£3.50