About Taj Mahal - Birmingham
The Taj Mahal is a classic Indian takeaway in Chelmsford, serving up all the usual suspects you’d expect from a stellar curry house. Less well known are dishes like the lamb Badami Passanda – cooked up in a deep blend of almonds, coconuts and cream.
Starters
Onion Bhaji (V)
Spiced onions deep fried with gram flour.£3.25Sheek Kebab
Spiced minced lamb skewered and cooked slowly in a clay oven.£4.45Mixed Kebab
Chicken tikka, onion bhaji & sheek kebab.£5.25Samosa (2 Pcs)
Triangular - shaped pastries filled with spiced lamb or vegetables.£4.40Chicken Pakora
Tender pieces of chicken, spiced and deep fried in batter.£4.65Puree
Spiced chicken accompanied by a pan fried puffy bread.£5.10Chicken Tikka (Starters)
Diced tender chicken marinated in selected spices & herbs, cooked in a traditional tandoori clay oven.£4.40Lamb Tikka (Starters)
Succulent lamb pieces marinated in selected spices & herbs, cooked in a traditional tandoori clay oven.£4.95Tandoori Chicken
A popular dish consisting of a quarter spring chicken marinated in yoghurt & specially selected spices, barbecued in a tandoori clay oven.£4.40Tandoori Fish
Silverhake marinated in tandoori sauce and cooked in a clay oven.£5.50Lamb Chops
Marinated in spices and cooked in clay oven.£5.95
Tandoori Specialities
These dishes are prepared specially by the expert tandoori chef. Marinated in yoghurt with delicate herbs and fresh spices & then barbecued on skewers over a tandoori clay oven. Served with salad.
Tandoori Chicken (Half)
£8.50Chicken Tikka (Tandoori Specialities)
£8.50Tandoori King Prawn
£13.95Tandoori Mixed Grill
Chicken & lamb chop, sheek kebab & tandoori chicken£11.00Lamb chops
Tandoori spices, cooked in tandoori.£11.95
Biryani Dishes
A popular combination of basmati saffron rice with ground almonds & specially selected spices, garnished with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers & coriander & served with a curry sauce. Add an additional £0.50 for lamb or prawn dishes.
Vegetable Biryani (V)
£9.45Biryani
Chicken, lamb or prawn.£9.95Tikka Biryani
Chicken or lamb.£9.95Tandoori Chicken Biryani (Off The Bone)
£10.50House Special Biryani
£13.95King Prawn Biryani
£13.95
Chef's Special
Some of the dishes below can be prepared with lamb for 50p extra.
House Special Tandoori Curry
A mouth-watering combination of tandoori chicken, lamb & chicken tikka, cooked in a unique sauce containing a delicate blend of aromatic spices and fresh herb.£11.65Achari Chicken (Hot)
Tender pieces of chicken cooked with various spices and mixed pickles. A spicy & slightly hot dish.£9.60Tandoori Garlic Tikka Chilli Chicken (Hot)
Tender chicken pieces, cooked with fresh green chillies, onions, green peppers, herbs and a combination of specially selected spices.£9.60Nepali Dansak Chicken (Medium)
A dish consisting of tender chicken or lamb pieces marinated in yoghurt, simmered slowly in fresh cream, mixed with lentils, spring onions, lemons, coriander and ground chillis. A sweet and sour sauce with tangy, exotic taste.£9.60Chicken Jalfrezi (Hot)
Diced pieces of chicken or lamb, cooked with green chillies, onions, green peppers, spices & herbs and flavoured with coriander. Slightly dry with a thick spicy sauce.£9.60Chicken Pasanda (Mild)(N)
Diced pieces of chicken, mildly spiced, prepared with butter & thickened with cream, mixed fruits, almonds, pistachio & coconut.£9.60Desi Butter Chicken (Medium)(N)
Diced pieces of chicken, fried with butter, cooked in medium spices in a rich creamy sauce, with fresh green chillies.£9.60Chicken Tikka Masalla (N)
A national favourite - diced pieces of chicken, cooked in a sauce made with a delicate blend of mild aromatic spices & herbs and simmered in fresh cream.£9.60Desi Tikka Masalla (Mild)(N)
Diced pieces of chicken or lamb cooked in home style tandoori sauce, with fresh spices to produce a spicy dish.£9.60Chicken Harrey Mirch Masalla (Hot)(N)
Tender pieces of chicken, cooked in a spicy tandoori sauce with fresh garlic and seasonal chillies. An "apna" - style fiery dish.£9.60King Fish Dream (Mild)
Pieces of seasonal fish cooked in mild spices, cream and spice in the city's own recipe sauce.£10.80Tandoori Mix Jalfrezi (Hot)
King prawns, chicken and lamb tikka cooked with onions, capsicum, fresh green chillies and various exotic herbs and spices.£12.75Lamb Shatkora
Shatkora, Sweet & Sour with Onion, tomatoes, fresh coriander,£9.60
Traditional Favourites
The following dishes are available in a choice of the following: chicken, lamb, prawn, king prawn, paneer or vegetable (V).
Medium Curry
Curries come from the fantastic variety developed during the Mogul Empire early in the 16th century. It consists of cardamon, chilli, pepper, bay leaves, turmeric amongst other popular Indian dishes.£9.10Balti Dishes
Balti dishes are famously invented locally here in Birmingham. It is cooked in rich flavours with onions, capsicum, herbs and with chef's special sauce - a medium dish.£9.10Korma (N)
A delicate preparation of yoghurt, cream and spices producing a very mild but rich, creamy sauce. A dish with strong coconut aroma.£9.10Bhuna
A thoroughly garnished dish with onion, garlic, tomato and few selected spices to produce a dish of medium taste. A slightly thicker sauce.£9.10Rogan
A special preparation with pimento, garlic, tomato and a few selected spices to produce a dish of medium strength.£9.10Madras (Hot)
Another very popular dish of South Indian origin. A rich and fairly hot taste. Extensively prepared with garlic, chilli and tomato puree.£9.10Vindaloo (Very Hot)
A Portuguese invention in Goa widely known for it's fiery, fabulously rich hot taste. Black pepper, lemon, ginger and red chilli are a few of the spices added.£9.10Methi
A medium dry dish cooked with fenugreek and various selected spices.£9.10Rezala (N)
A new dish cooked with diced onions, spicy with a creamy taste suitable for curry connoisseurs.£9.10Dansak (Mild)
A beautiful combination of spices with lentils, garlic, lemon and sugar, producing a dish that is slightly hot with a sweet and sour taste.£9.10
Vegetable Side Dishes
Mixed Vegetables
Cooked in herbs & spices.£3.95Bombay Aloo
Spicy potato.£3.95Saag Aloo
Spinach & potato.£3.95Tarka Dhall
Lentils cooked with fried garlic.£3.95Mushroom Dhall
Mushrooms with thick lentils.£3.95Chana Bhaji
Chick peas cooked in fresh spices.£3.95Bhindi Bhaji
Okra cooked in fresh spices.£3.95Sagwala
Spiced spinach.£3.95Aloo Gobi
Potato & cauliflower.£3.95Baigun Bhaji
Aubergine cooked in spices.£3.95Mushroom Chana
Mushrooms & chick peas.£3.95Sag Paneer
£4.95
Sundries
Boiled Rice
Plain, steamed basmati rice.£2.90Pilau Rice
Fragrant and lightly spiced basmati rice.£3.25Fried Rice
Plain fried with onions.£3.25Egg Fried Rice
Fried with eggs.£3.55Bengal Rice
Fried with eggs, green chilli, prawn & spices.£4.50Mushroom Fried Rice
Fried with mushrooms.£3.60Plain Nan
Leavened bread.£2.95Cheese Nan
With cheese.£3.40Garlic Nan
With sliced garlic.£3.40Keema Nan
With spiced minced lamb.£3.40Peshwari Nan (N)
Stuffed with coconut, almonds & syrup on top.£3.40Onion Kulcha Nan
Stuffed with spiced onions.£3.40Paratha
Wholemeal bread fried in butter.£3.70Roti
Thick wholemeal bread baked in tandoor.£2.50Chapati
Thin wholemeal bread baked on tawa.£2.20Puree
Thin wholemeal bread deep fried.£2.30Raitha
Cultured yogurt. Plain or tomato, cucumber & onion.£2.55Chips
£2.45Papadom
£0.75Spiced Papadom
£0.75Pickles
£0.75Mango Chutney
£0.75