Spice Merchant - Kings Heath
Starters
Plain Poppadoms
£0.90Spicy Poppadoms
£0.90Onion Bhaji (V)
Freshly sliced onions combined with gram flour batter with herbs & spices, frittered golden brown.£3.95Chaat (V)
Potatoes & chickpeas in a special sweet & sour chaat masala.£3.75Chicken Chaat (V)
Chicken, potatoes & chickpeas in a special sweet & sour chaat masala.£4.25Vegetable Kebab (V)
Potatoes, peas, lentils, herbs & spices, patty.£4.25Vegetable Samosa (V)
A mixture of vegetables & spices encased in a triangular crisp-shaped pastry.£4.25Meat Samosa
Mince meat & spices encased in a triangular crisp-shaped pastry.£4.75Tikka Starter
Cubes of succulent lamb or chicken medium spiced, marinated & grilled over charcoal.£4.95Chicken Chilli
Strips of chicken breast fried in batter, cooked with fresh green chillies, peppers & onion in a chilli sauce.£4.25Chicken Wings
Simply delicious chicken wings baked in a clay oven.£3.95Shashlik
Chargrilled chicken or lamb, cooked with mushrooms, onions & peppers marinated in special spices cooked in a clay oven.£4.75Paneer Shashlik
Cubes of Indian cheese skewered with mushrooms, onions, capsicum grilled over charcoal.£4.75Chilli Paneer
£4.95Seekh Kebab
Finely minced lamb, seasoned with fresh chillies, herbs & spices baked on skewers in a clay oven.£4.25Tawa Kebab
Tender pieces of chicken with herbs & spices, slightly seasoned cooked & served on a sizzling tawa.£4.25Tandoori Chicken
Pieces of succulent chicken leg on the bone marinated & dry roasted in a clay oven.£3.95Tandoori Chops
Spicy chops cooked in a clay oven.£5.25Mixed Grill (For One)
Seekh kebab, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, lamb chop & chicken wing.£7.95· PopularTandoori Prawns
King prawns, marinated in a spicy sauce lightly cooked in a clay oven.£7.95Tandoori Fish
Marinated in fresh herbs & lemon sauce slightly baked in a clay oven. Bone.£5.25Pakora
Chicken or fish deep fried in spicy batter. Bone.£3.95Aubergine Pakora (V)
Aubergine deep fried in spicy batter.£3.75Gobi Pakora (V)
Cauliflower deep fried in spicy batter.£3.75Shami Kebab
£4.95Stuffed Pepper
£5.25Paneer Roll (V)
Green peas, sweetcorn & paneer encased in a crisp pastry roll.£3.95Puree
Very thin lightly fried bread.£4.25Chana Puree (V)
Very thin lightly fried bread.£4.25Aubergine Puree (V)
Very thin lightly fried bread.£4.95Bhindi Puree (V)
Very thin lightly fried bread.£4.95Garlic & Mushroom Puree (V)
Very thin lightly fried bread.£3.95
Chef Specialities
Tikka Masala
The nation's favourite - chicken or lamb tikka, pan fried in a mild creamy sauce with tomatoes, ground almonds & cashews garnished in fresh coriander.£8.95Chicken Shahjahani
Named after the great Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan (he build the Taj Mahal in memory of his favourite wife Mumtaz). This is a rich & powerful dish, a whole chicken breast is stuffed with minced lamb & then cooked in a delicately spiced sauce containing fresh cream. A truly regal creation.£8.95Gushtaba
A speciality of Kashmir! Finely minced lamb combined with a touch of tumeric, black pepper & garam masala formed into meatballs, then cooked in a medium spicy sauce & garnished in a fresh coriander.£8.95Butter Chicken
We provide ourselves on making the best butter chicken in Birmingham, rich creamy & mild. It contains the choices morsels of tandoori chicken, ground almonds, cashews & lashing of butter.£8.95· PopularThe Suleiman Range
Named after one Pakistan's great mountain range, this is an awesome dish combining chicken, lamb & prawns in a medium dry sauce with pepper, green chillies & ginger.£8.25Garlic Chilli
A mouth-watering combination of garlic, chilli sauce & fresh green chillies. Hot delicious.£8.95Tandoori King Prawn Masala
Fresh prawns cooked lightly in the tandoor then gently mixed into a mild creamy sauce with tomatoes, ground almonds, & cashews. Garnished with fresh coriander.£9.95The Gourmet's Choice
The perfect compromise for the undecided - shashlik chicken, lamb tikka, seekh kebab & king prawn served on a sizzling platter.£12.95Tandoori Mixed Masala
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, & baby prawns all mixed together in a masala sauce. Garnished with coriander.£9.95Chicken Tikka Bhuna
Char-grilled prepared chicken tikka, cooked with peppers & mushrooms in an aromatic medium spicy sauce.£8.95Seekh Kebab Jalfrezi
£7.95Gulbarg
A South Indian dish, medium hot, well spiced garnished with fried onions, tomatoes & green peppers.£8.95Chicken Hyderabadi
Chicken, seekh kebab, spinach & chickpeas.£8.95Kashmiri Begum Bahar
Chicken breast cooked in the tandoor then cooked with onions, peppers, tomatoes, & spicy sauce, topped with bananas & mango slices. Served in a karahi.£8.95Chicken Tikka & King Prawn Jalfrezi
Cooked with onions, capsicum, tomatoes, green chillies, & sliced lemon.£10.95Sea Platter
Tandoori fish, & tandoori king prawns cooked in the clay oven & served sizzling with salad.£11.95Chicken Maska
Chicken tikka & mincemeat cooked in a medium spiced sauce. Garnished with coriander.£8.95Ocean Jalfrezi
Fish & king prawns cooked with onions, capsicum, tomatoes & green chillies.£9.95Lamb Pasanda
Thin fillets of lamb marinated in delicate Kashmiri spices in a mild creamy sauce.£8.95Abid's Recommendation
A choice of chicken or lamb cooked in onions, peppers, fresh chillies, coriander & garam masala. Cooked in a thick sauce garnished with coriander.£8.50Shashlik Bhuna
Barbecued chicken, peppers, onions, tomatoes & mushrooms cooked in a medium spicy sauce.£8.95Handi
The most popular dish throughout Pakistan & India. A chef's delicacy of lamb (on the bone) cooked in a rich dry sauce with herbs & spices & garnished with coriander.£8.50Spice Merchant Platter
A generous selection of char-grilled dishes presented on a sizzling platter, served with fresh salad & mint sauce.£10.95Chicken Tikka Saag
Char-grilled prepared chicken tikka, cooked with spinach.£8.95Napali Chicken
Strips of chargrilled chicken cooked with sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs & a touch of black pepper.£8.95Chicken Tikka Shashlik Bhuna
£8.95Karahi
£8.95
Balti Dishes
Cooked in a semi-dry sauce with pepper, tomatoes & onions & spiced up with garam masala a blend of cinnamon, cumin, coriander, cardamom, cloves, peppercorn, mace & fenugreek. Extras available.
Keema Balti
£8.95Chicken Balti
£7.95Lamb Balti
£8.95Prawn Balti
£7.95King Prawn Balti
£10.95Tikka Balti
£8.95Mixed Balti
Lamb, prawn & chicken.£9.95Seafood Balti
Fish, prawn & king prawn.£9.95Vegetable Balti (V)
£7.95Aloo Baingan Peas Balti (V)
£7.95Paneer Chana Balti (V)
£8.95Chana, Red Kidney Beans & Split Lentils Balti
£7.95
Biryani Dishes
The classic quartet of spices, cardamom, black pepper, cloves & cinnamon, delicately flavour the fluffy basmati rice. All of our biryanis are served with an aloo curry or tarka daal side dish.
Chicken Biryani
£10.95Lamb Biryani
£11.95Prawn Biryani
£10.95King Prawn Biryani
£11.95Tikka Biryani
£11.95Keema Biryani
£11.95Fresh Vegetable Biryani
£9.95Mixed Biryani
Lamb, chicken, prawns, aloo mushroom & chana biryani.£11.95Fish Biryani
£10.95Aloo Baingan Peas Biryani
£10.95Kashmiri Biryani
Chicken & prawn with mix fruit.£11.95
Chicken Dishes
Chicken Rogan Josh
The great classic of Mogul cuisine. Chicken cooked to tender perfection garnished with fried tomatoes.£8.25Chicken Bhuna
Mushrooms, onions, peppers & tomatoes enhanced with fresh fenugreek & our own garam masala.£8.25Chicken Dopiaza
Tender pieces of chicken breast cooked with peppers & plenty of onions with fresh herbs & coriander.£8.25Chicken Saag
Fresh spinach & ground fenugreek marinated with chicken in a classic combination.£8.25· PopularChicken Korma
A mild dish full of flavour, the sauce contains ground almond & coconut in fresh cream & a dash of butter.£8.25· PopularChicken Jalfrezi
Onions or peppers, tomatoes, green chillies, white pepper & a slice of lemon used to create a tangy sauce.£8.25Chicken Achari
£8.25Chicken Hara
Fresh green herbs & chilli sauce.£8.25Chicken Chana
Chicken cooked with chickpeas.£8.25Chicken Dansak
Cooked in sweet & sour sauce cooked with lentils & pineapple.£8.25Chicken Pathia
Sweet & sour sauce cooked with tomatoes & fresh herbs.£8.25Chicken Methi Chana
Chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek & chickpeas.£8.25Chicken Madras
Chicken cooked with hot sauce. Garnished with coriander.£8.25· PopularChicken Mattar
Chicken cooked with green peas & garnished with coriander.£8.25Chicken Jal Naga
Chicken cooked with onions, peppers, fresh tomatoes & naga chillies in a very hot sauce.£8.25
Lamb Dishes
Lamb Rogan Josh
The great classic Mogul Cuisine. Lamb cooked to tender perfection garnished with fried tomatoes.£9.25Lamb Korma
A mild dish full of flavour, the sauce contains ground almond & coconut in fresh cream & a dash of butter.£9.25Keema Mattar
Spicy minced lamb cooked with green peas.£9.25Achaar Gosht
Spicy lamb cooked with mixed pickle, ground fenugreek & garam masala.£9.25Lamb Saag
Fresh spinach & ground fenugreek are marinated with best cuts of lamb in a classic combination.£9.25Lamb Methi Chana
Lamb cooked with fresh fenugreek & chickpeas.£9.25Lamb Jalfrezi
Onions or peppers, tomatoes, green chillies, white pepper & a slice of lemon used to create a tangy sauce.£9.25Lamb Chana
Lamb cooked with chickpeas.£9.25Lamb Jal Naga
Lamb cooked with onions, peppers, fresh tomatoes & naga chillies in a very hot sauce.£9.25Lamb Hara
Fresh green herbs & chilli sauce.£9.25Lamb Bhindi
Lamb cooked with okra.£9.25Lamb Daal
Lamb cooked with chana lentils, medium spiced. Garnished with coriander.£9.25Lamb Bhuna
Lamb pieces cooked in spices & flavoured with herbs & mushrooms.£9.25Lamb Pathia
Sweet & sour cooked with tomatoes & fresh herbs.£9.25Lamb Gobi
Lamb cooked with cauliflower, medium spiced & garnished with coriander.£9.25Keema Madras
Keema cooked with hot sauce. Garnished with coriander.£9.25Lamb Madras
Lamb cooked with hot sauce. Garnished with coriander.£9.25
Seafood Dishes
Korma
A mild dish full of flavour, the sauce contains ground almond & coconut in fresh cream & a dash of butter.£8.25Pathia
Sweet & sour sauce cooked with tomatoes & fresh herbs.£8.25Masala
Cooked in a mild creamy sauce with tomatoes, ground almonds & cashews. Garnished with fresh coriander.£8.25Bhuna
Mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes, enhanced with fresh fenugreek & our own garam masala.£8.25Dopiaza
Cooked with peppers & plenty of onions with fresh herbs & coriander.£8.25Jalfrezi
Onions or peppers, tomatoes, green chillies, white pepper & a slice of lemon used to create a tangy sauce.£8.25Saag
Fresh spinach & ground fenugreek marinated with prawns in a classic combination.£8.25Dansak
Cooked in sweet & sour sauce cooked with lentils & pineapple.£8.25Fish Jalfrezi
Pepper, tomatoes, green chillies, white pepper & a slice of lemon used to create a tangy sauce.£8.25Chilli Fish
Tandoori fish is flaked & mixed into a pepper & green chilli sauce. A truly fabulous dish.£8.25Fish Bhuna
Cooked with mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes enhanced with fresh fenugreek & our own garam masala.£8.25Fish Saag
Fresh spinach & ground fenugreek marinated with fish in a classic combination.£8.25Fish Dansak
Cooked in sweet & sour sauce cooked with lentils & pineapple.£8.25Fish Methi
Fish cooked with fenugreek.£8.25Fish Dopiaza
Fish cooked with peppers & plenty of onions with fresh herbs & coriander.£8.25Fish Chana
Fish cooked with chickpeas, thick sauce & garnished with coriander.£8.25Fish Madras
Fish cooked with a hot sauce garnished with coriander.£8.25Fish Daal
Fish cooked with split lentil.£8.25Fish Pathia
£8.25Madras
£8.25Hara
£8.25Methi
£8.25Achari
£8.25Chana
£8.25Garlic Chilli
£8.25Fish Jalfrezi
£8.25
Vegetarian Dishes
Vegetable Makhani
Mixed vegetables cooked in a butter sauce.£4.95Methi Chaman
Cottage cheese cubes cooked with fresh methi leaves.£4.95Vegetable Kofta
Dumplings made from a minced combination of nine fresh vegetables, deep fried & topped with a cashew gravy.£4.95Vegetable Samber
Fresh vegetables cooked with lentils, fresh herbs & a hint of lemon.£4.95Paneer Makhani
Homemade cheese & peas, cooked with a creamy sauce with ground almonds & cashews.£4.95Hara Vegetable
Fresh vegetables cooked in a spicy green herb sauce.£4.95Vegetable Bhuna
Fresh vegetables cooked in a rich sauce with added mushrooms & green herbs.£4.95Garlic Vegetable Chilli
Mixed fresh vegetables cooked with extra garlic fresh herbs & chilli.£4.95Vegetable Karahi
A spicy dish cooked with fresh herbs, tomatoes, chillies & coriander.£4.95Vegetable Pathia
Vegetables cooked in a sweet & sour sauce.£4.95Vegetable Achari
Mixed fresh vegetables cooked with mixed pickle.£4.95Vegetable Methi
Vegetables cooked with fresh methi (fenugreek).£4.95Vegetable Saag
Vegetables cooked with fresh spinach.£4.95Vegetable Chana
Vegetables cooked with chickpeas.£4.95Aloo, Mushroom & Chana Biryani
Served with a lentil sauce.£9.95Aloo Gobi
Potatoes & cauliflower.£4.95Bhindi
Tender young okra.£4.95Saag
Fresh spinach leaves.£4.95Mushroom Bhaji
Sliced button mushrooms & onions.£4.95Aloo Saag
Potatoes & spinach.£4.95Bombay Aloo
Potatoes in a spicy sauce made with mustard seeds. Hot & spicy.£4.95Baingan Bhaji
Aubergines in a dry sauce with fresh coriander.£4.95Saag Paneer
Fresh leaf spinach cooked with homemade curd cubes.£5.25Tarka Daal
Soft cooked lentils spiced up with a chilli & garlic tarka.£4.95Chana Daal Dopiaza
Lentils cooked with onions & peppers.£4.95Chana Masala
Chickpeas in a very dry sauce.£4.95Red Kidney Beans
Cooked in a spicy sauce.£4.95Aloo Chana
Cooked in potatoes & chickpeas.£4.95Aloo Baingan
Cooked with potatoes & aubergines.£4.95Aloo Bhindi
Potatoes with okra.£4.95Paneer Masala
Cubed cheese cooked in a butter sauce.£5.25Aloo Mattar
Potatoes cooked with green peas.£4.95Garlic Chilli Paneer
Cheese cubes cooked in a garlic, chilli & coriander.£5.25Aloo Methi
Potatoes with fresh methi (fenugreek).£4.95Paneer Mushroom Bhaji
Paneer cooked with mushroom.£5.25Mattar Paneer
Homemade cheese cooked with peas.£5.25
Rice Dishes
Kashmiri Pilau
A fluffy, delicately spiced pilau mixed with a selection of fruits.£2.95Pilau Rice
The best basmati rice cooked with whole spices.£2.95Fried Rice
Cooked with onions, pepper, sultanas, sliced almonds & a dash of soya sauce.£2.95Steamed Rice
Plainly steamed rice.£2.70Mushroom Pilau
Sliced button mushrooms, in a delicious pilau.£2.95Vegetable Pilau (V)
Cooked with a variety of fresh vegetables.£2.95Garlic & Onion Fried Rice
Cooked with browned garlic & onions.£2.95Chana Pilau
Cooked with chickpeas.£2.95Keema Pilau
Cooked with lamb mince.£2.95Lemon Rice
£2.95Peas Pilau
£2.95
Bread
Naan
Everyone's favourite bread cooked fresh in tandoor.£2.50Onion Kulcha
Stuffed with sauteed onions & peppers.£2.95Keema Naan
Delicious bread stuffed with spicy minced lamb£2.95Tikka Naan
Stuffed with chicken or lamb£2.95Peshwari Naan
A great accompaniment to any meal. Cooked with ground almond, sultanas & coconut, topped with honey.£2.95Cheese Naan
Stuffed with cottage cheese & coriander, a real treat!£2.95Garlic Naan
Cooked with finely chopped garlic.£2.95Coriander Naan
Cooked with fresh coriander.£2.95Chilli Naan
Cooked with fresh chilli.£2.95Vegetable Naan
Stuffed with fresh vegetables.£2.95Garlic & Tomato Naan
Stuffed with finely chopped garlic & tomatoes.£2.95Roti
Wholemeal bread.£1.60Chapati (Tawa Roti)
Thin wholemeal bread.£1.60Paratha
A flaky version of roti made with butter.£2.50Aloo Paratha
A flaky version of roti, stuffed with potatoes, with butter.£2.95Methi Paratha
£2.95
Sundries
Chips
£3.00Pickle Tray
£1.00Raita
£1.95Salad
£1.95
