Dine-In Menu
Hours of Operation:
Sunday - Thursday 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday - Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
2433 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-5892
APPETIZERS
Vegetable Samosa……………………………………………………... $1.25
Crispy pastry stuffed with potatoes and peas and deep-fried
Spinach Samosa ………………………………………………………. $1.75
Crispy pastry stuffed with cooked spinach and deep-fried
Bharta Samosa………………………………………………………… $1.75
Crispy pastry stuffed with spiced eggplant and deep-fried
Vegetable Bhajia……………………………………………………… $2.95
Lightly spiced and diced vegetables dipped in gram flour
than deep fried
Fish Cutlets ……………………………………………………............. $4.95
Hot and spicy fish cutlets served with tomato chutney
Papri Chat……………………………………………………………… $2.95
Flour crisps and potatoes topped with yogurt, chutneys, and chickpeas
Bhel Puri……………………………………………………………….. $2.95
Traditional Bombay savory with rice puffs and crisp noodles
Papadum……………………………………………………………….. $1.00
Spicy lentil crisp
SOUPS & SALADS
Mulligatawny Soup…………………………………………. $2.95
Traditional chicken based Indian soup
Dal Soup…………………………………………………………….…. $2.50
Lentil soup flavored mildly with rich sauces
Green Salad…………………………………………………………… $2.95
Chef’s Salad……………………………………………………............ $4.95
Shredded Tandoori chicken tossed with fresh salad
TANDOORI SPECIALTIES Lunch / Dinner
Tandoori Chicken…………………………… $9.95
Half a chicken marinated in yogurt and spices than cooked to perfection
Chicken Mali Kabob…………………………………………….$10.95 / $12.95
Luscious chicken breasts marinated in yogurt with cilantro
Seekh Kabob……………………………………………………..$9.95 / $11.95
Ground beef highly seasoned and charcoal grilled
Lamb Sheesh Kabob………………………………………… $11.95 / $13.95
Grilled boneless spring lamb marinated in yogurt, herbs & spices
Chicken Tikka…………………………………………………... $10.95 / $12.95
Pieces of chicken marinated in spices, yogurt, roasted in a Tandoor
Tandoori Salmon………………………………………………...$16.95
Fillet of Salmon delicately marinated in fresh herbs and finished in the Tandoori
Tandoori Shrimp………………………………………………... $17.95
Jumbo shrimp marinated in honey mustard before being grilled
Tandoori Red Snapper………………………………………… $16.95
Whole Red Snapper marinated in exotic spices & grilled in the Tandoor
CHICKEN ENTREES Lunch / Dinner
Chicken Tikka Makhanwala…………………………………… $10.95 / $12.95
Chicken cooked first in the Tandoor and than finished in a tomato based gravy
Chicken Palak…………………………………………………… $10.95 / $12.95
Pieces of chicken breast cooked with fresh spinach and spices
Chicken Vindaloo……………………………………………….. $9.95 / $11.95
A hot and spicy chicken dish from the South, cooked with potatoes
Chicken Curry…………………………………………………... $9.95 /$11.95
The basic Indian curry, cooked in yogurt and spices
Chicken Masala…………………………………………………. $10.95 / $12.95
Chicken cooked first in the Tandoor and than finished with the chef’s
special blend of herbs and spices
Kadai Chicken…………………………………………………... $10.95 / $12.95
Chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes, green pepper, and freshly ground spices
LAMB ENTREES Lunch / Dinner
Lamb Rogan Josh……………………………………………….. $10.95 / $12.95
Lamb cooked with an assortment of exotic spices and tomatoes
Lamb Vindaloo………………………………………………….. $10.95 / $12.95
Spicy lamb curry cooked in a piquante sauce with potatoes
Lamb Nilgri Korma…………………………………………….. $11.95 / $13.95
South Indian specialty of lamb cooked with cilantro and a spicy green masala
Lamb Saag……………………………………………………… $11.95 / $13.95
North Indian dish consisting of tender lamb cooked in spinach
SEAFOOD ENTREES Lunch / Dinner
Goan Shrimp Masala……………………………… $11.95 / $13.95
Shrimps cooked in an exotic blend of spices
Shrimp Vindaloo…………………………………………… $11.95 / $13.95
Shrimp cooked in a spicy piquante sauce with potatoes
Goan Fish Curry………………………………………………... $10.95 / $12.95
Fish cooked in the traditional Goan style with a rich sauce
RICE SPECIALTIES Lunch / Dinner
(All include rice flavored with saffron, and are topped with raisons and nuts)
Vegetable Biriyani……………………………………………….. $8.95 / $10.95
Chicken Biriyani………………………………………………… $9.95 / $11.95
Lamb Biriyani…………………………………………………… $10.95 / $12.95
Shrimp Biriyani………………………………………………….. $11.95 / $13.95
THALI
Thali Vegetable………………………………………………… $12.95
An assortment of five vegetarian specialties, bread and rice
Thali Non-Vegetarian…………………………………………. $13.95
An assortment comprising of one lamb, one chicken, three vegetable specialties, with bread and rice
VEGETARIAN SPECIALTIES Lunch / Dinner
Baingan Bharta………………………………………………….. $7.95 / $9.95
Tandoori roasted eggplant cooked in spices, tomatoes, and onions
Vegetable Kofta Curry…………………………………………. $7.95 / $9.95
Soft vegetable croquettes stuffed with nuts and simmered in mild gravy
Paneer Mater……………………………………………………. $7.95 / $9.95
Green peas and homemade cheese cooked with spices
Kadi Pakori……………………………………………………… $7.95 / $9.95
Vegetable dumplings in a yogurt based sauce
Saag Paneer……………………………………………………… $7.95 / $9.95
Homemade cubes of cheese cooked with spinach and mildly spiced
Dhan Saag……………………………………………………….. $7.95 / $9.95
Spinach cooked with red and yellow lentils and delicately spiced
Vegetable Jalfrezi……………………………………………….. $7.95 / $9.95
Garden fresh vegetables sautéed with fresh spices
Aloo Gobhi………………………………………………………. $7.95 / $9.95
Potatoes and cauliflower tossed with fresh ginger, cilantro, and cumin seeds
Chana Masala…………………………………………………… $7.95 / $9.95
Chickpeas and potatoes cooked with herbs and spices
Paneer Makani…………………………………………………. $8.95 / $10.95
Homemade cubes of cheese cooked in a rich tomato sauce
Saag Makahi……………………………………………………. $7.95 / $9.95
Corn cooked in a rich spinach base
Aloo Saag……………………………………………………….. $7.95 / $9.95
Potatoes and homemade cheese cooked in rich spices
ACCOMPANTIMENTS
Dal Makani……………………………………………………… $5.95
Black lentils harmoniously combined with tomatoes, ginger, and simmered overnight on a charcoal fire
Raita……………………………………………………………... $2.95
Homemade yogurt with grated cucumbers and roasted cumin seeds
Mango Chutney…………………………………………………. $1.25
Sweet and spicy chutney
Rice……………………………………………………………… $1.95
BREADS
Roti…………………………………………………………….. $1.00
Unleavened whole wheat bread
Puri…………………………………………………………………….. $1.50
Whole wheat, deep fried, puffed bread
Naan…………………………………………………………………… $1.25
Leavened white flour bread
Garlic Naan…………………………………………………………….. $2.50
Leavened white flour bread with garlic
Paratha…………………………………………………………........... $1.95
Multi-layer whole wheat bread
Pudina Paratha…………………………………………………. ……..$2.50
Multi layer whole wheat bread with mint
Aloo Paratha…………………………………………………………… $2.50
Multi layer whole wheat bread stuffed with potatoes
Onion Kulcha………………………………………………………….. $2.50
Leavened white flour bread stuffed with onions
DESSERTS
Pista Badam Kheer……………………………………………………. $2.00
Rice pudding flavored with cardamom and topped with nuts
Gulab Jamun…………………………………………………………… $1.50
Specialty prepared from milk solids soaked in honey syrup
Ice Cream………………………………………………………………. $2.50
Mango
Pistachio
BEVERAGES
Chai……………………………………………………………..…….... $1.50
Masala Tea/Coffee…………………………………………………….. $1.00
Soft Drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Spirit, Ginger Ale)…………………….$1.00
Mango or Sweet Lassie…………………………………………........... $2.50
Juice (Orange, Mango, Cranberry)………………………………..........$2.50
Perrier…………………………………………………………….......... $2.50
BEERS
Domestic………………………………………………………… $2.75
Coors Lite
Miller Lite
Rolling Rock
Imported…………………………………………………………. $3.50
Amstel Light
Corona,
Heineken
Indian Beers
Kingfisher…………………………………………………… $3.50
Taj Mahal…………………………………………………… $6.50
WINES
Chardonnay Carafe $16.00 ½ Carafe $9.00 Glass $4.00
White Zinfandel Carafe $16.00 ½ Carafe $9.00 Glass $4.00
Cabernet Sauvignon Carafe $16.00 ½ Carafe $9.00 Glass $4.00
Merlot Carafe $16.00 ½ Carafe $9.00 Glass $4.00
Burgundy Carafe $14.00 ½ Carafe $8.00 Glass $3.50
Rose Carafe $14.00 ½ Carafe $8.00 Glass $3.50
White Chablis Carafe $14.00 ½ Carafe $8.00 Glass $3.50
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