A Desi Cafe Menu

Yogurt sweetened with mango puree.

Two pieces. Puff pastries filled with potatoes sweet peas, herbs and spices.

Fried mixed vegetable fritters coated with garbanzo beans batter.

Includes two pieces vegetable samosa and vegetable pakoras.

Crispy spiced lentil wafers.

Fried potatoes mixed with hot and sweet tamarind and mint dressing.

Boneless chicken mixed with hot and sweet tamarind and mint dressing.

A delicately spiced lentil soup with roasted garlic flavor.

A delicately spiced chicken and lemon soup.

Char-grilled chicken (on the bone) marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices.

Boneless char-grilled chicken marinated in fresh herbs, spices and homemade yogurt.

Boneless char-grilled lamb marinated in yogurt, fenugreek and peppercorn.

Minced lamb mixed with aromatic herbs, cumin and cilantro.

Prawns marinated in turmeric, ginger and spices.

Cottage cheese cubes grilled with peppers, onions and tomatoes and roasted in clay oven.

The classic chicken curry.

Chicken and potatoes cooked in a spicy sauce. A south Indian delicacy.

Boneless chicken in a moderately spiced, garlic and tomato base sauce.

Boneless tandoori chicken in a sauce of butter, tomatoes and spices.

Chicken cooked in a creamed spinach sauce and fenugreek.

Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a mild cashew, golden raisins and saffron sauce.

Boneless chicken cooked in a mild coconut milk sauce with garlic and tomato sauce.

Pickled boneless chicken with tangy sauce. (In-house specialty).

The classic lamb curry.

Lamb cooked with young potatoes and herbs in a spicy sauce.

Boneless lamb cooked in a mild cashew cream, raisins and saffron sauce.

Boneless lamb cooked in a mild coconut milk sauce with garlic, onions and tomato sauce.

Pickled boneless lamb with hot and tangy sauce (in-house specialty).

Minced lamb balls stuffed with raisins and cashew nuts in curry sauce, another house specialty.

Lamb with fresh spinach cooked in mild spices, onions and fenugreek garnished with cilantro.

Fish of the day cooked in a light sauce of onions, tomatoes, caraway, turmeric and spices.

Prawns sauteed with onions, ginger, fresh tomatoes, herbs, spices and saffron.

Prawns cooked with spiced creamed spinach and fenugreek.

Prawns cooked with fresh green peppers, onions and spices.

Fish and prawn cooked in spiced gravy.

Prawns cooked in a mild coconut milk sauce with garlic, onions and tomatoes.

Cubed farmer's cheese and green peas in a tomato base gravy.

Fresh spinach cooked with homemade farmer's cheese, nutmeg, spices, ginger and cilantro.

Cheese and vegetable balls served in a mild cream sauce.

Garbanzo beans cooked with fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic, coriander, bay leaves and spices.

Mixed fresh vegetables cooked in blend of aromatic herbs and spices.

Mixed vegetables cooked in a mild cashew cream, raisins and saffron sauce.

Cottage cheese sauteed with onion and ginger in a rich sauce.

Fresh cauliflower and young potatoes cooked with onions, turmeric and fresh herbs.

Yellow lentils delicately spiced. With garlic, cumin and coriander.

Fresh whole wheat bread baked in the tandoor.

Fresh chopped garlic layered nan.

Bread stuffed with potatoes and peas.

Bread stuffed with onions.

Bread stuffed with mildly spiced ground lamb.

Sweet nan bread with nuts, raisins and cherries.

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced chicken.

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced lamb.

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with vegetables and nuts.

Saffron-flavored basmati rice with spiced prawn.

Mango relish.

A refreshing blend of yogurt, spices, cucumbers and carrots.

Fried milky doughnuts dipped in cardamom flavored syrup.

Basmati rice cooked slowly in milk, cashews, pistachios and golden raisins.