Benares Menu

Chicken Tikka Masala

grilled boneless chicken simmered in fenugreek flavored plum tomato sauce.

Murgh Pateeli Saag (Chicken Saag)

spiced chicken pieces, sautéed with fresh spinach and enhanced with spices.

Chicken Shahi Korma

spiced chicken, in rich cashew nut and almond sauce.

Chicken Vindaloo

famous chicken preparation, from goa, cooked with vinegar, hot chilies and spices.

Chicken Curry Home Style

home style chicken preparation, slow cooked in onion, tomato, ginger and spices.

Kozhi Varutha Curry

south indian specialty chicken, cooked with roasted chili, spices, ginger and garlic in coconut sauce.

Chicken Dansak

tender breasted chicken cooked with lentils and vegetable curry sauce.

Chili Chicken Indian Style

chicken sauteed with bell pepper and crushed chili tomato sauce.

Tharavu Curry

duck meat, simmered in onion, ginger, garlic and coconut sauce with spices.

Saag Only

homestyle spinach cooked with spices.

Mixed Vegetables

fresh vegetables cooked in onion and tomato sauce.

Bhindi

fresh okra cooked with spices.

Yellow Daal

yellow lentils cooked to perfection on slow fire, finished with tempered herbs and spices.

Peshawari Choley

chickpeas cooked in roasted herbs and spices with fresh tomato and onion sauce.

Aloo Baingan

eggplant curry with potatoes.

Jeera Aloo

potatoes spiced with cumin.

Appetizer

choose one appetizer: chicken kandhari kebab, chicken tikka, barrah kebab, kakori kebab, fish amritsari, aloo tikki, classic samosa, banarsi kachori, aloo papri chaat, kashmiri soup, or kozhi rasam s

Entree

choose one entree: chicken tikka masala, chicken shahi korma, kozhi varutha curry, lamb vindaloo, rogan josh, lamb saagwala, malwani fish, jaipuri gobhi, baingan bartha, nawabi subji, peshawari chole

Plain Naan

Roti

Paratha

plain, mint or laccha.

Poori

Naan

garlic, rosemary or peshawari.

Filled Kulcha

onion, potato or paneer.

Chicken Tikka & Cheese Kulcha

Bread Basket

our exclusive assortment.

Peas Pulao

saffron rice with peas.

Kashmiri Pulao

saffron rice with fruits and nuts

Jeera Rice

basmati rice, tempered with cumin.

Banarsi Rice

lemon flavored rice.

Papadum

Tomato Chutney

Eggplant & Garlic Chutney

Mango Chutney

Mango Pickle

Onion Tomato Raita

Boondi Raita

Cucumber Raita

Curry Sauce

Tikka Masala Sauce

Vindaloo Sauce

Soda

flavors: coke, diet coke, sprite or ginger ale.

Lemonade

Ice Tea

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water

Lassi

yogurt drink. flavors: mango, sweet, salted or rose.

Saratoga Sparkling Water

Saratoga Still Water

Narangi Kheer

orange flavored rice pudding.

Rasmalai

cottage cheese dumpling

Gulab Jamun

honey dumpling.

Pista Kulfi

pistachio flavored indian ice cream.

Shahi Dawat

carrot pudding on saffron crisp bread, topped with raspberry and rabri.

Mango Kulfi

mango flavored indian ice cream.

Kozhi Rasam Soup

chicken soup. flavored with fennel, black peppers, coconut and tomatoes.

Harabhara Salad

lettuce, diced cucumber, radish, carrots cherry tomatoes and guacamole, with chef`s special dressing.

Mulligatawny Soup

made with red lentils, vegetables and green apple chicken. vegetarian or chicken.

Kashmiri Soup

roasted turnip, beetroot, pigeon peas, flavored with fennel, cumin, ginger and garlic.

Mathura Se (Aloo Tikiya)

potato patties, stuffed with seasoned gram, topped with cranberry sauce.

Aloo Papri Chaat

wheat crisps, chicken peas and potatoes topped with yogurt, roasted cumin, mint and tamarind sauces.

Banarsi Kachori

crispy flour puffs, served with tomato salsa, potatoes and chutneys.

Classic Samosa

potatoes, seasoned with cumin, coriander, ginger and mango powder, in a triangle turnovers.

Bhel Puri

puffed rice crisps, with chopped onions, potatoes, avocado and corn kernels, tossed with chutneys.

Mix Pakora

lotus, cabbage, onion and spinach fritters.

Lahsooni Gobi

chinese-indian style cauliflower marinated in tomato garlic and green chili sauce.

Gulka Paneer Tikka

slices of cottage cheese stuffed in coriander and mint pickle, coated and marinated in yogurt saffron and ground rose petals.

Shakahari Kebab (Veg Kebab)

corn, yam, spinach and chickpea kebab, skewered and cooked in a clay oven.

1. Vegetarian Platter

no substitutions. two vegetables of the day, lentils, rice, naan and salad.

2. Chicken Tikka Masala

no substitutions. chicken tikka masala, vegetable of the day, lentils, rice, naan and salad.

3. Chicken Tandoori Platter

no substitutions. chicken tandoori, vegetable of the day, lentils, rice, naan and salad.

4. Lamb Curry Platter

no substitutions. lamb curry of the day, vegetable of the day, lentils, rice, naan and salad.

Angoori Jhinga

shrimps, marinated in ajwain, ginger, garlic and green chilies, grilled in tandoor, served with grape relish.

Karwari Jhinga

shrimp, spiced with chili, coated with semolina poppy seeds, pan seared and served coconut pineapple salsa.

Fish Amritsari (Fish Pakora)

fish marinated in ginger, garlic, garam masala, yogurt and coated with gram flour.

Kandhari Murgh (Malai Kebab)

chicken breast, marinated in spices and served with pomegranate, date and gooseberry dip.

Chicken Tikka

tandoor grilled tender pieces of chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices.

Crab Cake

Kakori Kebab (Seekh Kebab)

ground lamb, rubbed with ginger, garlic, chili and infused with poppy seeds and nutmeg.

Barrah Kebab

juicy pieces of lamb, marinated in yogurt and nutmeg.

Parsee Salmon Tikka

salmon spiced with green pepper and parsee-style pomegranate, date and gooseberry dip.

Crab Milagu

lump crab, seasoned with spiced peppers, roasted tomato and garlic sauce.

Banarsi Dum Aloo

scooped potatoes, stuffed with seasoned veggies, in onion tomato sauce.

Achari Bhindi

fresh okra, cooked with pickled, flavored spices.

Gobhi Jaipuri

potato and cauliflower, cooked in slow fire with cumin, coriander and chili flakes.

Baingan Mirch Ka Salan

baby eggplant, simmered in coconut, peanut sauce, curry leaves flavored gravy, topped with stuffed peppers.

Kadhai Paneer

juliennes of paneer cooked with onion, capiscum and flavored with red chili.

Nawabi Subji

fresh vegetables, simmered in `charmagaz` gravy, with cardamom flavor.

Dal Makhani

black lentils cooked in slow fire overnight, finished with butter and tomato gravy.

Banarsi Dal

blend of malka masoor, chana and arhar tempered with onion, ginger and tomatoes, finished with desi ghee.

Paneer Makhani

fresh cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce.

Mutter Paneer

cottage cheese and peas cooked in light yellow sauce.

Baingan Bharta

eggplant roasted on fire, cooked with onion and peas.

Chana Saag

assorted vegetables in a special sauce with nuts and fruits.

Paneer Bhurji

shredded paneer cooked with tomatoes, onion and pepper.

Saag Paneer

fresh spinach, cooked with cottage cheese, tempered with cumin, ginger and garlic.

Malai Kofta

vegetable and cheese dumplings, cooked in a cashew and tomato gravy.

Lauki Ka Kofta

green squash dumplings served with makhani sauce.

Vegetable Biryani

Chicken Biryani

Lamb Biryani

Goat Biryani

Shrimp Biryani

Lamb Rogan Josh

a signature dish from kashmir consists of succulent pieces of lamb and cardamom, aniseed and paprika, savored sauce.

Lamb Vindaloo

goa style lamb, cooked with vinegar, hot chilies and spices.

Lamb Saagwala

tender pieces of lamb, sautéed with fresh spinach and enhanced with spices.

Safed Gosht

a rajasthani specialty, marinated lamb, in ginger, garlic, yogurt, simmered in cardamom and almond sauce.

Rezala Goat

slow cooked goat meat, cooked in onion, yogurt, saffron and cardamom.

Balti Tamarind Lamb Curry

a tamarind-based balti sauce with a touch of coconut sweet and sour sauce.

Lucknowi Murgh

chicken breast, marinated in yogurt, with saffron and cardamom flavor, cooked in clay oven.

Traditional Tandoori Chicken

half a chicken marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and indian spices, cooked in tandoor.

Tandoori Hen

whole cornish hen, marinated in lime, ginger, garlic, cumin, garam masala and cooked in tandoor.

Fish Tikka Entree

salmon fish cubes, marinated in tandoori masala and crushed peppers, cooked in tandoor.

Lamb Chops

juicy lamb chops from ribs, marinated to perfection, cooked in clay oven.

Aamiya Jhinga

jumbo prawns, marinated in mango, chili, rice vinegar and ginger, cooked in tandoor.

Mixed Grill

Masaledar Lamb Chops

juicy lamb chops from ribs, marinated in nutmeg and cinnamon powder and aromatic indian herbs.

Salmon Curry

salmon in onion based medium spicy sauce.

Goan Salmon Curry

fresh salmon cooked in coconut and cream sauce.

Shrimp Curry

onion and tomato sauce. medium spice.

Goan Shrimp Curry

shrimp cooked with sauteed onion, lime juice, spiced and fresh coconut milk.

Malwani Fish Curry

bronzini, simmered in coconut, chilies and spiced sauce.

Iggaru Royya

shrimps, simmered in star anise, chilies, coconut poppy seeds and tamarind water.

Kekada Kari

traditional nadan kerala style jumbo lump crab curry, simmered in mustard.

Mandeli Fish Curry

halibut marinated in ginger, garlic and garam masala, oven-baked with coconut sauce.

Sevai Tomato Kurma

mussels, scallops, rock shrimp, fish and crab claws, tossed in garlic tomato sauce, over indian style rice noodles.

Goldhar Dhingri

sautéed lobster and wild mushrooms in a garlic flavored sauce.