TAJ MAHAL Indian Restaurant established in 1974 under the same management MENU WINES & BEVERAGES
Set Menu Business Lunch (Lunch) $24.90 per head Entrée: Vegetable samosa Choice of main dish: Beef curry, Punjabi lamb, Beef vindaloo, Lamb madras, Chicken vindaloo, Vegetable vindaloo, Vegetable curry, Bengali chicken, Chicken korma, Chicken moghlai, Butter Chicken Side dishes: Raita, Poppadam, Pickle or chutney Taj Special (Dinner) $34.90 per head Entrée: Mixed entrée (Samosa & Pakora) Choice of main dish: Beef curry, Punjabi lamb, Beef vindaloo, Lamb Madras, Chicken moghlai, Vegetable vindaloo, Vegetable curry, Bengali chicken, Chicken korma, Tandoori chicken, Butter chicken, Kofta curry Side dishes: Raita or Banana & Coconut, Pickle or chutney Indian bread: Naan and poppadam End: Tea or coffee Entree Prawn Pakora $14.90 Fish Pakora $10.90 Vegetable Pakora $6.50 Meat Samosa (2 in a serve) $9.50 Vegetable Samosa $8.50 Large king prawn cutlets dipped in spiced chic pea batter and golden fried Fish fingers dipped in spiced chic pea batter and golden fried Seasonal vegetables dipped in spiced chic pea batter and golden fried Spiced crisp and flakey pastry stuffed with a mixture of spiced mince meat, potato and peas (2 in a serve) Spiced crisp and flakey pastry stuffed with a mixture of spiced potatoes and peas Mixed Entrée $12.90 Chicken Tikka (Dinner only) $11.90 2 Vegetable samosa and vegetable pakoras Morsels of marinated chicken roasted in the tandoori oven
All main dishes served with rice Beef Beef Vindaloo $18.90 Beef Curry $18.90 Diced beef cooked with our special vindaloo sauce, vindaloo is a spicy sour sauce made from vinegar (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Diced beef in a spiced curry sauce made from various spices and fresh tomato (Served mild, medium, or hot) Beef Madras $18.90 Kashmir Kofta Curry $18.90 Diced beef cooked with madras spices fresh ginger, garlic plus fresh tomato and served with dried fried chilies (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Beef minced balls stuffed with a cashew plus special spices fresh ginger and garlic cooked in a spiced curry sauce (Served mild, medium, or hot) Lamb Punjabi Lamb $19.90 Lamb Madras $19.90 Lamb Vindaloo $19.90 Diced lamb marinated in spiced yoghurt and cooked in a curry sauce it is one of our most popular dish (Served mild, medium, or hot) Diced lamb cooked madras spices tamarind fresh tomato, garlic and ginger served with dried fried chilies (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Diced lamb cooked with our famous vindaloo sauce, vindaloo is a spicy sour sauce made from vinegar (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Extra Rice Small Serve Large Serve $3.00 $5.00
Chicken Bengali Chicken $17.90 Boneless chicken marinated cooked in a special spiced sauce made with fresh ginger, garlic, tomato and special spices (Served medium, or hot) Chicken Vindaloo Boneless chicken cooked with garlic, vinegar, chilies and fresh herbs (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Chicken Madras $17.90 $17.90 Boneless chicken cooked madras spices fresh capsicum, tomato, onion, dash of tamarind and dried crushed chilli flakes (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Chicken Moghlai Boneless Chicken cooked with light spices and served fresh cream (Served mild, medium, hot) Chicken Korma Boneless chicken cooked in creamy gravy flavoured with green cardamom $17.90 $17.90 Tandoori (Dinner Only) Tandoori is a charcoal fired clay oven Tandoori Chicken $18.90 Tandoori Marsala $18.90 Butter Chicken $18.90 Boneless chicken marinated in tandoori spiced yogurt, lemon juice and roasted in the tandoori oven Boneless tikka pieces cooked with capsicum and onions in creamy tomato based gravy Barbecued boneless chicken pieces simmered in rich creamy tomato based gravy
Vegetable Vegetable Curry Mixed fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in a spiced curry sauce $16.90 (Served mild, medium, or hot) Vegetable Vindaloo $16.90 Mixed fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in vindaloo sauce, vindaloo is a spicy sour sauce made from vinegar (Served medium, hot, or extra hot) Vegetable Malai Kofta $17.90 Cottage cheese dumplings made from crushed vegetables finished in a rich creamy tomato based gravy (Served mild, medium, or hot) Seafood Malai Prawn Curry $22.90 King prawns cooked with fresh seasonal vegetable, fresh tomato, ginger and garlic coconut milk and fresh cream (Served mild, medium, or hot) Malai Fish Curry $22.90 New Zealand ling cooked with fresh seasonal vegetable, fresh tomato, ginger and garlic coconut milk and fresh cream (Served mild, medium, or hot)
Side Dishes Banana & Coconut $4.90 Raita $4.90 Tomato & Onion $5.90 Dhal (Lentils) $6.90 Banana slices rolled in desiccated coconut and a dash of lemon Plain yoghurt mixed with chopped cucumber Chopped tomato and onions with a dash of lemon Red lentils flavored with fresh coriander garlic and cumin Mango Chutney Pickles $3.00 Large serve $4.00 Mixed pickle, Lime pickle, Mango pickle Indian Breads Naan Bread (Dinner Only) Indian bread baked in a clay oven (Plain or Garlic 2 in a serve) Puri $3.00 $5.50 Chapati (Roti) $5.50 $5.50 Poppadom $3.90 Paratha $5.00 Cauliflower Paratha $5.50 Traditional Indian whole meal bread (2 in a serve) Traditional Indian whole meal bread(2 in a serve) Indian bread made out of lentils thin and crunchy Flakey Indian whole meal bread (1 in a serve) Unleavened whole wheat flour bread stuffed with spiced coliflower (1 in a serve) Dessert Kulfi $6.00 Gulab Jamun $6.00 Mango & Ice-cream Ice-cream $5.00 $4.00 Creamy Indian ice-cream with crushed nuts Deep fried dumplings of reduced milk soaked in cardamom flavored sugar syrup
Coffee Irish Coffee Coffee with Irish whisky topped off with wiped cream and a dash of chocolate $6.50 Roman Coffee $7.50 Jamaican Coffee $7.50 Coffee Tea Spiced Tea Hot chocolate $3.00 $3.00 $4.50 $4.50 House Hanwood 10yo Grant Burge 20yo $3.50 $4.50 $5.50 Coffee with Galliano topped off with wiped cream and a dash of chocolate Coffee with Kahlua topped off with wiped cream and a dash of chocolate Port Soft Drinks Coke, Coke Zero, Lemonade, Lemon Squash, Mineral Water $3.50 Orange Juice, Mango Juice, Tomato Juice $4.00 Mango Lassi $5.50 Plain Lassi $5.00 Juice Lassi an exotic drink with fruit and sweetened Yoghurt B.Y.O. bottled wine only corkage $6.50 per 750ml bottle
Drinks Beers Wines Beers Imported Beers Haywards 5000 Corona ( 7.2% alc. Maharashtra - India ) Australian Beers $7.00 $7.00 Kingfisher Indian Lager (Australian Brewed) Cascade Premium Light Carlton Draught Boag s Premium Lager Little Creatures Pale ale Crown Lager $6.50 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 $7.00 $7.00 Strongbow Sweet, Draught, Dry $6.50 Brandy, Whisky, Vodka, Gin, Rum, Bourbon $6.90 Johnnie Walker Black Chivas Regal Napoleon Fine Champagne Cognac Liqueurs Cointreau, Tia Maria, Kahlua, Galliano, Grand Marnier $7.90 $8.90 $10.90 Cider Bar Spirits Top Shelf Spirits B.Y.O. bottled wine only corkage $6.50 per 750ml bottle $6.90
Sparkling Wine Coldstone Chardonnay Pinot Noir ( King Valley Vic. ) Good fruit flavours with an elegant crisp dry finish. White Wine $26.90 The Colony Hillcrest Riesling ( Clare Valley S.A ) $21.90 Talinga Park Chardonnay ( Regiona Blend ) $20.90 Benchmark Sem. Sauv. Blanc ( Grant Burge South Australia ) $22.90 Gilberts Mt.Barker Riesling ( Western Australia ) $26.90 Single Step Chardonnay ( Hilltops N.S.W. ) $24.90 Ladbroke Pinot Grigio ( King Valley Vic. ) $23.90 Yarrh Riesling ( Murrumbateman Canberra Region ) $28.90 Gapsted V.S. Chardonnay ( King Valley Victorian Alps ) $26.90 Bright citrus fruit with crisp acid support. A dry style. Ripe full flavoured fruit with rich varietal flavours and aromatic oak characters. Crisp and dry with fresh fruit flavours. Delicate floral notes of lemons and orange blossom with tangy dry fruit and a crisp finish.. Ripe cool climate fruit with rich varietal flavours and aromatic oak characters. Bright and fresh with lively fruit flavours and a crisp dry finish. Pristine citrus fruit with mineral and lime characters and a crisp dry finish. A cool climate style with restrained fruit flavours and lovely oak characters before a long dry finish. Pankhurst Chardonnay ( Hall - Canberra Region ) $26.90 Frog Belly Sauvignon Blanc ( Margaret River area W.A ) $25.90 Riverby Sauvignon Blanc ( Marlborough N.Z ) $31.90 Little Darling organic Sauvignon blanc ( Marlborough N.Z. ) $27.90 Tyrrells Moon Mtn Chardonnay ( Hunter Valley N.S.W. ) $28.90 Nugan Estate Pinot Grigio ( King Valley Vic. ) $26.90 Bright and fresh with oak and ripe cool climate fruit characters and good mouthful. A lean but flavoursome style with good acid balance and a clean dry finish. Classic varietal fruit with some fuller tropical nuances, racy acid and a long finish. A lovely easy drinking style with approachable ripe fruit, medium body and citrus acid support. Ripe fruit with plenty of approachable flavour, balanced oak and good acid balance. A medium bodied dry style with ripe green melon fruit and a crisp acid finish.
Rose Yarrh Cabernet Rose ( Murrumbateman Canberra Region ) Full flavoured with a light fruitiness balanced by crisp acid. Great curry wine. Red Wine $21.90 Talinga Park Cabernet Merlot ( Regional Blend ) $19.90 Single Step Cabernet Sauvignon ( Hilltops N.S.W. ) $21.90 The Colony Hillcrest Shiraz ( Coonwarra S.A. ) $24.90 Ladbroke Merlot ( Coonawarra S. A. ) $23.90 Virgara Merlot ( Adelaide Plains S.A. ) $27.90 Moppity Cabernet Sauvignon ( Hilltops N.S.W. ) $34.90 Nugan Estate Shiraz ( McLaren Vale S.A. ) $32.90 Pankhurst Cabernet Merlot ( Hall Canberra Region) $28.90 Cookoothama Cabernet Merlot ( Regional blend ) $24.90 Gilberts Reserve Shiraz ( Mt.Barker W. A. ) $32.90 Yarrh Shiraz ( Murrumbateman Canberra District ) $28.90 Anvers Kingsway Shiraz ( Adelaide Hills S.A. ) $42.90 Warner Glen Cabernet sauvignon ( Margaret River W.A. ) $33.90 Cicada Pinot Noir ( Marlborough N.Z) $28.90 Very flavoursome with rich ripe fruit, subtle oak and soft powdery tannins. A medium bodied wine with fine fruit and tannins delivering mouthfilling black currant flavours. Medium bodied and full flavoured with raspberry and red berry fruits and powdery tannins. A full flavoured easy drinking style with dry ripe fruit and chalky tannins in support. Good varietal fruit with plenty of approachable flavour and fine dry tannins. A rich wine with full intense fruit flavours and lovely oak characters before a long dry finish. A classic style with luscious fruit and berry flavours, lovely vanilla oak and a long dry finish. Smooth with generous blackberry fruit, excellent balance and structure and a subtle oaky complexity. Full bodied with loads of rich fruit and vanilla oak flavours. Ripe cool climate fruit with rich varietal flavours, a hint of spice and aomatic oak characters. A soft full flavoured style with some complexity and a gentle dry finish. Rich and full bodied with excellent balance and structure and high quality oak. Rich concentrated fruit encased in fine French oak, firm tannin support and a touch of Merlot. Good medium bodied varietal fruit with fine light tannins. House Wines (Col.Chard. or Shz Cab ) & Small Bottles $15.90 Medium Carafe $13.90 Small Carafe $11.90 187ml Moscato $7.90 Large Carafe 187ml Sauvignon Blanc 187ml Merlot 187ml Shiraz Cabernet 200ml Brut Sparkling $8.90 $7.90 $7.90 $11.90