Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine

Appetizers

• Veggie Cutlets$5.95

  cutlets made from carrots, peas, cauliflower and lightly pan fried

• Samosa Chaat$4.95

  veggie samosas covered with curried chickpeas, raita, and chutneys

• Taj Platter$10.95

  non-vegetarian for $2

• Vegetarian Platter for Two$8.95

  assortment of samosas, papadum, and onion pakoras

• Veggie Kathi Roll$6.00

  Indian version of a veggie wrap

• Veggie Seenkh Kebab (Mild)$7.50

  minced potatoes and cheese rolled on skewers and cooked in the clay oven

• Jamnagar Jhinga$8.50

  fresh gulf shrimp marinated in spices and roasted over mesquite charcoal

• Taj Kathi Roll$6.95

  Indian version of a spiced chicken wrap

• Chicken Pakoras (Mild)$5.50

  fried tenders dipped in a lentil batter

• Bombay Chicken Wings$6.00

  spicy chicken wings

• Sindhi Aloo Tikki$4.95

  patties of potatoes, topped with chickpeas, drizzled with yoghurt

• Onion Pakoras (Mild)$3.50

  onion fritter fried in lentil batter

• Vegetable Samosas$3.50

  potatoes and peas in a crispy pastry

Accompaniments

• Makhani Sauce$6.00

  butter and methi sauce

• Plain Yogurt$2.00

  housemade

• Raita$2.50

  yogurt with grated carrot and cucumber

• Buttered Basmati Rice$2.00

• Plain Basmati Rice$2.00

• Chutney Plate$2.95

  Assortment of five different chutneys

Soup & Salad

• Onion Salad$3.00

  slices of onion, jalapeno, and lemon

• Garden Salad$3.50

  freshly sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots with dressing

• Timatar Ka Shorba$3.50

  slowly cooked cumin and garlic flavored tomato soup

• Mulligatawny Soup Veg / Chicken$3.50

  lentil soup with spiced chicken flavored with cumin and lemon

Standard Indian Fare

• Vegetable Curry$12.95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Shrimp / Fish Curry$15.95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Lamb Curry$13.95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Chicken Curry$12.95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Vegetable Kadai$11.95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Shrimp / Fish Kadai$15.95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Lamb Kadai$14.95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Chicken Kadai$13.95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Vegetable Tikka Masala$12.95

  roasted bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Shrimp / Fish Tikka Masala$15.95

  roasted shrimp / fish sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Lamb Tikka Masala$13.95

  roasted lamb sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Chicken Tikka Masala$14.95

  roasted chicken sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Vegetable Korma (Mild)$12.95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Shrimp / Fish Korma (Mild)$15.95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Lamb Korma (Mild)$13.95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Chicken Korma (Mild)$13.95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Vegetable Saag$11.95

  with creamed spinach

• Shrimp / Fish Saag$15.95

  with creamed spinach

• Lamb Saag$13.95

  with creamed spinach

• Chicken Saag$12.95

  with creamed spinach

• Vegetable Vindaloo$11.95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Shrimp / Fish Vindaloo$15.95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Lamb Vindaloo$13.95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Chicken Vindaloo$12.95

  spicy hot with potatoes

Tandoor

The tandoor is a barrel-shaped, pit oven made from an amalgam of special clays, oils, and natural binding agents. this form of cooking has evolved over the centuries, when the first oven was a hole in the ground, with clay patted on the walls to keep the hole from caving in. the fuel used was cow chips or camel dung, with a mixture of straw. over time, this fuel was changed to wood charcoal. the food, whether it be chicken, lamb, beef, shrimp, or fish, is marinated for a minimum of twelve hours in a special blend of spices

• Tandoori Platter$18.95

  tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seenkh kebab, and prawn kebab

• Paneer Tikka (Mild)$13.95

  tandoori roasted farmers cheese served on a sizzler

• Macchi Tikka$15.95

  seasonal fish marinated and roasted

• Boti Kebab$14.95

  masala spiced tandoori roasted lamb cubes

• Tikka Jinga$18.95

  prawns marinated in fresh herbs and roasted

• Malai Kebab (Mild)$12.95

  boneless chicken encrusted with cashews and roasted

• Murgh Tikka$13.95

  masala spiced tandoori roasted boneless chicken breast

• Gosht Seekh Kebab$14.95

  clay oven roasted ground lamb, coriander, and fennel seeds

• Tandoori Murgh (Mild)$11.95

  chicken marinated in yoghurt and a classic blend of Indian spices

Lamb

• Lamb Achari$14.95

  tender lamb in a medium spiced pickle-flavor onion and tomato sauce

• Lamb Sukha$15.95

  simmered in a thick curry sauce, curry leaves, and coconut

• Lamb Bhuna$15.95

  roasted cubes of lamb sauteed with onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, and spices

• Dhanya Lamb$15.95

  lamb sauteed with coriander and spices

• Lamb Rara$15.95

  tender lamb and minced lamb in an onion tomato gravy

• Lamb Pasanda (Mild)$14.95

  marinated in yoghurt and simmered with a saffron almond cashew cream sauce

• Lamb Rogan Josh$14.95

  curry leaf & cinnamon slow braised chunks of leg of lamb with fresh coriander

Shrimp or Fish

• Sukha Jhinga$15.95

  pan sauteed shrimp with house spices, curry leaves, and coconut

• Tawa Macchi$15.95

  fish marinated with Indian herbs and spices, then cooked to perfection on a skillet

• Kali-Milch Jhinga / Macchi$16.95

  in a spicy sweet black peppery cream sauce

• Bhuna Jhinga / Macchi$15.95

  shrimp or fish sauteed with onions, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, and spices

• Goa Jhinga / Macchi$15.95

  coconut poached shrimp or white fish chunks with fresh curry leaves and fenugreek

• Kerala Jhinga / Macchi$15.95

  fish or shrimp cooked in spiced coconut milk and flavored with curry leaves

Chicken

• Mango Chicken (Mild)$13.95

  boneless chicken in a sweet, tangy, and savory spiced gravy

• Chicken Bhuna$13.95

  boneless chicken sautéed with onions, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, and spices

• Chili Chicken$12.95

  boneless chicken with bell pepper simmered in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce

• Chicken Pasanda (Mild)$13.95

  marinated in yoghurt and simmered with a saffron almond cashew cream sauce

• Chicken Chettinad$13.95

  A popular dish, from the Chettinad region, of roasted exotic spices and peppers

• Chicken Makhanwala (Mild)$13.95

  shredded charbroiled chicken breast with fenugreek decadent tomato butter sauce

Vegetarian

Paneer is a mild cottage cheese pressed in our kitchen. It is of firm texture and a mild bite

• Gobi / Paneer 65$12.95

  sweet and tangy deep fried cauliflower/paneer cheese with curry leaf tempering

• Mushroom Masala$12.95

  mushrooms cooked in a mildly spiced tomato based gravy with a hint of fenugreek

• Gobi Manchurian$12.95

  cauliflower dipped in a chickpea batter, sautéed in a Manchurian sauce

• Alu Mattar$11.95

  peas and potatoes in a tomato sauce

• Alu Saag$11.95

  potatoes with curried spinach

• Chili Paneer$12.95

  homemade cheese, green and red bell pepper, simmered in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce

• Paneer Makhani (Mild)$12.95

  homemade cheese in a tomato and butter sauce

• Kofta Lajawab (Mild)$12.95

  homemade cheese and potato rounds, stuffed with nuts and fruit, sautéed in onions and cream

• Zeera Aloo$11.95

  baby yellow potatoes dry sautéed with onions, mustard, and cumin seeds

• Vegetable Masala$11.95

  toasted dry masala spiced sautéed market fresh vegetables

• Malai Kofta$12.95

  paneer cheese, vegetable and potato croquettes with a fenugreek seasoned tomato butter sauce

• Navrattan Korma$12.95

  diced Indian farmer's cheese, baby green beans, turnips and sweet peas in butter milk cream sauce

• Dal Makhani$10.95

  cardamom scented butter whipped lentils flavored with curry leaves

• Aloo Gobi$11.95

  garlic & spices sautéed cauliflower and Russet potatoes

• Channa Masala$11.95

  sauté of garbanzo beans & black cumin with fresh coriander

• Bhindi Masala$11.95

  sautéed fresh okra sprinkled with mango powder

• Benghan Bharta$11.95

  puree of Tandoori fried eggplant and tomatoes

• Saag Paneer$12.95

  Indian farmer's cheese with spicy garlic spinach puree

• Mattar Paneer$12.95

  diced Indian farmer's cheese and sweet peas simmered in saffron tomato sauce

• Yellow Dal$11.95

  clove scented butter whipped yellow moong beans flavored with mustard seeds

South Indian Specialties

Iddly, Sambar, Vada

steamed rice patties, lightly spiced and tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables, lentil donuts

• Iddly Sambar$7.99

  3 pieces Iddly with bowl of Sambar

• Special Bonda$4.99

  lentil dumplings with onion, potato

• Sambar Vada$5.99

  lightly spiced lentil donuts dipped in Sambar (lightly spiced and tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables)

• Dahi Vada$4.99

  lentil donuts in yogurt, garnished with coriander

• Medhu Vada$4.99

  lightly spiced lentil donuts

Uthappam

served with sambar and coconut chutney Indian pizza with various toppings; a south Indian specialty

• Vegetable Uthappam$9.95

  tomato, peas, carrots, and onion toppings

• Tomato & Peas Uthappam$9.95

  with tomato and peas toppings

• Onion & Hot Chili Uthappam$9.95

  with onion and chili toppings

• Onion & Peas & Tomato Uthappam$9.95

  with onion, peas, and tomato toppings

• Plain Uthappam$9.95

  plain Indian pizza

Dosas

served with sambar, coconut chutney, & potato. light and low calorie crepes from rice and lentils, a real south Indian mouth watering treat

• Butter Masala Dosai$9.95

  crepes filled with potatoes and onion cooked in butter

• Onion Masala Dosai$9.95

  crepes with onion toppings filled with potato and onion

• Mysore Masala Dosai$9.95

  thin rice crepes with layer of hot chutney, filled with potato and onions

• Sada Mysore Dosai$9.95

  thin rice crepes with layer of hot chutney

• Paper Masala Dosai$9.95

  thin crispy rice crepes filled with potatoes and onion

• Paper Dosai$9.95

  thin crispy rice crepes rolled

• Masala Dosai$9.95

  rice crepes filled with potatoes and onion

• Sada Dosai$9.95

  a plain rice crepe

Breads

soft, fluffy, crusty, layered, whether plain or stuffed, are cooked to order on the walls of the tandoor. stuffed breads make great appetizers

• Assorted Bread Basket$5.95

  Onion Kulcha, Roti, and Aloo Paratha

• Taj Kulcha$4.50

  stuffed with minced tandoori chicken, with a touch of ginger, onion, and cilantro

• Keema Naan$3.50

  Stuffed with garam masala spiced ground lamb

• Paneer Paratha$3.00

  Whole wheat bread stuffed with cheese

• Aloo Paratha$2.50

  Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes and sweet peas

• Paratha$2.50

  Flaky and buttery whole wheat bread

• Roti$1.95

  Tandoori baked whole wheat bread

• Kabuli Naan$3.00

  Unleavened bread stuffed with nuts, raisins, and sun dried cherries

• Roasted Garlic Naan$2.50

  Unleavened bread with crushed garlic

• Onion Kulcha$2.50

  Unleavened bread stuffed with grilled onions

• Bullet Naan$2.50

  Spicy bread stuffed with jalapenos and cilantro

• Naan$1.95

  Tandoori fired classic Indian bread

• Poori$2.00

  Wok fried whole wheat bread

Saffron Scented Biryani

biryani's are similar to jambalaya, they tend to be less oily and have a nice mix of vegetables and meat made with basmati rice and served with cucumber raita

• Veggie Fried Rice$12.95

  Indian style fried basmati rice with vegetables and eggs

• Mixed Biryani$16.95

  chicken, lamb, and prawns with saffron rice

• Vegetable Biryani$11.95

  mixed vegetables in a saffron scented basmati rice

• Lamb Biryani$13.95

  braised leg of lamb in cinnamon saffron scented basmati rice

• Chicken Biryani$12.95

  chicken breast with a saffron & ginger scented basmati rice

• Prawn Biryani$15.95

  skillet sauteed prawns in a cardamom saffron basmati rice

Desserts

Indian desserts, like the curries and tandoori dishes, are unique in themselves. they are labor intensive, yet well worth the effort

• Ras Malai$5.00

  an Indian dessert described as "cheesecake without the crust"

• Gulab Jamun$4.00

  handmade golden brown milk balls, bathed in a rose syrup

• Kulfi$3.50

  Indian-style ice cream

• Kheer$3.50

  rice pudding