The menu

पनीर टिक्का. Cottage cheese in hung-curd marinade, charred in the tandoor with peppers and onion.

अचारी पनीर टिक्का. Paneer in a mustard-oil and pickling-spice marinade. Sharp, smoky and a little sour.

तंदूरी सोया चाप. Soya chaap sticks in a masala marinade, finished over coals.

मलाई चाप. Soya chaap in cream, cashew and cardamom. Mild and rich.

भरवां आलू. Hollowed potatoes stuffed with paneer, raisins and spices, roasted in the tandoor.

हरा भरा कबाब. Spinach, peas and potato patties with green chilli, pan-seared.

तंदूरी मशरूम. Button mushrooms in a spiced yoghurt marinade, charred on skewers.

दही के कबाब. Hung-curd patties with a crisp crumb and a soft centre.

सीख कबाब. Minced mutton with ginger, green chilli and coriander, pressed onto skewers and cooked over coals.

गलौटी कबाब. Melt-in-the-mouth mutton patties on a small ulta tawa paratha, the Lucknow way.

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चिकन टिक्का. Boneless chicken in a red chilli and yoghurt marinade, charred in the tandoor.

मलाई टिक्का. Chicken in cream cheese, cardamom and white pepper. No chilli heat.

तंदूरी चिकन, हाफ़. Bone-in chicken marinated overnight and roasted on the tandoor wall.

अफ़ग़ानी चिकन. Bone-in chicken in cashew, cream and black pepper, finished over coals.

मटन बर्रा. Mutton chops marinated with raw papaya and whole spices, slow-cooked in the tandoor.

अमृतसरी मछली टिक्का. River sole in ajwain and carom-seed batter, cooked in the tandoor.

तंदूरी झींगे. Tiger prawns in a garlic and Kashmiri chilli marinade.

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आलू टिक्की चाट. Crisp potato patties with chole, sweet chutney, mint chutney and yoghurt.

पापड़ी चाट. Crisp wafers, potato, chickpeas, yoghurt and chutneys, topped with sev.

तवा चिकन. Chicken tossed on the tawa with onions, tomato and crushed black pepper.

तवा मछली. Sole fillets pan-seared with a coarse masala crust.

पनीर बटर मसाला. Paneer in a tomato, butter and cashew gravy. Mildly sweet.

कड़ाही पनीर. Paneer and peppers in a coarse kadai masala with whole coriander.

पालक पनीर. Paneer in a smooth spinach gravy with garlic and fenugreek.

शाही पनीर. Paneer in a pale, rich gravy of cashew, cream and saffron.

मलाई कोफ़्ता. Paneer and potato dumplings in a creamy onion and cashew gravy.

दम आलू. Baby potatoes slow-cooked in a yoghurt and fennel gravy.

पिंडी छोले. Dark, tangy chickpeas cooked with tea leaves and dried pomegranate seed.

मशरूम मटर. Mushrooms and green peas in an onion-tomato masala.

मिक्स वेज. Seasonal vegetables in a home-style masala.

बटर चिकन. Tandoori chicken simmered in a tomato, butter and fenugreek gravy. The Delhi original.

चिकन टिक्का मसाला. Charred chicken tikka in a spiced onion and tomato masala.

कड़ाही चिकन. Chicken with peppers and freshly pounded kadai spices.

रारा गोश्त. Mutton cooked with its own mince in a thick, spiced gravy.

रोगन जोश. Slow-cooked mutton with Kashmiri chilli and fennel.

मटन कोरमा. Mutton in a yoghurt, browned onion and whole-spice gravy.

पंजाबी मछली करी. Sole in a mustard-oil, tomato and onion gravy.

कीमा मटर. Minced mutton cooked dry with green peas and garam masala.

दाल मखनी. Black lentils cooked overnight on the angeethi, finished with butter and cream.

दाल तड़का. Yellow lentils tempered with cumin, garlic and red chilli.

राजमा. Kidney beans in a slow-cooked onion and tomato gravy.

तंदूरी रोटी. Whole wheat, slapped on the tandoor wall.

बटर नान. Leavened bread from the tandoor, brushed with butter.

गार्लिक नान. Naan topped with garlic and fresh coriander.

लच्छा पराठा. Flaky, layered whole-wheat paratha.

अमृतसरी कुलचा. Stuffed with spiced potato and onion, crisp from the tandoor. Comes with chole.

मिस्सी रोटी. Gram flour and wheat roti with onion and ajwain.

चीज़ नान. Naan stuffed with melted cheese.

पुदीना पराठा. Lachha paratha finished with dried mint.

चिकन दम बिरयानी. Basmati and chicken layered and sealed, cooked on dum with saffron. Served with raita.

मटन दम बिरयानी. Basmati and mutton on dum with fried onions and whole spices. Served with raita.

सब्ज़ बिरयानी. Basmati with seasonal vegetables, mint and saffron. Served with raita.

जीरा राइस. Basmati tempered with cumin and ghee.

सादे चावल. Plain steamed basmati.

गुलाब जामुन. Two warm khoya dumplings in cardamom syrup.

रसमलाई. Soft chenna discs in chilled saffron milk with pistachio.

फिरनी. Ground rice pudding set in a clay pot, with rose and pistachio.

कुल्फ़ी फ़ालूदा. Malai kulfi over vermicelli, basil seeds and rose syrup.

गाजर का हलवा. Slow-cooked carrot, milk and ghee with dry fruits. Served warm.

मूंग दाल हलवा. Lentil halwa roasted in ghee for an hour.

मीठी लस्सी. Thick churned yoghurt with a layer of malai, served in a kulhad.

नमकीन लस्सी. Salted lassi with roasted cumin.

आम लस्सी. Alphonso mango pulp churned with yoghurt.

मसाला छाछ. Spiced buttermilk with mint and ginger.

मसाला चाय. Tea boiled with milk, ginger and cardamom.

नींबू सोडा. Sweet, salted or mixed.

जलजीरा. Tangy cumin and mint cooler.