Starters | Tandoori Specialities | Chicken | Lamb | Seafood

Specialities of the House | The Ultimate Balti | Biryani Dishes

Vegetable Side Dishes | Taj Mahal Menu Suggestions

Rice and Accompaniments


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Starters


KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY............................................................... £4.50 (Take Away £4.25)
Delicately spiced King Prawn coated in butter and fried in ghee

KING PRAWN PURI.......................................................................... £4.50 (Take Away £4.25)
King Prawn fried in spicy sauce and served with a pancake type bread

TANDOORI KING PRAWN................................................................. £4.50 (Take Away £4.25)
King size prawn marinated in tandoori spices and cooked in clay oven

PRAWN AND PURI........................................................................... £3.50 (Take Away £2.95)
Prawns fries in spicy sause and served with a pancake type bread

TANDOORI CHICKEN....................................................................... £2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Spring chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in clay oven

CHICKEN TIKKA.............................................................................. £2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Pieces of spring chicken lightly spiced and grilled in clay oven

PRAWN COCKTAIL........................................................................... £2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Delicious prawns served on a bed of salad and lavished with cocktail sauce

SOUPS............................................................................................. £1.95 (Take Away £1.75)
Tomato / Dahl / Mulligatawny

LAMB TIKKA.................................................................................... £3.50 (Take Away £2.95)
Tender lamb cubes marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in clay oven

SHEEK KEBAB................................................................................. £2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Minced lamb with herbs and spices skewered and barbecued

MEAT SAMOSA............................................................................... £2.25 (Take Away) £1.95
Savoury triangular shapes filled with spicy minced lamb served with salad

VEGETABLE SAMOSA....................................................................... £2.25 (Take Away £1.95)
Savoury triangular shapes filled with spicy vgetables served with salad

CHICKEN CHAT................................................................................ £3.50 (Take Away £2.75)
Chicken cooked in tamarind sauce

ALOO CHAT..................................................................................... £2.25 (Take Away £1.95)
Potato cooked in tamarind sauce

ONION BAHJI.................................................................................. £2.25 (Take Away £1.95)
Chopped onion, gram flour and herbs, shaped into round cake and cooked in oil



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TANDOORI SPECIALITIES


TANDOORI KING PRAWN.................................................................. £9.95 (Take Away £8.95)
King Prawn marinated in yoghurt and spices then cooked in clay oven

TANDOORI MIXED GRILL.................................................................. £9.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Selection of lamb tikka, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, sheek kebab and naan brad

CHICKEN SHASHLIK......................................................................... £7.95 (Take Away £6.95)
Pieces of spring chicken cooked in clay oven with onions, green peppers and tomato

CHICKEN TIKKA............................................................................... £6.95 (Take Away £6.50)
Pieces of spring chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in clay oven

LAMB TIKKA.................................................................................... £7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Tender lamb cubes marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in clay oven

TANDOORI CHICKEN (Half)............................................................. £6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Spring chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in clay oven

LAMB SHASHLIK.............................................................................. £8.50 (Take Away £7.50)
Tender lamb pieces cooked in clay oven with onions, green peppers and tomato

SHEEK KEBAB.................................................................................. £6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Minced lamb with herbs and spices skewered and barbecued



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CHICKEN


CHICKEN KORMA............................................................................... £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Very mild

CHICKEN CURRY................................................................................ £5.50 (Take Away £4.50)
Medium

CHICKEN MADRAS............................................................................. £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Fairly hot

CHICKEN VINDALOO.......................................................................... £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Very hot

CHICKEN DUPIAZA............................................................................ £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Medium with fried onions, peppers and tomato

CHICKEN ROGON................................................................................ £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Medium spicy curry with tomato and herbs

CHICKEN JALFRAZI............................................................................ £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Fairly hot with onion, tomato, green peppers, green chilli etc.

CHICKEN DANSAK.............................................................................. £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Slightly hot, sweet and sour with lentils

CHICKEN BHOONA.............................................................................. £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Medium with tomato and onion in think sauce

CHICKEN AND SAG............................................................................. £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with spinach

CHICKEN KORAY................................................................................. £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with thick sauce served in a boiling souk

CHICKEN AND CHANA......................................................................... £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with chick peas

CHICKEN MALAYA............................................................................... £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Mild, with pineapple

CHICKEN KASHMIR............................................................................. £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Mild, with banana

CHICKEN PATHIA................................................................................ £5.50 (Take Away £4.75)
Hot sweet and sour with tomato

CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM.................................................................. £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium

CHICKEN BOMBAY............................................................................... £6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with egg and potato



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LAMB


LAMB KORMA.......................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Very mild

LAMB CURRY........................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.75)

LAMB MADRAS.....................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Fairly hot

LAMB VINDALOO..................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Very hot

LAMB DUPIAZA....................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Medium with fried onions, peppers and tomato

LAMB ROGON...................................................................................... £5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Medium spicy curry with tomato and herbs

LAMB JALFRAZI...................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Fairly hot with onion, tomato, green peppers, green chilli etc.

LAMB DANSAK.....................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Slightly hot, sweet and sour with lentils

LAMB BHOONA.....................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Medium with tomato and onion in think sauce

LAMB AND SAG....................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with spinach

LAMB KORAY........................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with thick sauce served in a boiling souk

LAMB AND CHANA................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with chick peas

LAMB MALAYA.....................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Mild, with pineapple

LAMB KASHMIR...................................................................................£6.95 Take Away £5.95)
Mild, with banana

LAMB PATHIA.....................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Hot sweet and sour with tomato

LAMB AND MUSHROOM........................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium

LAMB BOMBAY.....................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with egg and potato


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SEAFOOD


PRAWN KORMA...................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Very mild

PRAWN CURRY....................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £4.95)
Medium

PRAWN MADRAS.................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Fairly hot

PRAWN VINDALOO.............................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Very hot

PRAWN DUPIAZA...............................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Medium with fried onions, peppers and tomato

PRAWN DANSAK.................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Slightly hot, sweet and sour with lentils

PRAWN BHOONA.................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Medium with tomato and onion in think sauce

PRAWN AND SAG................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium, with spinach

PRAWN AND MUSHROOM.....................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium

PRAWN PATHIA..................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Hot sweet and sour with tomato

KING PRAWN KORMA..........................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.95)
Very mild

KING PRAWN CURRY...........................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.50)
Medium

KING PRAWN MADRAS........................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.95)
Fairly hot

KING PRAWN VINDALOO.....................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.95)
Very hot

KING PRAWN DUPIAZA.......................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £8.50)
Medium with fried onions, peppers and tomato

KING PRAWN JALFRAZI.......................................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Fairly hot with onion, tomato,and green chillies

KING PRAWN DANSAK.........................................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Slightly hot, sweet and sour with lentils

KING PRAWN BHOONA..........................................................................£8.50(Take Away £7.95)
Medium with tomato and onion in think sauce

KING PRAWN PATHIA..........................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.95)
Hot sweet and sour with tomato

KING PRAWN AND MUSHROOM.............................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Medium

KING PRAWN KORAY............................................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Medium, with thick sauce served in a boiling souk


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SPECIALITIES OF THE HOUSE


CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA.....................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £6.75)
Marinated chicken pieces, charcoal grilled, cooked in thick creamy sauce

LAMB TIKKA MASALA..........................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Marinated lamb pieces,cooked in thick creamy sauce

GARLIC AND HERB CHICKEN................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £7.25)
Spring chicken marinated in tandoori spieces, cooked with garlic, spring onions and herbs

TANDOORI KING PRAWN MASALA......................................................£11.95 (Take Away £8.95)
Marinated king prawns, charcoal grilled, cooked in thick creamy sauce

CHICKEN REZALA.................................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £6.75)
Pieces of spring chicken barbecued in clay oven, cooked with tomato, green peppers, onion and green chillies

LAMB REZALA......................................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Lamb tikka, cooked with tomato, green peppers, onion and green chillies

CHICKEN PASANDA..............................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £6.75)
Marinated chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce with almond and coconut

LAMB PASANDA...................................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Marinated lamb cooked in a mild creamy sauce with almond and coconut

LAMB TIKKA KORAY.............................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Lamb marinated in special spieces, cooked with butter in a thick sauce

CHICKEN TIKKA KORAY........................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £6.75)
Chicken marinated in special spieces, cooked with butter in a thick sauce

PESHWARI CHICKEN............................................................................£6.95 (Take Away £6.75)

PESHWARI LAMB.................................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)

TAJ MAHAL SPECIAL KING PRAWN..................................................£13.95 (Take Away £12.50)
Whole king sized prawns cooked with butter, onion, green peppers and tomato, served in a boiling souk

NON VEGETARIAN THALI.....................................................................£9.95 (Take Away £8.75)
Chicken tikka, meat bhoona, prawn pathia, pilau rice and nan bread

VEGETARIAN THALI.............................................................................£7.95 (Take Away £7.25)
Mushroom bahji, sag aloo, vegatable curry, yoghurt, pilau rice and nan

BUTTER CHICKEN.................................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.75)
Marinated chicken, cooked in a mild, creamy sauce with butter and cottage cheese


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THE ULTIMATE BALTI


BALTI CHICKEN...................................................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Medium

BALTI MEAT........................................................................................£6.50 (Take Away £5.95)
Medium

BALTI PRAWN.....................................................................................£6.50 (Take Away £6.25)
Medium

BALTI KING PRAWN............................................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Medium

BALTI TAJ MAHAL SPECIAL................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Chicken, Meat, Prawn

BALTI TROPICAL.................................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £7.50)
X=Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, mixed vegetables

BALTI CHICKEN CHILLI MASALA.........................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)
Flavoured with fresh green chilli to a hot taste

BALTI LAMB TIKKA MASALA................................................................£7.95 (Take Away £7.95)
Creamy and medium hot

BALTI CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA...........................................................£7.50 (Take Away £7.50)
Creamy and medium hot

BALTI NAVRATTAN MULTIVEG.............................................................£5.95 (Take Away £5.50)
Made with cauliflower, carrot, chickpeas, mushroom, beans, peas, cabbage and spinach


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BIRYANI DISHES


TAJ MAHAL SPECIAL BIRYANI.............................................................£8.95 (Take Away £8.50)
Chicken, lamb, prawn

CHICKEN TIKKA BIRYANI.....................................................................£7.95 (Take Away £7.50)

LAMB TIKKA BIRYANI..........................................................................£8.50 (Take Away £7.95)

KING PRAWN BIRYANI.........................................................................£9.95 (Take Away £8.95)

CHICKEN BIRYANI...............................................................................£7.50 (Take Away £6.95)

LAMB BIRYANI.....................................................................................£7.95 (Take Away £7.50)

PRAWN BIRYANI..................................................................................£7.95 (Take Away £7.50)

VEGATABLE BIRYANI...........................................................................£6.50 (Take Away £5.50)

MUSHROOM BIRYANI...........................................................................£6.50 (Take Away £5.50)


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VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES


MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY...................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)

MIXED DRY VEGATABLES.....................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)

BOMBAY ALOO.....................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Spicy potato

ALOO GOBI..........................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Potato and cauliflower

SAG ALOO............................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Potato and spinach

CAULIFLOWER BHAJI...........................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)

BHINDI BHAJI......................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Okra

PLAIN DAHL.........................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Lentil

TARKA DAHL........................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Lentil with garlic

CHANA MASALA...................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Chick peas

ALOO PEAS..........................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Potato and peas

SAG BHAJI...........................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)
Spinach

ONION BHAJI.......................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.60)

SAG PANEER........................................................................................£3.50 (Take Away £2.60)
Spinach with cottage cheese

MATTAR PANEER.................................................................................£3.50 (Take Away £2.60)
Peas with cottage cheese


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TAJ MAHAL MENU SUGGESTIONS


TWO PERSONS............................................................................................................... £26.95
Chicken Tikka (as a starter)
Chicken Tikka Masala
Meat Bhoona
Mushroom Bahji
Mixed Vegateble Curry
Pilau Rice
Nan Bread
Kulfi or Lychees
Coffee


THREE PERSONS........................................................................................................... £39.95
Tandoori Chicken (as a starter)
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Lamb Tikka Masala
King Prawn Madras
Mushroom Bhaji
Aloo Gobi
2 Pilau Rice
2 Nan Bread
Kulfi or Lychees
Coffee


FOUR PERSONS............................................................................................................. £52.95
Chicken Tikka and Tandoori Chicken (as a starter)
Chicken Tikka Masala
King Prawn Koray
Vegetable Biryani
Meat Rogon
Mushroom Bhaji
Dahl
Aloo Gobi
2 Pilau Rice
2 Nan Bread
Kulfi or Lychees
Coffee



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Rice and Accompaniments


PLAIN RICE..........................................................................................£1.75 (Take Away £1.60)
Long grain

PILAU RICE..........................................................................................£2.25 (Take Away £1.95)
Basmati Saffron

SPECIAL FRIED RICE...........................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Basmati fried rice with egg and peas

MUSHROOM FRIED RICE.......................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Basmati fried rice with egg and peas

EGG FRIED RICE..................................................................................£2.95 (Take Away £2.50)
Basmati fried rice with egg and peas

NAN.....................................................................................................£1.75 (Take Away £1.60)
Special bread baked in tandoori oven

KEEMA NAN.........................................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.85)
Nan bread stuffed with mince lamb

GARLIC NAN........................................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.85)
Nan bread with garlic

PESHWARI NAN...................................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.85)
Nan bread with almond, coconut and sultanas

VAGETABLE NAN..................................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.85)
Nan bread with vegatables

PORATHA.............................................................................................£1.75 (Take Away £1.60)
Thick, deep fried bread

STUFFED PORATHA.............................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.85)
Thick, deep fried bread stuffed with vegatables

CHAPATI.............................................................................................£0.80 (Take Away £0.80)
Thin baked bread

PURI....................................................................................................£0.80 (Take Away £0.80)
Thin pancake like bread, deep fried

PAPADOM............................................................................................£0.50 (Take Away £0.45)

MASALA PAPADOM..............................................................................£0.50 (Take Away £0.50)

RAITHA...............................................................................................£1.50 (Take Away £1.50)
Cucumber or onion

GREEN SALAD......................................................................................£1.95 (Take Away £1.75)

CHIPS..................................................................................................£1.50 (Take Away £1.25)

CHUTNEY AND PICKLE............ Each portion £0.50 (each portion) (Take Away £0.50 (each portion)


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Taj Mahal Indian Tandoori Restaurant * 50 Queen St.* Exeter * Tel. 01392 258129