Balbir's menu

Cold Starters & Nibbles

Bhel Poori
5.20£
A vibrant mix of dry roasted pulses, peanuts, gram flour straw, red onion, fresh coriander and juicy tamarind chutneys - served with poppadums. Contains Peanuts.
Poppodum
0.95£
Ginger and Carrot Pickle
1.90£
Spiced Onions
1.45£
Mango Chutney
1.75£
Mint and Cucumber Raita
3.15£

Starters

Tandoori Salmon
7.70£
A house favourite, lightly marinated in aromatic spices then cooked off in our real charcoal tandoori oven.
Spicy Calamari
6.60£
Fried squid with a red chilli batter, served with a sharp tamarind dip.
Sheekh Kebab
7.95£
Tender lamb, minced with spices and fresh herbs grilled in the tandoor.
Chicken Malai Tikka
7.95£
Soft creamy marinade spiced with black pepper, green chilli, cardamom and cashew.
Chicken 65
7.70£
South Indian fried street food, marinated in garlic, chilli and fresh curry leaf. Finished with butter and cream.
Gobi 65
6.35£
South Indian fried street food, marinated in garlic, chilli and fresh curry leaf. Finished with butter and cream. Cauliflower (v)
Bhatura Chana (v)
7.15£
A Punjabi variation of the fried poori bread, served with spiced tangy chickpeas.
Malai Mushrooms (v)
7.15£
Rich creamy mushrooms cooked with ginger and garlic, flavoured with our house garam masala. V.
Paneer Tikka Shashlik (v)
7.45£
Indian cheese roasted in the tandoor with bell peppers and onions.
Vegetable Pakora (vg)
5.50£
Chicken Pakora
6.25£
Fish Pakora
6.25£
Aubergine Pakora
5.50£
Cauliflower Pakora
5.50£
Mushroom Pakora
5.50£

Main Course

Tarka Daal
11.00£
Made in a Punjabi style, mixed lentils tempered with garlic, chilli, cumin seeds, onion and tomato.
Aloo Chana Masala (vg)
11.55£
Dry potato curry, spiced heavily with roasted cumin and sharp pickles. V.
Baingan Bharta (vg)
13.20£
Roasted aubergine cooked down with onions, chilli, tomato, and spices.
Mushroom Bhaji (vg)
12.10£
Light dry curry, sliced mushrooms stir-fried with onions and spices.
Mixed Vegetable Sabji
12.10£
Selection of market fresh vegetables curried in Punjabi masala with onions peppers and tomato spiced with garam masala. Vg
Malai Kofta
13.20£
A beautiful North Indian recipe. Vegetable dumplings made from paneer and potato cooked in a creamy cashew nut sauce. V.
Palak Paneer
13.20£
Homemade paneer tossed with choppy spinach leaf, fenugreek leaf, ginger and garlic with turmeric and cumin seed. [d] [m]
Paneer Butter Masala
13.20£
Paneer simmered in a cardamom and clove spicy curry.
Jhinga Achari
17.60£
King prawns cooked with yogurt, tomato, green chilli, with ground fenugreek and cumin seed, cooked together giving a sharp pickled flavour. Hot.
Goanese Fish Curry
17.60£
Fresh white fish cooked with coconut cream, tamarind and chilli. Hot.
Bengali Macchi
17.60£
Monkfish tails cooked with mustard seeds, tomato, and green chilli.
Trio of Chicken Tikka
18.75£
Best fillets of chicken breast marinated then roasted in tandoori oven, flavoured in Malai, tandoori and achari spices. Served with half bowl rice and sauce.
Chicken Bhoona Garam Masala
13.75£
Classic North Indian spices including cumin, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves cooked through with onions and green chilli.
Chicken Aloo Methi
14.30£
Diced potato and tender cuts of chicken cooked though a medium spicy curry made with fresh choppy fenugreek leaf.
Chicken Chettinad
14.30£
Traditional South Indian cooking with black pepper, poppy seed, curry leaves and sundried red chillies. Hot.
Chicken Parsi
13.75£
Chicken tikka cooked with lentils and green chilli, made with a touch of mango chutney for a sharp sweet lift.
Chicken Xacuti
13.75£
A traditional Goanese curry with coconut, tamarind and sundried chilli. Very hot.
North Indian Chicken (on bone)
14.30£
Traditional tari (thin curry) cooked on the bone. Onions, green chilli, and potato. Spiced with cumin, cinnamon, cardamon & cloves. *With Bone
Chicken Butter Masala
14.30£
Marinated with green cardamom and mace then simmered in a tomato curry with green chilli, cardamom and cloves.
Chicken Tikka Chasni
13.75£
Cooked with a mango chutney and tomato, has a sharp tangy flavour.
Chicken Malai Korma
13.75£
A mild curry cooked in onion gravy with cream.
Dum Hyderabadi Biryani
16.00£
Beautiful dish made in the traditional way. Chicken ON THE BONE steam cooked between layers of aromatic rice flavoured with rose water, fresh ginger, mint, fried onion and our house garam masala. Served with daal and raita, great for sharing or as an alternative to rice.
Lamb Passanda
14.85£
Lamb simmered in yoghurt and cream flavoured with cloves. Finished with almonds and sultanas. Beautiful flavours.
Lamb Rogan Josh
14.85£
A Kashmiri dish flavoured with dry ginger, aniseed and garam masala.
Lamb Ginger Bhoona
14.85£
Karahi style bhoona cooked in a based sauce of ginger, garlic, onions and tomato finished with garam masala and fresh ginger.
Lamb Achari
14.85£
Tomato and green chilli, with ground fenugreek and cumin seeds, cooked together with Indian pickles made in-house. 1⁄2 hot.
Lamb Mirchi Korma (hot)
14.85£
Spicy lamb curry simmered in a rich cream sauce with bell pepper and green chilli.

Sides and Accompaniments

Jeera Rice
3.85£
Pilau Rice
3.95£
Roti
2.95£
Missi Roti
2.95£
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Plain Naan
3.95£
Garlic Naan
4.50£
Peshwari Naan
4.95£
Onion Kulcha
5.50£
Plain Flour Paratha
4.50£
Wholemeal Paratha
4.50£
Masala Chips
3.95£
Katchumbar Salad
3.15£

Drinks

Bt Kingfisher (4.8%) 330ml
3.00£
Chilled - premium Indian beer
330ml Can Coke Zero
1.50£