Koolba menu

Warm Starters

Pakora
5.00£
You will find pakora on every street corner, every home in the Punjab. It defines the Punjab. And now it has come to define Glasgow! Gram flour fritters, spiced and brought to life with any number of different fillings. The choice is yours.
Fish Fillet Pakora
7.00£
Fish Fillet Pakora
Mixed Indian Dips
7.00£
4 popadoms, spiced onions, mango chutney and mixed raita
Mixed Mezeh with Naan
10.00£
Houmos, mirza ghassemi and yoghurt & roast garlic. (Heaven for garlic lovers)
Chicken Breast Pakora
7.00£

Tandoori Specialities Starter

Chicken Chaat
7.00£
This is a favourite at weddings; the men slake their thirst with excellent single malt whilst taking the edge off their hunger with chicken chaat. Almost tasty enough to make you want to pop the question!
Spicy Sheekh kebab
8.00£
Lean minced lamb is marinated with lime coriander and cumin, then grilled. For one
Tandoori Spicy Lamb Chop
10.00£
Tender lamb chops in chef’s secret Gramm masala and cooked to perfection in the tandoor For one.
Tandoori Salmon Starter
13.00£
Tandoori Salmon Marinated tandoori salmon For one(one piece)
Tandoori Chicken Tikka
8.00£
Tandoori Chicken Tikka Marinated tandoori chicken tikka For one
Tandoori Sharing Platter (serves 4)
36.00£
Spicy lamb chops, chicken tikka, chicken chaat and spicy sheekh kebab
Tandoori Combo Sharing Platter (serves 4)
45.00£
Spicy lamb chops, chicken tikka, chicken chaat, spicy sheekh kebab, king prawn & Monk fish

Traditional Indian Dishes

Bhuna
11.00£
This is one of our absolute favourites. Unlike most other North Indian curries the meat is added earlier on in the process. This means the sauce can remain thick and unctuous, packed full of ginger, garlic and fresh tomato flavour.
Dopiaza
11.00£
Do“ is the Punjabi word for two, ”Piaza“ is the word for onions. Two Onions. That’s what defines this dish. Slow cooked onions form the base of this masala invigorated with the flavours of fresh cardamom, clove and black pepper.
Saag
11.00£
The Punjab is home to all the best vegetables in India. Drive through any town or village and the spinach stretched skyward. It’s a staple of my family. Here we combine it with a luscious masala and let the spinach do all the talking.
Punjabi
11.00£
The Punjabis like nothing more than a party. This dish is a party on a plate. Peppers, onions, ginger, garlic and plenty of green chillies take the party from the plate right into your mouth.
Ceylonese
11.00£
Ceylonese food is defined by spice and coconut. This curry balances the creamy coconut flavour with ground and whole spices and a dash of lemon juice.
Biryani
15.00£
A delicious combination of rice, meat and mixed raita on the side.

KoolBa Indian Specialties

Kerelan Garlic Chilli King Prawns
20.00£
Prawns are the staple dish of the South Indian seaside town of Mangalore. Rich in garlic, suffused with spice and gorgeously chilli, this is a must for those that pursue authenticity.
Lamb Karahi
16.00£
A Karahi is a steel cooking utensil, similar to a wok. This is a more robust dish, a potent masala bursting with spice and flavour and plenty of green chillies!
Kerelan Garlic Chilli Chicken Tikka
14.00£
A South Indian speciality from the coastal towns of Kerala. This is the garlic and chilli lovers dream come true. Typically of South Indian food, this is a lighter, more nuanced dish but with all the flavour.Rice not included
Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi
14.00£
Freshly Jalfrezi is a typical punjabi dish cooked with capsicum, onions and a touch .
Nantara Chicken Tikka and King Prawns
18.00£
Nantara cuisine is one of the most ancient in India. From the palaces and gardens of Mysore, this dish combines king prawns and chicken tikka with a special nantara sauce, finished with fresh chilli and coriander.
Butter Chicken Tikka
14.00£
From the heart of old Delhi, a deliciously rich butter masala with bite size pieces of chicken tikka.
Lamb Rogan Josh
16.00£
Inspired by the dried Kashmiri dried chilli tempered with yoghurt, this is a much loved dish across all of North India. Tomatoes, chillies, coriander and tender lamb. Millions of Indians can’t be wrong.Rice not included.
Chicken Daal
13.00£
From the heart of Muslim Punjab, this is festival food. Slow cooked chicken and lentils brought together in an effortlessly delicious masala.
Chicken Tikka Masala
14.00£
Invented in Glasgow, loved around the world, there is no dish that characterises better the love affair the Scots have with curry. Tandoori mouthfuls of chicken in a masala bursting with capsicums, ginger, garlic and chilli, tempered with cream. This is what made Scotland Brave!

Rice, Bread, Side Dishes & Sundries

Basmati Rice
3.30£
Mushroom Rice
4.50£
Coconut Rice
4.50£
Persian Style Naan
3.30£
Garlic and Coriander Naan
4.00£
Cheese Naan
5.00£
Peshwari Naan
5.00£
Garlic & Cheese Naan
6.00£
Chapati
2.50£
Spiced Onion
3.00£
Mango Chutney
3.00£
Mixed Pickle
3.00£
Poppadum
1.00£
Spicy Masala Chips
4.00£

Irani Kebab(Rice not included)

Chicken Kebab
13.00£
Marinated chicken, skewered and barbecued. The spice mix for this dish is a family secret. When you taste it, you’ll know why! Served with salad and dressing.
Kofta Kebab
15.00£
Possibly the world’s original and finest kebab. Perfectly balanced meat and spices grilled on an open charcoal barbecue. Cooked today the way it has been cooked for generations. Two skewers of lovely minced lamb meat served with salad and love.
Majestic Kebab
16.00£
One famous emperor of Persia loved both lamb and chicken. So he had the Court Chef combine both. He called it The Majestic Kebab. It is indeed majestic. It is two kebabs, a skewer each of chicken and lamb mince. £18.00
Shashlik
18.00£
Marinated lamb fillet, skewered and grilled over barbecue, served with salad and dressing, mixed peppers and onion. This dish straddles Persia and can be found in modern day Pakistan.
Royal Kebab
22.00£
One of the Koolba Brothers, can never decide between Shashlik and the Kofta Kebab. So, in his honour, we bring you the Royal Kebab. A skewer of each served with salad and dressing. He says that whenever he eats it, he feels like a King.
Persian Kebab Feast for Two
40.00£
I’m sure you saw this coming. I love ALL the kebabs at Koolba. So I wanted them ALL on a plate. Three skewers of beautifully barbecued meat and chicken. Shashlik, Kofta, Royal Chicken served on a bed of salad and accompanied by saffron rice. The best kebabs in Scotland. Sublime