Shilpa Indian Restaurant menu

Pre-Meal

Pappadam Set
3.00£
Plain pappadams served with homemade chutney tray. V.

Starters

Onion Palak Bhajee
4.95£
Bengal gram flour, onion, ginger, green chilli and curry leaf made into dough and then fried. Served with mint chutney. V, G.
Mirchi Paneer
6.25£
Cottage cheese tossed with onion, tomato, green pepper and aromatic Indian spices. V.
Paneer Tikka
6.75£
Indian cottage cheese marinated in special tandoori masala and cooked in clay oven. Served with mint chutney. V.
Cauliflower Chilli Fry
5.25£
Crispy fried cauliflowers tossed with green chili and curry leaves. V, G.
Samosa
4.75£
Pastry turnovers stuffed with seasoned ground cottage cheese. V, G.
Prawn Poori
7.95£
Prawns cooked with onion tomato masala and placed in deep fried, puffed wheat flour bread. Garnished with chopped onion and coriander leaves. G.
Grilled Sea Scallop
8.50£
Scallop grilled with onion, ginger, garlic and pepper.
Kallummakai Varattiyathu
7.95£
Fried mussels tossed with ginger-garlic and spices. G.
Chicken Tikka Trio
7.95£
Combination of three tikkas made with chicken breast pieces double marinated in tandoori masala (yogurt and spices), malai (cream and cheese), and hariyali (mint and coriander).
Aattirachi Varattiyathu
7.95£
Deep fried boneless pieces of lamb sautéed with crushed ginger, garlic and shallots. G.
Lamb Chop
8.25£
Lamb chops marinated in ginger, garlic, yogurt, chilly and cumin and cooked in tandoori. Served with green chutney.
Sheekh Kebab
8.50£
Mix of minced lamb ,ginger ,garlic and spices formed in to cylinders on skewers and grilled.
Tandoori Chicken Skewers
7.50£
Chicken cubes are marinated in Indian tandoori masala and grilled with bell peppers and cherry tomatoes.
Coconut Fried Prawn
7.95£
Coconut crusted prawns marinated in a special Kerala spices and deep fried.
Grilled King Prawn Skewers
8.50£
King prawns marinated in Indian spices and grilled to perfection.
King Fish Masala Fry
8.95£
King fish steak marinated in chillies, lime, pepper, salt, and grilled in a griddle.
Beef Dry Fry
7.95£
Boneless pieces of beef marinated in our own masala and deep fried.
Chicken 65
6.25£
Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in home made masala and deep fried

Soups

Rasam
3.95£
Hot and sour soup with lentils and tomato. V.

Vegetarian Specials

Cheera Parippu Thalichathu
6.50£
Lentils and spinach cooked with garlic and shallots. Tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Aloo Gobi
6.50£
Potato and cauliflower cooked with onion and tomato sauce.
Avial
6.95£
Mixed fresh vegetables cooked with garlic, green chilli, shallots and coconut. Tempered with fresh curry leaves.
Bhindi Masala
6.95£
Okra cooked with onion and tomato masala.
Paneer Butter Masala
7.50£
Indian cottage cheese cooked with rich tomato sauce and butter. N.
Chana Masala
6.25£
Curried chickpeas with tomatoes, onions, spice mixed, fresh ginger and herbs.
Bombay Aloo
5.50£
Baby potato tossed with onion tomato masala with cumin.
Tadka Wali Dhal
5.95£
Mix dhal cooked with ginger, garlic and tomato. Tempered with cumin seeds and whole red chillies.
Thoran
6.25£
Finely chopped vegetables cooked with grated coconuts. Tempered with shallots and green chillies.
Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan
7.50£
Baby or mini aubergine stuffed by a paste of peanuts, sesame ,coconut flakes and cashews. Then sautéed in a gravy made using masala and tamarind paste. N.

Poultry Specials

Varutharacha Kozhi Curry
9.95£
Boneless chicken cooked in roasted coconut based sauce with ginger, garlic and garam masala.
Chicken Tikka Masala
9.50£
Marinated Boneless pieces of chicken baked using skewers in a clay oven and cooked in rich tomato-based sauce with onion, ginger and coriander leaves. N.
Kerala Kozhi Roast
9.50£
Marinated Boneless chicken roasted in dry masala. G.
Chicken Jalfrezi
9.50£
Boneless chicken cooked in sweet and sour tomato sauce with onion and peppers.
Kozhi Korma
9.50£
Boneless chicken cooked with cashew nuts and coconut paste. N.
Kuttanadan Duck Roast
10.50£
Boneless duck cooked with Kerala spices in coconut milk and tossed in dry masala.

Butcher Specials

Erachi Mappas
10.50£
A lamb speciality of Central Kerala. Lamb cooked with onion, tomato and coconut milk.
Lamb Roganjosh
10.50£
Kashmiri lamb curry where lamb cooked in a creamy tomato curry sauce and butter with a combination of intense spices.
Niligiri Lamb Korma
10.50£
Lamb cooked with mint, coriander, and coconut paste.
Lamb Madras
9.50£
Lamb tossed in onion, ginger, chillies, garlic and authentic Indian spices.
Beef Ularthiyathu
10.50£
Traditional style beef roast prepared by slow roasting beef chunks in aromatic spices ,coconut slices and curry leaves.
Nadan Beef curry
10.50£

Seafood Specials

Kerala Fish Curry
9.95£
King fish cooked with coconut and Kerala cocum.
Fish Moilee
9.95£
King fish cooked in mild stew with coconut milk and green chillies.
Meen Alleppey
9.95£
King fish in a moderately spiced gravy of coconut and raw mangoes.
Pan Seared Salmon
10.95£
Salmon fillet pan seared with our special raw mango molee sauce of coconut milk. Served with grilled tomato and mushroom.
Kelara Konju Masala
10.95£
King prawn cooked in a thick sauce of ginger, onion, coconut milk and garnished with fresh curry leaves.
King Prawn Molee
10.95£
King prawn cooked in stew of onion garlic, green chilli and coconut milk.
King Prawn Ularthiyathu
11.95£
King prawns tossed with onion and tomato dry masala , a dry preparation.
Kelara Crab Masala
11.95£
Sea Bass Pollichathu
10.95£
Sea bass marinated with Indian spices, wrapped in banana leaf and grilled.
Kerala Konju Masala
10.95£
King prawn cooked in a thick sauce of ginger, onion, coconut milk and garnished with fresh curry leaves.
Kerala Crab Masala
11.95£

Tandoori Specials

Tandoori Chicken
11.50£
Most popular north Indian dish. Half chicken marinated in yogurt, lemon and tandoori spices.
King Prawn Tandoori
13.50£
King prawn marinated in chef special spices and cooked in clay oven. Served with mash potatoes and green salad.
Chef Special Mix Platter
14.95£
Mix flavoured tandoor cooked lamb chop, chicken tikka, salmon, sheekh kebab and king prawn. Served with mash potatoes and green salad.

Kerala Pancakes

Masala Dosa
7.25£
Crispy pancake made of rice and lentil flour with slightly spiced potato fillings.
Appam (2pcs.)
3.95£
Soft centred lacy pancake with a crispy border, pre- fermented with yeast and coconut milk cooked in special pan.
Idly
7.50£
Robotic pre meal fluffy steamed rice and black lentil cakes. Served with chutney and sambar(3 pieces).
Chicken Dosa
9.90£
Crispy pancake made of rice and lentil flour with chicken fillings.
Lamb Dosa
9.90£
Crispy pancake made of rice and lentil flour with slightly spiced lamb fillings.
Egg Appam
3.25£
Soft centred lacy pancake with egg

Rice

Steam Rice
3.00£
Steamed plain basmati rice.
Kashmiri Pulao
7.95£
Rich flavourful rice preparation where basmati rice is tossed with nuts ,dry fruits and fresh fruits. N.
Mushroom Mutter Pulao
3.95£
Basmati rice cooked with mushroom and green peas.
Lemon Rice
3.95£
Basmati rice cooked in lemon juice. Tempered and garnished with cashew and curry leaves. N.
Pulao Rice
3.75£
Basmati rice cooked in seasoned broth of Indian exotic spices.
Ghee Rice
3.95£
Long grain rice cooked in Indian clarified butter and garnished with fried cashew nuts. N.
Jeera Rice
3.75£
Basmati rice cooked with cumin giving a whole new flavour.

Biriyanies

Vegetable Biriyani
7.95£
Mixed vegetable cooked in our in house biriyani masala ,layered with aromatic rice and garnished with fried onion and cashew nuts. N.
Chicken Biriyani
9.50£
Boneless chicken cooked in our in house biriyani masala, layered with aromatic rice and garnished with fried onion and cashew nuts. N.
Lamb Biriyani
10.50£
Lamb chunks cooked in our in house biriyani masala ,layered with aromatic rice and garnished with fried onion and cashew nuts. N.
Prawn Biryani
10.50£
Juicy prawn slow cooked in our in house biriyani masala , layered with aromatic rice and garnished with fried onion and cashew nuts.
Egg biriyani
8.95£
Fragrant basmati rice cooked with aromatic biryani spices, herbs & boiled eggs ( Two Eggs)

Breads

Chappathi
3.00£
Two pieces of round, unleavened flat bread made of wheat flour, cooked in a griddle. G.
Kerala Paratha
3.25£
Soft layered and flaky bread made from plain flour and cooked on a griddle. G.
Naan
2.25£
G.
Poori
3.25£
Two pieces of deep fried, puffed wheat flour bread. G.
Tandoori Rotti
2.75£
G.
Kizhi Paratha (Chicken)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick chicken curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.
Kizhi Paratha(Lamb)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick lamb curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.
Kizhi Paratha(Beef)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick Beef curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.
Kothu paratha( Chicken)
9.95£
Popular Tamil Nadu street food. Flaky shredded Indian flatbread (Paratha)stir fried with chicken
Kothu paratha( Lamb)
9.95£
Popular Tamil Nadu street food. Flaky shredded Indian flatbread (Paratha)stir fried with Lamb

Sundry Dishes

Green Salad
2.75£
Raita
2.50£
A chilled salad of onions, tomato and cucumber blended into cumin flavoured yogurt.
Pickle
1.95£
Lemon or mango.

Desserts

Payasam
3.50£
Traditional and delicious Kerala pudding. Different types of payasams served everyday.
Kulfi
2.50£
Traditional Indian ice cream from whole milk and cream. Available in mango or pistachio
Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream
3.50£
Condensed milk rolled into balls, deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup and served with ice cream.

Kerala Special

Kizhi Paratha(chicken)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick chicken curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.
Kizhi Paratha(Lamb)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick Lamb curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.
Kizhi Paratha(Beef)
11.95£
Two parottas are soaked in a semi thick Beef curry and wrapped in a banana leaf. It is then slow cooked for 2 to 3 minutes in coconut oil.

Chef special Lunch

Pothi choru(Kerala packed lunch in banana leaf)
10.99£
Kerala brown rice,Thoran,Egg omelette,fish fry,special coconut chutney (all wrapped in banana leaf) served with Sambar,Rasam,Butter milk

Egg Dishes

Egg Roast
7.95£
2 boiled eggs cooked in spicy onion tomato masala gravy