Basmati Indian Restaurant Southampton menu

Starters

Papadom
0.70£
Plain or lightly spiced crispy appetizer. (Vegetarian) (Vegan)
Chutneys
0.60£
Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion chutney or hot pickle. (Vegetarian)
Tandoori King Prawn
4.90£
Marinated whole large king prawn grilled in the tandoori oven. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
King Prawn Butterfly
4.90£
Large king prawn flavored with herbs and spices, with a breadcrumb coating. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Tandoori Chicken (Quarter)
3.90£
Tandoori oven grilled with spices, yoghurt and herbs. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Sheek Kebab
3.90£
Spiced mince lamb is skewered and tandoori grilled. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Chicken Tikka (Starter)
3.90£
Marinated chicken barbecued in the tandoori oven. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Lamb Tikka (Starter)
3.90£
Marinated lamb barbecued in the tandoori oven. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Tandoori Mixed Kebab (Starter)
4.50£
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka and sheek kebab. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Onion Bhajis
3.50£
Spiced onion balls deep-fried to a crispy finish. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce. (Vegetarian)
Prawn Puri
4.90£
Slightly sweet and spicy prawns served on a deep-fried pastry.
Chicken Chatt
3.90£
Cooked with special chatt masala spices and cucumber.
Meat Samosa
2.90£
Triangular pastry filled with spiced mince. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce.
Vegetable Samosa
2.90£
Triangular pastry filled with gently spiced vegetables. Served with fresh salad and mint sauce. (Vegetarian)

Tandoori Cuisine

Lamb Tikka (Main)
7.50£
Tender pieces of marinated lamb grilled in the tandoor oven.
Chicken Tikka (Main)
7.50£
Tender pieces of marinated and boneless chicken grilled in the tandoor oven.
Tandoori Chicken (Half)
7.50£
Chicken on the bone grilled in the tandoor.
Lamb Tikka Shashlik
8.50£
Marinated and skewered grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes are served with tender pieces of lamb tikka.
Chicken Tikka Shashlik
8.50£
Marinated and skewered grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes are served with tender pieces of chicken tikka.
Tandoori King Prawn
11.90£
Whole large king prawns roasted in the tandoor.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
9.50£
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka, sheek kebab and tandoori chicken.
Paneer Tikka
6.90£
Home made spiced grilled cottage cheese. (Vegetarian)
Paneer Shashlik
7.90£
Skewered Paneer cheese served with grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes. (Vegetarian)

Signature Dishes

Wild Lemon
7.50£
Cooked with aromatic Bangladeshi Shatkora lemon. (V option available)
Chilli Shaan
7.50£
Three types of chilies form a very hot flavor and aroma. (V option available) (Hot)
Apricot
7.50£
Slightly sweet with a medium apricot and sultana sauce. (V option available)
Tikka Shobuz
8.50£
Chef's secret spice blend. Medium and a touch sweet with plenty of fresh coriander (V option available)
Badam Pasanda (N)
7.50£
Mild, creamy, nutty almond sauce and mixed crushed. Contains Nuts (V option available)
Tikka Masalla (N)
8.50£
Cooked using our unique sweet and creamy masala sauce, made from a secret blend of ingredients. Contains Nuts (V option available)
Tandoori Butter
7.50£
Diced chicken in a mild butter sauce, with fenugreek, tomato and fresh cream. (V option available) Contains dairy.
Jalfrezi
7.50£
Hot and spicy, with fresh green chilies and our secret chilli sauce. (V option available) (Hot)
Garlic Chilli
7.50£
Hot and spicy with mixed spices, fresh chilies and garlic. (V option available) (Hot)

Balti Fare

Chicken Balti
8.50£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
Chicken Tikka Balti
8.90£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
Meat Balti
8.50£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
Lamb Tikka Balti
8.90£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
Prawn Balti
8.50£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
King Prawn Balti
9.90£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended.
Mixed Vegetable Balti
7.50£
Served with fresh tandoori naan bread. Plenty of pureed onion, seasoning and coriander make a thick sauce base. Rice and vegetables are recommended. (Vegetarian)

Classic Main Courses

Kurma
7.50£
A mild, sweet and creamy dish consisting of ground coconut and cream, cooked with gentle aromatic spices. A Peshawari naan and boiled rice and recommended. Contains Dairy
Pathia
7.50£
A rich dish consisting of softened and caramelised onions mixed with spices and lemon juice, to give a hot, sweet and sour taste. Similar to a dansak but without the lentils. (Hot)
Dansak
7.50£
The Persian Dansak dish was served as part of an emperor’s feast. It has a thick lentil base flavored with spices, care extract, tamarind and lemon juice to give it a hot, sweet and sour taste. (Hot)
Bhuna
7.50£
A typical Bangladeshi dish, with a thick onion gravy. Medium strength sauce with gentle spices. We recommend fresh cauliflower baazi and onion rice side orders with Bhuna dishes.
Curry
7.50£
The traditional basic curry with a medium sauce that is suitable for all curry lovers. Or a spicier and hotter Madras sauce with fresh lemon juice.
Madras
7.50£
Similar to a traditional basic curry but spicier and hotter with the addition of fresh lemon juice. (Hot)
Korai
7.50£
Mixed spices are added to an onion, garlic and ginger base. This creates a deliciously tasty thick sauce of medium strength. Generous pieces of onion, capsicum and tomato are the added to the sizzling pan with the chosen seafood, meat or vegetables.
Rogan Josh
7.50£
Sliced tomatoes in a gently spiced sauce are used to lavishly top a medium strength bhuna style dish.
Shalimar
7.50£
Sliced tomatoes in a gently spiced sauce are used to lavishly top a medium strength bhuna style dish with the addition of mushrooms.
Saag
7.50£
Fresh spinach is seasoned and cooked with garlic and ginger to bring out its flavor. The meat is then added and cooked till the flavors are fused together. Lemon rice and saag are a perfect combination.

Seafood Delights

Goa Fish Curry
9.50£
Boneless Tilapia fish in a rich madras hot sauce with sun dried chilies, coconut and tamarind.
Jhinga Dhall Saag
9.50£
Classic combination of tiger king prawns with lentils and fresh spinach.
Jhinga Jalfrezi
9.50£
Tiger King Prawns, hot and spicy, with fresh green chilies and our secret sauce. (Hot)

Vegetarian and Side Dishes

Bombay Potatoes
3.70£
Potatoes boiled in herbs then cooked with mild spices. (Vegetarian)
Mushroom Baazi
3.70£
Spiced mushrooms fried till they are moist and full of flavor. (Vegetarian)
Aloo Gobi
3.70£
Fresh cauliflower and Bombay potato. (Vegetarian)
Saag Paneer
3.70£
Fresh spinach and mature cheddar sautéed in light spices. (Vegetarian)
Chana Baazi
3.70£
Softened chickpeas in gentle spices, garnished with onion. (Vegetarian)
Brinjal Baazi
3.70£
Lightly spiced aubergine. (Vegetarian)
Bindi Baazi
3.70£
Ladies fingers, cooked till they are succulent. (Vegetarian)
Saag Baazi
3.70£
Fresh spinach cooked with crushed garlic and ginger puree. (Vegetarian)
Saag Aloo
3.70£
Fresh spinach combined with Bombay potato. (Vegetarian)
Cauliflower Baazi
3.70£
Boiled cauliflower cooked with subtle flavors. (Vegetarian)
Tarkha Dhall
3.70£
Lentils, cooked with garlic, ginger and gentle spices. (Vegetarian)
Chana Paneer
3.70£
Lightly spiced chickpeas cooked with cheddar cheese. (Vegetarian)
Saag Mushroom
3.70£
Fresh Spinach and Mushrooms delicately spiced. (Vegetarian)

House Biriany

Chicken Biriany
8.50£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with chicken.
Meat Biriany
8.50£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with meat.
Chicken Tikka Biriany
8.90£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with succulent chicken tikka.
Lamb Tikka Biriany
8.90£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with lamb tikka.
Prawn Biriany
8.50£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with prawns.
King Prawn Biriany
9.90£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with king prawns.
Mixed Vegetable Biriyani
7.90£
Served with a medium spiced vegetable curry. Basmati rice is gently spiced and then stir-fried with mixed vegetables. (Vegetarian)

Indian Breads

Naan
2.90£
Fresh bread baked in the tandoori oven. (Vegetarian)
Garlic Bread
3.50£
Naan bread coated with fresh garlic and parsley. (Vegetarian)
Peshwari Naan (N)
3.50£
Sweet filling of almonds, coconut and raisins. Contains Nuts. (Vegetarian)
Keema Naan
3.50£
Spicy minced lamb filling.
Chilli and Coriander Naan
3.50£
Finely chopped green chilies and fresh coriander. (Vegetarian)
Cheese Naan
3.50£
Filled with grated cheddar cheese. (Vegetarian)
Vegetable Paratha
3.50£
Pan fried unleavened bread filled with vegetables. (Vegetarian)
Chapati
1.30£
Thin flat bread made from plain flour and toasted over a naked flame. (Vegetarian)

Rice/Extras

Plain Rice
2.90£
Boiled long grain rice. (Vegetarian)
Basmati Pulao rice
3.20£
Basmati rice cooked in a broth of herbs. Eaten on many festive occasions. (Vegetarian)
Onion Fried Rice
3.20£
Boiled rice fried with softened onions. (Vegetarian)
Lemon Rice
3.20£
Long grain cooked with fresh lemon. (Vegetarian)
Special Rice
3.50£
Stir fried Basmati rice with egg and vegetables. (Vegetarian)
Keema Rice
3.50£
Cooked with spiced minced lamb.
Mushroom Rice
3.50£
Lightly spiced pan-fried mushrooms in Basmati pulao rice. (Vegetarian)
Egg Rice
3.50£
Egg fried rice
Chips
2.20£
(Vegetarian)

Curry Sauces

Curry Sauce
2.90£