Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine

Appetizers

• Veggie CutletsUS$ 5,95

  cutlets made from carrots, peas, cauliflower and lightly pan fried

• Samosa ChaatUS$ 4,95

  veggie samosas covered with curried chickpeas, raita, and chutneys

• Taj PlatterUS$ 10,95

  non-vegetarian for $2

• Vegetarian Platter for TwoUS$ 8,95

  assortment of samosas, papadum, and onion pakoras

• Veggie Kathi RollUS$ 6,00

  Indian version of a veggie wrap

• Veggie Seenkh Kebab (Mild)US$ 7,50

  minced potatoes and cheese rolled on skewers and cooked in the clay oven

• Jamnagar JhingaUS$ 8,50

  fresh gulf shrimp marinated in spices and roasted over mesquite charcoal

• Taj Kathi RollUS$ 6,95

  Indian version of a spiced chicken wrap

• Chicken Pakoras (Mild)US$ 5,50

  fried tenders dipped in a lentil batter

• Bombay Chicken WingsUS$ 6,00

  spicy chicken wings

• Sindhi Aloo TikkiUS$ 4,95

  patties of potatoes, topped with chickpeas, drizzled with yoghurt

• Onion Pakoras (Mild)US$ 3,50

  onion fritter fried in lentil batter

• Vegetable SamosasUS$ 3,50

  potatoes and peas in a crispy pastry

Accompaniments

• Makhani SauceUS$ 6,00

  butter and methi sauce

• Plain YogurtUS$ 2,00

  housemade

• RaitaUS$ 2,50

  yogurt with grated carrot and cucumber

• Buttered Basmati RiceUS$ 2,00

• Plain Basmati RiceUS$ 2,00

• Chutney PlateUS$ 2,95

  Assortment of five different chutneys

Soup & Salad

• Onion SaladUS$ 3,00

  slices of onion, jalapeno, and lemon

• Garden SaladUS$ 3,50

  freshly sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots with dressing

• Timatar Ka ShorbaUS$ 3,50

  slowly cooked cumin and garlic flavored tomato soup

• Mulligatawny Soup Veg / ChickenUS$ 3,50

  lentil soup with spiced chicken flavored with cumin and lemon

Standard Indian Fare

• Vegetable CurryUS$ 12,95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Shrimp / Fish CurryUS$ 15,95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Lamb CurryUS$ 13,95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Chicken CurryUS$ 12,95

  thick gravy of tomato and onion

• Vegetable KadaiUS$ 11,95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Shrimp / Fish KadaiUS$ 15,95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Lamb KadaiUS$ 14,95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Chicken KadaiUS$ 13,95

  with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and fresh coriander

• Vegetable Tikka MasalaUS$ 12,95

  roasted bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Shrimp / Fish Tikka MasalaUS$ 15,95

  roasted shrimp / fish sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Lamb Tikka MasalaUS$ 13,95

  roasted lamb sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Chicken Tikka MasalaUS$ 14,95

  roasted chicken sauteed with bell peppers and tomatoes in a cream sauce

• Vegetable Korma (Mild)US$ 12,95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Shrimp / Fish Korma (Mild)US$ 15,95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Lamb Korma (Mild)US$ 13,95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Chicken Korma (Mild)US$ 13,95

  in an almond and cashew cream sauce

• Vegetable SaagUS$ 11,95

  with creamed spinach

• Shrimp / Fish SaagUS$ 15,95

  with creamed spinach

• Lamb SaagUS$ 13,95

  with creamed spinach

• Chicken SaagUS$ 12,95

  with creamed spinach

• Vegetable VindalooUS$ 11,95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Shrimp / Fish VindalooUS$ 15,95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Lamb VindalooUS$ 13,95

  spicy hot with potatoes

• Chicken VindalooUS$ 12,95

  spicy hot with potatoes

Tandoor

The tandoor is a barrel-shaped, pit oven made from an amalgam of special clays, oils, and natural binding agents. this form of cooking has evolved over the centuries, when the first oven was a hole in the ground, with clay patted on the walls to keep the hole from caving in. the fuel used was cow chips or camel dung, with a mixture of straw. over time, this fuel was changed to wood charcoal. the food, whether it be chicken, lamb, beef, shrimp, or fish, is marinated for a minimum of twelve hours in a special blend of spices

• Tandoori PlatterUS$ 18,95

  tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seenkh kebab, and prawn kebab

• Paneer Tikka (Mild)US$ 13,95

  tandoori roasted farmers cheese served on a sizzler

• Macchi TikkaUS$ 15,95

  seasonal fish marinated and roasted

• Boti KebabUS$ 14,95

  masala spiced tandoori roasted lamb cubes

• Tikka JingaUS$ 18,95

  prawns marinated in fresh herbs and roasted

• Malai Kebab (Mild)US$ 12,95

  boneless chicken encrusted with cashews and roasted

• Murgh TikkaUS$ 13,95

  masala spiced tandoori roasted boneless chicken breast

• Gosht Seekh KebabUS$ 14,95

  clay oven roasted ground lamb, coriander, and fennel seeds

• Tandoori Murgh (Mild)US$ 11,95

  chicken marinated in yoghurt and a classic blend of Indian spices

Lamb

• Lamb AchariUS$ 14,95

  tender lamb in a medium spiced pickle-flavor onion and tomato sauce

• Lamb SukhaUS$ 15,95

  simmered in a thick curry sauce, curry leaves, and coconut

• Lamb BhunaUS$ 15,95

  roasted cubes of lamb sauteed with onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, and spices

• Dhanya LambUS$ 15,95

  lamb sauteed with coriander and spices

• Lamb RaraUS$ 15,95

  tender lamb and minced lamb in an onion tomato gravy

• Lamb Pasanda (Mild)US$ 14,95

  marinated in yoghurt and simmered with a saffron almond cashew cream sauce

• Lamb Rogan JoshUS$ 14,95

  curry leaf & cinnamon slow braised chunks of leg of lamb with fresh coriander

Shrimp or Fish

• Sukha JhingaUS$ 15,95

  pan sauteed shrimp with house spices, curry leaves, and coconut

• Tawa MacchiUS$ 15,95

  fish marinated with Indian herbs and spices, then cooked to perfection on a skillet

• Kali-Milch Jhinga / MacchiUS$ 16,95

  in a spicy sweet black peppery cream sauce

• Bhuna Jhinga / MacchiUS$ 15,95

  shrimp or fish sauteed with onions, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, and spices

• Goa Jhinga / MacchiUS$ 15,95

  coconut poached shrimp or white fish chunks with fresh curry leaves and fenugreek

• Kerala Jhinga / MacchiUS$ 15,95

  fish or shrimp cooked in spiced coconut milk and flavored with curry leaves

Chicken

• Mango Chicken (Mild)US$ 13,95

  boneless chicken in a sweet, tangy, and savory spiced gravy

• Chicken BhunaUS$ 13,95

  boneless chicken sautéed with onions, bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, and spices

• Chili ChickenUS$ 12,95

  boneless chicken with bell pepper simmered in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce

• Chicken Pasanda (Mild)US$ 13,95

  marinated in yoghurt and simmered with a saffron almond cashew cream sauce

• Chicken ChettinadUS$ 13,95

  A popular dish, from the Chettinad region, of roasted exotic spices and peppers

• Chicken Makhanwala (Mild)US$ 13,95

  shredded charbroiled chicken breast with fenugreek decadent tomato butter sauce

Vegetarian

Paneer is a mild cottage cheese pressed in our kitchen. It is of firm texture and a mild bite

• Gobi / Paneer 65US$ 12,95

  sweet and tangy deep fried cauliflower/paneer cheese with curry leaf tempering

• Mushroom MasalaUS$ 12,95

  mushrooms cooked in a mildly spiced tomato based gravy with a hint of fenugreek

• Gobi ManchurianUS$ 12,95

  cauliflower dipped in a chickpea batter, sautéed in a Manchurian sauce

• Alu MattarUS$ 11,95

  peas and potatoes in a tomato sauce

• Alu SaagUS$ 11,95

  potatoes with curried spinach

• Chili PaneerUS$ 12,95

  homemade cheese, green and red bell pepper, simmered in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce

• Paneer Makhani (Mild)US$ 12,95

  homemade cheese in a tomato and butter sauce

• Kofta Lajawab (Mild)US$ 12,95

  homemade cheese and potato rounds, stuffed with nuts and fruit, sautéed in onions and cream

• Zeera AlooUS$ 11,95

  baby yellow potatoes dry sautéed with onions, mustard, and cumin seeds

• Vegetable MasalaUS$ 11,95

  toasted dry masala spiced sautéed market fresh vegetables

• Malai KoftaUS$ 12,95

  paneer cheese, vegetable and potato croquettes with a fenugreek seasoned tomato butter sauce

• Navrattan KormaUS$ 12,95

  diced Indian farmer's cheese, baby green beans, turnips and sweet peas in butter milk cream sauce

• Dal MakhaniUS$ 10,95

  cardamom scented butter whipped lentils flavored with curry leaves

• Aloo GobiUS$ 11,95

  garlic & spices sautéed cauliflower and Russet potatoes

• Channa MasalaUS$ 11,95

  sauté of garbanzo beans & black cumin with fresh coriander

• Bhindi MasalaUS$ 11,95

  sautéed fresh okra sprinkled with mango powder

• Benghan BhartaUS$ 11,95

  puree of Tandoori fried eggplant and tomatoes

• Saag PaneerUS$ 12,95

  Indian farmer's cheese with spicy garlic spinach puree

• Mattar PaneerUS$ 12,95

  diced Indian farmer's cheese and sweet peas simmered in saffron tomato sauce

• Yellow DalUS$ 11,95

  clove scented butter whipped yellow moong beans flavored with mustard seeds

South Indian Specialties

Iddly, Sambar, Vada

steamed rice patties, lightly spiced and tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables, lentil donuts

• Iddly SambarUS$ 7,99

  3 pieces Iddly with bowl of Sambar

• Special BondaUS$ 4,99

  lentil dumplings with onion, potato

• Sambar VadaUS$ 5,99

  lightly spiced lentil donuts dipped in Sambar (lightly spiced and tangy lentil soup simmered with vegetables)

• Dahi VadaUS$ 4,99

  lentil donuts in yogurt, garnished with coriander

• Medhu VadaUS$ 4,99

  lightly spiced lentil donuts

Uthappam

served with sambar and coconut chutney Indian pizza with various toppings; a south Indian specialty

• Vegetable UthappamUS$ 9,95

  tomato, peas, carrots, and onion toppings

• Tomato & Peas UthappamUS$ 9,95

  with tomato and peas toppings

• Onion & Hot Chili UthappamUS$ 9,95

  with onion and chili toppings

• Onion & Peas & Tomato UthappamUS$ 9,95

  with onion, peas, and tomato toppings

• Plain UthappamUS$ 9,95

  plain Indian pizza

Dosas

served with sambar, coconut chutney, & potato. light and low calorie crepes from rice and lentils, a real south Indian mouth watering treat

• Butter Masala DosaiUS$ 9,95

  crepes filled with potatoes and onion cooked in butter

• Onion Masala DosaiUS$ 9,95

  crepes with onion toppings filled with potato and onion

• Mysore Masala DosaiUS$ 9,95

  thin rice crepes with layer of hot chutney, filled with potato and onions

• Sada Mysore DosaiUS$ 9,95

  thin rice crepes with layer of hot chutney

• Paper Masala DosaiUS$ 9,95

  thin crispy rice crepes filled with potatoes and onion

• Paper DosaiUS$ 9,95

  thin crispy rice crepes rolled

• Masala DosaiUS$ 9,95

  rice crepes filled with potatoes and onion

• Sada DosaiUS$ 9,95

  a plain rice crepe

Breads

soft, fluffy, crusty, layered, whether plain or stuffed, are cooked to order on the walls of the tandoor. stuffed breads make great appetizers

• Assorted Bread BasketUS$ 5,95

  Onion Kulcha, Roti, and Aloo Paratha

• Taj KulchaUS$ 4,50

  stuffed with minced tandoori chicken, with a touch of ginger, onion, and cilantro

• Keema NaanUS$ 3,50

  Stuffed with garam masala spiced ground lamb

• Paneer ParathaUS$ 3,00

  Whole wheat bread stuffed with cheese

• Aloo ParathaUS$ 2,50

  Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes and sweet peas

• ParathaUS$ 2,50

  Flaky and buttery whole wheat bread

• RotiUS$ 1,95

  Tandoori baked whole wheat bread

• Kabuli NaanUS$ 3,00

  Unleavened bread stuffed with nuts, raisins, and sun dried cherries

• Roasted Garlic NaanUS$ 2,50

  Unleavened bread with crushed garlic

• Onion KulchaUS$ 2,50

  Unleavened bread stuffed with grilled onions

• Bullet NaanUS$ 2,50

  Spicy bread stuffed with jalapenos and cilantro

• NaanUS$ 1,95

  Tandoori fired classic Indian bread

• PooriUS$ 2,00

  Wok fried whole wheat bread

Saffron Scented Biryani

biryani's are similar to jambalaya, they tend to be less oily and have a nice mix of vegetables and meat made with basmati rice and served with cucumber raita

• Veggie Fried RiceUS$ 12,95

  Indian style fried basmati rice with vegetables and eggs

• Mixed BiryaniUS$ 16,95

  chicken, lamb, and prawns with saffron rice

• Vegetable BiryaniUS$ 11,95

  mixed vegetables in a saffron scented basmati rice

• Lamb BiryaniUS$ 13,95

  braised leg of lamb in cinnamon saffron scented basmati rice

• Chicken BiryaniUS$ 12,95

  chicken breast with a saffron & ginger scented basmati rice

• Prawn BiryaniUS$ 15,95

  skillet sauteed prawns in a cardamom saffron basmati rice

Desserts

Indian desserts, like the curries and tandoori dishes, are unique in themselves. they are labor intensive, yet well worth the effort

• Ras MalaiUS$ 5,00

  an Indian dessert described as "cheesecake without the crust"

• Gulab JamunUS$ 4,00

  handmade golden brown milk balls, bathed in a rose syrup

• KulfiUS$ 3,50

  Indian-style ice cream

• KheerUS$ 3,50

  rice pudding