Taj Restaurant

Appetizers

• Papadom$3.95

  Thin bean wafer

• Samosa$4.95

  Turnover filled with meat, vegetable or coconut

• Bhujia$4.95

  Vegetable fritters

• Kala Bhajee$4.95

  Banana fritters

• Begun Bhajee$4.95

  Bengal style eggplant fritters

• Chana- Poori$8.95

  Whole chick peas cooked in mild sauces, served with poori

• Chana-Chat$6.95

  Cold chickpeas with sweet and sour yogurt sauce

• Bengal Kalizi$9.95

  Chicken liver sauteed with herbs and spices served with poori

• Mughlai Paratha$6.95

  Stuffed with minced meat, egg, chopped onions and green pepper

• Chicken Kebab$8.95

  Boneless chicken cubes marinated in herbs and toasted in oven

• Shrimp- Poori$9.95

  Fresh shrimp cooked in bengal style served with poori. (Bread)

• Mixed Veggie Appetizers For Two$9.95

  Vegetarian samosa, bhujia, kala bhaje, bagun pakura and papadum

Soups

• Mulligatawny Soup$4.95

  Mild spicy lentil soup with tomato

• Vegetable Soup$4.95

  Daily fresh vegetable with lentil mild spice

• Chicken Veg Soup$5.95

  Daily fresh vegetable with tikka chicken in mild spice

Kurma and Curry Varieties

Served with pilaff rice. Brown rice on request. Dhal prepared from yellow split peas, house condiments (on request). All complete dinners include soup, mixed appetizers plate, dessert and spiced tea or regular coffee with any main dishes- additional $6 only. Lamb or beef for $2 extra

• Kurma$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef, chicken, cooked with very mild spice, yogurt and almond sauce

• Zal Frazy$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef or chicken cooked with fresh tomato and onion in a spicy and sweet sauce

• Vindaloo Curry$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef or chicken cooked in very hot and spices sauce

• Dansak Curry$13.95

  Choice of lamb, beef or chicken cooked with lentils, Persian style

• Sobzi Gosth$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef or chicken cooked with mixed vegetable in tomato base sauce

• Shag Gosth$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef or chicken cooked with spinach in a medium spice flavored sauce

• Madras Curry$13.95

  Medium hot, choice of lamb, beef, chicken cooked with tomato sauce - south Indian style

• Butter Chicken$14.95

  Spring chicken cooked with mild spice and cream sauce

• Malai$14.95

  Choice of creamy lamb, beef, chicken cooked with coconut sweet spices

• Dildar Curry$14.95

  Choice of creamy, lamb, beef, chicken cooked with pineapple sweet spices

• Rogan Josh$14.95

  Choice of lamb, beef, chicken cooked with tomato and onion in mild gravy

Biryani Specialties

Very mild dish. Lamb or beef for $2 extra. Served with pilaff rice. Brown rice on request. Dhal prepared from yellow split peas, house condiments (on request). All complete dinners include soup, mixed appetizers plate, dessert and spiced tea or regular coffee with any main dishes- additional $6 only

• Biryani Special$15.95

  Choice of lamb, beef, chicken or vegetable cooked with saffron rice, raisins and sweet peas in butter

• Tikka Biryani$16.95

  Chicken tikka cooked with saffron rice, raisins and sweet peas in butter

• House Special Mixed Biryani$17.95

  Lamb, beef, chicken cooked with saffron rice, raisins and sweet peas in butter

• Shrimp Kurma$16.95

  Shrimp meat cooked with very mild spice, yogurt based sauce and almonds

• Shrimp Malai$16.95

  Shrimp cooked with coconut and gently spiced

• Shrimp Biryani$17.95

  Shrimp cooked with saffron rice, raisins and sweet peas in butter

Tandoori Specialties

Indian clay oven served on sizzler. Served with pilaff rice. Brown rice on request. Dhal prepared from yellow split peas, house condiments (on request). All complete dinners include soup, mixed appetizers plate, dessert and spiced tea or regular coffee with any main dishes- additional $6 only

• Tandoori Chicken$15.95

  Spring chicken, marinated in yogurt and freshly ground spices, barbecued over charcoal in the tandoori clay oven. Served with vegetables

• Chicken Tikka$15.95

  Boneless chicken cubes marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over charcoal in the tandoori. Served with vegetables

• Chicken Tikka Masala$15.95

  Boneless chicken cubes marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over charcoal in the tandoori cooked with tomato and creamy sauce

• Chicken Makhni Tikka$16.95

  Boneless chicken marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over charcoal in the tandoori cooked in tomato and cream sauce, lightly spiced

• Boti Kebab$16.95

  Lamb or beef cubes marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued on skewers over charcoal in the tandoori. Served with vegetables

• Tandoori Lamb or Beef Masala$17.95

  Cubes of lamb or beef marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over charcoal in the tandoori and cooked with mild tomato and cream masala sauce

• Taj Special Karahi$16.95

  Server will explain

• Reshmi Kabab$16.95

  Fillet of chicken marinated in yogurt and herb cooked in the clay oven served with fresh vegetables

• Fish Tandoori$15.95

  Tilapia

• Mixed Grill Tandoori$18.95

  Assorted tandoori varieties chicken, lamb, shikabab, shrimp and vegetables

• Shrimp Tandoori$17.95

  Shrimp marinated in herbs and spices, barbecued over charcoal in tandoori. Served with vegetables

• Tandoori Shrimp Mushallam$18.95

  Tandoori shrimp cooked with cream and almond sauce

Seafood Delights

Served with pilaff rice. Brown rice on request. Dhal prepared from yellow split peas, house condiments (on request). All complete dinners include soup, mixed appetizers plate, dessert and spiced tea or regular coffee with any main dishes- additional $6 only

• Shrimp Bhuna$14.95

  Cooked with fresh tomato and green pepper in thick gravy

• Fish Masala$14.95

  Tilapia fillet cook in a Masala sauce with cream and tomato

• Fish Veggie Curry$15.95

  Tilapia fillet cooked with mixed vegetable in a medium curry sauce

• Fish Begun Curry$15.95

  Tilapia fillet cooked with eggplant in medium curry sauce

• Shrimp Shaag$15.95

  Cooked with spinach, mild spice

• Shrimp Shaag with Mushroom$16.95

  Shrimp, spinach and mushrooms in mild sauce

• Shrimp Vindaloo$16.95

  Cooked in very hot spices with potatoes

• Shrimp Pathia$16.95

  Cooked with lentils, hot spices, Persian style

• Shrimp Veggie Curry$15.95

  Shrimp cooked with mixed vegetable in medium curry sauce

• Shrimp Begum Curry$16.95

  Shrimp cooked with eggplant in medium curry sauce

• Shrimp Alo Gobi$16.95

  Shrimp cooked with potato, cali flower in medium dry curry sauce

• Shrimp Bindi$16.95

  Shrimp cooked with okra in medium dry curry sauce

Vegetable Corner

Served with pilaff rice. Brown rice on request. Dhal (prepared from yellow split peas), house condiments (on request). All complete dinners include soup, mixed appetizers plate, dessert and spiced tea or regular coffee additional $6 only

• Begun Bortha$12.95

  Eggplant baked, mashed, seasoned with herbs

• Takka Dhal$11.95

  Yellow lentil cooked with spicy herbs in sauce

• Mixed Vegetable Curry$12.95

  Lightly spiced vegetable in curry sauce

• Shaag Bhajee$12.95

  Spinach cooked in chopped onion and green pepper

• Vegetable Vindaloo$13.95

  Fresh mixed vegetable cooked in very hot spices

• Bindi Bhajee$13.95

  Okra cooked with fresh tomato and chopped onion in spice flavor

• Chana Shaag$12.95

  Chicken peas or potato cooked with spinach, lightly spiced

• Shaag Mushroom$12.95

  Spinach cooked with mushroom

• Alu-Mottor-Gobi$13.95

  Potatoes, peas and cauliflower cooked in delicate spices

• Mottor Ponir$12.95

  Sweet peas and homemade cheese cooked and lightly spiced

• Vegetable Malai$13.95

  Gently spiced fresh vegetable cooked with coconut

• Vegetable Kurma$13.95

  Mixed vegetables cooked in mild spice and yogurt based sauce

• Navaratan Curry$13.95

  Nine mix vegetables cooked in very mild creamy sauce

• Shaag Ponir$13.95

  Spinach and homemade cheese with mild spice

• Malai Kofta$13.95

  Vegetable spheres cooked in mild spices with cheese

Special Dinners

• Chef's Special Dinner$21.95

  Choice of soups with mixed appetizers, choice of any main entrees from tandori specialty (except seafood), condiments, dessert and tea or coffee

• Taj Special Dinner$20.95

  Choice of soups with mixed appetizers, choice of any main entrees from kurma and curry varieties, dessert and tea or coffee

• Vegetable Dinner$19.95

  Choice of soups with mixed vegetables, choice of any main entrees from vegetable corner, condiment, dessert and tea or coffee

Taj Special Combination Dinners

• Meat Combination Dinner$19.50

  Samosa and papdom, chicken tandoori, lamb (curry), chick peas and spinach curry, dal (yellow lentil), pilaf rice and bread, raita (cucumber and yogurt)

• Vegetarian Combination Dinner$18.50

  Samosa and papdom, chana masala, shaag ponir (spinach and cheese), dal (yellow lentil), bread, pilaf rice, raita

Our Special Homemade Bread

• Paratha$3.95

  Multi layered grilled and buttered breas

• Poori$2.95

  Deep fried puffed bread

• Cheese Poori$3.95

  Deep fried cheese stuffed bread

• Coconut Poori$3.95

  Deep fried with sweet coconut flakes

• Naan$2.95

  Unleavened bread baked in tandoori oven

• Onion Kulcha$2.95

  Unleavened bread stuffed with spiced onions, baked in tandoori

• Roti$2.95

  A typical Indian bread made from whole wheat flour

• Alu Paratha$3.95

  Spiced flavored mashed potato filled bread

• Garlic Nan$2.95

  Unleavened bread stuffed with ground garlic baked in tandoori oven

• Keema Paratha$3.95

  Spice flavor meat filled bread

• Mughilai Nan$4.95

  Unleavened bread with fruits and nuts, freshly baked in tandoori

• Cheese Nan$3.95

  Unleavened bread stuffed with fresh homemade lightly spiced cheeses baked in clay oven

Condiments

• Mango Chutney$2.95

  Sour and sweet mango

• Mango or Lemon Pickle$2.95

  Hot or spicy

• Raita$2.95

  Cool yogurt with cucumber

• A Large Tray of Assorted Chutney and Condiments$6.95

Side Order

• Special Jasmine Rice$7.95

  Choice of coconut, pineapple, mushroom with sweet pea, raisin and butter

Desserts

• Gulab Jamon$3.95

  Indian spheres in syrup

• Taj Special Kheer$3.95

  A famous Indian sweet dish made from milk, rice and fritts flavored with cardamon and honey

• Yogurt$2.95

  Homemade plain or mango flavor

• Mango Ice Cream$3.95

Beverages

• Soft Drink (Soda)$1.95

  Coke, diet coke, sprite

• Iced Tea or Iced Coffee$3.95

• Perrier Water$4.95

• Lassi$4.95

  A refreshing cool drinks made from yogurt with rose water

• Mango Juice$4.95

• Mango Lassi$4.95

  Mango and yogurt smoothie

• Coffee$2.95

  Regular

• Spiced Tea$2.95

  With Italian spices