The Bengal Lancer

Starters

Sundries

• Papadom

  • Plain£0.80
  • Spicy£0.80

• Mint Sauce£0.80

• Mango Chutneyc£0.80

• Onion Salad£0.80

• Lime Pickle£0.80

• Mixed Raitha£2.95

  yoghurt with cucumber and onions, mildly spiced

Appetisers

• Grilled Chops£5.95

  freshly prepared lamb chops marinated with our special homemade spices

• Onion Bhaji£3.50

  sliced onions are mixed with herbs and gram flour to make a thick mixture which is then rolled into round balls then deep fried golden brown

• Mixed Starter£10.95

  for 2 to share - a medley of delicately spiced chicken and lamb tikka, chicken and lamb sheek kebabs, cooked in our tandoor and served on a sizzler, along with vegetable samosas

• Liver Hazri£4.95

  chopped fried chicken livers in a tangy sauce of lemon and lime, you will not find this starter anywhere else, worth a try

• Prawn Puri£5.95

  lightly spiced prawns cooked in our chef's special recipe; served on puri bread

• Konjee Lamb£4.95

  crispy lamb with balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, honey and Indian homemade spices

• Samosa

  crisp fried spicy triangles stuffed with meat or vegetable

  • Vegetables£3.50
  • Meat£3.50

• Jungle Salad£5.95

  an old favourite makes a welcome return: sliced tandoori chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with our special house dressing

• Cumin Parsnip£4.95

  strips of parsnip stir fried with tomato and cucumber

• Guru Wrap£5.95

  spicy diced beef rolled in a thin paratha bread

Main Dishes

Tandoori and Sizzlers

• Tandoori Chicken£8.95

  tender half chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt and spices, then cooked in a clay oven over charcoal and served sizzling - accompanied by a baby leaf salad

• Tikka

  marinated in a delicate blend of spices and yoghurt, then grilled in the tandoori clay oven - accompanied by a baby leaf salad

  • Chicken£8.95
  • Lamb£8.95

• Shashlik

  large pieces of chicken skewered with onion and peppers, marinated in a lightly spiced sauce, cooked in a tandoor; served sizzling

  • Chicken£9.95
  • Lamb£9.95

• Tandoori King Prawn£18.95

  king prawns marinated in our unique sauce and cooked in a clay oven over charcoal - served with grilled peppers and onions

• Paneer Tikka£8.50

  cubes of homemade cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt and mixed spices, then grilled over flaming charcoal

• Halbadras Prize£29.95

  it is said that this dish was traditionally given as a prize to the lancer who could most effectively spear a tent peg from horseback at full gallop; a feast of chargrilled meat, chicken and sheek kebab with naan breadf, vegetable rice and mixed vegetable curry - serves at least two

Poultry Dishes

• Chicken Chilli Bayang£8.95

  chicken cooked with fried onions, peppers and fresh chillies in a thick sauce

• Chicken Korma£7.95

  diced chicken flavoured with almonds, pistachio nuts, coconut in fresh cream - very mild

• Chicken Saagwala£8.95

  chicken cooked with spinach, ginger, garlic and spices - medium hot

• Chicken Chasnidargh£9.95

  an exclusive dish only available here; made with unique sauce blending honey, lemon, lime and balsamic vinegar; a distinctive sweet-and-sour flavour; a must-try

• Chicken Tikka Masala£8.95

  diced barbecued chicken pieces flavoured with fenugreek, cooked with tomatoes, butter, almond and ground spices; the nations favourite

• Chicken Cashew£9.95

  deep-fried strips of chicken and cashew nuts in a mild, fruity sauce

• Sylheti Murgh£9.95

  tender pieces of chicken cooked with shatkora - bangladeshi citrus fruit with a unique taste and aroma: a must-try, medium hot dish traditionally only eaten by sylheties

• Bengal Green Chicken£9.95

  a delicate, spicy dish cooked with green chillies, coriander, mint, tamarind and spinach

• Kalapuri Chicken£8.95

  very traditional, very hot, spicy chicken infused with chilli; the manager's favourite

• Chicken Karla£8.95

  mildly spiced chicken served with baby corn, tomatoes, mushrooms and broccoli

• Chicken Hydrabad£9.95

  brought to your table sizzling, served on a hot iron skillet, flavoured with coconut and mixed budum - nuts

• Jeera Chicken£8.95

  chicken cooked with cumin and garlic - medium hot

Meat Dishes

• Karahi Lamb£8.95

  medium hot lamb slow-cooked with mixed spices and served dry in an iron karahi

• Rogan Gosht£8.95

  medium hot lamb cooked with tomatoes and served in a spicy sauce

• Lamb Pasanda£9.95

  thin fillets of lamb marinated in cream and spices, cooked with red wine, herbs, almonds and pistachios; a speciality of the house

• Guste Kabul£8.95

  lamb marinated with chickpeas and lemon served in a karahi; co-founder hussain's personal favourite

• Dhaba Lamb£8.95

  very spicy lamb; a distinct bite to your palate; sour and mouth-watering

• Lamb Biriani£10.95

  lamb cooked with saffron rice, nuts and raisins; served with vegetable curry

• Lamb Pov Lov£11.95

  tender lamb and pineapple cooked using whole garam masala spices

• Paya£14.95

  curried lamb shank slow-cooked in a rich ginger and garam masala sauce served with vegetable rice; the chef's favourite

• Lamb Green Chilli Masala£9.95

  a delicate spicy lamb cooked with green chilli, coriander, mint and tamarind

• Gosht Hydrabadi£11.95

  traditional dish from hyderabad; lamb cooked on the bone with fresh coconut cream, red chilli and herbs

• Goru Mangsho£14.95

  diced beef marinated in a thick, highly spiced garam masala sauce

• Lamb Chops Bhuna£13.95

  marinated lamb in mixed indian spices, grilled in our tandoor then cooked in the chef's special sauce - medium hot

Fish & Seafood Dishes

• King Prawn Mooli£17.95

  king prawns cooked with coconut milk, ginger, curry leaves and fresh, mixed spices

• Pura Mach£14.95

  fillet of fresh wild scottish salmon marinated with masala and spices served with saag aloo

• Bengal Prawn Sagar£16.95

  giant prawns cooked in cashew nuts, cream, apricots and coconut; indulgent, mild and delicious

• Sylheti Style Fish Curry£13.95

  a popular dish from the motherland; tilapia cooked home-style tomato, peppers, fresh chilli, mustard oil and mixed sylheti spices - hot

• Aubergine Prawn£17.95

  king prawns pan-fried in their shells, with chilli, garlic and soy; served on a bed of aubergine and peppers

• Sea Bass£13.95

  seabass stuffed with oven-roasted aubergines and freshly prepared spices, then grilled; served with onion and lemon rice

• Goan Fish Curry£13.95

  a medium hot dish of tilapia cooked with fresh coconut, curry leaves and special mix of spices

• Prawn Bhuna£8.95

  spiced prawns dry cooked with tomato and peppers

• King Prawn Bhuna£16.95

  king prawns from the bay of bengal, dry cooked with tomatoes and peppers in our special sauce

Vegetarian Dishes

• Sabjee Begun Pie£8.95

  aubergines and chickpeas with cheese, slightly spiced

• Vegetable Biriani£9.95

  mixed vegetables cooked with basmati rice, nuts and raisins - served with a vegetable curry

• Malai Kofta£8.95

  deep-fried balls of mixed vegetables, cashew nuts, pistachio nuts and almonds served in a mild creamy sauce

• Jalfrezi Paneer£8.95

  indian cottage cheese cooked with mixed peppers, green chillies, tamarind and spices

• Paneer Masaledar£8.95

  indian cottage cheese cooked with mixed spices in our special sauce

Side Dishes

• Chana Begun£6.95

  lightly spiced dish of aubergine, eggs and chickpeas

• Bhindi Bhaji£4.95

  fresh okra cooked in olive oil and spices

• Chana Daal£4.50

  lentils cooked with herbs and spices

• Saag£4.50

  spinach fried in olive oil with onions, peppers and fresh herbs

• Bombay Potato£3.95

  potatoes oven-baked with mixed spices

• Mushroom Bhaji£4.95

  mushrooms cooked with herbs and spices

• Saag Aloo£4.95

  spinach and potato fried with onions, peppers and fresh garlic

• Tarka Daal£4.50

  five mixed lentils slow-cooked in olive oil, garlic and bengal spices

• Royal Swab£5.95

  parsnips cooked in bengal spices with sesame seeds and honey

• Sizzling Mixed Vegetables£6.95

  seasonal vegetables cooked with mixed bengal spices - a best seller

Rice and Breads

Rice Varieties

• Pilau Rice£3.50

• Boiled Rice£2.95

• Special Fried Rice£4.50

  cooked in saffron with peas, egg, almonds and sultanas

• Mushroom Pilau£3.95

  fried spicy rice full of succulent button mushrooms

• Cumin Rice£4.50

  basmati rice flavoured with roasted cumin and onion

Breads

• Garlic Naan£3.50

  naan bread with garlic and butter

• Naan Bread£2.95

  plain-flour bread cooked in our tandoor

• Peshwari Naan£3.50

  naan bread with almonds, sultanas, coconut and pistachio

• Stuffed Paratha£3.50

  whole grain bread, stuffed with mixed vegetables

• Paratha

  whole grain bread

  • Plain£2.95
  • Garlic£2.95

• Roti£1.95

  indian bread made from wheat flour

• Sun-Dried Tomato Naan£3.95

  naan stuffed with succulent sun-dried tomatoes

Thali Dishes

• Vegetable Thali£14.95

  a mixed platter of vegetable curry, matar paneer, saag aloo, chana dhaal, chana, chana begum; served with saffron rice, naan and raita