Caversham Tandoori Menu

Welcome to
Caversham Tandoori Take Away
Menu

INTRODUCTION

I hope you find its fresh layout helpful in finding your favourite dishes. In addition to all the established dishes, we have added several wonderful new ones for you to try, and several vegetarian choices. We now offer one of the most varied menus around.

We take great pride in selecting only the finest ingredients available, to make the highest quality dishes, yet striving always to keep our prices as low as possible. It is this unbeatable combination, and our reliability, that has earned us many loyal regular customers - the envy of our rivals.

I look forward very much to serving you, whether this is your first visit or your hundredth.
[Mr A. Miah, Manager].

MENU CHOICES

STARTERS	HOUSE SPECIALITIES
TANDOORI	CURRY
SHASHLICK	VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES
KORAI	SUNDRIES
SPECIAL BALTI	TANDOORI BREADS
BIRIANI	ENGLISH DISHES
SPECIAL SET MEALS	CHUTNEY & PICKLES
THALI SET MEALS	SPECIAL OFFERS


SPECIAL OFFERS [1] with every Main Dish receive one free papadam and [2] with orders of more than Four Main Dishes receive a free Mango Chutney, Onion Salad & a Mint Sauce. Please mention you have visited our web site to claim any of these special offers.

STARTERS

KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY (Prawn delicately flied in ghee Served with salad)	£3.50
BOTI KABAB (Tandoori roasted lamb pieces)	£2.75
SHEEKH KABAB (Minced lamb mixed with Onion, herbs, spiced, roasted on skewers)	£2.50
TANDOORI CHICKEN (Spring chicken marinated in herbs and grilled charcoal)	£2.50
CHICKEN TIKKA (Boneless pieces of spring chicken lightly spiced and char-grilled)	£2.50
LAMB TIKKA (Tender diced lamb marinated with oriental spices)	£2.50
MIXED KABAB	£2.95
SHAMI KABAB	£2.50
RESMI KABAB	£3.00
CHICKEN or ALU CHAT	£2.50
PRAWN & PURI (Well spiced prawn with deep-fried leavened bread)	£2.95
KING PRAWN PATIA & PURI (Sweet and soar)	£3.50
ONION BHAJEE	£1.60
PRAWN COCKTAIL	£1.95
SOUP (Choice of Dhal, Tomato or Mulligatawny)	£1.75
MEAT SAMOSA	£1.95
VEGETABLE SAMOSA	£1.95
CHICKEN OR VEGETABLE PAKORA (Lightly spiced with gram flour coating and fried in vegetable oil)	£2.50

TANDOORI
(all served with salad)

TANDOORI CHICKEN (Tender young chicken, marinated in combination of spices and yoghurt and char-grilled). HALF/FULL	£4.50 (half) £8.50 (full)
CHICKEN TIKKA (Boneless chicken pieces roasted on skewers)	£4.75
LAMB TIKKA (Tender diced lamb marinated with oriental spices)	£4.75
SHEEKH KABAB (Minced lamb mixed with onion, herbs and spices, roasted on skewer)	£4.75
TANDOORI MIXED GRILL (Tandoori chicken, Lamb, Tikka and sheekh kabab)	£7.50
TANDOORI KING PRAWN (King size prawn grilled over charcoal)	£7.95

SHASHLICK
(Marinated spring chicken or lamb barbecued
on charcoal with green peppers and onions)

CHICKEN SHASHLICK	£5.75
LAMB SHASHLICK	£5.75
KING PRAWN SHASHLICK	£7.95

KORAI
(Curried in rich spices, cooked and served in special Indian pot)

CHICKEN KORAI	£5.75
LAMB KORAI	£5.75
PRAWN KORAI	£6.95
KING PRAWN KORAI	£7.85

SPECIAL BALTI
These dishes are cooked with light medium spices with
chopped tomato, green peppers and onion rings.

CHICKEN TIKKA	£6.00	LAMB TIKKA	£6.00
PRAWN	£6.95	VEGETABLE	£4.95
TANDOORI KING PRAWN	£7.95

BIRIANI

These dishes consists of special saffron rice treated together with meat, chicken, fish or vegetables in spiced ghee with almonds and sultanas. Served with vegetable curry, suited to your taste.

CHICKEN	£5.50	LAMB	£5.50
PRAWN	£6.00	KING PRAWN	£7.75
CHICKEN TIKKA	£6.50	VEGETABLE	£4.95
SHAHI CHICKEN	£6.50	SHAHI LAMB	£6.50
SPECIAL MIXED LAMB, CHICKEN & PRAWN	£7.95

SPECIAL SET MEALS

ORIENTAL EXPRESS - 2 PERSONS (Two special rice, two tandoori chicken tikka massala, lamb bhuna, two plain nan and two papadams. Served with green salad.)	£17.95
MIXED SPECIAL - 3 PERSONS (Resmi kebab, chicken tikka, balti chicken, chicken tikka massala, vegetable rogon. Bombay alu, two plan nan, two special rice, Served with green salad and papadams.)	£26.95
CAVERSHAM SPECIAL - 2 PERSONS (Mixed biriani with lamb, chicken and prawn, served with mild vegetable curry, plain nan, Keema nan and alu gobi.)	£15.50
VEGETARIAN SPECIAL - 2 PERSONS (Two mushroom pilau rice, two plain nan, two onion bhajee, sag chat, Bombay alu, medium vegetable curry and two papadams.)	£16.50

THALI SET MEALS

CAVERSHAM THALI - 2 PERSONS (Chicken pakora, chicken chat, chicken tikka massala, chicken balti, mottor panir, sag alu, two pilau rice, two nan, 2 papadams & mint sauce.)	£17.95
ORIENTAL THALI - 1 PERSON (Chicken tikka, sheekh kabab, chicken bhuna, lamb curry, basmati pilau rice and a plain nan bread.)	£8.95
VEGETABLE THALI - 1 PERSON (Onion bhajee, medium vegetable curry, dhal raitha, basmati pilau rice and a plain nan bread.)	£8.35

HOUSE SPECIALITIES

CHICKEN or LAMB PESHWARI (Mild - with tandoori souce)	£5.50
CHICKEN HASINA (Mild - with creamy souce)	£5.50
KING PRAWN JINGHA (Roasted in the clay oven, then cooked in a thick sauce with minced meat. served in special Indian pot. Garnished with cucumber, tomato, onion and cream)	£8.75
SPECIAL MIXED MASSALA (Tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, king prawn, cooked in a specially juicy gravy with rice and plain nan bread)	£9.75
SHAHI MOGUL CHICKEN (Mild with egg, almonds and creamy sauce)	£5.50
CHICKEN PASSANDA (Cooked with mild spices and cream)	£5.50
LAMB PASSANDA (Cooked with mild spices and cream)	£5.50
BUTTER CHICKEN (Spring chicken fried in butter and cooked in a creamy sauce)	£5.50
CHICKEN LUCKNOWI (Marinated in a special sauce and grilled over a charcoal fire, Served with delicious Malayan sauce and accompanied with cucumber and Spanish onion)	£5.75
LAMB LUCKNOWI	£5.75
PRAWN LANGWAKI (Pacific prawns marinated overnight in a delicately spiced sauce and deep fried in butter with fresh beans)	£5.75
GARLIC CHICKEN (Medium dish. Chicken tikka cooked with special thick gravy and herbs)	£5.50
CHICKEN MAKHANE (Pieces of chicken breast stuffed with minced meat and cooked in a special sauce with egg)	£7.50
CHICKEN KHALEDA (Pieces of barbecued chicken cooked with green pepper, onion and tomato in a rich medium sauce)	£5.50
CHICKEN SHAHINSHA (Boneless chicken cooked in a mild sour sauce with a touch of garlic)	£5.50
ALKARISHMA (Minced meat and boiled egg cooked in a thick sauce with special spices, served with chopped tomato)	£4.95
AKBORI CHICKEN (Tandoori chicken cooked with minced meat in a sauce with a touch of cream)	£5.50
KING PRAWN MOTTORWALA (Whole king prawns fried with minced meat and special spices in a mild/medium sauce)	£7.75
ALU GOSHT (LAMB OR CHICKEN) (Medium lightly spiced)	£4.05
CHANA-GOSHT (LAMB OR CHICKEN) (Medium lightly spiced)	£4.05
MIXED VEGETABLE GOSHT (LAMB OR CHICKEN) (Medium lightly spiced)	£4.05

CURRY

Our curry selection is presented with mildest first and hottest last to help you select according to your taste. Please ask if you would like your sauce hotter or milder than usual.

KORMA	DUPIAZA
KASHMIR	DANSAK
MALAYA	METHI
ROGON	PATIA
TANDOORI MASSALA	MADRAS
PLAIN CURRY	JALFREZE
BHUNA	VINDALOO
SAG	CHILLI MASSALA

KORMA
(Our mildest dish with almonds and cream)

CHICKEN	£4.05		LAMB	£4.05
PRAWN	£4.75		KING PRAWN	£6.50

KASHMIR
(Mild and creamy, with bananas)

CHICKEN	£4.05		LAMB	£4.05
PRAWN	£4.75		KING PRAWN	£6.50

CURRY

MALAYA
(Mild and creamy, with pineapple)

CHICKEN	£4.05		LAMB	£4.05
PRAWN	£4.75		KING PRAWN	£6.50

ROGON
(Fairly mild, cooked in butter with tomato, onion,
green pepper and a touch of garlic and ginger)

CHICKEN	£4.05		LAMB	£4.05
PRAWN	£4.75		KING PRAWN	£6.50

CURRY

TANDOORI MASSALA
(Fairly mild, cooked in special oriental spices
with chopped tomato, butter and cream)

CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50
TANDOORI CHICKEN	£5.50	TANDOORI KING PRAWN	£7.95
VEGETABLE	£4.00

PLAIN CURRY
(Medium lightly spiced - with Mushrooms 50p extra)

CHICKEN	£3.75		LAMB	£4.50
PRAWN	£4.50		KING PRAWN	£6.30

CURRY

BHUNA
(Medium spiced with thick gravy, onion and tomato)

CHICKEN	£4.00	LAMB	£4.00
PRAWN	£4.50	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50

SAG
(Medium spiced with spinach and tomato)

CHICKEN	£4.00	LAMB	£4.50
PRAWN	£4.50	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50

CURRY

DUPIAZA
(Medium spiced with garlic and diced onion)

CHICKEN	£4.00	LAMB	£4.50
PRAWN	£4.50	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50

DANSAK
(Sweet and sour with hot lentils)

CHICKEN	£4.00	LAMB	£4.50
PRAWN	£4.50	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50

CURRY

METHI
(Medium hot with fenugreek leaves and butter)

CHICKEN	£4.25	LAMB	£4.25
PRAWN	£5.00	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.75	LAMB TIKKA	£5.75

PATIA
(Sweet, sour and hot)

CHICKEN	£4.25	LAMB	£4.25
PRAWN	£5.00	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.75	LAMB TIKKA	£5.75

CURRY

MADRAS
(Hot curry)

CHICKEN	£3.75	LAMB	£3.75
PRAWN	£4.50	KING PRAWN	£6.30
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.30	LAMB TIKKA	£5.30

JALFREZE
(Hot curry, with fresh green chillies, green peppers,
onion, tomatoes and special spices)

CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50	LAMB TIKKA	£5.50
TANDOORI CHICKEN	£5.50	TANDOORI KING PRAWN	£7.95
PRAWN	£6.85

CURRY

VINDALOO
(Very hot with potatoes)

CHICKEN	£3.85	LAMB	£3.85
PRAWN	£5.25	KING PRAWN	£6.50
CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.75	LAMB TIKKA	£5.75

CHILLI MASSALA
(Our hottest dish, with whole fresh chillies)

CHICKEN	£4.25	LAMB	£4.25
KING PRAWN	£6.50	CHICKEN TIKKA	£5.50
VEGETABLE	£4.15

CURRY

VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES

MIXED VEGETABLES IN SAUCE
(Cooked in sauces as described under ‘Curry')

CURRY	£2.50	MALAYA	£2.75
ROGON	£2.75	KASHMIR	£2.75
DANSAK	£2.75	KORMA	£2.75

VEGETABLES BHAJEE
(Spiced and cooked in herbs)

OKRA (Ladies Finger)	£2.50	MUSHROOM	£2.50
CAULIFLOWER	£2.50	ASPARAGUS	£2.50
PATIA	£2.50	SAG (Spinach)	£2.50

POTATO DISHES

ALU GOBI MASSALA (Potato and cauliflower cooked with herbs)	£2.50
ALU BENGAN (Aubergine and potato)	£2.50
SAG ALU (Potato and spinach)	£2.50
BOMBAY ALU (Potato in hot spices)	£2.50
ALU PEAS (Potato with peas cooked with herbs)	£2.50

TARKA DHAL or MASSALA DHAL (Lentils cooked with garlic and onion in ghee)	£2.50
SAG CHAT (Spinach and mushrooms)	£2.50
SAG PANIR (Spinach and cheese)	£2.75
CHANA MASSALA (Chickpeas)	£2.50
MIXED DRY VEGETABLES (Vegetables cooked in mild gravy)	£2.75
MOTTOR PANIR (Chickpeas with cheese)	£2.75
VEGETABLES DUPIAZA	£2.75

SUNDRIES

PLAIN RICE	£1.40
BASMATI PILAU RICE	£1.60
SPECIAL PILAU RICE	£1.95
MUSHROOM PILAU RICE	£1.95
PEAS PILAU RICE	£1.95
VEGETABLE PILAU	£1.95
PLAIN OR SPICED PAPADAM	£0.40
CHAPATI	£0.75
PARATA	£0.95
STUFFED PARATA	£1.50
TANDOORI ROTI	£1.25
CUCUMBER RAITHA	£0.95
ONION RAITHA	£0.95
GREEN SALAD	£1.00

TANDOORI BREADS

PLAIN NAN (Leavened Indian bread baked in clay oven)	£1.20
KEEMA NAN (Nan stuffed with fried spiced minced lamb)	£1.60
PESHWARI NAN (Nan stuffed with almonds and cashew nut paste)	£1.60
GARLIC NAN	£1.60
STUFFED KULCHA (Leavened bread stuffed with mildly spiced potato and peas)	£1.60

ENGLISH DISHES

ROAST CHICKEN with salad and chips	£3.95
PRAWN SALAD	£3.95
ANY OMELETTE (chicken, prawn or mushrooms)	£3.95
CHIPS	£1.05

CHUTNEY & PICKLES

MANGO CHUTNEY	£0.30
LIME or MANGO PICKLE	£0.30
ONION SALAD	£0.30

PLACING ORDERS

We do not accept on-line orders at the moment. Please telephone your order on Reading (0118) 9474867. Payments by cheques only accepted with banker's card. Access and Visa cards welcome. All prices include VAT where appropriate. The management reserves the right to refuse service without giving any reasons.

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