Menu from House of Shalimar
Menu highlights
Entrées
Onion Bhajji
Onion rings, coated in a chickpea batter and fried
Manchurian (v/c)
Vegetable (or chicken) dumplings stir fried and tossed with capsicum and onions in garlic soya sauce.
Prawn Koliwada (Chef’s Special)
Bombay’s Koli (fishermen) Wada (district) recipe: a bowl of delicate, crispy morsels with tamarind and date chutney.
Soups
Tomato Soup
Cream of fresh tomatoes with spices and finished with fresh coriander & cream
Monchow Soup (v/c)
A wonderfully warming soup, with egg ribbons (optional), shitake mushrooms and fried noodles on top.
Shalimar Murgh Ka Shorba
A novel, all-Indian rich soup with the dynamic flavor of whole spices and vegetables cooked in chicken stock.
Konkan Egg Curry
Special south Indian curry with boiled eggs packed in onion, tomato, mustard seed gravy with a hint of tamarind.
Keema Matar
A classic North Indian dish with traditionally flavored minced beef and peas sautéed in a thick mixture to create stimulating flavors
Chef’s Special Mutton Aloo
A family recipe with potato chunks and goat cooked in coconut milk and curry leaves in dum.
Shalimar Tandoori Murg Masala
Tandoor-grilled chicken (with bones), simmered in satin smooth tomato gravy, rich in cashew and made piquant with dried fenugreek
Seafood
Machhi Curry
A hearty fish curry with fish fillets, whole spices, tamarind and the warmth of cinnamon.
Malabar Prawn Curry
A delightful gentle and aromatic curry from Kerala with prawns cooked in a mix of fresh ground spices, kokum, coconut and jaggery.
Shalimar Samundri Khazana (Serves 2 People)
Whole snapper deep-fried and tossed with fresh-diced bullhorn chili, tomato, onion and garnished with coriander leaves.
Curry
Machhi Shimla Mirch Masala
This marine delight comes with fish fillets cooked in a thick sauce of aromatic spices with diced bell peppers, tomato and onion.
Malabar Prawn Curry
A delightful gentle and aromatic curry from Kerala with prawns cooked in a mix of fresh ground spices, kokum, coconut and jaggery.
Shalimar Samundri Khazana (Serves 2 People)
Whole snapper deep-fried and tossed with fresh-diced bullhorn chili, tomato, onion and garnished with coriander leaves.
Rice Dishes
Lemon Rice
Basmati Rice cooked with mustard sees, curry and lemon
Kashmiri Pulao
Basmati rice cooked with dry fruits, nuts with a touch of saffron.
Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
An inspiration from the Mughal royal kitchen this exotic Indian dish consists of rice and chicken soaked in aromatic spices cooked under dum.
Samundari Pilaf
Saffron hued aromatic basmati cooked on dum with fish and aromatic spices.
Vegetarian
Shalimar Tadka Daal Spinach
Lentils flavored with fresh baby spinach, ground spices sautéed in butter
Navratana Korma
An assortment of vegetates and nuts cooked to perfection.
Amritsari Paneer
A famous dish from Amritsar (North India) with homemade Indian cottage cheese mashed and combined with aromatic spices cooked on a wok. Topped with butter and fresh coriander.
Desserts
Gulab Jamun (With Ice Cream)
Milk and Flour fried dumplings, soaked in sugar syrup
Kulfi Faluda
Pistachio-Almond native ice dessert served with chilled vermicelli (corn flour) noodles
Ice Cream Sizzler
A unique sizzling dessert of brownie and vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.