Desi Dhaba in Melbourne Menu

 BREAKFAST

• Desi dhaba hangover buster $14.50
  • Two aloo parathas served with two fried eggs, dahi (yogurt) pickles and lasi
• Poori choley $12.90
  • Two poori served with chickpea curry and pickles
• Bhature choley $12.90
  • Two bhatura served with chickpea curry and pickles

 STARTERS FISH, CHICKEN, LAMB, GOAT

• Chilli fish dry $14.50
  • Fresh rocking wok fried in a spicy sauce, just as tibetan vans used to do in indian
• Amritsari fish / prawns
  • Marinated rockling / prawns fried in spiced chickpea batter served hot with special chutney
• -Fish $13.50
• -Prawns $15.50
• Andhra fish / prawns
  • Spicy not so spicy fish or prawns wok tossed in special andhra spices, yum yum!
• -Fish $15.50
• -Prawns $18.90
• Dhabe da tikka
  • Mouthwatering boneless pieces of chicken, marinated overnight, cooked in our clay pot tandoor oven, served with a tangy onion and lettuce salad
• -Entree $9.50
• -Main $12.50
• Malai chicken tikka
  • A very special treat for chicken lovers! tender pieces of boneless chicken marinated in a mild pudina (mint) and yogurt marinade, then cooked to perfection in our smoky charcoal tandoor, served with a tangy onion and lettuce salad
• -Entree $9.50
• -Main $13.50
• Tandoori chicken
  • Succulent and juicy pieces of chicken on bone marinated overnight cooked in our clay pot tandoor oven, served with a tangy onion and lettuce salad
• -Half $9.50
• -Full $16.50
• Angara chicken
  • Not for the faint hearted tandoori chicken tossed in chef's special spices, very fiery super duper hot!
• -Entree $13.50
• -Main $19.50
• Seekh kabab
  • A real favorite! spiced ground meat, nicely mixed with freshly roasted spices, ginger, garlic, coriander and chopped onions, cooked in our clay pot tandoor oven, served with a tangy onion and lettuce salad
• -Entree $9.90
• -Main $13.50
• Reshmi kebab
  • A lucknow delicacy spiced ground chicken, nicely minced with freshly roasted spices, ginger, garlic, coriander mint and finely chopped green chillies/onion. cooked in our clay pot tandoor oven to perfection
• -Entree $11.50
• -Main $15.50
• Agra Ki malai chops
  • Succulent lamb cutlets marinated overnight in fresh ginger, yogurt and our chef's secret spices, it melts in your mouth and there is only one word to describe it and that is yum!
• -Entree $12.90
• -Main $17.90

 VEGETARIAN

• Tandoori paneer tikka
  • Our homemade paneer, marinated in a tangy yogurt dressing and then smoked to perfection in our charcoal tandoor, and old time favorite!
• -Entree $9.50
• -Main $13.50
• Tandoori mushrooms
  • Mushrooms done tandoori style-Absolutely divine
• -Entree $9.50
• -Main $13.50
• samosa (2 pieces) $6.50
• Onion bhajiya (4 pieces) $8.50

 MAINS CHICKEN, LAMB, GOAT

• Tawa ishtyle $13.50
  • Back on the streets of delhi, most roadside eateries and barbecues sere this. par cooked in tandoor, and then nished on tava (an indian grill). served sizzling, with your choice of mild, med or hot. highly recommended!
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Punjabi butter chicken $13.50
  • All time favorite! do you really need us to describe it! there is no better way to have chicken. mild and flavorsome! creamy and delicious!
• Rogan josh $13.50
  • Kashmir's popular rogan josh (fragrant medium spiced lamb curry), diced leg of lamb cooked tender and infused with the flavors of star anise and fennel. It is a treat for lamb lovers!
• Goat masala $14.50
  • Nothing beats this one, typical desi goat masala on the bone cooked tender and juicy in punjabi style
• Punjabi chicken curry $13.50
  • Cooked punjabi style with a spicy curry to warm you up. It shall enhance all your senses, and we mean all of them
• Goan vindaloo $13.50
  • Hot and tangy vindaloo served especially for the chili lovers and start the sparks!
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Chili garlic $13.50
  • Nepal's specialty! a little hot, a little sweet, and very garlicky! after this breathe and kill that damn vampire!
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Saag masala $13.50
  • Your choice cooked in deliciously creamed spinach gravy, now who says that something so tasty can't be healthy; this has your weekly iron intake
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Chandigarh chicken tikka butter masala $13.50
  • National dish of the united kingdom! whatever you may say about them, they know their curries better than indians. juicy pieces of tandoori chicken tikka done with diced tomatoes, capsicum and crushed ginger in mildly spiced butter masala sauce
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Firdausi qorma $14.50
  • Firdaus was a love poet in medieval india! it is his concoction of a very mild and fragrant sauce comprising of crushed nuts, cream and cardamom ideal for curly beginners
• -Extra chicken / lamb / goat $1.00
• Bombay's bhayankar bakra $15.50
  • A goat curry that is hot hot comes on a scale of 1-10. If you can manage this one, we will recommend the indian government to offer you indian citizenship
• Rajasthani bhuna goat $16.50
  • Juicy pieces of meat pot roasted on a huge flame with strips of capsicum and onions, served on a spicy sauce of mince and brown gravy. absolutely scrumptious!

 VEGETARIAN

• Tawa ishtyle panner $13.50
  • Back on the streets of delhi, most roadside eateries and barbecues serve this, par cooked in tandoor and then finished on an indian grill. served sizzling mild, medium or hot
• Paneer tikka butter masala $13.50
  • Cubes of cottage cheese (paneer) wok tossed with diced tomatoes, capsicum and crushed ginger in mildly spiced butter masala sauce
• Paneer makhani $13.50
  • Specially done for the paneer lovers! our homemade paneer cooked in a mild and flavorsome tomato based sauce
• paneer vindaloo $13.50
  • Hot and tangy paneer vindaloo, especially for the chili lovers seriously hot
• Sarson da saag $12.50
  • Fresh mustard leaves pureed and cooked in typical punjabi style
• Paneer saag $13.50
  • Cubes of homemade paneer cooked in deliciously creamed spinach gravy
• Paneer chili garlic $13.50
  • Nepal's specialty! a little hot, a little sweet and very garlicky!
• Malai kofta $14.50
  • Two koftas made with cottage cheese and potatoes, stuffed with sultanas, cashews cooked in a delightful creamy sauce infused with fennel
• Bhindi masala $12.50
  • Wok tossed okras done with sliced onions mixed with dry mango powder
• Aloo gobi $12.50
  • Cauliflower and potatoes cooked with ginger, tomato, herbs, green chilies, and a touch of turmeric. A very unique, very original dish!
• Baingan da bhartha $12.50
  • Eggplants roasted in charcoal oven mashed and then cooked in a special kashmiri spices with onions and tomatoes
• Channa masala pindi style $12.50
  • Chickpeas done with a tangy twist of dried mango powder and north indian flavours
• Navrattan korma $13.50
  • A selection of garden vegetables cooked in a nutty and creamy sauce spiced with fennel and fresh herbs, very mild yet tasty
• Dhabe di daal $12.50
  • Daal makhani cooked slow and gently simmered with ginger, garlic and whole spices
• Dhabe di dal tadka $12.50
  • Yellow daal served with a tempering of cumin, finely chopped tomatoes and garlic

 PLATES

• Chicken tikka plate $12.50
  • Mouthwatering boneless pieces of chicken, marinated overnight, cooked in our clay pot tandoori oven
• Seekh kebab plate $12.50
  • A real favorite! spiced ground meat, finely mixed with freshly roasted spices, ginger, garlic, coriander and chopped onions, smoked tender in our tandoor
• Malai chicken tikka plate $12.50
  • Tender pieces of boneless chicken marinated in a mild mint and yogurt marinade, then cooked to perfection in our smoky charcoal tandoor, served with a tangy salad
• Dhaba tandoori plate $16.50
  • Bugger the mis grills n have this instead! a mix of all of the above cooked in our clay pot tandoor oven, served with two garlic, salad, onion and tangy mint chutney

 PLATTERS

• Tandoori meat platter $18.50
  • A great mix of tandoori meats served on a bed of grilled salad, brought to your table on a sizzling platter, fantastic for two to share!
• Vegetarian supper sizzler $18.50
  • An awesome mix of tandoori and fried veggies on a sizzling platter. gimme all of it! yeah! yeah! i want it! want it!
• Tons of tandoori $39.90
  • Perfect for a group or if you are really hungry! a mix of all the tandoori treats mentioned above. confused! order this one!

 BANQUETS

• Shakahari banquet (vegetarian) $27.90
  • Selection of three entrees, three mains and two breads of your choice, served with rice, raita and pickled, desserts of your choice-minimum 2 people at per person
• Desi banquet $26.90
  • Includes: chicken tikka, samosa, rogan josh, butter chicken, dal makhani, rice and naan, as well gulab jamun-minimun 2 people at per person
• Shahi banquet $28.90
  • Includes: malai chicken tikka, seekh kebab, tandoori mushroom, lamb tawa chicken tikka butter masala, paneer saag, rice, butter naan, raita, gulab jamun or ras malai-minimum 2 people at per person

 INDON CHINESE KITCHEN

• Chow Mein $11.50
• Chicken chowmein $12.50
• Veg manchurian $12.50
• Chicken / paneer manchurian $13.50
• Chilli chicken / Paneer $13.50
• Chilli fish $14.50
• Fried rice $11.50
• Chicken fried rice $13.50

 BREADS

• Roti / naan $2.50
• Makki di roti $3.00
• Missi roti $3.50
• Garlic naan / roti $2.90
• Lachcha parantha / butter naan $4.00
• Masala / onion kulcha $4.50
• Peshawari naan / chilli parantha / cheese naan $5.50

 PARANTHE WALI GALI

• Anda parantha $5.50
• Aloo (potato)/Gobi (cauliflower)/Onion parantha $4.50
• Shashi keema parantha (lamb mince meat) $5.50
• Paneer parantha $4.50
• Masala kulcha $4.50
• Paneer kulcha $4.50

 RICE

• Small rice $3.00
• Large rice $5.00
• Veg biryani $11.50
• Pea pulao / jeera pulao / Saffron rice $7.50
• Dum chicken biryani $13.50
• Goat/ lamb biryani $13.50

 SIDES

• Pachranga pickles or chutneys $1.50
• Raita / plain dahi (yogurt) $2.50
• Mixed salad $4.50
• Onion & green chilli salad $3.50
• Lassi (plain sweet/salted) $2.90
• Mango lassi / jeera lassi $3.50
• Desi chai $3.00

 DESSERTS

• Paan kulfi $5.50
• Gulab jamun $3.90
• Rasmalai $4.50
• Pista kulfi $4.50
• Falooda kulfi $8.50

 KIDS MENU

• Chicken nuggets & fries $9.50
• Fish fingers & fries $9.50
• Veg spring rolls & fries $9.50
• PLATES All tandoori plates are served with garlic naan, salad, onion and mint chutney
• PARANTHEY WALI GALI-Tawa grilled and fried indian breads- tawa paranthas are available till 5pm only. All paranthas served with butter and pickles

134 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

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