Sample Menu
Balooshai Central
Tel: 01484 559055
 
   
APPETISERS
 
   
(V) Cheese and Spring Onion Fritters   3.25
With paneer, green chilli, cumin and coriander  
   
(V) Cool, Refreshing Street Chaat   3.25
Layers of chick peas, potato, cucumber, tomato, red onion,
coriander, yoghurt and tamarind chutney topped with crispy bits
 
   
(V) Aloo Cutlets   3.00
Buttery mashed potato coloured with chilli, kidney beans and
sweet corn
 
   
(V) Sexy Mushroom Masala   3.25
   
(V) Vegetable Pakoras   3.00
   
Chicken Pakoras   3.95
   
(V) Vegetable Samoas (2)   3.00
   
Meat Samosas (2)   3.50
   
Sesame Chicken Satay   3.75
With hot peanut and sesame seed sauce  
   
Chicken Tikka   4.00
   
Extra Chicken Tikka   4.25
Marinated in coarsely ground spices, mint and lemon shred

 
   
Chicken Shashlick   4.75
Mix of our two varieties of tikka skewered with red onion
and tomato
 
   
Bihari Kebab   4.75
Finely sliced lean lamb leg marinated in an unusual blend
of poppy seeds, black pepper, raw papaya and lime
 
   
Seek Kebab   3.25
   
Combo   3.95
Chicken satay, seek kebab and vegetable pakora  
   
Fried Fish   3.95
Cod fillet soaked in a powdered masala marinade  
   
Prawn Puri   5.25
Stir fried prawns served between crisp purl bread with
red onion, coriander, cucumber and tomato
 
   
Tuna Tikka   6.00
Mildly marinated meaty tuna fish cooked juicy over charcoal  
   
Honey King Prawns   8.95
Lightly grilled skewered prawns (shells off) drizzled with
sweet and sour dressing
 
     
House Mix Sizzler   8.75
Extra chicken tikka, chicken satay, seek kebab, char-grilled
onion and tomato, vegetable pakoras, cheese fritter and fried fish
 
   
Mixed Meat Skewer   4.75
Our two varieties of tikka with bihari kebab  
   
King Prawn Butterfly   6.95
   
Chicken Chat   4.30
Breast cut pieces mixed with diced sized potatoes,
finished in a salsa puree bread
 
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CURRIES  
   
Achar Chicken   6.95
Chicken chunks with masala filled pickle chillies  
   
Chicken Dansak   6.95
Revival of Persian pot-roast with fresh pineapple.
Served chilli hot - but at your request to any strength
 
   
Green  
Cooked in a buttery spinach and mustard leaf mix  
Choose from: Chicken 6.95 Lamb 8.50  
   
Rogan Josh  
Tomato based dish, medium  
Choose from: Chicken 7.50 Lamb 8.00 Prawns 11.50  
   
Lamb & Mushroom Methi   8.00
Mix of tender lamb, soft mushrooms and fenugreek leaves
to make this into a very juicy curry (medium)
 
   
CTM   6.50
Tandoori roasted tikka slices simmered in a rich sweet
and sourish sauce
 
   
Karhai  
Lively stir fry with spring onion - thick seasoned sauce  
Choose from: Chicken 6.50 Lamb 7.50 Prawns 11.00  
   
Chicken Dopiaza   6.95
Medium heat stir-fry with peppers and red onion  
   
Bhuna  
Cooked in a chunky sauce with peppers and onions  
Choose from: Chicken 6.95 Lamb 7.50 Prawns 11.00  
   
Pistachio Chicken Korma   6.95
Luxury version of this legend with coconut cream  
   
Chicken Makhani   6.50
Chicken breast cooked in yoghurt and cream with almonds
- mild but still a curry
   
     
Noo Noo    
Arabic stew inspired tame assembly of chunky vegetables,
red onion and leaf coriander
   
Choose from: Chicken 7.50 Lamb 8.50    
     
Chamak Dumak    
Sweet, hot simmer fry with peanuts, fennel seeds, peppers,
red onion and birdseye chillies
   
Choose from: Chicken 7.50 Lamb 8.50 Prawns 11.00    
     
Hare-Lal  
Liveliest stir-fry with mix of green and red chillies, red onion, tamarind,lemon shred and mustard seeds  
Choose from Tikka Slices 7.50 Lamb 8.50 Prawns 11.00  
   
Khara Masala  
Five whole spices roasted then ground into a paste with
sesame oil, coriander and garlic then cooked with
chicken breast, lamb or prawns to create a sharp, tangy,
smooth and juicy curry. Served about madrass heat
 
Choose from: Chicken Breast 7.50 Lamb 8.50 Prawns 11.00  
   
Chee Nee  
Oriental style mix of spring onion, red onion, peppers,
green chilli, coriander and egg. Finished with coconut milk
and five spice
 
Choose from: Chicken 7.50 Lamb 8.50 Prawns 11.00  
   
Chicken Lazeez   8.95
Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms, scorched onion,
garlic, fennel and cashew nuts. Cooked in yoghurt and cream
with cumin, coriander and paprika
 
   
Jalfrezi  
Hot, stir-fried with onions and chillies, served on a sizzler  
Choose from: Chicken 7.50 Lamb 8.00 Prawns 11.00  
   
Clifton Beach Sizzler   13.50
Tandoori chef's selection of grilled chicken and
king prawns finished with onion, tomato, peppers and
paneer in a dry, smoky, concentrated masala
 
   
Butter Chicken / Butter Lamb   7.50

Chicken or lamb chunks pan cooked in a tangy,
cream enriched sauce, topped with butter flavoured
with coriander, mint, black pepper and almond with
runny honey to fininsh

 
   
Seared Paprika Tuna   9.00
Rare gamey tuna steak cooked in a paprika coloured
beurre blanc sauce
 
   
Fish Karhai   7.00
House special prepared with marinated cod, spring onion,
onion seeds and dried red chilli
 
   
Bhindi Gosht   7.50
Mix of lamb and okra, hot, with a sharp finish  
   
King Prawn Badami   11.00
Mildish aromatic curry with juicy king prawns,
almonds and cream
 
   
King Prawn Saag   11.00
King prawns cooked in a buttery spinach and mustard leaf mix  
   
King Prawn Coconut   11.00
Goa inspired garlic, ginger, cumin & chilli base whitewashed
with yoghurt, cream & coconut milk
 
   
Daal Gosht   6.95
Smoky mix of lamb and lentils with garlic and cumin  
   
Lamb Makhani   6.95
Mild but tasty, almondy pot roast    
   
Balti  
Stir fry with tandoori blackened onions, chilli skins and fenugreek  
Choose from: Chicken 6.50 Lamb 7.00 Prawns 11.00    
   
Achar Gosht   6.95
Lamb cooked to a hot and sharp taste with tamarind,
lemon, fennel and mustard seed stuffed chillies
 
   
Keema   5.95
Minced lamb cooked with your choice of base.
Choose from peas, spinach, bhuna or potatoes
 
   
Fish Masala   7.00
Sharp, tangy and juicy curry with madras heat  
   
Tropical Sizzler   15.95
Tiger prawns cooked with chargrilled yellow peppers and
onions, also fresh pineapple to make this truely tropical.
Finished in a smooth and smoky masala sauce (Dryish)
 
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ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AS A SIDE DISH FOR 4.00  
   
(V) Bhindi Bhaji   5.50
Okra  
   
(V) Daal Tarka   5.50
   
(V) Saag Khumbi   5.50
Spinach with mushrooms  
   
(V) Achar Channa Aloo   5.50
Chick peas and potato with masala stuffed pickled chilli  
   
(V) Palak Paneer   5.50
pinach and mustard leaves cooked with paneer
(Indian cheese) to a butter like flavour
 
   
(V) 3 Bean Curry   5.50
Mixture of kidney beans, chick peas and channa daal  
   
(V) Mixed Seasonal Vegetables   5.50
Cooked in the karhai style - chunky and crisp  
   
(V) Navaratnam   5.50
Sweetish mix of at least six vegetables cooked in coconut cream  
   
(V) Gobi Aloo   5.50
Cauliflower and potato  
   
(V) Mushroom Balti   5.50
Diced mushrooms fried in a garlic and chilli paste
with roasted onion and chilli skins
 
   
(V) Milly Jully   5.75
Mixed seasonal vegetables with potato and paneer  
   
(V) Mutter Mirch Paneer   5 75
Peas, peppers and paneer  
   
(V) Daal Samba   5.95
Mix of lentils and pineapple cooked in a thick and
concentrated flavour
 
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ACCOMPANIMENTS  
   
Plain Pilau   2.25
Spicy Pilau   2.50
With vegetables, coriander and fried onion  
Boiled Rice   2.10
Tandoori Roti   0.95
Chapatti   0.90
Paratha   2.00
Stuffed Paratha(enquire)   2.50
Nan   1.95
Garlic Nan   2.25
Keema Nan   2.50
Peshawari Nan   2.25
Cheese & Onion Nan   2.25
Chips   1.95
Raita   1.00
Popadom   0.50
Additional Pickle Tray   1.50
Salad   1.25
     
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DRINKS    
   
     
     
CHILLED BOTTLES PRICE
   
Cobra (India) 330 ml 2.50
Bangla Beer275 ml 2.30
Kingfisher (India) 330 ml 2.50
Carlsberg Export 275 ml 2.20
Budweiser 330 ml 2.20
Boddingtons Draught (can) 440 ml 2.55
Tiger 330 ml 2.50
Magners Original Irish Cider 330 ml 2.45
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SPIRITS    
Served as 25ml or multiples of    
ALL PREMIUM BRANDS Bacardi, Gin, Vodka & Rum   2.20
     
APERITIFS    
Served as 50ml   2.20
Mixers for spirits/aperitifs   0.45
     
SOFT    
     
Sparkling Water (Perrier)   1.30
Bottle Still Water   2.30
Large Bottle Hildon Sparkling Mineral Water   3.00
Coke/Diet Coke/Lemonade   1.30
Tonic/Soda Water   1.20
Pineapple/Orange Juice   1.50
Ginger Beer   1.30
Orange and Mango Juice   1.60
     
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LASSI    
Refreshing Yoghurt Drink    
     
  Glass Pitcher
Sweet 1.70 5.00
Savoury 1.70 5.00
Mango 1.70 5.75
   
     
 
 
Wines
     
     
HOUSE WINES    
  Glass   Bottle 75cl
Bellefontaine Chardonnay - France 2.70   10.95
Fresh crisp and completely un-oaked white with youthful fruit and a rounded finish.      
       
Bellefontaine Cabernet Sauvignon - France 2.70   10.95
Soft blackcurrant fruit and pleasing bramble fruit finish.      
       
Santa Digna Cabernet Sauvignon Rose - Chile 2.95   12.95
Plenty of ripe and fruity flavours with a lovely fresh and tasty palate      
       
Caliterra Sauvignon Blanc - Chile 3.10   14.95
Pineapple and grapefruit flavours alongside zesty fresh acidity.      
       
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CHAMPAGNE    
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial   35.00
     
     
RED WINE    
     
Prunatelli Chianti - Italy,   12.95
Italian classic with a much more modern appeal
and no wicker basket. Soft, ripe, rustic fruit with plenty
of Italian charm.
 
   
Concha y Toro Mountain Range Merlot - Chile   12.50
Plum fruit and great structure, this is proof that Chile
rules the roost for New World Merlot
 
   
Clos Malverne 'Basket Pressed' Pinotage - South Africa   14.95
Basket pressed to maximise the fruitiness of this full bodied red.  
   
Trivento Shiraz Malbec - Argentina   12.50
A wonderful combination of two exuberantly fruity grapes and the resulting wine has warmth and charm in equal abundance.  
   
Wolf Blass Shiraz - Australia   17.00
Big and powerful red, a great example of classic Oz Shiraz.  
   
Campo Viejo Reserva Rioja - Spain   17.50
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WHITE WINES    
     
Willowglen Semillon Chardonay - Australia   11.95
Nicely fleshy white wine that tastes of grapes and citrus fruits.    
     
Explorer Reserve Gewurztraminer - Chile   12.50
An aromatic nose that leads to a ripe yet dry palate, the perfect compliment to spicy dishes.  
   
Principato Pinot Grigio - Italy   12.95

Hugely popular and it's easy to see why, lean and elegant
with a real sense of style.

 
   
Trivento Chardonnay Chenin - Argentina   11.95
A medium dry wine with lashings of grape, apple and guava fruit flavours, this is just the sort of wine that is making people notice Argentina as a wine making force.  
   
Esk Valley Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand   17.50
Gooseberries, grapefruits and lychees with real zing
and zest, made to make your mouth water.
   
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