Denley's Essence of India
DENLEY'S ESSENCE OF INDIA
61-64 High Street, Topsham, Devon, EX3 0DY
Telephone: 01392 875675


 

Award winning
Indian restaurant
Contemporary
Indian cuisine

    
 
 
chef's signature dish menu
This is a menu of our chefs' speciality signature dishes, cuisine of which we are particularly proud.

We have expanded our range with an exciting lineup of dishes from our new 5 star chef Dharmendra Gour Singh. The signature dish menu continues to feature our winning dishes from the Exeter Curry Chef awards in 2006 and 2007, .

See our "About us" page for more background on the awards.
 


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special introductory set menu offer

From this menu only, any starter, any main course, dessert and coffee £22.95

Note: excludes crab and lobster dishes. Not be be used in conjunction with any other offers.
Denleys

 
appetisers
 
Haryali Piazee Mussels
Fresh mussels with spring onions & aromatic spices cooked with a white wine sauce - a dish with the WOW factor!
£6.95
Bharma Mirchi Pakaura hotV
From Rajistan - sweet red chilli stuffed with assorted vegetables with spinach and cottage cheese with a hint of mint in a gram flour batter
£4.95
Bharma Murghi Bhattak Pakaura hot
From Rajistan - Chicken and duck mixed with potato, cardamom, mace and coriander, stuffed into a sweet red chilli, cooked in a gram flour batter
£5.95
Phattra Kashmiri Kebab hot
From Kashmir - a blend of minced lamb and chicken cooked with fenugreek and fennel seeds, wrapped in a soft rumali roti and cooked in the Tandoori oven.(Medium, can be hot),
£6.95
Rarah Patties V
From Delhi - potato cakes mixed with roasted cumin and coriander, pan fried with Chat Masala, and served on a bed of mashed dry green peas anc chick peas. Highly recommended.
£4.95
Archari Tikka hot
From Goa - Marinated chicken or lamb, cooked in the Tandoori oven, flavoured with pickled spices. A tangy and savoury taste.
Chicken £4.95 / Lamb £5.95
Bharzule hot
South Indian - strips of chicken or lamb tikka marinated and then cooked in a Tandoori overn, and cooked again in a traditional South Indian spicy, sweet and sour sauce
Chicken £4.95 / Lamb £5.95
Roshini Mushroom
Runner-up starter in the 2006 Curry Awards. Garlic and mushrooms lightly spiced and cooked in a creamy sauce.
£4.95
Duck Tikka
Duck marinated in a chilled yoghurt spicy sauce, then cooked in a Tandoori clay oven.
£5.95


 
desserts
 
Gulab Jamun
Indian sweet doughnuts in an aromatic sweet sauce.
£3.95
Makhani Roti
Bread and butter pudding with an Indian twist.
£3.95

 
main courses
 
Laal Maas
Traditional lamb curry cooked with a hint of paprika and yoghurt, served with roti and pilau rice
£15.95
Goan Fish Curry
Fillet of cod marinated in a blend of Goan roasted spices, cooked in a sauce with a hint of coconut mlk and tamarind. Served with Goan coconut rice and slices of nan.
£15.95
Amrasi Partle Murghi M
From Uttar Pradesh - roasted chicken breast stuffed with a mixture of dry mango, cherries and minced chicken. Cooked in a sauce with a hint of mango pulp and in creamy butter sauced. Served with slices of nan and pilau rice.
£15.95
Rara Ghosht hot or hothot
Mumbai style - tender pieces of lamb, cooked in a special curry sauce, cooked with marinated minced lamb with a hint of mint and fennel seeds. Served with slices of nan and pilau rice.
£15.95
Bahara Murghi hot or hothot
From Punjab - marinated chicken tikka and minced chicken cooked in a traditional Punjabi-style onion and tomato curry sauce. Served with slices of laccha paratha and zeera (cumin-flavoured) rice.
£15.95
Dhaba Murghi hot or hothot
India-wide - classical Indian roadside chicken curry cooked in a traditional way, on the bone and with plentiful whole garam masala, coriander, garlic and ginger. Served with slices of nan and pilau rice.
£15.95
Kali Mirch Kekra hot or hothot
From Goa - Jumbo crab cooked with Indian herbs and aromatic spices, using dumpket (similar to casserole pot) cooking method, cooked with onions, lemon grass and coconut milk. Served on a bed of nan and with onion fried rice.
Lauft Eh Dharya Lobster hot or hothot
From Goa - lobster cooked in Denley's own special Tandoori spices with capers, spring onion and lemon zest. Served on a family sized nan with Kashmiri rice. (Can be shared by two people).
£59.95
Tamarind Chicken or Lamb hot
This was the winning dish in the 2007 curry awards.
Cubes of chicken or lamb marinated in a spicy yoghurt sauce then cooked in a tandoori oven, then cooked again with onions, tomatoes and garlic tamarind paste. Medium hot.
£12.95
Balti Tikka Sagawala hot
The dish was runner-up in the Exeter curry competition.
Chicken or lamb barbecued in a tandoori clay oven, then cooked with fresh spinach and balti ingredients, topped with garlic. Medium hot.
£12.95
Hash Bash Balti hot
Marinated duck cooked in a tandoori clay oven and then cooked again with bamboo shoots. Fairly spicy, but medium to taste.
£12.95
Roop Chanda Bhuna hot
Freshwater Indian silver pomfret fish delicately fried with spices and then cooked in a medium spicy sauce.
£12.95
Sumundar Ka Karzana hot
Mixture of seafood, cooked in a medium sauce. Bhuna style.
£12.95
Shatkora Lamb Bhuna hot
Lamb shank coated in a spicy medium or hot sauce. Cooked with a traditional Indian grapefruit
£13.95
Muchley Bhuna hot
Salmon cooked in a medium spicy sauce.
£12.95
Murgh Mumtaj hot
Thin slices of rolled chicken, marinated and stuffed with herbs, spices & seeds. Finally cooked in a tandoori oven. Medium hot.
£13.95
Chef's choice
Ask staff for the speciality of the day! Served with slices of nan and pilau rice.
£14.95

 


DENLEY'S ESSENCE OF INDIA, 61-64 High Street, Topsham, Devon, EX3 0DY. Tel: 01392 875675
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