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

	takeaway menu Denley's Essence of India serves an eclectic modern Indian cuisine including authentic Indian regional dishes, classic Anglo-Indian curry house styles, and our own specialities based on the sophisticated cuisine of the Kashmiri region. See our main menu page if you need a description of any dish. Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 12pm-2pm 6pm-11pm, Friday & Saturday 12pm-2pm 6pm-11.30pm, Sunday 12pm-2.30pm 6pm-11pm Our restaurant menu is even more wide-ranging, with a Speciality Menu including the dishes that gained us our winning places in the Exeter Curry Chef Competition.

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MENU KEY	suitable for vegetarians	mild	medium	hot	very hot


		EARLY BIRD OFFER
		Collect your takeaway meal before 7.30pm and receive
		15% DISCOUNT

	VEGETARIAN STARTERS
	Onion Bhaji V Spicy fried onion ball	£2.50
	Aloo Chat V Spicy potato cooked in tamarind sauce	£2.95
	Onion Pakura V Fried onion and lentil balls medium spiced	£2.95
	Cauliflower Pakura V Cauliflower coated in gram flour, herbs and deep-fried	£2.95

	TANDOORI
	Tandoori Chicken Spring chicken marinated in delicately herbed, medium spiced saffron aromated youghurt sauce & skewered	£6.95
	Chicken Tikka Selected cuts of chicken marinated in herbed yoghurt along wth crushed ginger & garlic	£6.95
	Lamb Tikka Selected cuts of lamb marinated in herbed yoghurt along with crushed ginger & garlic	£7.50
	Tandoori Mixed Platter A concoction of Tandoori Chicken, King Prawn, Chicken & Lamb Tikka with a Sheek Kebab barbecue, served with Nan	£11.95
	Tandoori King Prawns Popular amongst Bay of Bengal dwellers. King prawns blanched and seasoned, then marinated in a special chilled sauce.	£10.95
	Shaslik A choice of chicken or lamb marinated with yoghurt & herbs, cooked with garlic, onions & green peppers	C £7.95 L £8.95

	VEGETABLES
	Begun Bhaji Spiced aubergines	£3.50
	Bhindi Bhaji Spiced okra	£3.50
	Palak panir Spinach with cheese	£3.50
	Onion Bhaji Spicy fried onion ball	£2.95
	Chana Bhaji Chickpeas with onions	£3.50
	Palak Bhaji Spinach with onions	£3.50
	Matter Panir Cheese with peas	£3.50
	Vegetable Curry Potatoes, cauliflower, peas & beans	£3.50
	Dry Vegetables Potatoes, cauliflower, peas & beans	£3.50
	Bombay Potatoes Spicy potatoes	£3.50
	Mushroom Bhaji Mushroom cooked with onions	£3.50
	Cauliflower Bhaji Cauliflower cooked with onions	£3.50
	Alu Palak Bhaji Potatoes & spinach	£3.50
	Alu Gobi Bhaji Potatoes & cauliflower	£3.50
	Dall Tarka Lentils spiced with garlic	£3.50
	Vegetable Massala M Cooked in a fruity sauce - very mild	£3.50
	Cucumber Raita M Cucumber in yoghurt - very mild	£1.50

	BREADS & MISCELLANEOUS
	Keema Nan with minced lamb	£2.50
	Kulcha Nan With onion & garlic	£2.50
	Peshawari Nan With nuts & sultanas	£2.50
	Garlic Nan With fresh garlic	£2.50
	Chilli Nan With green chillies	£2.50
	Nan	£2.50
	Paratha Flaky fried bread	£2.50
	Sabji Paratha Paratha with vegetables	£3.00
	Papadom	£0.50
	Spicy Papadom	£0.50
	Chapathi	£0.95

	RICE
	Mixed Pilau Meat, chicken & prawn rice	£4.95
	Egg Fried Rice Eggs & onions	£2.75
	Lemon Rice Fried with lemon zest	£2.75
	Onion Fried Rice Fried with onions	£2.75
	Coconut Fried Rice Fried with desiccated coconut	£2.75
	Special Pilau Rice Nuts & sultanas	£2.75
	Mushroom Rice Mushrooms & onions	£2.75
	Prawn Pilau Aromatic rice with prawns	£3.95
	Pilau Rice Cooked with aromatic spices	£2.25
	Boiled Rice	£1.95

	STARTERS
	Tandoori King Prawns King Prawns cooked over charcoal	£4.95
	King Prawn Butterfly Marinated with mint and fried with breadcrumbs	£4.95
	King Prawn Puree Spiced king prawns served on fried bread	£4.95
	Prawn Puree Spice prawns served on fried bread	£3.95
	Chicken Chat Spiced chicken served in a tangy sauce	£3.50
	Prawn Cocktail Prawns in sauce Rose Marie	£3.50
	Chicken Tikka Chicken cooked over charcoal	£3.50
	Lamb Tikka Lamb cooked over charcoal	£3.95
	Sheek Kebab Spiced minced lamb cooked over charcoal	£3.50
	Meat Samosa Pastry stuffed with lamb	£2.95
	Vegetable Samosa Pastry stuffed with vegetables	£2.95
	Chicken Pakura Breast of chicken coated in gram flour and fried	£3.50

	TAVA
	Tava Lamb or Chicken Cooked with Kashmiri spices	C £7.95 L £8.95
	Tava Muchley Marinated fish cooked with Kashmiri spices	£7.95
	Tava King Prawns Barbecued king prawns cooked with aromatic spices	£11.95
	Tava Prawn Cooked with Kashmiri spices	£7.95
	Tava Sabji V Cooked with Kashmiri spices	£6.95

	BALTI
	Chicken or Lamb Balti	C £5.95 L £6.95
	Sabji Balti V	£5.50
	Chicken or Lamb Tikka Bhuna Balti	C £6.95 L £7.95
	King Prawn Balti	£10.95

	VEGETARIAN SPECIALITIES
	Satha Dansak V Mushrooms, green peppers & lentils with mixed flavour - sweet, sour & - Hot	£5.95
	Vegetable Massala V M Mixed vegetables in a fruity sauce, cooked in fresh cream sauce with assorted ground nuts - mild	£5.95
	Sabji Jalferazi V Assorted vegetables cooked with sliced green chilli, highly flavoured with ginger & coriander - Hot	£5.95
	Sambar V Vegetables with a thick lentil sauce. A savoury curry prepared with tamarind sauce - Medium	£5.95
	Avial V From Kerala - whole Bhindi & sliced aubergines with youghurt & ground nuts in a medium blend of herbs & spices - Medium	£5.95

	SPECIALITIES
	Chicken or Lamb Jalferazi Cooked with ginger & greeen chillies, peppers & onons	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Khorai Cooked with tomatoes & onions	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken/Lamb Chilli Massala With green chillies in a tangy sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Chat Massala Barbecued & cooked in a tangy sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	King Prawn Massala M Barbecued king prawns cooked in a fruity sauce	£11.95
	Chicken or Lamb Roshan With mushrooms in a garlic sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chadni Nawabi Chicken, lamb, prawns & vegetables cooked in garlic & ginger with onions	£7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Zafrani M Barbecued & cooked with ground nts in a cream sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Passanda M Cooked with red wine in a cream sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Makhani M Barbecued & cooked in a creamy sauce, Chadni style	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Chicken or Lamb Tikka Massala M Barbecued & cooked in a fruity sauce	C £6.95 L £7.95
	Peshwari Chicken or Lamb M Cooked with coconut & almonds	C £6.95 L £7.95
	King Prawn Zafrani M With ground nuts in a cream sauce	£11.95
	King Prawn Jalfrezi Cooked with ginger, green chillies, onion & peppers	£11.95
	Gosht 'e' Khalia Lamb or chicken cooked with aromatic herbs & spices with chilli seeds & yoghurt - Very Hot	£5.95
	Gosht 'e' Ada Barbecued chicken or lamb cooked with ginger, onions & peppers - Medium	£5.95
	Nawab Biriani Lamb, chicken & king prawns cooked with rice and served with a vegetable curry - Medium	£9.95

	TRADITIONAL A traditional range of curry styles. These dishes can be orderd with chicken, lamb, prawns, king prawns or vegetables.
	Curry Medium
	Kurma M Very mild and creamy
	Madras Fairly hot
	Vindaloo Very hot
	Dansak With lentils - hot, sweet & sour
	Patia With onions - hot, sweet & sour
	Biriani Cooked with rice & served with vegetable curry
	Kashmir M With fruits - mild
	Dupiaza With lots of onions & peppers - medium
	Rogan With lots of tomatoes - medium
	Palak With spinach - medium
	Bhuna With onions - medium

	Chicken £5.95 / Lamb £6.95 / Prawns £6.95 / Vegetables £5.45 / King Prawns £8.95
	Biriani Cooked with rice & served with vegetable curry	£8.95

DENLEY'S ESSENCE OF INDIA, 61-64 High Street, Topsham, Devon, EX3 0DY. Tel: 01392 875675
All content © Denley's Essence of India. Prices correct March 2008, but may be subject to revision.