Cafe Tandoor menu - Aurora OH 44202

Appetizers

All pakoras are battered with delicately seasoned chick pea flour and then deep fried.
- Shrimp Pakora $9
  
  6 plump shrimp.
- Chicken Pakora $7
  
  Boneless breast pieces.
- Paneer Pakora $7
  
  Mild, freshly made cheese.
- Vegetable Samosas $6
  
  2 triangular pastries filled with potatoes, peas, cashews, raisins & spices.
- Vegetarian Mixed Platter $9
  
  Vegetable samosa, vegetable, onion & paneer pakoras.
- Tandoori Prawns $14
  
  3 jumbo prawns marinated & cooked in the tandoor.
- Onion Pakora $6
  
  Indian-style onion rings.
- Vegetable Pakora $7
  
  Variety of fresh vegetables.
- Vegetable Grill $10
  
  Marinated vegetables, skewered & cooked in the tandoor, served on a sizzler.
- Meat Samosas $7
  
  2 triangular pastries filled with ground lamb, peas, cashews, raisins & spices.
- Papadams $3
  
  Chips made from urad dal (lentil) flour — choose roasted or deep fried.

Soup & Salad
- Tomato Shorwa Soup $6
  
  Classic, fresh, lightly spiced tomato soup.
- Muglai Shorwa Soup $6
  
  Creamy lentil soup with chicken & rice.
- Indian Kachoomar Salad $7
  
  Leaf lettuce, chick peas, red peppers, radish, cucumber, tomatoes, tossed with spices, black salt, fresh lemon juice & green chilies (optional).

Chef's Specialties
- Tandoori Salmon $24
  
  Tender marinated salmon served sizzling on a bed of fresh vegetables. Served with asparagus & a nan.
- Tandoori Lamb Chops $29
  
  3 succulent, French-cut lamb chops, lightly marinated & served sizzling with fresh vegetables. Choice of bread or rice.

Tandoor Specialties
- Tandoori Vegetable Grill $16
  
  Marinated fresh vegetables served sizzling — choice of bread or rice.
- Salmon Kebab $18
  
  Tender salmon, marinated in garlic, ginger, lemon & spices, served on a sizzler with onions & bell peppers.
- Tandoori Chicken
  
  Young chicken marinated in yogurt & spices served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Chicken Tikka $15
  
  Boneless chicken breast marinated in yogurt & spices, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Seekh Kebab $15
  
  Spiced ground lamb, wrapped around skewers, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Boti Kebab $17
  
  Marinated lamb kebab, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Tandoori Prawns Specialties $26
  
  6 marinated jumbo prawns, roasted & served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Tandoori Mixed Grill $24
  
  A sampling of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, a tandoori prawn, seekh kebab & boti kebab, served sizzling with onions & bell peppers.
- Shashlick $19
  
  Marinated boneless chicken & vegetable kebab, served on saffron pullao with curry sauce.
- Vegetarian Shashlick $15
  
  Fresh vegetables & paneer kebab, served on Basmati rice with curry sauce.

Special Curry Dishes
- Chicken Tikka Masala Special $16
  
  Chicken tikka in a special light sauce with onions & bell peppers.
- Butter Chicken Special $17
  
  Marinated chicken in a fresh, creamy tomato & butter sauce.
- Chicken Shahi Korma Special $16
  
  Chicken cooked in a mild cashew cream sauce with ginger & garlic.
- Shajahani Curry Special $15
  
  Traditional chicken curry simmered in a cashew nut sauce.
- Chicken Jhalfrazie Special $15
  
  Chicken sauteed with tomatoes, onions & bell peppers.
- Chooza Dilbahar Special $16
  
  Chicken cooked with fresh spinach & a hint of mint.
- Rogan Josh Special $17
  
  Traditional lamb curry cooked with fresh garlic, ginger & onions.
- Lamb Shahi Korma Special $17
  
  Lamb simmered in a mild cashew cream sauce with garlic & ginger.
- Sagg Gosht Special $17
  
  Lamb & spinach cooked with onions & garlic.
- Lamb Masala Special $17
  
  Tandoor lamb sauteed with tomatoes & onions and chefs special sauce.
- Shrimp Curry Special $18
  
  Shrimp simmered with garlic, ginger, lemon & coconut.
- Garlic Shrimp Special $18
  
  Shrimp simmered in a mild garlic cream sauce.
- Jumbo Prawn Masala Special $19
  
  3 tender jumbo prawns simmered in a light sauce of onions & tomatoes.
- Butter Salmon Curry Special $17
  
  Tandoori salmon simmering in a fresh, creamy tomato & butter sauce.

Vegetarian Specialties
- Paneer Tikka Masala $15
  
  Tandoori roasted paneer in a light sauce with onions & peppers.
- Paneer Makhani $15
  
  Paneer in a delicately seasoned, creamy tomato curry sauce.
- Tofu Makhan $15
  
  Tofu in a delicately seasoned, creamy tomato curry sauce.
- Sagg Paneer $13
  
  Paneer & fresh, chopped spinach with light spices.
- Sagg Tofu $13
  
  Tofu & fresh, chopped spinach with light spices.
- Palak Aloo $12
  
  Potatoes & fresh, chopped spinach with light spices.
- Matar Paneer $12
  
  Paneer & peas with tomatoes in a light sauce.
- Matar Tofu $12
  
  Tofu & peas with tomatoes in a light sauce.
- Aloo Matar $11
  
  Peas & potatoes in a light sauce.
- Sagg Mushroom $13
  
  Fresh spinach & mushrooms, sauteed in a light sauce.
- Malai Kofta $15
  
  Ground paneer & potatoes shaped into balls, in a cashew & onion sauce.
- Navaratana Curry $15
  
  Mixed fresh vegetables, paneer & cashews in a tomato based curry.
- Navaratana Tofu Curry $15
  
  Mixed tofu cashews in a tomato based curry.
- Baigan Bharta $14
  
  Tandoori roasted eggplant, mashed & mixed with tomatoes, onions & peas.
- Aloo Jeera $10
  
  Potatoes sauteed with onions & spices.
- Aloo Gobi $11
  
  Cauliflower & potatoes sauteed with spices.
- Gobi Masala $12
  
  Cauliflower sauteed with spices in a light sauce.
- Cholle $10
  
  Chick peas sauteed with spices & tomatoes.
- Bhindi Masala $11
  
  Okra sauteed with onions, tomatoes & light spices.
- Dal Tarka $11
  
  Yellow lentils simmered with ginger, garlic & onions.
- Dal Maharani $11
  
  Aurora & westlake. Creamed lentils with ginger, garlic and onions.

Rice Specialties

All biryani dishes are made with saffron pullao, cashews, raisins & a light curry sauce, topped with sliced almonds.
- Nentara Biryani $15
  
  Fresh vegetables & paneer or tofu.
- Chicken Biryani $16
  
  Boneless pieces of chicken.
- Lamb Biryani $17
  
  Boneless pieces of tender lamb.
- Shrimp Biryani $19
  
  Tender and plump shrimp.
- Salmon Biryani $19
  
  Boneless farm-raised salmon.
- Saffron Pullao $4
  
  Basmati rice steamed with spices & saffron threads.
- Plain Basmati Rice $3

Tandoori Breads
- Tandoori Roti $4
  
  Round, flat, unleavened whole wheat bread.
- Paratha Lachhedar $5
  
  Multi-layered, buttered whole wheat bread.
- Aloo Paratha $5
  
  Paratha stuffed with spiced potatoes.
- Nan $4
  
  Leaf-shaped, leavened white flour bread.
- Garlic Nan $5
  
  Nan topped with garlic & butter.
- Pishori Nan $5
  
  Nan topped with ground cashews & pistachios.
- Keema Nan $6
  
  Nan with spiced lamb.
- Masala Kulcha $5
  
  Nan with ground vegetables, paneer & spices.
- Onion Kulcha $5
  
  Nan stuffed with onion & spices.

Condiments
- Chef’s Special Green Chutney $4
  
  Blend of cilantro, mint & onion.
- Dahi $4
  
  Fresh, homemade yogurt.
- Cucumber Raita $5
  
  Homemade yogurt with chopped cucumber & tomatoes.
- Mixed Pickle $2
  
  Punjabi-style blend of mangoes, limes & chilies.
- Sweet Mango Chutney $3

Desserts
- Rasmalai $7
  
  Classic Indian dessert of homemade paneer patties in a sweet milk sauce, garnished with ground pistachios.
- Gulab Jaman $7
  
  Spheres of deep fried cake immersed in a sweet syrup.
- Kheer $6
  
  Sweet basmati rice pudding with raisins & almonds, garnished with ground pistachios.
- 2 Scoops Homemade Ice Cream $5

Beverages
- Soft Drinks $3
- Juice $4
- Lassi $4
- Mango Lassi $5
- Perrier $5
- Tea $3
- Coffee $3
- Chai $4
  
  Masala tea.