Light of India Restaurant Inc
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From the Tandoor
Butter Chicken
Diced succulent chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoor, then cooked with cream and yogurt.
Tandoori Chicken
A spring chicken marinated in yogurt and delicate herbs and spices, cooked in the tandoori clay oven over flaming charcoal. Served with naan bread, green salad, peas polao rice, and mint sauce.
Butter Chicken (spicy)
A spicy dish containing diced succulent chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoor, then cooked with cream and yogurt.
Tikka
Diced boneless meat or shrimp marinated and mildly seasoned with delicate herbs and cooked in clay oven over flaming charcoal. Served with peas polao rice, green salad, and mint sauce.
Tandoori Masala
Tikka meat or shrimp cooked in tandoori sauce and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds.
Appetizers
Samosa
Deep-fried vegetable fritters.
Onion Bhaji
Sliced onions dipped in Indian batter and deep fried.
Chicken Tikka
Mildly marinated diced chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoori.
Rice Dishes
Kashmiri Polao Rice
Basmati rice cooked with almonds, pistachio nuts, coconut, and dried fruits.
Polao Rice
Plain white basmati rice.
Vegetable Rice
Mixed vegetable rice.
Peas Polao
A mix of fluffy basmati rice and fresh peas.
Mild Dishes
Biryani
Basmati rice and a choice of meat or shrimp, fried in clarified butter with coconut, sultanas, almonds, and garnished with tomatoes, fried onions, and cucumbers. Served with vegetable curry sauce.
Pasanda
Meat cooked in special tandoori sauce with coconuts, dried fruits, cheese, and garnished with almonds.
Korma
A mildly spiced curry cooked in yogurt and fresh cream
Kashmir
A curry in the Kashmiri style with almonds, sultanas, and dry fruits.
Hot Dishes
Madras
A rather hot curry prepared with onions, garlic, hot chilies, fresh lemon juice, and other spices.
Rogan Josh
A fairly hot curry made with clarified butter, different spices, and garnished with fried tomatoes.
Vindaloo (very Hot)
A very hot curry prepared with potatoes, tomato puree, lemon juice, extra chilies, and other spices.
Dansak
A curry with spiced oil and garlic with a sweet, sour, and hot flavor originating from lentils, milk, and a touch of sugar.
Shrimp Pathia
A Persian-style hot and sour shrimp curry cooked with chef's special blended spices.
Bangalore Pal (extremely Hot)
An extremely hot, highly flavored curry cooked with special green chilies, fresh lemon juice, ginger, black pepper, and other spices.
Ceylon (extremely Hot)
An extra hot curry dish, cooked with coconuts, ginger, many different herbs, and special green chilies.
Vegetable Dishes
Chana Masala
Mild tandoori-spiced vegetables cooked with fresh cream, sultanas, and coconut, garnished with almonds.
Mixed Vegetable Bhaji
Mixed vegetables fried together with spices as a dry curry.
Sag Paneer
Spinach with chef's special homemade cheese.
Mattar Paneer
Garden-fresh peas with homemade cheese.
Aloo Gobi
Potatoes with garden-fresh cauliflower.
Chana Bhona
A mildly hot dish containing chickpeas in an onion gravy sauce with a special mix of Calcutta spices.
Vegetable Korma
A mildly spiced vegetable cooked in yogurt and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds.
Bhindi Bhaji
A dry curry of 'bhindi', a tropical vegetable also known as 'okra' or 'ladies fingers'.
Sag Aloo Bhaji
A dry curry of potatoes and fresh-leaf spinach.
Mushroom Bhaji
Fresh mushrooms cooked in butter with chef's special blended spices and herbs.
Tarka Dhal
Puree of lentils cooked with some spices and garnished with fried onions and garlic.
Aloo Peas
A dry curry of potatoes and peas with onions and other spices.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Slightly spicy. Mixed vegetables fried together with spices and served in their own rich gravy.
Begun Bhaji
A dry curry of eggplant with tomatoes, onions, and other spices.
Indian Bread
Garlic Naan Bread
This delicious bread is coated in garlic and baked in a clay oven.
Naan Bread
This delicious bread is baked in a clay oven.
Soups
Mulligatawny Soup
Lentils, red chilies, ginger, turmeric, and other spices.
Medium Hot Dishes
Sag Gosht
Tender chunks of meat or shrimp and fresh-leaf spinach cooked together with many spices in a rich thick sauce.
Dupiaza
A curry briskly fried with black pepper, coriander, and other spices, garnished with extra fried onions and served in a rich thick sauce.
Methi Gosht
A curry made with special flavored herbs and fenugreek leaves in a rich thick sauce.
Curry
Meat or shrimp cooked with onions, garlic, and spices, served with lots of sauce.
Bhoona
A special flavored dish prepared with tomatoes, onions, and spices, served in a rich thick sauce.
Sundries
Raitas
Yogurt with grated cucumbers and sweet spices.
Plain Papadum
A thin, crispy-fried wafer made from ground vegetables.
Pickles
Your choice of house-made pickles.
Beverages
Mango Lassi
Fresh, house-made lassi.
Canned Pop (355 Ml)
A can of soda.
Perrier Water
A can of perrier water.