Essence Of India

Butter Chicken

Tender boneless chicken pieces simmered with Indian spices in a creamy coconut milk and butter sauce.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Tender boneless chicken pieces broiled in tandoor, cooked in a fresh creamy tomato sauce herbs and spices with diced onions and green papers.

Essence Chicken Curry

Boneless chicken pieces cooked in delicately flavored curry sauce.

Chicken Vindaloo

Chicken cooked in a fiery red-hot curry sauce, a goan specialty.

Chicken Korma

Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in a rich almond flavored sauce.

Murg Shahi Saag

Boneless chicken pieces smothered in a creamy spinach puree and fresh herbs.

Chicken Methi Malai

Chicken cooked with fenugreek, Indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.

Chicken Chettinad

Tender pieces of chicken cooked in rich coconut gravy.

Chicken Jalfarezi

Juliennes of chicken marinated in fresh spices of sautéed with tomato and bell papers.

Chicken Bhunna

Succulent pieces of chicken cooked with sliced onions, bell peppers, herbs, and tomato sauce, fresh herbs, and spices.

Chicken Madras

Chicken cooked in south Indian style with fresh coconut and roasted ground spices.

Kashmiri Chicken

Mildly marinated chicken breast cooked in almond base curry.

Tandoori Murgh Masala

Tandoori chicken in tomato creamy sauce

Chicken Mango

Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in mango sauce with Indian herbs and spices.

Chicken Xacutti

Tender chicken cubes cooked in dry coconut and south Indian spices.

Garlic Naan

Naan stuffed with freshly chopped garlic baked in clay oven.

Garlic Cheese Naan

Unleavened bread stuffed with garlic, and cheese, baked in clay oven.

Naan

Light and fluffy authentic Indian bread baked in clay oven.

Butter Naan

Light and fluffy bread cooked in clay oven and special butter on top.

Cheese Naan

Leavened bread stuffed with cheese, cilantro and fresh herbs, baked in a clay oven.

Aloo Paratha

Wheat bread stuffed with boiled potato and spices.

Chocolate Naan

Indian bread stuffed with chocolate baked in clay oven.

Essence Special Naan

Naan stuffed with fresh fruits and nuts.

Bullet Naan

Unleavened bread topped with cilantro and green chilies baked in clay oven.

Aloo Naan

Leavened flour bread, stuffed with potatoes, peas, and fresh herbs baked in clay oven.

Tandoori Roti

Whole wheat bread baked in clay oven.

Keema Naan

Minced chicken keema with herbs and spices.

Mumbai Bread Basket

Chefs choice of three kinds of naans.

Lachcha Paratha

Multi-layered wheat bread topped with butter.

Onion Kulcha

Fluffy bread stuffed with onion.

Essence Chicken Biryani

Tender pieces of chicken cooked with onions, nuts, raisins, ground spices along with rice.

Lamb Biryani

Rice cooked with tender pieces of lamb, flavored with herbs, nuts, and ground spice.

Vegetable Biryani

Garden fresh vegetables cooked along with rice, ground spices, nuts, and raisins.

Jeera Fried Rice

Long grain basmati rice cooked with herbs and cumin seeds.

Plain Yellow Rice

Long grain basmati rice cooked with herbs.

Schezwan Fried Rice

A basmati rice cooked in spicy chilli sauce, chicken, and vegetables.

Saffron Rice

Aromatic spice with fried onions, almonds, cashews, green peas, and raisins.

Beef Biryani

Beef cubes cooked with onion, raisins, nuts, and ground spices along with rice.

Chinese Fried Rice

A basmati rice cooked with aromatic seasonings, chicken, and vegetables.

Hakka Noodles

Noodles made from unleavened dough boiled and stir fried with sauces and vegetables.

Shrimp Biryani

Rice cooked along juicy shrimp, onions, ground spices, herbs, nuts, and raisins.

Special Nawabi Biryani

Rice cooked along with lamb, chicken, beef, shrimp, vegetables, onions, nuts, raisins, and fresh ground spices.

Schezwan Fried Noodles

Noodles sautéed with freshly cut vegetables, and chilli paste.

Goat Biryani

Goat meat cooked with saffron rice, and aromatic Indian herbs.

Peas Pulao Rice

Fried rice sautéed with green peas.

Vegetable Samosa (2)

Seasoned peas and potatoes in a crispy pastry shell.

Chilli Chicken

Chunks of chicken, onion, and bell papers sautéed with spicy chili sauce.

Aloo Tikki Chat

Pan grilled spiced potato patties with sweet and tangy spiced yogurt.

Chilli Paneer

Chunks of cottage cheese, onions, and bell papers sautéed with chilli garlic sauce.

Samosa Chat

Crispy samosa pieces in yogurt with sweet and tangy spices.

Onion Bhajiya

Sliced onion dipped in light spicy batter and deep fried.

Chicken 65

Chunks of chicken, onion, and bell papers sautéed with spicy yogurt sauce.

Mixed Appetizer Platter

Delicious combination of Alu Tikki, Samosa, Baingan Bhajiya, Papadum, Onion Bhajiya served with house chutneys.

Paneer 65

Crispy cottage cheese, onions, and bell papers in spicy yogurt sauce.

Papadum (2)

Lentil cracker wafer.

Chilli Shrimp

Flour shrimp, onion, and bell papers sautéed with spicy chili sauce.

Masala Papadum (2)

Lentil cracker wafer with chopped tomatoes, onions and tangy spices.

Gobi Manchurian

Corn battered cauliflower, onion, and bell pepper sautéed with sweet and spicy chili sauce.

Baingan Bhajiya

Sliced eggplant dipped in light spicy batter and deep fried.

Paneer Tikka Masala

Clay Oven cheese cubes and herbs in rich tomato creamy sauce.

Palak Paneer

Homemade cheese cubes cooked with spinach and fresh herbs and spices.

Mutter Paneer

Homemade cheese cubes cooked with fresh peas, herbs, and spices.

Aloo Mutter

Potatoes cooked with green peas, fresh herbs, and spices.

Dal Makhani

Creamed black lentils, delicately seasoned with fresh ground spices.

Dal Tadka

Yellow lentil splits cooked in Indian spices.

Hyderabadi Baghare Baingan

Stuffed baby eggplant cooked in roasted whole spices and coconut sauce.

Vegetable Malai Kofta

Small vegetable patties cooked in a fine creamy nut sauce.

Aloo Gobi

Cauliflower, potatoes, and peas cooked with herbs and spices.

Tandoori Paneer Masala

Cottage Cheese grilled and cooked in tomato creamy gravy

Veg Kolhapuri

Mixed suated Vegetables in a spiced gravy

Paneer Shahi Korma

Homemade cheese cubes cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

Subz Shahi Korma

Fresh vegetables in rich creamy sauce.

Eggplant Bhartha

Roasted eggplant chopped and blended with herbs and fresh ground spices.

Mutter Methi Malai

Green peas cooked with fenugreek and Indian spices in a creamy sauce.

Kadhai Bhindi

Stir-fried okra cooked with tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, and ground spices.

Peshawari Chole

Aka chana masala; chick peas cooked in dry spices, onion and tomato sauce.

Lamb Rogan Josh

A delightful lamb preparation, succulent pieces of lamb cooked in sauce made from fresh yogurt, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and fresh spices.

Essence Goat Curry

Chunks of young goat meat with bone in a delicious curry sauce.

Essence Lamb Curry

Tender pieces of lamb cooked in delicately flavored curry sauce with fresh ground spices.

Lamb Vindaloo

Goan specialty with tender pieces of lamb marinated overnight and cooked in piquant sauce.

Lamb Chettinad

Tender lamb pieces cooked in heavy coconut gravy.

Lamb Mushroom

Lamb pieces cooked in thick curry sauce along with sliced mushrooms.

Goat Masala Fry

Bone-in goat meat cooked in north Indian spices, onion, green pepper, and sliced tomatoes.

Lamb Jalfarezi

Lamb cooked in special gravy with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.

Lamb Kadhai Gosh

Cubes of lamb cooked in wok with exotic spices.

Lamb Xacutti

Lamb pieces cooked in dry coconut and special south Indian spices.

Lamb Masala

Tender lamb pieces cooked in tomato creamy gravy

Lamb Saag

Tender Lamb pieces cooked in spinach creamy gravy

Goat Kadhai

Chunks of goat meat cooked with fresh ground herbs, and spices.

Lamb Shahi Korma

Tender pieces of lamb cooked in a rich cream sauce with nuts and raisins.

Tandoori Chicken

Overnight marinated chicken in yogurt, and aromatic Indian spices, and cooked in clay oven

Chicken Tikka

Boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and Indian spices, and cooked in clay oven.

Paneer Tikka

Homemade cottage cheese marinated with yogurt and Indian spices, cooked in clay oven.

Special Tandoori Wings

Chicken wings freshly marinated with Indian aromatic spices and cooked in clay oven.

Essence Mixed Grill

Assorted platter of essence tandoori specialties.

Malai Kabab

Chicken breast marinated in yogurt and mild spice and cooked in clay oven.

Kabab E Laziz

Aka lamb Sheekh Kabab, ground lamb seasoned with spices, rolled on skewer and chargrilled.

Nooranin Machli (fish)

A salmon fish with Indian spices and cooked in clay oven.

Chicken Tikka Salad

Sliced chicken tikka with garden fresh lettuce with homemade garlic croutons.

Lentil Soup

Lentils seasoned with herbs and spices.

Mulligatawny Soup

Lentils cooked in a rich chicken broth flavored with curry leaves and lemon.

Hot & Sour Soup

Indo-chinese style soup.

Tomato Soup

Cream of tomato in aromatic spices with homemade garlic croutons.

Fresh Garden Salad

Thinly sliced tomato, onions, cucumber, and lemon with ice-berg lettuce and homemade dressing.

Chicken Manchow Soup

Indo-Chinese style soup prepared with vegetables, chicken, and egg drops.

Dinner For 2

Includes soup, samosa, chicken tikka, onion bhajiya, papadum, choices of two curries. Served along with rice, a naan, and a desert.

Beef Methi Mali

Beef cooked with fenugreek, Indian herbs and spices in a fine creamy sauce.

Beef Korma

Chunks of beef cooked in curry sauce with nuts and Indian spices.

Beef Nawabi Palak

Chunks of beef cooked along with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, fresh herbs, nuts, and raisins.

Beef Mushroom

Chunks of beef and sliced mushrooms cooked in thick curry sauce.

Essence Beef Curry

Chunks of beef cooked in curry sauce with herbs and Indian spices.

Mango Lassi

Mango Juice

Salted Lassi

Soft Drinks

Choose one from (coke fanta ginger ale lemonade sprite).

Chaas

Milk

Sweet Lassi

Mineral Water

Orange Juice

Vada Pav

Popular mumbai snack, spicy potato filling sandwiched between buns with sweet and spicy chutneys.

Bhel Puri

Made using puffed rice and amalgamation of spices and chutneys, it is tasty treat.

Pani Puri

Popular street snack consisting round hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored spices.

Fish Masala

Chunks of fish cooked in fresh tomato sauce with onions, bell peppers, and fresh spices.

Kadhai Shrimp

Shrimp tossed in wok with exotic onion, and tomato gravy.

Shrimp Masala

Shrimp sautéed in fresh creamy tomato sauce with diced onions, green peppers, ginger, and garlic.

Essence Shrimp Curry

Shrimp cooked in curry sauce with fresh ground spices.

Malabar Fish Curry

Chunks of fish cooked in creamy coconut sauce with herbs and spices.

Gajar Halwa

Sweet pudding like dish.

Gulab Jamun

Mint Chutney

Homemade with fresh mint, herbs, and spices.

Tamarind Chutney

Special homemade tamarind chutney.

Papadum

Grilled lentil spiced wafers.

Achaar

Spicy Indian mixed pickle.

Cucumber Rayata

A cool, soothing yogurt preparation with grated cucumber and spices.

Plain Yogurt

Homemade yogurt.

Curry Sauce

A versatile curry sauce for dipping or spicing up veggie or meat dishes.

Paneer Makhani

Exquisite dish which has thick gravy made of almonds, low fat yogurt, and spices. *** Served with rice and mango lassi ****

Kashmiri Chicken

Large pieces of chicken cooked in onion and nuts gravy and whole ground spices.

Paneer Korma

Homemade cheese cubes cooked in mild creamy sauce with nuts and raisins.

Malai Kabab

Chunks of grilled chicken with ground cashews, almonds, malai, or fresh cream.