Our Menu

POPADOMS AND PICKLES

• 1. POPADOMS

  55p

• 2. MASSALA POPADOMS (spicy)

  55p

• 3. ASSORTED PICKLE TRAY

  £2.00

  Mango chutney, mint yoghurt, onion salad, & chilli sauce.

• 4. PICKLES

  85p

  Mango chutney, hot mixed pickles, onion salad, mint sauce, sweet chilli sauce.

• 5. ONION & CUCUMBER RAITA

  £2.00

STARTERS

• Served with Salad, Mint and Chilli sauces. (Except, Prawn Cocktail and Garlic Mushrooms)

• 6. SEEKH KEBAB

  £3.10

  Minced lamb mixed with fresh green herbs and spices. Cooked on skewers in the tandoori clay oven.

• 7. SHAMI KEBAB

  £3.10

  Minced lamb blended with green spices and herbs then grilled in pan.

• 8. CHICKEN OR LAMB TIKKA

  £3.30

  Off the bone tender pieces of chicken or lamb marinated in herbs, spices, tamarind and yoghurt, then grilled in a clay oven.

• 9. PRAWN COCKTAIL

  £2.60

  Prawns in a cocktail sauce, served with salad

• 10. VEGETABLE OR LAMB SAMOSA

  £2.75

  Pastry triangles with spices, fresh coriander and either minced meat or vegetable filling, deep-fried.

• 11. BANYAN TREE MIX

  £5.15

  Lamb cutlet, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka and Seekh Kebab served with salad and mint sauce.

• 12. KING PRAWN SIZZLER

  £5.30

  Juicy king prawns cooked with onions and peppers in a sauce specially prepared by our chef.

• 13. KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY

  £4.80

  Tender king prawns in spicy butter, bound together with egg, coated in golden breadcrumbs and fried crisp.

• 14. MIXED KEBAB

  £3.80

  Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka and onion bhaji.

• 15. ALOO PAKORA

  £2.55

  Potato, Spinach, and spices deep-fried in golden breadcrumbs.

• 16. KING PRAWN PAKORA

  £4.70

  King prawns wrapped in fresh spinach and golden breadcrumbs then deep-fried.

• 17. CHICKEN PAKORA

  £2.80

  Tender pieces of chicken breast, dipped in lightly spiced batter then fried until crisp.

• 18. CHICKEN SAAG PAKORA

  £2.80

  Lightly spiced chicken tikka wrapped in spinach bound together with egg, coated with breadcrumbs and deep-fried.

• 19. ONION BHAJI

  £2.55

  Chopped onions, gram flour and mixed spices, deep-fried.

• 20. GARLIC MUSHROOMS

  £2.55

  Sliced mushrooms gently spiced and cooked Indian style, Garnished with coriander and sliced lemon.

• 21. LAMB CUTLETS (3 pieces)

  £3.80

  Served on the bone, marinated and cooked in the clay oven, served with salad.

• 22. TANDOORI CHICKEN (Quarter)

  £3.80

  Served on the bone, marinated and cooked in the clay oven, served with salad and mint sauce.

• 23. SEEKH KEBAB WRAP

  £3.50

  Seekh kebab wrapped in chapatti, served with salad and sauce.

PUREES

• All Purees can be made as a Main Dish with 3 purees or a Plain Nan or Pilau Rice.

  Your choice of ingredients from the list below, stir-fried with finely chopped onions and tomatoes in medium spices. (Served on deep fried Indian flat bread).

• 24. PRAWN PUREE

  Single: £3.30. Main: £9.05

• 25. KING PRAWN PUREE

  Single: £4.80. Main: £10.00

• 26. CHICKEN CHAAT PUREE

  Single; £3.30. Main: £9.05

• 27. HOT LAMB PUREE

  Single: £3.30. Main: £9.05

TANDOORI SPECIALITIES

• Tandoori dishes are marinated overnight in a tandoori sauce (consisting of yoghurt, garlic, ginger and spices) then cooked in a clay oven. All tandoori dishes are served with salad and mint sauce.

• TANDOORI CHICKEN

• 28. Two pieces on the bone.

  £6.50

• 29. Four pieces on the bone.

  11.95

• 30. CHICKEN TIKKA (off the bone)

  £8.40

• 31. LAMB TIKKA (off the bone)

  £8.40

• 32. TANDOORI MIXED GRILL SPECIAL

  £11.25

  Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kebab and lamb cutlets

• 33. CHICKEN TIKKA NAN KEBAB

  £8.40

  Small pieces of chicken tikka cooked with onion and kashmiri paste, served on a nan bread with salad and sauce.

• 34. TANDOORI KING PRAWN SPECIAL

  £12.00

  King Prawns Marinated in a mild sauce and grilled in the tandoori oven.

• 35. CHICKEN OR LAMB SHASHLIK

  £9.85

  Tender pieces of diced chicken or lamb marinated with spices, cooked in the tandoori oven on skewers together with tomatoes, cubed onions and fresh green peppers.

TRADITIONAL CLASSICS

• 36. KORMA: (MILD)

  A delicate preparation of coconut, ground almonds and fresh cream go into this dish to create a very mild, but rich, creamy sauce.

• 37. DOPIAZA: (MEDIUM)

  Cooked with cubed onions, green peppers and our own special pickles.

• 38. ROGAN JOSH: (MEDIUM)

  A north Indian recipe, with a combination of herbs, spices, garlic, ginger, tomato, coriander and butter, giving a thick sauce. Garnished with fresh tomatoes and coriander.

• 39. BHUNA: (MEDIUM)

  A popular dish from the Indian sub-continent of Madras consisting of onions, capsicums, tomatoes, spices and herbs, creating a unique spicy taste, in a thick sauce.

• 40. MADRAS: (FAIRLY HOT)

  Originating in the southern city of Madras and consisting of a special selection of spices and herbs.

• 41. PATHIA: (HOT

  A Hyderabad recipe, popular in the Indian sub-continent, garnished with a mixture of spices, shredded onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs with a touch of coconut and lemon juice giving a hot sweet and sour taste.

• 42. DANSAK: (HOT)

  A Persian dish with a combination of Indian spices, lentils, pineapple, lemon juice and herbs, producing a hot sweet and sour taste

• 43. VINDALOO: (VERY HOT)

  Related to Madras but involving a greater use of garlic and lemon. It owes its name, and in part its contents to the early Portuguese settlers.

• Choose your dish from the above:

• Vegetable

  £5.50

• Chicken

  £6.15

• Lamb

  £6.65

• Chicken or Lamb Tikka

  £7.85

• Prawn

  £6.65

• King Prawn

  £8.90

BALTI DISHES (HOT)

• Originating from the Punjab (Northern India). Cooked using fresh cubed onions, green peppers and tomatoes, garlic, cumin & fresh coriander with our usual traditional balti herbs & spices. The following prices include Pilau Rice and Nan Bread

• 44. CHICKEN OR LAMB BALTI

  £11.20

• 45. GARLIC CHILLI CHICKEN

  £11.20

• 46. TANDOORI KING PRAWN BALTI (with spinach)

  £13.25

• 47. BANYAN TREE SPECIAL BALTI

  £12.20

• 48. VEGETABLE BALTI

  £8.90

CHEF’S SPECIALITIES

• All chefs’ specialites can be made as:

• Vegetarian Option

  £6.50

• Paneer (Indian cheese)

  £5.85

• Prawn Option

  £7.55

• King Prawn Option

  £10.55

• 49. CHICKEN OR LAMB TIKKA MASSALA

  £8.10

  (MILD) Succulent pieces of chicken or lamb tikka or tandoori chicken (on the bone), cooked with minced lamb in a creamy sauce with almonds and coconut, creating a wonderful combination of flavours.

• 50. CHICKEN OR LAMB PASSANDA

  £7.80

  (MILD) Juicy pieces of marinated chicken or lamb cooked in purified Indian butter, ground almonds and mild spices with a dash of cream.

• 51. CHICKEN MAKHANI

  £8.40

  (MILD) Juicy pieces of marinated chicken with ginger and garlic, grilled, then gently cooked with cream and a blend of Indian cheese.

• 52. CHICKEN MISHTI

  £8.80

  (MILD) Chicken marinated in our chef’s special sauce with cashew nuts, cooked with cream, coconut and almond.

• 53. SPECIAL MALAYA CHICKEN OR LAMB

  £8.55

  (MILD) Cooked in a mild creamy sauce with bananas and ‘pineapple.

• 54. TANDOORI BUTTER CHICKEN

  £8.55

  (MILD) Tandoori chicken pieces cooked in a creamy butter sauce, made with almonds and plum tomatoes.

• 55. SPECIAL CHICKEN OR LAMB TIKKA AMLA

  £8.55

  (MILD) Cooked with mild spices and mango purée.

• 56. CHICKEN DARJEELING

  £8.95

  (MILD) A traditional recipe consisting of onions garnished with pure butter ghee and ten different spices, fresh cream and almond powder producing a sweet flavour.

• 57. PODINA LAMB OR CHICKEN

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) Tender pieces of chicken or lamb cooked with spices and herbs with garden mint in a rich yoghurt sauce.

• 58. SPECIAL SYLHETY

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) Marinated chicken with potatoes, spinach and chickpeas, cooked in a thick sauce.

• 59. MINT SPECIAL KARAHI

  £9.85

  (MEDIUM) Chicken or lamb, cooked with onion green pepper, tomato and fresh garden mint (with our own spice compliment).

• 60. SPECIAL SABJI CHICKEN

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) Chicken tikka, cubed onions and peppers with mixed vegetables and spinach

• 61. BINDIA

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) Chicken or lamb cubes cooked with mango chutney, garden mint, lemon juice, with a blend of selected spices.

• 62. SPECIAL MURGI MASSALA

  £8.85

  (MEDIUM) A traditional dish with fried minced lamb and tandoori chicken pieces, cooked in a thick spicy curry sauce.

• 63. CHICKEN LENTILS

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) A Gujarati dish cooked with channa daal and fresh lemon juice.

• 64. CHICKEN OR LAMB CHANA

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM) Chopped onions and peppers cooked with chickpeas in chef’s special sauce

• 65. SPECIAL TANDOORI CHICKEN CURRY

  £9.85

  (MEDIUM) Made to the chef’s own recipe, this dish is cooked using tandoori chicken pieces.

• 66. CHICKEN OR LAMB TIKKA SAAG

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM HOT) A most popular dish in the Indian sub –continent consisting of tender pieces of chicken or grilled lamb with a combination of freshly chopped spinach, onion, capsicum and tomatoes.

• 67. SPECIAL TANDOORI MIXED GRILL CURRY

  £11.25

  (MEDIUM HOT) Cooked with chef’s special thick sauce, chicken tikka, Chicken tandoori on the bone, lamb tikka cutlets and seekh kebab.

• 68. CHEF’S SPECIAL

  £9.15

  (MEDIUM HOT) Cooked with minced meat, diced chicken and lamb, with chef’s special spices

• 69. DHAKA SPECIAL

  £10.85

  (MEDIUM HOT) This dish is made with diced chicken and minced lamb. Cooked to our chef’s secret recipe.

• 70. BANYAN TREE SPECIAL

  £9.95

  (MEDIUM HOT) This dish is a combination of chicken and lamb tikka, tandoori chicken strips, prawns and mushrooms in a thick curry sauce with fresh garlic, onion and green pepper.

• 71. ROYAL MUGHLAI CHICKEN

  £9.85

  (MEDIUM HOT) Specially prepared herbs and spices. Made by our chef for the Banyan Tree.

• 72. TANDOORI LAMB CUTLET BHUNA

  £11.10

  (MEDIUM HOT) Lamb cutlet marinated overnight and then cooked in the clay oven in a special sauce.

• 73. SHAHI SHASHLIC BHUNA CHICKEN OR LAMB

  £9.10

  (MEDIUM HOT) Tender pieces of chicken or lamb marinated overnight together with mustard seeds, onion, pepper and tomatoes, grilled on skewers in the tandoori and then gently cooked in a thick sauce.

• 74. SPECIAL KING PRAWN SIZZLER BHUNA

  £11.25

  (MEDIUM HOT) Juicy king prawns (in the shell) cooked with onions and peppers in a spicy thick sauce specially prepared by our chef

• 75. CHICKEN OR LAMB KARAHI

  £8.55

  (MEDIUM HOT) Cooked with cubed onions and capsicum, fresh ginger and a special Karahi spice mix to produce a rich full flavour.

• 76. CHICKEN OR LAMB NAGA

  £8.55

  (HOT) Very hot dish cooked with Naga chillies.

• 77. CHICKEN OR LAMB CHILLI MASSALA

  £8.55

  (HOT) Diced chicken or lamb cooked in a thick spicy sauce with minced lamb fresh tomatoes, onions, green chilli and herbs.

• 78. CHICKEN OR LAMB JALFREZ

  £8.85

  (HOT) Tandoori chicken or lamb tikka, cooked in a thick sauce with fresh garlic and ginger, chopped green chillies, onions and peppers.

• 79. SHIM BICHI SPECIAL

  £8.55

  (HOT) Chicken or lamb cooked with uri bichi (Bengal broad beans), whole chillies, aromatic herbs and spices, finely chopped onions and coriander, an authentic and favourite of Bengal.

BIRYANI

• Stir fried with basmati rice and spices, garnished with tomato and cucumber and served with a vegetable curry sauce to the strength of your choice.

• 80. CHICKEN

  £8.75

• 81. CHICKEN TIKKA

  £9.50

• 82. LAMB

  £9.10

• 83. LAMB TIKKA

  £9.65

• 84. PRAWN

  £8.70

• 85. KING PRAWN

  £11.25

• 86. BANYAN SPECIAL BIRYANI

  £10.95

• 87. SPECIAL GARLIC BIRYANI

  £9.25

  Chicken or lamb

• 88. SPECIAL VEGETARIAN BIRYANI

  £8.00

VEGETARIAN DISHES

• 89. TARKA DAAL (with lentils)

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: 2.90

  Tiny pink lentils with turmeric and clarified Indian butter, garnished with fried garlic.

• 90. GARLIC SAAG

  Main Dish: £7.05. Side Dish: £2.95

  Spinach steamed together with garlic and aniseed then stir-fried with sliced onion and peppers, garnished with coriander

• 91. SAAG ALOO

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Stir-fried spinach served with steamed potato.

• 92. BHINDI BHAJI

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Green okra, cooked with onion and peppers.

• 93. MUSHROOM BHAJI

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Mushrooms cooked Goan style, with onions, peppers in a thick sauce.

• 94. SAAG BAHJI Spinach

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

• 95. SAAG CHAANA

  Main Dish: £7.05. Side Dish: £2.95

  Stir fried spinach with small chick peas

• 96. CHAANA MASSALA

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish £2.90

  Small chickpeas cooked with lemon juice and tamarind sauce.

• 97. ALOO GOBI

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Steamed potatoes and cauliflower, stir-fried with aromatic spices.

• 98. VEGETABLE BHAJI

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Mixed vegetables cooked in Goan style in a thick sauce.

• 99. CAULIFLOWER BHAJI

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish £2.90

  Cauliflower cooked Goan style in a thick sauce.

• 100. SAAG PANEER

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Spinach with cheese.

• 101. BOMBAY ALOO

  Main Dish: £6.95. Side Dish: £2.90

  Steamed potatoes cooked aromatic style with fresh herbs & garlic.

• 102. BRINJAL BHAJI

  Main Dish: £7.05. Side Dish: £2.95

  Aubergine cooked with onions and peppers.

RICE DISHES

• 103. BOILED RICE

  £2.10

• 104. PILAU RICE

  £2.50

• 105. VEGETABLE RICE

  £2.80

• 106. MUSHROOM RICE

  £2.80

• 107. EGG RICE

  £2.80

• 108. LEMON RICE

  £2.80

• 109. GARLIC RICE

  £2.95

• 110 PEAS RICE

  £2.95

• 111. FRIED RICE (with onions)

  £2.95

• 112. COCONUT RICE (sweet)

  £3.15

• 113. KEEMA RICE (with minced lamb)

  £3.15

• 114. SPECIAL RICE (with vegetables & prawns)

  £3.15

INDIAN BREADS

• 115. NAN

  £2.30

• 116. PESHWARI NAN (Sweet with coconut and almond paste)

  £2.50

• 117. KEEMA NAN (with minced lamb)

  £2.50

• 118. STUFFED NAN (with vegetables)

  £2.50

• 119. GARLIC NAN (with garlic)

  £2.50

• 120. KULCHA NAN (with cheese & onion)

  £2.50

• 121. CHEESE NAN

  £2.50

• 122. TANDOORI ROTI (made with chapatti flour, cooked in clay oven)

  £1.60

• 123. PARATHA (round deep fried Indian bread)

  £2.50

• 124. KEEMA PARATHA (with minced lamb)

  £2.70

• 125. EGG PARATHA

  £2.60

• 126. VEGETABLE PARATHA

  £2.55

• 127. CHAPATTI (Dry thin unleavened bread)

  85p

• 128. PUREE (Deep fried thin Indian Bread)

  £1.00

SUNDRIES

• 129. CHIPS

  £1.70

• 130. CHEESY CHIPS

  £3.50

• 131. GREEN SALAD

  £1.70

• 132. ANY CANS OF SOFT DRINK

  £1.00