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From the Contemporary Menu:

Starters

Murgh isabegol tikka
Chicken tikka with cranberry sauce, cheese and shahi jeera roasted in the tandoor and finished with isabegol and a sprinkling of kebab chaat masala
£4.95
Kebab-e-shahi zaquand
Lamb picatta from the fillet flavoured with pimentos and kashmiri shahi jeera, then cooked on the tawa resulting in a very succulent kebab
£4.95
Miah’s seekh joojeh
Minced chicken kebab, flavoured with cardamom, stuffed with fresh herb chutney and roasted sesame seeds, grilled in the tandoor and then deep fried in a crispy batter
£4.95
Indian tandoor pool
The combination of broccoli and cauliflower, with a little thyme, milkcake, a few pimentos, black olives and tad of ginger, grilled in the tandoor
£3.95
Mumta-e-zameen
Delicate shami for the vegetarian, made from spinach and channa daal, flavoured with cumin, kasoori methi and dill, stuffed with cheese, paneer and khoya, pan grilled in butter
£3.95
Akbari machili tikka
Chunks of pink salmon submerged in a rich spicy marinade of dill, fennel, ginger, honey and a hint of mustard oil, then roasted in the tandoor
£4.95
Shahan til tinka
King prawns marinated in a mix of mace, cardamom, lemon juice, ginger and garlic then rolled in sesame seeds and breadcrumbs and delicatley fried in a tawa
£4.95
Dnaniya aur tomater-mill
A rich tomato soup with a gentle hint of fresh coriander and cumin, served with crisp croutons
£3.95

Main Courses

Raja makhani chooza
Marinated chicken tikka grilled in the tandoor then simmered in a tomato gravy with poppy seeds
£7.75
Shabe kaliyan chandi
An exotic preparation of picatta of lamb simmered gently in an aromatic gravy, with cashew nuts, almonds and saffron plus a hint of cardamom, and finished with a garnish of mint leaves
£7.75
Murgh moghul
Breast of chicken stuffed with pomegranate, mint, cheese and onions then braised in its juices on dum in a unique orange and saffron gravy
£7.75
Murgh aur kalmirc methi
Chicken breast grilled in the tandoor and then cooked in a peppery fenugreek masala
£7.75
Khas murgh khajana
Saffron marinated escalopes of chicken braised in a yogurt gravy, enriched with cashew nuts and cardamom, mace, rose petal and gulabjal – mild
£7.75
Muigh bemissal
A unique dish of smooth and spicy tikka of chicken, where the smoothness of the buttery tomato sauce is followed by the spicy flavour of browned onions and garlic
£7.75
Dariya ka raja
Pink salmon simmered in a fenugreek and mustard gravy
£7.75
Jhinghey banar-rasile
King prawns coated in onion, tomato and capsicum masala with a flavouring of black peppercorns and whole coriander seeds
£11.95

Vegetarian

Lazzate-omar
A creamy kofta of squash, khoya and cream cheese simmered in a silky smooth gravy of tomatoes flavoured with garam masala and lasoori methi
£7.45
Miah’s aloo ka qorma
Expertly scooped potato barrels packed with royal cumin-spiced milkcake, paneer and fresh pomegranate seeds. Then soaked overnight in rosewater and bathed in yogurt and saffron gravy
£7.45
Dorbare-subzee bahar
Assorted vegetables stir-fried and served in two distinct and separate sauces, a spicy spinach sauce and a creamy butter enriched tomato sauce
£7.75

Rice

Sada chawal
Steamed basmati rice
£2.25
Kesar pulao
Basmati rice cooked in milk then perfumed with saffron and cardamom
£2.50

Bread

Lacchedar ajwaini roti
An exotic ajwaini flavoured multi-layered bread baked in the tandoor
£2.25
Taj pudina paratha
A whole wheatflour bread layered with butter and topped with a tangy mint and dried mango powder
£2.50
Stuffed kulcha paneer
Goats cheese onion and potato
£2.50
Stuffed kulcna
Cauliflower and potato
£2.50

Naan

Traditional naan
£2.25
Cheese and chilli
£2.50
Fruit and nut
£2.50
Garlic and coriander
£2.50
Kachumber raitha
Churned yogurt with chopped onions, tomatoes and cucumber
£1.50
Poppadom
£0.60
A mixed thali of chutneys
Per person
£1.00

 

From the Traditional Menu:

Starters

Kalija-e-lijjath
Chicken liver with combination of aromatic spices served with tawa heated rice flower leavened bread. Healthy option!
£4.95
Eadul gustawa
Lamb picatta with buttery coriander sauce, barbecued on tawa with spices served with tawa heated rice flower leavened bread
£4.95
King prawn jhinga bahar
Shelled king prawns with brown onions, coriander and green peppers, finished off under the grill
£4.95
King prawn patia and puree
Sweet and sour
£4.95
Prawn and puree
Well spiced prawns with deep fried leavened bread
£3.95
Chicken garlic moni puree
Grilled chicken with pineapple and a thick gravy
£3.95
Garlic mushroom moni puree
Grilled mushrooms with garlic, pineapple and a thick gravy
£3.95
Mixed starter
Onion bhaji, sheekh kebab and chicken tikka
£4.95
Sheekh kebab
Minced lamb roasted on skewers with onions, herbs and spices
£3.95
Shimla's Capsi Kebab
Whole capsicum roasted in a clay oven with minced lamb and the chef's special herb and spice mix
£4.95
Chicken or lamb tikka
Boneless pieces of meat lightly spiced and then grilled
£3.95
Tandoori chicken
Marinated in herbs and grilled on a charcoal
£3.95
Chicken tikka patibola
Long shaped light pasty filled with medium spiced special chicken
£3.95
Chicken chat puree
Sweet and sour with chat massala
£3.95
Alool chat puree
Sweet and sour with chat massala
£3.95
Samosa
Vegetable or meat
£2.95
Onion bhaji
Deep fried onion balls
£2.95
Plain or spiced poppadom
£0.60
Pickles
Mint sauce/lime pickle/mango chutney or onion sauce
£0.50

Vegetable Dishes

Mixed vegetable curry
In a medium gravy
£3.75
Aloo gobi massala
Curried potatoes and cauliflower
£3.75
Bombay aloo
Potatoes in hot spice
£3.75
Aloo bengun
Potatoes & aubergines
£3.75
Sag aloo
Spinach and potatoes
£3.75
Sag ponir
Cottage cheese with mild spices
£3.75
Kumb motter
Mushrooms and peas
£3.75
Vegetable bhajee
Choose from mushroom, bindi (okra), brinjal (aubergine), cauliflower, sag (spinach), chana
£3.75
Tarka dall or massala dall
Curried lentils with garlic
£3.75
Sag chana aloo cutlett
Spinach, chickpeas, potatoes, medium spiced
£3.75

Korma Dishes

Cooked in mild gravy with almonds and cream
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Malayan Dishes

Fairly mild with Pineapple
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Kashmir Dishes

Fairly mild with Bananas
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Plain Curry

Medium lightly spiced
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95
Add mushrooms to any plain curry dish
£0.50

Bhuna Dishes

Medium well spiced with coriander and tomatoes
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Sag Dishes

Medium with spinach
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
King Prawn
£10.45

Rogan Dishes

Cooked with tomatoes, green peppers, garlic and ginger
Rogan gosht
£5.95
Chicken rogan
£5.95
Prawn rogan
£5.95
Vegetable rogan
£5.75
King Prawn rogan
£10.95

Dupiaza Dishes

Medium with diced spiced onion
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Dansak Dishes

Hot swwe and sour with lentils. Very rich dish
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Chicken or Lamb tikka
£7.75
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Pathia Dishes

Hot sweet and sour
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Madras Dishes

Hot curry dishes
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Vindaloo Dishes

Very hot dishes with potatoes
Chicken or meat
£5.95
Prawn
£5.95
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn
£10.95

Chilli Massala Dishes

Chicken or meat
£5.95
Chicken or meat tikka
£7.75
Vegetable
£5.75
King Prawn chilli massala
£10.95

Tandoori Dishes

All tandoori dishes are seasoned with aromatic spices and barbecued in a clay oven. Served with salad
Tandoori Chicken - half
£7.75
Tandoori Chicken - whole
£14.95
Tandoori mixed grill
Tandoori Chicken and Lamb,Chicken tikka, sheekh kebab
£10.95
Chicken or Lamb tikka
£7.75
Chicken aur aloo tikka
Chicken with roast potatoes, medium spiced
£7.75
Tandoori King Prawns
£11.95
Sheekh kebab
£7.75
King Prawns jninga bahar
£10.95

Miahs House Specials

Bangla mugh shatkora
Grilled in the tandoor then simmered in a very thick aromatic gravy with shatkoraa. Kind of lemony taste – medium
£7.75
Chicken butter korma
Chicken fried in butter and cooked in a creamy sauce
£7.75
Chicken or lamb passanda
Cooked with mMild spices and cream
£7.75
Chicken or Lamb lucknowi
Diced pieces of Chicken or Lamb marinated in a special sauce and grilled over a charcoal fire. Served in a malayan pineapple sauce
£7.75
Chicken jeera adrath
Chunks of supreme breast of Chicken submerged in a rich spicy cumin sauce with ginger honey
£7.75
Chicken kofta massala
Minced Chicken with spices and herbs fried and cooked in a medium sauce
£7.75
Chicken shosha jhol
An exotic preparation of Chicken, gently simmered in an aromatic gravy with white pumpkin. Medium with coriander
£7.75
Chicken tikka achar massala
Chicken breast grilled in the tandoor and then cooked in a peppery fenugreek achar massala with a savoury taste
£7.75
Garlic Chicken
Spring Chicken cooked over charcoal fire with garlic. Onion and herbs, medium spiced
£7.75
Macney Chicken
Chicken breast stuffed with spicy minced meat and cooked in a special sauce
£8.95
Murgh naga chilli massala
A very aromatic and exotic bangladeshi chilli. A unique dish of smooth and spicy tikka of chicken, where the smoothness of the buttery coriander and tomato is followed by the spicy hot sensation
£7.75
Shahi mugal Chicken
Chicken in a delicious ginger and almond cream sauce
£7.75
Keema aloo peas
Minced meat cooked in medium spices with peas and potatoes
£7.75
King Prawn begun jhol
Prawns stir fried in medium spices, served with aubergines and kesar pilau rice and naan
£14.95
Tandoori King Prawn jhinga
Roasted in a clay oven then cooked in a medium massala sauce with minced meat, served in a special pot with cucumber and tomatoes
£11.95
King Prawn langwaki
Prawns marinated overnight in a delicately spiced sauce and deep fried in butter with fresh beans
£10.95
Vegetable kofta malai
Expertly scooped vegetables and royal cumin spiced milkcake with rose water, bathed in a yogurt and mild saffron gravy
£7.75

Massala Dishes

These dishes are marinated in the chef's special spices, cooked on the top of a charcoal fire then cooked in a mild massala sauce. One of the chef's highly recommended dishes
Chicken or Lamb tikka massala
£7.75
Tandoori King Prawn massala
£11.95
Vegetable tikka massala
£7.75
Special mixed massala
Tandoori Chicken, Lamb & Chicken tikka, King Prawns cooked in a special juicy gravy, served with rice and a naan
£14.95

Shashlick Dishes

Chicken or Lamb shashlick
Marinated Chicken or Lamb with green peppers and onions barbecued on charcoal
£7.75
King Prawn shashlick
Marinated King Prawns with green peppers and onions barbecued on charcoal
£11.95

Biryani

A biryani is a complete traditional Indian dish consisting of rice (basmati) baked delicately in herbs and spices. Served with spiced mixed vegetables in a medium hot curry sauce
Shahi meat or Chicken
£11.95
Chicken
£9.95
Meat
£9.95
Chicken tikka
£10.95
King Prawn
£11.95
Prawn
£9.95
Vegetable
£8.95
Special mixed biryani
£12.95

Thali Dishes

Vegetable thali
One person - Bindi bhajee, vegetable curry, dall, raita, pilau rice, naan
£12.95
Oriental thali
One person - Chicken tikka sheekh kebab, Chicken bhuna, meat curry, pilau rice, naan
£13.95

Korai Dishes

Curried in rich spices and served in a special Indian pot
Chicken
£7.75
Lamb
£7.75
King Prawn
£10.95
Vegetable
£7.45
Chicken tikka methi
£7.95

Balti Dishes

Medium well spiced with onions and coriander, served with a naan and pilau rice
Chicken or Lamb
£12.95
Vegetable
£10.95
Prawn
£12.95
King Prawn
£14.95

Jalfrazi Dishes

Chicken
£7.75
Chicken tikka
£7.95
Lamb
£7.75
King Prawn
£10.95
Vegetable
£7.45

English Dishes

Prawn cocktail
£3.95
Fried Chicken & chips
£6.95
Plain omelette & chips
£6.95
Prawn omelette & chips
£6.95
Chicken salad
£6.95
Mushroom omelette & chips
£6.95
Prawn salad
£6.95

Breads

Naan
Leavened indian bread
£2.25
Keema naan
Naan stuffed with fried mince lamb
£2.50
Peshwari Naan
Stuffed with almonds and cashew nuts
£2.50
Stuffed kulcha
With mildly spiced potatoes and peas
£2.50
Garlic naan
Stuffed with garlic
£2.50
Chilli and coriander
£2.50

Sundries

Sada chawal
£2.25
Kesar pilau rice
£2.50
Egg rice
£2.95
Mushroom pilau
£2.95
Keema rice
£2.95
Nawbi rice
Vegetable mix, fried and egg
£2.95
Parata
£2.50
Chapati
£1.50
Stuffed parata
£2.50
Cucumber or onion raita
£1.50
Green salad
£1.50