Bistro Spice

Starter
- Bistro bhaji OR singada OR bonda
Mains
- Chicken OR lamb OR prawns OR vegetable (Tikka masala (mild) OR korma (mild) OR bhuna (med) OR jalfrezi (hot))
- Rice OR naan
- A can of soft drink

Our version of the popular onion bhaji

Deep fried potato cakes, flavoured with mustard seeds, coriander, cumin & peanuts, with tamarind & coriander chutney

Deep fried crispy pastry filled with mildly spiced vegetables. With a tangy tomato dip

Tiger prawns marinated with yoghurt & tandoori spices. Served with lemon butter

Prawns cooked in a sauce with hot spices & tomatoes, served on Indian fried bread

Cubes of chicken marinatd with traditional Punjabl spices, barbecued in a clay oven. Served with cucumber raita

Spice tandoori lamb kebab served with mint sauce

Combination of bhaji, bonda, singada & chicken tikka

Med-hot. Cooked with mild spices & basmati rice. Served with salad, raitha & mild curry sauce

Medium sauce with fried onions, fresh ginger & coriander

Every Durban household will have their own version. Ours is cooked with potatoes, peas, chilli, a touch of peanut & coconut. Medium hot

Mild. Barbecued chicken cubes in a creamy tomato, almond & cashew nut sauce

Mild. Barbecued chicken cubes in an almond, nut & cream sauce flavoured with mace & saffron

Mild. Chicken tikka in a tomato & onion sauce with butter & a touch of cream. Mild to medium

Medium. Chicken cooked in a Punjabi sauce of tomatoes, onions & garam masala

Med-hot. Chicken cooked in a thick sauce, flavoured with coconut & peanut. Recommended with boiled rice

Chicken in a sauce flavoured with lemon oil, mustard seeds, chilli & curry leaves. Medium hot

Hot. Chicken in sauce of chilli, sesame seeds & peppers with a touch of Thai spices

Mild-med. Pan fried chicken cubes in a dry tempering of ginger, garlic, lemon, spinach & coriander, served with savoury rice & cumin potatoes

Mild. Lamb cooked in a creamy almond & cashew nut sauce, garnished with honey & dried apricots

Mild-med. Lamb & vegetables in puree of spinach, South Indian spices & fenugreek, finished with a touch of cream. Recommended with boiled rice

Hot. Lamb cooked in hot chilli & tomato sauce flavoured with garlic & cloves

Medium. Lamb cooked in traditional Indian tomato & ginger sauce, with a touch of soya sauce & coriander

Medium. Lamb in a medium sauce with mint & coriander

Medium. Prawns in chunky sauce of tomatoes, onions, peppers & garam masala

Med-hot. Tiger prawns pan-fried in traditional Goan-Portuguese sauce of tomato, dry red chilli & white wine vinegar. With savoury rice

Marinated Indian ocean red snapper in coconut, onions & tamarind sauce. Recommended with boiled rice

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Mild. Julienne of vegetables, scallions & pineapple, cooked in a semi-dry onion & cashew nut sauce

Mild. Vegetables in a yoghurt & cream sauce garnished with fruit

Medium

Medium. Chick peas cooked in a traditional Punjabi style

Mild. Cumin flavoured dry potatoes

Med-hot. Vegetables cooked in a sauce flavoured with crushed black peppercorns

Medium. Yellow lentils tempered with ginger, garlic, mustard seeds & cumin

Medium. Dry cauliflower & potato flavoured with cumin

Mild-med. Spinach puree & cottate cheese, flavoured with fenugreek

Mild-medium. Spinach puree & potatoes flavoured with fenugreek

Medium. Cottage cheese & peas

Garlic, onions & coriander

Sweet naan stuffed with almonds, cream & coconut

- Any of the old time favourite curry
- Rice OR plain naan
- A can of soft drink