The Empress menu

Plain Papadom £0.60

Plain Papadom

Spicy Papadom £0.60

Spicy Papadom

Chutney £0.55

Chutney

Jhinga Garlic (S) £6.95

Skewered king prawns in garlic sauce grilled in a tandoor oven.

Tandoori King Prawns (S) £6.95

King prawns marinated in spices and cooked on a skewer over charcoal.

Nazakat (S) £6.25

Very tender pieces of chicken skewered and grilled, delicately spiced and succulent, a must have.

King Prawn Butterfly (S) £6.10

King prawn dipped in batter covered in bread crumbs and shallow fried.

Prawn Puree (S) £5.75

Served on a puree bread.

Tikka: £5.45

Pieces of spring chicken or lamb lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven.

Tandoori Chicken (S) £5.45

Spring chicken (on the bone) marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in a tandoori oven.

Sheek Kebab (S) £5.45

Mince meat spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven.

Shami Kebab (S) £5.95

Mince meat delicately spiced then shallow fried.

Samosa: £4.95

Indian pastry stuffed with minced lamb / vegetables.

Onion Bhaji (S) £4.20

Deep fried onion with lentils and battered herbs.

Tandoori Lamb Chops (S) £7.75

Succulent & juicy lamb chops in a exotic spicy marinade, grilled in the clay oven.

King Prawn Puree £6.15

King prawns cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread.

Special Mixed Starter £6.95

A selection of our finest starters. Tandoori lamb chop, jhinga garlic prawn and nazakat.

Chilli Paneer (S) £6.95

Paneer cooked in medium spicy chilli masala

Duck Tikka (S) £6.95

Pieces of duck lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven.

Dhaka Murgh £11.95

Originates from Dhaka. Breast of chicken stuffed with mince lamb, mashed potatoes and spinach, garnished with coriander, tomatoes & glazed with honey, with a hint of sweetness.

Kala Bhuna £11.95

From the Punjab. Chicken or lamb slow cooked with fenugreek green peppers and tomatoes. This dish is cooked slowly to bring out the smoky aroma.

Rajshahi £10.95

Fresh chicken or lamb cooked with pickled baby mangoes, tomatoes, coriander herbs and spices, served with. fried red chillies. Medium with a succulent smoky flavour

Mirchi Masala £10.95

Chicken or lamb cooked with tamarind, green chilies and curry leaves. A spicy tangy dish with roasted dry chilies. 

King Prawn Sizzler £11.95

King prawns grilled in the clay oven then cooked in a tomato puree based sauce, little spicy, tangy for that very special taste, served sizzling.

Salmon Korma £9.95

Salmon cooked in the clay oven and re cooked in mild creamy sauce.

Cumin Talapia: £9.95

Cooked in a medium sauce with cumin seeds, shallot and various spices.

Indian Shepherdess Pie: £10.95

Indian Shepherdess Pie:

Indian Shepherds Pie: £10.95

Indian Shepherds Pie:

Cihcken £5.65

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Lamb Sikandari £12.25

(Shank of lamb) Lamb marinated in the chefs secret recipe for 48 hours then cooked in a sauce with chickpeas.

Chingri Sag Paneer £12.25

King prawns with spinach & Bengali cheese with a hint of garlic.

Haash Jhalpiazi £10.25

Sautéed duckling marinated in subtle spices and chills.

Annans Haash £10.25

Succulent roasted breast of duck, cooked in aromatic spices, pineapple and cherry tomatoes a fairly hot dish.

Murgi Paharia £10.25

Green chicken curry. Strips of chicken with aubergine, fresh beans, coconut milk and ground spices.

Methi Sag £9.50

Lamb or chicken with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs.

Murgi Masala £9.65

A mix of chicken minced meat and boiled egg cooked together in a medium sauce.

Chicken Tikka Masala £9.95

Chicken marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in charcoal oven, then re-cooked with tandoori paste and added spices, topped with fresh cream.

Roshuni Chicken £9.25

Medium spicy, stir fried with fresh garlic in a medium sauce.

Jalfrezi £9.75

Cooked with tomatoes, onion and fresh green chillies in a hot spicy sauce.

Butter Chicken £10.85

Cooked with Indian butter-ghee in a creamy nutty sauce.

Tandoori King Prawn Masala £12.25

King prawns cooked in a clay oven then re-cooked with double cream, nuts and butter ghee.

Methi Sag Prawn £9.95

Prawn with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs.

Methi Sag King Prawn £11.45

King prawn with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs.

Dhaka Murgh Dansak £13.25

Breast of fresh chicken stuffed with mince lamb with mashed potatoes and spinach and garnished with fresh coriander and tomatoes and glazed with honey cooked in a hot, sweet and sour dansak sauce.

Tandoori King Prawn £11.95

King prawns marinated in a light spicy sauce and cooked in clay oven.

Tandoori Mixed Grill £14.95

(Sheek kebab, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken)

Tandoori Lamb Chops £13.95

Lamb chops marinated overnight in spices & herbs, then grilled in tandoor.

Shashlick King Prawn £12.95

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with king prawn, marinated in light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven.

Shashlick Chicken £10.95

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.

Shashlick Lamb £10.95

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.

Shashlick Vegetable £10.95

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with vegetables marinated in light tandoori spices then cooked in tandoori oven.

Chicken Tikka £9.95

Cubes of chicken marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoori oven.

Tandoori Chicken £9.95

On the bone chicken marinated in spicy tandoori sauce and grilled in the tandoor.

Lamb Tikka £9.25

Cubes of lamb marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoori oven.

Duck Shashlick £11.95

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.

Salmon Shashlick £12.75

Onions, green peppers, tomatoes, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.

North Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken £10.75

A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chillies, garlic & coriander.

North Indian Garlic Chilli Lamb £10.75

A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chillies, garlic & coriander.

Tandoori Mixed Grill Bhuna £14.95

Tandoori chicken on the bone, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab,cooked in a thick medium sauce. Served with a Nan bread.

Rezala: £9.95

Fine Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a spicy sauce cooked with onions and green peppers. served sizzling on a iron wok.

King Prawn Biryani £12.95

King Prawn Biryani

Mixed Biryani £12.95

Mixed Biryani

Hash Biryani £12.95

(Duck)

Chicken Tikka Biryani £10.75

Chicken Tikka Biryani

Chicken Biryani £9.95

Chicken Biryani

Lamb Biryani £9.95

Lamb Biryani

Vegetable Biriyani £9.95

Vegetable Biriyani

King Prawn Balti £10.45

King Prawn Balti

Special Mix Balti £11.45

Special Mix Balti

Tikka Balti £9.45

Tikka Balti

Chicken Balti £8.95

Chicken Balti

Lamb Balti £8.95

Lamb Balti

Mix Vegetable Balti £8.75

Mix Vegetable Balti

Prawn Balti £9.75

Prawn Balti

Tikka Chilli Balti £10.45

Tikka Chilli Balti

Pathia: £7.25

Sweet, sour and hot.

Dansak: £7.25

Sweet, sour & hot cooked with lentils.

King Prawn Korai £10.95

King Prawn Korai

Korai Gosht £9.45

Korai Gosht

Korai Chicken £9.45

Korai Chicken

Vegetable Korai £8.45

Vegetable Korai

Curry: £6.50

Cooked with medium spice. Very saucy.

Madras: £6.50

Fairly hot cooked with onion and tomato based sauce.

Vindaloo: £6.50

Very hot cooked with onion and tomato based sauce.

Bhuna: £6.50

Medium spiced, fairly dry dish.

Rogon: £6.50

Medium

Korma: £6.50

Korma:

Dupiaza : £6.50

Dupiaza :

Ceylon: £6.50

Fairly hot cooked with coconut based sauce

Motor Paneer £4.95

Green peas and indian cheese

Chana Masala £4.95

Chick peas & Indian cheese

Vegetable Curry £4.95

Mixed vegetables in a gravy based sauce.

Bombay Potato £4.95

Spicy potatoes.

Mushroom Bhaji £4.95

Chopped mushrooms in spicy sauce

Bhindi Bhaji £4.95

(Okra)

Brinjal Bhaji £4.95

(Aubergine)

Dall Tarka £4.95

Garlic lentils.

Sag Paneer £4.95

Spinach and Indian cheese.

Sag Aloo £4.95

Spinach and potatoes.

Paneer Massala £4.95

Homemade Indian cheese, sweet creamy sauce

Pilau Rice £3.25

Basmati Saffron rice.

Plain Rice £2.95

(Steamed)

Lemon Rice £4.25

With fresh pieces of lemon.

Special Fried Rice £4.25

Chickpeas, egg and onions.

Vegetable Rice £4.25

With fresh vegetables.

Mushroom Rice £4.25

Mushroom Rice

Badami Rice £4.45

Cooked with cashew, pistachio & almonds.

Coconut Rice £4.25

Coconut Rice

Plain Nan £2.40

Plain Nan

Peshwari Nan £2.95

Stuffed with nuts and almonds.

Keema Nan £3.15

Stuffed with mince lamb.

Garlic Nan £2.65

With fine pieces of fresh garlic and coriander.

Paratha £3.85

Made with whole meal flour fried in butter ghee

Chapatti £2.65

Thin bread made from whole meal flour and baked

Cheese Nan £2.95

Cheese Nan