Menu | Light of India

Appetizers
- Sheek Kabab($9.99)
  Minced tender beef spiced with onion, red chillies and more. Coated on to spits and fried.
- Onion Bhaji($6.00)
  Sliced onion dipped in Indian batter and deep fried.
- Chicken Tikka($9.99)
  Mildly marinated diced chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoor.
- Samosa($6.00)
  Deep fried vegetable fritters.
- Prawn Puri($9.99)
  Small prawn cooked with herbs and spices, served on a whole wheat flour deep-fried bread.
Soups
- Mulligatawny Soup($6.00)
  A true product of the British Raj, this soup emerged in response to the demands of the ‘pukka sahib’ for a soup with which to commence his meal. Made of lentils, red chillies, ginger, turmeric and other spices, it forms a useful appetizer. Includes a warm glow to conteract chilli weather.
- Dahl Soup($6.00)
  Lentil soup and mildly spiced.
From Our Tandoor
- A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven fired by hardwood charcoal which heats the side also, thus enabling Indian breads to be cooked on the inside walls and skewered meats to be barbecued at the same time by our experienced tandoori chef. All tandoori dishes are marinated in a special yogurt mixture for twenty-four hours.
- Tandoori Chicken($21.99)
  A spring chicken marinated in yogurt and delicate herbs and spices, cooked in our tandoori clay oven over flaming charcoal. Served with nan, green salad, peas polao rice and mint sauce.
- Tikka
  Diced boneless meat or shrimp marinated and mildly seasoned with delicate herbs, cooked in our clay oven over flaming charcoal. Served with peas polao rice, green salad and mint sauce.
  Chicken ($23.99)
  
  Shrimp ($24.99)
- Light of India Special Platter($33.99)
  A mixed dish of tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, shrimp tikka and sheek kebab. Served with nan, peas polao rice, green salad and mint sauce.
- Tandoori Masala
  Tikka meat or shrimp cooked in tandoori sauce and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds.
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
  
  Butter Chicken ($21.99)
  
  Spicy Butter Chicken ($21.99)
- Butter Chicken ($21.99)
  Diced succulent chicken roasted on skewers in the tandoor, then cooked with cream and yogurt, garnished with almonds and pistachio nuts.
Mild Dishes
- Korma
  A mildly spiced curry cooked in yoghurt and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Pasanda
  Meat cooked in special tandoori sauce with coconuts, dried fruits, cheese and garnished with almonds.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Kashmir
  A curry in the Kashmiri style with almonds, sultanas and dry fruits.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Biryani
  Basmati rice and meat or shrimp, fried in clarified butter with coconut, sultanas, almonds and garnished with tomatoes, fried onions and cucumbers. Served with vegetable curry sauce.
  Beef ($23.99)
  
  Chicken ($23.99)
  
  Lamb ($24.99)
  
  Shrimp ($24.99)
  
  Vegetables ($21.99)
Medium Hot Dishes
- Curry
  Meat or shrimp cooked with onion, garlic and spices, served with lots of sauce.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Bhoona
  A special flavoured dish prepared with tomatoes, onions and spices, served in a rich thick sauce.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Dupiaza
  A curry briskly fried with black pepper, coriander and other spices, garnished with extra fried onions and served in a rich thick sauce.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Sag Gosht
  Tender chunks of meat or shrimp and fresh-leaf spinach cooked together with many spices in a rich thick sauce.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Methi Gosht
  A curry made with special flavoured herbs and fenugreek leaves in a rich thick sauce.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
Hot Dishes
- Rogan Josh
  A fairly hot curry made with clarified butter, different spices and garnished with fried tomatoes.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Dansak
  A curry with spiced oil and garlic with a sweet, sour and hot flavour originating from lentils, milk and a touch of sugar.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Madras
  A rather hot curry prepared with onions, garlic, hot chilies, fresh lemon juice and other spices.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Shrimp Pathia($21.99)
  A hot and sour shrimp curry cooked with chef’s special blended spices. Persian style.
- Vindaloo (Very Hot)
  A very hot curry prepared with potatoes, tomato purée, lemon juice, extra chilies and other spices.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Bangalore Pal (Extremely Hot)
  An extremely hot, highly flavoured curry cooked with special green chilies, fresh lemon juice, ginger, black pepper and other spices.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
- Ceylon (Extremely Hot)
  An extra hot curry dish, cooked with coconuts, ginger, many different herbs and special green chilies.
  Beef ($19.99)
  
  Chicken ($19.99)
  
  Lamb ($21.99)
  
  Shrimp ($21.99)
Vegetable Dishes
- Mixed Vegetable Bhaji($15.99)
  Mixed vegetables fried together with spices as a dry curry.
- Mixed Vegetable Curry($15.99)
  Mixed vegetables fried together with spices and served in their own rich gravy.
- Bhindi Bhaji($15.99)
  A dry curry of 'bhindi', a tropical vegetable also known as 'okra' or 'ladies fingers'.
- Begun Bhaji ($15.99)
  A dry curry of eggplant with tomatoes, onions and other spices.
- Saag Aloo Bhaji($15.99)
  A dry curry of potatoes and fresh-leaf spinach.
- Saag Paneer($15.99)
  Spinach with chef’s special homemade cheese.
- Mattar Paneer($15.99)
  Garden-fresh peas with homemade cheese.
- Aloo Gobi($15.99)
  Potatoes with garden-fresh cauliflower.
- Cauliflower Bhaji($15.99)
  A dry curry of cauliflower with onions and tomatoes.
- Mushroom Bhaji($15.99)
  Fresh mushroom cooked in butter with chef’s special blended spices and herbs.
- Tarka Dhal($15.99)
  Puree of lentils, cooked with some spices and garnished with fried onions and garlic.
- Chana Bhona($15.99)
  Chick peas in an onion gravy sauce with a special mix of Calcutta spices. Mildly hot.
- Vegetable Korma($15.99)
  A mildly spiced vegetable cooked in yoghurt and fresh cream with sultanas and almonds.
- Chana Masala($15.99)
  A mildly tandoori spiced vegetable cooked with fresh cream sultanas and coconut, garnished with almonds.
Sundries
- Plain Papadum($2.20)
  A thin, crispy-fried wafer made from ground vegetables.
- Yoghurt($2.75)
  Very cooling and an antidote to most spices.
- Raitas (assorted)($3.85)
  Cucumber raita. Yoghurt with grated cucumber and sweet spices.
- Pickles (assorted)
  A. Onions salad with tomato, pimento and red chilies.
  B. Mango chutney. Sweet and sour.
  C. Lime pickle sour hot.
  D. Mango pickle sour hot.
  A. ($3.30)
  
  B. ($3.30)
  
  C. ($3.30)
  
  D. ($3.30)
Indian Bread
- Chapati($3.50)
  Plain whole wheat flour, rolled out very thin and baked on a griddle. Contains no spices.
- Nan Bread($3.75)
  This delicious bread is baked in a clay oven.
- Garlic Nan Bread($4.25)
  This delicious bread is baked in a clay oven.
Rice Dishes
- Polao Rice($3.99)
  Top quality basmati rice, fried with onions and other spices to give a distinctive flavour.
- Peas Polao($14.99)
- Vegetable Rice($14.99)
  Mixed vegetable rice.
- Kashmiri Polao Rice($14.99)
  Basmati rice cooked with almonds, pistachio nuts, coconut and dried fruits.
Beverages
- Coca-Cola
  
  Can ($2.20)
- Diet Coca-Cola
  
  Can ($2.20)
- 7 Up
  
  Can ($2.20)
- Ginger Ale
  
  Can ($2.20)
- Sprite
  
  Can ($2.20)
- Perrier Water($2.75)
- Mango Lassi($5.50)