Balbirs

Pre - Starters & Nibbles

• Poppodum£0.85

• Bowl of Mini Poppodums£2.45

• Ginger & Carrot Pickle£1.90

• Spiced Onions£1.95

• Mango Chutney£1.60

• Mint & Cucumber Raita£2.85

Featured Items

• Bhel Puri£5.95

  A vibrant mix of dry roasted pulses, peanuts, gram flour straw, red onion, fresh coriander and juicy tamarind chutneys - served with mini poppadums. Contains Peanuts

• Pani Puri£5.25

  National street food of India! Crispy crackers stuffed with a spicy chickpea and potato salsa, filled with spiced tamarind water (self-assembly required)

Starters

• Tandoori Salmon£6.95

  A house favourite, lightly marinade in aromatic spices then cooked off in our real charcoal tandoori oven

• Spicy Calamari£5.95

  Fried squid with a red chilli batter, served with a sharp tamarind dip

• Lamb Chops£10.75

  Marinated for 24 hours, these grilled chops are bursting with aromatic spices and flavour

• Sheekh Kebab£6.95

  Tender lamb, minced with spices and fresh herbs grilled in the tandoor

• Chicken Malai Tikka£7.25

  Soft creamy marinade spiced with black pepper, green chilli, cardamom and cashew

• 65

  South Indian fried street food, marinated in garlic, chilli and fresh curry leaf. Finished with butter and cream

  • Cauliflower£5.75
  • Chicken£7.25

• Pav Bhaji£6.95

  Mumbai's favourite street food. Spicy mix of potato and vegetables cooked with a generous helping of butter and red chilli. Served with toasted bread roll

• Bhatura Chana£6.75

  A lighter style of fried puri bread, served with spiced tangy chickpeas

• Malai Mushrooms£6.50

  North Indian classic, rich creamy mushrooms cooked with ginger and garlic, flavoured with our house garam masala

• Paneer Tikka Shashlik£6.75

  Indian cheese roasted in the tandoor with bell peppers and onions

• Pakora£5.25

  Choice of vegetable, fish, chicken, aubergine, mushroom or cauliflower

Main Course

• Goanese Fish Curry (Hot)£17.75

  Fresh white fish cooked with coconut cream, tamarind and chilli

• Bengali Macchi£17.95

  Monkfish tails cooked with mustard seeds, tomato and green chilli

• Jhinga Achari (Hot)£17.95

  King prawns cooked with yogurt, tomato, green chilli, with ground fenugreek and cumin seed, cooked together giving a sharp pickled flavour

• Chicken Bhoona Garam Masala£12.25

  Classic north Indian spices including cumin, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves cooked through with onions and green chilli

• Chicken Aloo Methi£12.50

  Diced potato and tender cuts of chicken cooked though a medium spicy curry made with fresh choppy fenugreek leaf

• Chicken Chettinad (Hot)£12.95

  Traditional south Indian cooking with black pepper, poppy seed, curry leaves and sundried red chillies

• Chicken Xacuti (Very Hot)£12.50

  A traditional Goanese curry with coconut, tamarind and sundried chilli

• Chicken Butter Masala£12.75

  Marinated with green cardamom and mace then simmered in a tomato curry with green chilli, cardamom and cloves

• Chicken Malai Korma£12.50

  A mild curry cooked in onion gravy with cream

• Chicken Tikka Chasni£12.50

  Cooked with a mango chutney and tomato, has a sharp tangy flavour

• Trio of Chicken Tikka£16.95

  Best fillets of chicken breast marinated then roasted in tandoori oven, flavoured in malai, tandoori and achari spices. Served with half bowl rice and sauce

• Haleem£13.50

  A slow cooked stew from the middle east, Pakistan and India. made with pulled meats (chicken and lamb) blended with wheat, lentils and whole spices

• Lamb Passanda£13.50

  Lamb simmered in yoghurt and cream flavoured with cloves. Finished with almonds and sultanas. Beautiful flavours

• Lamb Rogan Josh£13.50

  A Kashmiri dish flavoured with dry ginger, aniseed and garam masala

• Lamb Achari (½ Hot)£13.50

  Tomato and green chilli, with ground fenugreek and cumin seeds, cooked together with Indian pickles made in-house

• Lamb Ginger Bhoona£13.75

  Karahi style bhoona cooked in a based sauce of ginger, garlic, onions and tomato finished with garam masala and fresh ginger

• Keema Aloo Methi£13.50

  Minced lamb and potato curry cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and garlic. Flavoured with garam masala with fresh fenugreek leaf

• Palak Paneer£11.95

  Homemade paneer tossed in chopped spinach and fenugreek leaf with turmeric and cumin seed

• Paneer Butter Masala (½ Hot)£11.95

  Paneer simmered in a cardamom and clove spicy curry

• Malai Kofta£12.00

  A beautiful north Indian recipe. Vegetable dumplings made from paneer and potato cooked in a creamy cashew nut sauce

• Mixed Vegetable Bhoona£10.95

  Selection of market fresh vegetables, curried in karahi masala with onions and tomato spiced with garam masala

• Aloo Jeera Achari£10.25

  Dry potato curry, spiced heavily with roasted cumin and sharp pickles

• Tarka Daal£9.95

  Made in a Punjabi style, mixed lentils tempered with garlic, chilli, cumin seeds, onion & tomato

• Dum Hyderabadi Biryani

  Beautiful dish made in the traditional way. Chicken off the bone steam cooked between layers of aromatic rice flavoured with rose water, fresh ginger, mint, fried onion and our house garam masala. Served with Daal and Raita, Great for sharing or as an alternative to rice

  • Serves Two£18.00

Sides & Accompaniments

• Crisp Okra Fries£3.25

• Green Chilli Fries (Hot)£3.50

• Jeera Rice£3.50

• Steamed Brown Rice£3.50

• Plain Naan£3.60

• Garlic Naan£3.85

• Plain Flour Roti£1.75

• Tandoori Roti£2.75

• Missi Roti£2.50

• Katchumbar Salad£2.75

• Masala Chips£3.60

• Pilau Rice£3.85

• Vegetable Pilau£3.75

• Peshwari Naan£4.60

• Onion Kulcha£4.85

• Plain Flour Paratha£3.75

• Wholemeal Paratha£3.75

Banquet Style Dining

The banquet has become one of the most popular ways to dine at Balbir's. We will spend a few minutes at your table discussing guests tastes and dietary requirements. We then put a menu together for your table to share. It is a great dining experience and a nice introduction to the restaurant. Guests will try specials of the moment, some of our signature dishes, grills from the tandoor, some Indian street food and a selection of paired curry and accompaniments, all served to your table

• Banquet Dinners

  please ask your server to assist

  • Starting at£31.00

Set Menus

For all new guests and larger groups, we would like to recommend one of our set menus. Based on our banquet dinners, they have been chosen as an introduction to the restaurant, a great way to experience the menu and to try what have become our signature dishes and guest favourites over the years. Available for two guests or more, they have been designed to share. Sample menus for four guests

Menu A

£26.50 per guest. Ideal for larger groups looking for a quick and delicious meal

Course #1

• Bhel Puri

• Mixed Pakora & 65

Course #2

Choose a curry dish each from menu (supplement of £2 on all fish dishes and dry tikka)

• Dum Hyderabadi Biryani

• Tarka Daal

• Mint & Cucumber Raita

• Garlic Naan

Menu B

£31 per guest. Our signature meal A great way to try some of our house favourites

Course #1

• Bhel Puri

• Bhatura Chana

• Tandoori Salmon

Course #2

• Chicken Butter Masala

• Chicken Chettinad

• Lamb Passanda

• Mince Aloo Methi

• Haleem

• Pilau Rice

• Garlic Naan

Menu C

£32.50 per guest. A beautiful meal with elements of street food, tandoori grill and curry

Course #1

• Pani Puri

• Pav Bhaji

• Chicken 65

• Lamb Chops Spicy Calamari

Course #2

• Chicken Chettinad

• Lamb Ginger Bhoona

• Malai Kofta

• Okra Fries

• Jeera Rice

• Plain Paratha