Classic Dishes

Veeraswamy focuses on splendid classic dishes from the courts and bourgeois homes, as well as food baked in the North West frontier clay ovens (aka Tandoors). These include:

Nizami Murgh – from the Royal kitchens of Hyderabad – Chicken breast and koftas with pine nut, lemon and rose petal
Begum Bahar– A home style Lucknow chicken korma with saffron
Nihari Lamb– the ultimate slow–cooked aromatic dish from Lucknow
Kashmiri Rogan Josh – an intensely aromatic lamb curry of small shanks of lamb with saffron and cockscomb flower – a classic favourite
Sholay Chicken Tikka – Smoked chicken with Garam Masala cooked in the Tandoor
Tandoori Red Snapper – with black pepper

Coastal Specialities

The coastal regions of Maharashtra, Goa, and the Malabar Coast produce some of the most seductive seafood dishes in the world – with a blend of coconut and spices. We offer a variety of seafood dishes from India’s coastal settlements – it not widely known that 35% of India’s population lives along the coast. Seafood options originate from Mangalore in the West, Cochin in the South and Bengal in the East. These include:

Mussels Moilee – Fresh mussels in an aromatic ginger sauce – a customer favourite;
Oyster Kebab – marinated oysters, flash grilled
Sea Bream Paturi – A Bengali classic – steamed in a banana leaf with a chilli and mustard sauce
Malabar lobster curry – with fresh turmeric and unripe mango

Vegetarian Dishes

Traditional Indian vegetarian food comprises a platter (thali) of small bowls (katoris) of vegetables, lentil, yoghurt, and bread or rice, giving a balanced meal. One-dimensional single vegetarian main courses just do not exist in India. In keeping with this, we recommend a combination of our vegetable main courses such as Kolhapuri Kofta, plus creating a do it yourself thali from our varied selection of interesting vegetarian side dishes.

Desserts

There is an enticing selection of Indian desserts stylishly presented. They are a contemporised version of Indian sweet dishes such as chocolate kulfi (Indian ice cream), homemade rasgollas, gulab jamun and some cosmopolitan choices such as fruit jellies.

Sunday: Indian Family Favourites

There is a special Sunday menu consisting of Indian family favourite dishes. At lunch we have a fabulous offer of £24 for a 3 course meal selecting from the Sunday a la carte menu.