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An array of appetisers is served daily across India in many delicious combinations. Indian snacks (Namkeens) make a welcome beginning to any meal and this opportunity to 'dip in' to a range of delicious flavours is not to be missed. APPETISERS  Popadoms Plain or spicy  £0.60X    Mango Chutney £0.60X Pickle Chutney £0.60X Red Onions £0.60X Mint Sauce £0.60X Hot Sauce £0.60X A testament to the art of combining fine ingredients to produce a sublime taste. We pride ourselves on using wonderfully fresh ingredients to their best advantage to create a range of delectable starters, inspired by authenitc recipes from across the Indian continent, full of flavour and visual appearance. STARTERS Onion Bhaji Indian Ocean's classic, lightly spiced, deep fried onion with a light gram flour batter and fresh coriander.  £3.30X Meat Samosa A meat samosa of finely minced lean lamb, onions, fresh coriander and Indian spices wrapped in a crispy pastry wrap. £3.30X Lahori Fish Two pieces of flaky white sea bass coated in a light spicy batter of cumin, coriander and onion seeds. £4.30X Shami Kebab A delicately spiced patty of tender chicken with lentils, coated in a light egg batter and gently pan friend. £3.30X Vegetable Samosa Pieces of tender diced potato with carrot and peas, combined with fresh coriander and delicate spices in a piping hot crispy pastry wrap. £2.90X Aloo Tikki Potato patties spiced and enhanced with pomegranate seeds and deep fried, in a fine coat of gram flour batter. £2.90X Prawn Cocktail Prawns on a bed of crispy lettuce covered with seafood sauce, garnished with chopped cucunber, tomatoes and a slice of lemon. £4.30X Mushroom Pakora Tasty whole mushrooms cooked to perfection in lightly spiced crispy batter. £3.30X Chicken Pakora Delicately seasoned fritters of chicken tikka in the lightest coating of gram flour batter. £3.90X Mushroom & Keema Pakora Delicately spiced mince stuffed in fresh mushrooms combined in the lightest coating of gram flour batter £3.60X Punjabi Fishcakes Indian Ocean's award-winning dish – succulent flakes of fish lightly spiced and mixed with fresh mashed potato, coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried. Served with a tangy tartare sauce. £3.90X Delicious spicy ingredients cooked to perfection and served on a small round, unleavened bread. PURI STARTERS Chicken Tikka Chaat Puri Chicken tikka diced in a spicy sauce,served on a puri bread. £3.60X Prawn Puri Stir fried curried glazed prawns in a tantalisingly delicate medium spice flavour, served on a puri bread. £4.30X Potato and Channa Puri Chickpeas and tender diced potato in a spicy sauce, served on a puri bread, a delicious vegetarain dish £3.30X Sag & Chicken Puri Flaked chicken pieces and spinach cooked together in a spicy sauce and served on a puri bread £3.90X Chicken & Prawn Puri The best of both worlds - tender flakes of chicken and curried glazed prawns mixed in a spicy sauce, served on a puri bread £3.90X Hyderabad's 400 year old culinary history, like its culture, is well known throughout India and Biryani is its most talked about dish. Bringing something of the Hyderabadi ethos and personality to this famously splendid taste, Indian Ocean Biryani dishes are meals in themselves, served with a special touch that makes them truly irresistible. Served with a fresh omelette and a curry sauce of your choice. BIRYANI MAIN DISHES Darbari Biryani A beautiful dish created by our team of chefs and afavourite of our regular diners. This dish is cooked withpilau and saffron rice together with chicken, lamb,prawns, lightly fried onions and exotic spices.Served with raita and salad. £9.60X Ocean Biryani Tandoori King Prawns cooked in butter and delicate
flavourings derived from saffron, cumin, coriander seed,
peppercorns, cardamom, mace, with a hint of garlic,
freshly crushed ginger and lemon juice cooked with the
finest Lahori Basmati rice with channa. A refreshing,
aromatic dish. £10.30X Shahi Biryani The choicest lamb, chicken and prawns cooked in an exotic mix of spices with peas and saffron rice. This dish is served on a bed of fresh lettuce and topped with an omelette. £9.30X Chef's Biryani Pieces of chicken and lamb tikka, king prawn tikka, stir-fried with peas, onions, saffron, cashew nuts, pistachios, almonds and sultanas together with basmati rice. £9.90X Biryani Prepared by gently cooking saffron flavoured basmati rice with a mixture of mild aromatic spices. Served with a fresh omelette and a curry sauce of your choice. £7.30X With its abundant variety of traditional spices and an enviable location on exotic trade routes, India has enjoyed many influences from which to develop its cooking traditions. Grilling and barbecue cookery has been at the centre of the country's favourite recipes for centuries. All dishes can be served with a curry sauce of your choice as listed in the sundries section. TANDOORI STARTERS AND MAIN Garlic Chicken Tender pieces of chicken breast marinated in a garlic sauce and garnished with corriander. £3.90X Chicken Tikka Beautiful chunks of chicken breast that we marinate and then cook in the tandoor on a skewer. £4.30X Tandoori Chicken Chicken marinated and spiced with fresh herbs and spices, skewered and roasted, served with grillled green peppers and onions, accompanied by salad. £3.60X Irani Chicken Boti Generous pieces of barbecued chicken that are especially juicy and succulent with a light and mild spicy barbecue flavour reminiscent of an original Kashmiri recipe. £3.90X Chicken Harri Boti Chunky grilled chicken marinated in a yoghurt dressing flavoured with lemon and garlic and rolled in a blend of green leaves, herbs, fresh coriander, shallots and green chillies. £3.90X Seekh Kebab Finely-minced lean lamb mixed with onion and Indian spices and barbecued. £3.60X Lamb Tikka Thick chunks of especially tender lamb marinated and then cooked in the tandoor on skewers. £4.40X Lamb Chops Deliciously wholesome fresh lamb chops, marinated in our own special combination of Tandoori spices with a hint of garlic and ginger. £4.90X King Prawn Tikka King prawns marinated in a lemony sauce and natural yogurt with an assortment of exotic tandoori spices, skewered and charcoal grilled. £6.60X Mixed Grill Chicken Tikka, Garlic Chicken, Tandoori Chicken, Seekh Kebab and Lamb Chops. £8.90X Lamb Harri Boti Flavoursome chargrilled lamb marinated in mint, coriander and green chillies with a fresh meaty taste that is hard to resist £4.10X Behari Boti Succulent slices of grilled lamb marinated in a spicy sauce of crushed red chillies,garam masala and traditional herbs. £4.10X Chicken Shashlick Pieces of chicken tikka enhanced with shashlick spice mixed and served with tandoori peppers, onions and tomatoes. £4.60X Kashmiri Chicken Tikka Love Tandoori chicken tikka but like an extra kick? This dish is for you. Succulent chicken breast pieces marinated in a unique blend of Madras spices. £4.30X Punjabi Tandoori Chicken Love Tandoori chicken tikka? Want an extra kick? This dish is for you. Succulent chicken on the bone in a unique blend of Madras spices and roasted in the Tandoor. £3.00X Paneer Shashlick Delicious cubes of marinated Indian cheese skewered with onions and peppers and cooked in the Tandoor for that authentic charcoal flavour. Hot, spicy and irresistible! £4.60X Choose from a mixture of regional favourites and Indian Ocean exclusives. TRADITIONAL INDIAN MAIN COURSES Madras A southern Indian dish, with a hot and spicy taste, prepared with fresh herbs and tomato puree. £6.30X Vindaloo Originally a Portugese dish it was transformed in colonial outposts to become the British favourite. A fresh but fiery curry with tomato puree and herbs. Not for the beginner. £6.30X Patia Like its more famous cousin, dhansak, patia is a Parsee dish. Lightly-fried onions cooked with tomatoes to a natural red sweet and sour sauce. A hot dish with a distinctive aroma, garnished with fresh coriander. £6.30X Methi Methi is the Indian name for the herb fenugreek, which has a distinctive taste and aroma. The curry is medium strength cooked with garam masala, fresh onions and of course fenugreek. £6.30X Korma Mild and creamy but never bland, a traditional Korma requires long slow cooking of marinated meat abraised on a very low heat until all of the juices condense down into a thick sauce with ground almonds, coconut and thick cream. £6.30X Dhansak A famous Parsee dish, often known as 'sweet and sour with lentils and pineapple'. A fabulous curry with mouth watering flavours and textures. £6.30X Bhuna This is a style of cooking where the spices are gently fried to bring out their flavour before they are used in the recipe. Dishes are made with meat cooked in its own juices for a deep strong flavour but very little sauce. £6.30X Rogan Josh Originally from Kashmir this dish is equally at home in the Punjab. An authentic Rogan Josh is delicately spiced and cooked to its distinctive red colour with the use of sweet pimentos, capsicums and tomatoes. £6.30X Dopiaza This is a classic Indian dish. Dopiaza uses onions in two different ways, fried and boiled, at different stages of the cooking. The restaurant version has small fried pieces of onion in the sauce and then larger chunks of lightly cooked onion added towards the end of cooking. £6.30X Chilli Massalla A real treat for chilli lovers! Fresh green chillies, ginger, garlic and tomatoes together with our special blend of spices and finally naaga chillies make this a truly sharp and spicy taste. £6.30X Our aim is to serve truly authentic cuisine, with a selection of traditional and innovative new dishes created with a combination of superb facilities and a long-standing local reputation for excellence. INDIAN OCEAN HOUSE SPECIALS Punjabi Karahi A classic dish originating from the villages of the Punjab and often cooked in Asian homes in the UK. Pan-fried and garnished with fresh coriander and green chillies. £5.90X Tikka Masala The nation's favourite Indian main course, mild and creamy with a hint of coconut and a natural deep red colour. £5.90X Pasanda Derived from a dish served at the court of the Mughal emperors, marinated tandoori lamb or chicken fillets are cooked to a mild sauce with cardamom pods, pureed tomatoes and cream. Garnished with almond flakes and pistachio. £5.90X Handi A medium spiced Indian dish flavoured with methi leaves, exotic spices, onions and fresh garlic in a tomato and creamy yoghurt sauce. £5.90X Balti Prepared in a hot Indian style wok with fresh green chillies, garlic, ginger and tomatoes cooked quickly in a manner reminiscent of a stir-fry. £5.90X Jalfrezi Literally meaning 'hot-fry' the term entered the English language at the time of the Raj in India. We use the Jalfrezi method to cook green peppers, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peas and plenty of green chillies as the basis for a curry with just a little sauce. The chillies make the Jalfrezi taste very fresh. £5.90X Acharee Like a balti dish in preparation, with the addition of a light pickle spice giving this dish a fresh and slightly tangy flavour. £5.90X Sagwala This is a medium strength spinach curry cooked with lots of fresh spinach leaves plus fresh green chillies, garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a medium balti sauce prepared in the chef's own inimitable style. £5.90X Chat Masala A delicious combination of chick peas and roasted cashew nuts served in a medium spiced sauce. £5.90X Afghani Succulent pieces of lamb or chicken stir-fried with fresh green chillies, ginger, garlic and onions. Red and green capiscums give this dish a vibrant appearance and a spicy taste. £5.90X Gorkali An Indo-chinese dish, cooked in an exotic mix of whole spices, with julienne-cut red and green peppers, whole dried red chillies, fresh tomatoes and a special chilli sauce. A mouth-watering, delectable dish for those who like it hot! hot! hot! £5.90X Nepali A fiery dish cooked in the traditional style. Prepared with garlic, tomato, lemon, fresh green naga chillies and garnished with ginger. £5.90X Biryani Prepared by gently cooking saffron flavoured basmati rice with a mixture of mild aromatic spices. Served with a fresh omelette and a curry sauce of your choice. £5.90X Makhani This is a dish prepared with a mild almond sauce made from tomatoes and fresh double cream, cooked in butter. Garnished with almonds & cashew nuts £5.90X Punjabi Palak Cooked with spring leaf spinach, onions, fresh garlic, ginger, coriander, bay leaf, green chillies and cardamon juice to give a tasty, wholesone taste. £5.90X PERI PERI PLATTERS 1/4 Chicken + 2 Sides £4.00X 1/2 Chicken + 3 Sides £7.00X Full Chicken + 4 Sides £12.00X Double Chicken + 5 Sides £20.00X 12 Wings + 3 Sides £10.00X Feast: 2 Full Chickens, 8 Wings + 6 Sides £28.00X PERI PERI CHICKEN 1/4 Chicken £2.50X 1/2 Chicken £4.50X Full Chicken £8.50X Butterfly Chicken £3.00X 5 Chicken Wings £3.50X 10 Chicken Wings £6.50X PERI PERI SIDES Peri Peri Chips £2.00X Peri Peri Rice £2.00X Garlic Bread Mini garlic nan bread with plenty of fresh garlic and cooked in the tandoor £2.00X Mushroom Rice Peri Peri £2.25X Pilau Rice Peri Peri £2.00X Boiled Rice Peri Peri £2.00X Homemade Coleslaw £2.00X Kachumber Salad Red and green peppers, cucumber, red onion, carrot £2.00X Leafy Salad Rocket, cucumber, tomato, chickpeas, kidney beans, sweetcorn, herbs and lemon dressing garnished with coriander £2.00X Channa (Lahori) Curried chickpeas with garlic, cumin, black pepper, ginger, coriander, garnished with olive oil £2.50X Raajmaa Curried red kidney beans, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric and garam masala £2.50X Lobia Dhall White eye kidney beans, garlic, ginger, chilli and turmeric, garnished with olive oil £2.50X Aloo Papdi Chaat Red kidney beans, potato, chickpeas, chaat masal, with apricot and date chutney, fresh yoghurt and garnished with homemade samosa pastry and red onions £2.00X Sweetcorn Chaat Sweetcorn, red and green peppers, tomato, cucumber, diced green chilli, garnished with olive oil and coriander with lemon dressing £2.00X Battered Onion Rings £2.00X Breaded Mozarella Sticks £2.50X Creamy Mash £2.50X Passion creates something special and our range of signature dishes showcase our chefs' skills and and desire for the food they make. SIGNATURE DISHES King Prawn Paneer Gorkali King Prawns with paneer cooked in an exotic mix of
whole spices, red green peppers, whole dried red chillies,
fresh tomatoes and a special Nepalese chilli sauce.
A colourful, spicy Nepalese dish, for something for
Indian Ocean guests. £14.90X Murgh Mossallam A full piece of chicken breast cooked together with lamb
minced meat, in medium balti sauce garnished with
ginger, coriander and sliced boiled egg. Delightful perfect
for the colder winter days, a traditional recipe available
at hill stations like Muree. £8.30X Tandoori Mix Balti A meat lover’s dream. A unique and delicious
combination of chicken tikka, seekh kebab, lamb chop
and lamb tikka served in a rich, medium-spiced Balti
sauce with fresh green chillies. £11.60X King Prawn Tandoori Masala King prawns seasoned with salt and pepper, marinated
with grated ginger, crushed garlic and yogurt, lime juice
and ground chilli pepper. The King Prawn Tikka is
cooked in a masala curry sauce, one of the most
well known dishes in Indian cuisine. £14.30X Murgh-E-Akhbari A full chicken breast cooked together with lean minced
lamb and served in a spicy sauce of onions, garam
masala and whole crushed red chillies. This satisfying
dish is a real Indian Ocean favourite. £8.30X Lamb Tak-ATak Rich and buttery with a slight kick, our Taka Tak contains
succulent lamb pieces, lean lamb mince and a unique
blend of spices and fresh chillies. £9.30X For centuries the various peoples of the Indian sub-continent have used vegetables for their health-boosting properties. As well as important vitamins, nutrients and fibre, vegetables also provide essential antioxidants to boost our immune systems. With this in mind our team of chefs have picked some stunning dishes to make the most of these properties, without sacrificing any of the fantastic taste and texture for which they are known. VEGETARIAN / SIDE DISHES Aloo Channa Curried potatoes and chickpeas, garnished with coriander. £3.60X Matter Paneer Peas and paneer (Indian cheese) cooked with onions, tomatoes, fresh coriander, green chillies and selected herbs and spices. £3.60X Bombay Potatoes Diced pieces of potatoes cooked with medium strength spices and tomatoes. Garnished with coriander and methi. £3.60X Sag Paneer A wonderful velvety dish with large, fresh cubes of Indian cheese and spinach, lightly spiced for a background flavour and aroma. £3.60X Tarka Dal Lentils cooked and sizzled in garlic sauce, garnished with coriander. £3.60X Mushroom Bhaji Mushroom with fresh herbs and spices. £3.60X SUNDRIES Half Pilau Rice, Half Chips £2.40X Egg Fried Rice £2.30X Salad £2.00X Curry sauce £2.00X Zeera Raita £2.50X Boiled Rice £2.30X Pilau Rice £2.50X Ocean Rice Enhanced with saffron, pistachio, almonds & cashew nuts. £3.30X Mushroom Rice £2.80X Chips £2.30X Kulcha This is our master Tandoor baker's speciality. Anyone tasting these simple unleavened and unsalted breads for the first time is soon hooked. £1.80X Aloo Paratha stuffed with potatoes £3.30X Keema Paratha Stuffed with minced lamb £3.90X Nan Bread Plain leavened bread. £2.30X Onion Bhaji Nan Two all-time favourite gourmet experiences combined in one. They said it wasn't possible. Truthfully it's delightful! £2.30X Garlic Nan Bread Nan stuffed with garlic and coriander £2.50X Peshwari Nan Bread Stuffed with delicious fruits, cherries and coconut £2.90X Keema Nan Bread Stuffed with our special lean minced lamb £3.30X Roti Unleavened Bread Unleavened bread £1.30X Paratha Buttery unleavened bread £2.60X Chat Massala Sauce A delicious combination of chick peas and roasted cashew nuts served in a medium spiced sauce. £2.00X Cucumber Raita £2.00X Madras sauce A southern Indian dish with hot and spicy taste Prepared with fresh herbs and tomato puree. £2.00X Vindaloo sauce Originally a Portuguese dish, transformed in colonial outposts from Goa to Madras to become the restaurant favourite that is enjoyed across Britain today. A fresh but fiery curry with tomato puree and herbs. Not for the beginner. £2.00X Patia sauce Like its more famous cousin, dhansak, patia is a Parsee dish. Lightly fried onions cooked with tomatos to a natural red sweet and sour sauce. A hot dish with a distinctive aroma, garnished with fresh coriander. £2.00X Methi sauce Methi is the Indian name for the herb fenugreek, which has a distinctive taste and aroma. The curry is medium strength cooked with garam masala, fresh onions and of course fenugreek. £2.00X Bhuna sauce This is first and foremost a style of cooking in which the spices are gently fried to bring out their flavour before they are used in the recipe. Bhuna dishes themselves are made with meat cooked in its own juices, for deep strong flavours but very little sauce. £2.00X Dopiaza sauce The dopiaza is a classic Indian dish dating back at least to Mughal times. The name dopiaza broadly translates as 'double onions'” and a classic Indian dopiaza uses onions in two different ways, fried and boiled, at different stages of the cooking. The restaurant version has small fried pieces of onion in the sauce and then larger chunks of lightly cooked onion added towards the end of the cooking. £2.00X Rogan Josh sauce Rogan josh is a long time favourite on the Indian Ocean menu. It was originally a Kashmiri dish but is equally at home in the Punjab. An authentic Rogan josh is delicately spiced and cooked to its distinctive deep red colour with the use of sweet pimentos, capsicums and tomatoes. £2.00X Handi sauce A medium spice Indian dish flavoured with methi leaves, exotic spices, onions and fresh garlic in a tomato and creamy yoghurt sauce. £2.00X Balti sauce Prepared in an hot Indian-style wok with fresh green chillies, garlic, ginger and tomatoes cooked quickly in a manner reminiscent of a stir-fry. £2.00X Jalfrezi sauce Jalfrezi Literally meaning 'hot-fry' but probably better translated as 'stir-fry', the term entered the English language at the time of the British Raj in India. Our chef uses the jalfrezi method to cook green peppers, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peas and plenty of green chillies as the basis for a curry with just a little sauce. The chillies make the jalfrezi taste very fresh. £2.00X Sagwala sauce Sagwala is a medium strength spinach curry cooked with lots of fresh spinach leaves, plus fresh green chillies, garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a medium balti sauce prepared in the chef’s own inimitable style. £2.00X Nepali sauce A fiery dish Cooked in the traditional style. Prepared with garlic, tomato ,lemon and fresh naga chillies garnished with ginger. £2.00X Masala sauce The nation's favourite Indian main course mild and creamy with a hint of coconut and a 'natural' deep red colour. £2.00X Korma sauce Mild creamy, but never bland, a traditional korma requires long slow cooking of marinated meat abraised on a very low heat until all the juices condense down into a thick sauce with ground almonds, coconut and thick cream. £2.00X Dhansak sauce A famous Parsee dish, often known as 'sweet and sour with lentils and pineapple'. A fabulous curry with mouth watering flavours and textures. £2.00X Pasanda sauce Derived from a dish served at the court of the Mughal emperors, marinated tandoori lamb or chicken fillets are cooked to a mild sauce with cardamom pods, pureed tomatoes and cream. Garnished with almond flakes and pistachios. £2.00X Ocean Masala sauce A medium & creamy house sauce cooked with green peppers to give a unique and nourishing flavour. £2.00X KIDS MEALS Grilled Chicken, Chips and Veg Grilled breast chicken,baby carrots, broccoli and peas,served with chips or potato wedges. £5.00X Chicken Wrap Strips of chicken tikka, salad and a sweet chilli relish,wrapped in a tawa roti. Served with chips or potatowedges. £5.00X Fish and Chips Traditional fish 'n chips, served with mushy peas. £5.00X Stuffed Chicken Tikka Nan Tandoori nan stuffed with cubes of chicken tikka,mozzarella cheese and lightly spiced. Ocean relish and achoice of dips. £5.00X Chicken Shashlick Chicken tikka spiced up with tandoori peppers, onionsand tomatoes. Served with Irani Pilau, cooked withraisins and mild fragrant spices. £5.00X DRINKS Coke £0.80X Diet Coke £0.90X Fanta £0.80X 7up £0.80X Lilt £0.80X WHITE AND RED WINES Prosecco £15.00X Eagles Point Colombard / Chardonnay VAT21 (Australia, White) A Beautiful tropical melange of rich Chardonnay and zingy Colombard. £11.00X Pure Pinot Grigio Trentino (Italy, White) Zing! A delightful expressive dry wine with hints of rose petals and citrus flavours £11.00X Pleno Garanacha Rosado Navarra (Spain, Red) Lovely deep pink colour. Aromatic with hints of rose petals and appealingly gluggable. £11.00X Eagles Point Cabernet / Merlot VAT 4A (Australia, Red) A rich, soft mouthful of succulent berry fruit with hints of jam. £11.00X Shiraz / Cabernet, Sandford Estate (Australia, Red) Astonishing concentration of fruit. 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