Taj Mahal
Bournemouth's first and original Indian restaurant in Westbourne, serving traditional and contemporary Indian dishes. Winner of multiple Dorset and Euroasia Curry awards.
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- indian
- curry
- tandoori
42d Poole Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9DW
Menu — 141 items
Starters
29 ITEMSChicken Tikka
Diced chicken marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs cooked in a clay oven.
£4.95
Tandoori Chicken (on the bone)
Marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs, cooked in a clay oven.
£4.95
Tandoori King Prawn
Whole king prawn marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs cooked in a clay oven.
£8.95
Lamb Tikka
Tender lamb marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs cooked in a clay oven.
£5.95
Samosa (Lamb or Vegetable)
Pastry triangular shape, deep fried in oil.
£4.50
Sheek Kebab
Lamb minced with medium tandoori spices and skewered in a clay oven.
£4.95
Fried Scampi
Breaded scampi served with tartar sauce and salad.
£5.95
Dall Soup
Lentil soup cooked with lemon.
- vegan
£4.50
Chicken Chat
Shredded chicken cooked with onion and medium spices, dressed with tomato, cucumber and lemon.
£5.95
Green Chilli Paneer
Pan-fried paneer with green chillies, spices, coriander and lime.
- vegetarian
£5.50
Scallops
Pan-fried in olive oil with salad, lemon and chef's sauce.
£8.95
Paneer Shashlik
Tandoori-spiced Indian paneer, green pepper and tomato served with salad.
- vegetarian
£5.75
Hot Lamb
Lamb with garlic in sweet and sour sauce with chilli.
£5.95
Chicken Nambali
Lightly spiced, diced chicken pieces covered in melted cheddar cheese.
£5.75
Stuffed Mushroom
Stuffed with minced lamb and deep fried in breadcrumbs.
£4.95
Chicken Chilli Fry
Chicken breast with sweet chilli and ground mustard sauce.
£5.95
Calamari
Deep-fried breaded squid served with salad, lemon and garlic mayonnaise.
£5.50
Salmon Shashlik
Marinated salmon, tomato, onion and peppers cooked in tandoori clay oven, served with salad and mint sauce.
£6.95
Taj Mix Kebab
King prawn, onion bhaji, sheek kebab, two pieces of chicken tikka.
£11.95
Green Chilli Chana
Chickpeas cooked with mixed spices and onion, lightly tossed with green chilli and lime juice, served with salad.
- vegan
£4.95
Mix Kebab
Onion bhaji, sheek kebab, two chicken tikka pieces.
£5.95
Prawn Cocktail
£4.50
Prawn on Puri
Bhuna prawn cooked with onion, spices and fresh tomato with deep-fried thin bread.
£5.95
Chicken Tikka Puri
£5.95
King Prawn Puri
£8.95
Tandoori Lamb Chop
Marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs adding lime juice, cooked in clay oven.
£6.50
Onion Bhaji
Flat and deep fried.
- vegan
£4.50
Chicken Shashlik
Diced chicken, green pepper, onion and tomato marinated in yogurt and spices with herbs cooked in a clay oven.
£5.95
Shami Kebab
Flat like beef burger fried in butter with egg. Lamb minced with medium tandoori spices and herbs.
£5.95
Tandoori Specialities
14 ITEMSChicken Tikka (off the bone)
Tandoori-cooked chicken tikka, served with salad.
£10.95
Lamb Tikka
Tandoori-cooked lamb tikka, served with salad.
£11.95
Tandoori Chicken (on the bone)
Half chicken marinated and tandoor-cooked.
£10.95
King Prawn Tikka
Marinated king prawns cooked in the clay oven.
£15.95
Sheek Kebab (4 pieces)
Spiced lamb mince skewered in the tandoor.
£10.95
Chicken Shashlik
With onion, pepper and tomato.
£11.95
Lamb Tikka Shashlik
Lamb skewered with onion, pepper and tomato.
£12.95
King Prawn Shashlik
King prawns with onion, pepper and tomato.
£16.95
Salmon Shashlik
Spiced salmon with vegetables.
£13.95
Tandoori Lamb Chops
Marinated and tandoor-grilled lamb chops.
£12.95
Tandoori Mix Grill
One tandoori chicken, three chicken tikka, three lamb tikka, one sheek kebab, one nan, served with salad and mint sauce.
£16.95
Taj Special Mixed Grill
Premium selection of tandoori grilled meats and seafood.
£22.95
Fillet of Sea Bass
With vegetables.
£15.95
Paneer Shashlik
Tandoori-spiced paneer with onion, pepper and tomato.
- vegetarian
£10.95
Signature Dishes
6 ITEMSTawa Chicken Tikka
Medium/hot with chopped onions, tomato, fresh ginger, garlic and cheese.
£10.95
Tawa Lamb Tikka
Medium/hot with chopped onions, tomato, ginger, garlic and cheese.
£11.95
Sylhetey Chicken Tikka
Slightly hot, shredded chicken with peppers and pickles.
£10.95
Dilli Chicken
Hot butter sauce with chilli and cashew.
£10.95
Rushni Chicken Tikka
Medium/hot with exotic herbs, tamarind, garlic mushrooms on a sizzler.
£10.95
Jirra Chicken Tikka
Slightly hot cumin seeds with capsicums.
£10.95
New Dishes
9 ITEMSPeshwari Chicken
Mild-medium with coconut, almond and cream.
£10.95
Royal Chicken
Mild, with egg, cheese and tamarind.
£10.95
Lime Chicken
Medium-hot with olive oil, mango and lime pickle.
£10.95
Handi Gosht
Medium-hot lamb with lentils and spices.
£11.95
Naga Devil Chicken
Very hot with Naga pickle and potatoes.
£10.95
Adrak Chicken
Fairly hot with ginger and cream.
£10.95
Jhall Salmon
Hot, spicy salmon dish.
£13.95
Jhall Seabass
Hot, spicy seabass dish.
£15.95
Mougle Delight
Fairly hot, meatballs with tandoori chicken.
£11.95
Chef Specials
16 ITEMSBalti Chicken Tikka
Medium with onion, pepper, tomato and lime pickle.
£9.95
Balti Lamb Tikka
Medium with onion, pepper, tomato and lime pickle.
£11.95
Morisa Chicken Tikka
Hot, with chilli pickle and extensive spices.
£9.95
Pasanda Chicken
Very mild with almond, white wine, cream and butter.
£9.95
Chicken Tikka Masala
Medium, creamy and rich, cooked with coconut and almond powder.
£9.95
Chicken Jalfrezi
Hot, tandoori-fired then flash-fried with peppers.
£9.95
Garlic Chilli Chicken
Fairly hot with extensive garlic and green chilli.
£9.95
Kalayani Chicken Tikka
Fairly hot with cumin seeds, ginger and tomato purée.
£9.95
Asari Chicken Tikka
Medium-hot with pickles and aubergine.
£9.95
Butter Chicken
Mild, with butter, cream and mild spices.
£9.95
Butter Lamb
Mild, with butter, cream and mild spices.
£11.95
Chicken Korai
Medium with onion, pepper and tomato in thick sauce.
£9.95
Sally Chicken
Medium with ring onions, peppers and fried potatoes.
£9.95
Bhuna Masala Chicken
Medium-mild with cardamom, cinnamon and cream.
£9.95
Vegetable Masala
Medium, creamy and rich, cooked with coconut and almond powder.
- vegetarian
£8.95
King Prawn Masala
Medium, creamy and rich, cooked with coconut and almond powder.
£15.95
Old Favourites
19 ITEMSChicken Korma
Very mild with cream and coconut.
£8.95
Lamb Korma
Very mild with cream and coconut.
£11.95
Vegetable Korma
Very mild with cream and coconut.
- vegetarian
£8.50
Chicken Dopiaza
Spicy fried onions, medium sauce.
£8.95
Chicken Dhansak
Lentils, sweet, sour and hot.
£8.95
Chicken Pathia
Sweet, sour and hot.
£8.95
Chicken Ceylon
With coconut and lemon juice.
£8.95
Chicken Bengal
With onions, tomatoes and egg.
£8.95
Chicken Mughlai
Medium, with tomato and spices.
£8.95
Chicken Rogan Josh
Fairly hot, dry dish.
£8.95
Lamb Rogan Josh
Fairly hot, dry dish.
£11.95
Chicken Malaya
With pineapple, medium-sweet.
£8.95
Chicken Bombay
Spices with potato, medium.
£8.95
Chicken Madras
Fairly hot and rich.
£8.95
Lamb Madras
Fairly hot and rich.
£11.95
Chicken Bhuna
Onion, tomato, dry medium.
£8.95
Lamb Bhuna
Onion, tomato, dry medium.
£11.95
Chicken Vindaloo
Very hot with potatoes.
£8.95
Lamb Vindaloo
Very hot with potatoes.
£11.95
Biryani
10 ITEMSChicken Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
£12.95
Lamb Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
£13.95
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
£13.95
Prawn Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
£12.95
King Prawn Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
£18.95
Vegetable Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
- vegetarian
£11.95
Mushroom Biryani
Served with vegetable curry.
- vegetarian
£11.95
Malaya Chicken Biryani
With banana and pineapple, served with vegetable curry.
£14.95
Persian Chicken Biryani
With omelette, served with vegetable curry.
£14.95
Special Mix Biryani
With omelette, served with vegetable curry.
£14.95
Sides
15 ITEMSMixed Vegetable Curry
- vegetarian
£4.95
Onion Bhaji
- vegan
£4.25
Fresh Mushroom Bhaji
- vegetarian
£4.95
Fresh Cauliflower Bhaji
- vegan
£4.95
Sag Bhaji
Spinach.
- vegan
£4.95
Bombay Aloo
Spiced potatoes in light herbs and spices.
- vegan
£4.95
Tarka Dall
Lentil with garlic.
- vegan
£4.95
Sag Aloo
Spinach and potato.
- vegan
£4.95
Aloo Gobi
Potato and cauliflower.
- vegan
£4.95
Chana Masala
Chickpeas.
- vegan
£4.95
Bhindi Masala
Okra stuffed with spices.
- vegan
£4.95
Sag Paneer
Spinach and cheese.
- vegetarian
£5.50
Fresh Brinjal Bhaji
Aubergine.
- vegan
£4.95
Shahi Paneer
Indian cheese with spices and almonds.
- vegetarian
£5.50
Dall Makani
Black lentils with onion and spices.
- vegan
£5.50
Rice
11 ITEMSSpecial Pilau Rice
Cooked with onion, peas, sultanas and almond.
- vegetarian
£3.95
Pilau Rice
- vegan
£3.50
Boiled Rice
- vegan
£3.45
Egg Fried Rice
With egg, peas and onion.
- vegetarian
£3.95
Mushroom Fried Rice
- vegan
£3.95
Jirra Rice
Cumin rice.
- vegan
£3.95
Keema Rice
Rice with spiced minced meat.
£3.95
Vegetable Rice
- vegan
£3.95
Coconut Rice
- vegan
£3.95
Lemon Rice
- vegan
£3.95
Garlic Rice
- vegan
£3.95
Breads
12 ITEMSNan
- vegetarian
£3.50
Cheese Nan
- vegetarian
£3.75
Peshwari Nan
With almonds and sultanas.
- vegetarian
£3.75
Keema Nan
With minced meat.
£3.75
Garlic Nan
- vegetarian
£3.75
Paratha Bread
Baked with butter and fried in ghee.
- vegetarian
£3.75
Stuffed Paratha
With vegetables.
- vegetarian
£3.75
Chapati
Thin soft bread.
- vegan
£2.50
Roti
- vegan
£3.45
Puree
Thin deep-fried bread.
- vegetarian
£2.50
Crispy Papadom
- vegan
£0.95
Spicy Papadom
- vegan
£1
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