Starters

All served with fresh salad and our special tamarind sauce and mint dip.

Empress Mixed Starter £4.95
Nazakat, pancake kebab and khadom phool
Jhinga Garlic £4.95
Skewered king prawns with a garlic sauce grilled in a tandoor oven
Tandoori King Prawns £4.95
Kingprawns marinated in spices and cooked on a skewer over charcoal
Cox's Bazaar Shamuk £4.95
Steamed mussels in an exotic Bengali sauce
House Special Chat £4.25
House special chat masala with chicken/potatoes and chickpeas, sliced egg
Pancake Kebab £3.95
Pancake stuffed with delicious spicy lamb
Chicken Chat £3.50
Sliced chicken in a slightly tangy sauce with lemon
Khadom Phool £3.95
Minced lamb covered with spicy mashed potatoes, coated with sesame seeds and then deep fried
Empress Stuffed Pepper £4.75
A large green pepper stuffed with spicy chicken and lamb and cooked in the clay oven
Nazakat £4.45
Very tender pieces of chicken skewered and grilled, delicately spiced and succulent, a must have
King Prawn Butterfly £4.95
King prawn dipped in batter covered in bread crumbs and shallow fried
King Prawn Puree £4.55
King prawns cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread
Prawn Puree £3.95
Prawns cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a puree bread
Chicken Tikka £3.50
Pieces of spring chicken lightly spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
Lamb Tikka £3.50
Tender lamb marinated in yoghurt and spices, then grilled in a tandoori oven
Tandoori Chicken £3.50
Spring chicken (on the bone) marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in a tandoori oven
Sheek Kebab £3.50
Mince meat spiced and grilled in a tandoori oven
Shami Kebab £3.50
Mince meat delicately spiced then shallow fried
Dall / Mulligatawny Soup £2.95
A famous Bangladeshi soup
Aloo Chat £3.10
Potato slices cooked in a tangy sauce with lemon & served on a puree
Samosa (meat or vegetable) £3.10
Indian pastry stuffed with minced lamb/ vegetables
Onion Bhaji £2.95
Deep fried onion with lentils and battered herbs
Mysore Chilli Prawn £4.95
King prawns cooked with fresh green chilies, red onions and served on a masala papad
Vegetable Mix Starter £4.95
Onion Bhaji, Vegetable Samosa, Vegetable + Mushroom Aloo Ball

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House Specialities

Lamb Sikandari (Shank of lamb) £10.95
Lamb marinated in the chefs secret recipe for 48 hours then cooked in a sauce with chickpeas
Tandoori King Prawn Masala £10.95
King prawns cooked in a clay oven then re-cooked with double cream, nuts and butter ghee
Cox's Bazaar Crab £9.95
Soft crabs cooked with ginger, garlic, coconut and fresh herbs and garnished with cucumber and lemon
Sea Food Bhuna £9.95
An infusion of scallops squid and tiger prawns in our specialty marinated bhuna spices
Chingri Sag Paneer £9.95
Tiger prawns with spinach and Bengali cheese and a hint of garlic
Chingri Gobi £8.95
Tiger prawns with broccoli cooked with selected spices and coconut milk
Haash Jhalpiazi £8.95
Sautéed duckling marinated in subtle spices and chills
Haash Shuganda £8.95
Breast of duckling cooked in onion, ginger, gar/ie, lightlY ground spices and gar am masala
Annans Haash £8.95
Succulent roasted breast of duck, cooked in aromatic spices, pineapple and cherry tomatoes a fairly hot dish
Murgi Paharia (Green chicken curry) £8.50
Strips of chicken with aubergine, fresh beans, coconut milk and ground spices
Lamb Grilled Bhuna £7.75
Strips of golden brown lamb with onion, ginger, garlic, tomato puree and fresh herbs
Murgh Satta £7.75
Chicken cooked with ginger, red onions and mushrooms
Karai Kebab Khyber £6.95
Chicken marinated and cooked in exotic, highly flavored spices - medium
Tatul Lamb £7.65
Sliced pieces of lamb cooked in a spicy sauce flavored with tamarind
Methi Sag Gosht £6.95
Lamb with spinach, fenugreek and other herbs
Murgi Masala £6.95
A mix of chicken minced meat and boiled egg cooked together in a medium sauce Chicken Tikka Masala £7.10
Chicken marinated in herbs and spices and grilled in charcoal oven, then re-cooked with tandoori paste and added spices, topped with fresh cream
Chicken or Lamb Pasanda £7.10
Coconut, almond and double cream
Roshuni Chicken or Lamb £6.75
Medium spicy, stir fried with fresh garlic in a medium sauce
Chicken Jalfrezi £6.95
Cooked with tomatoes, onion and fresh green chillies in a hot spicy sauce
Butter Chicken £7.10
Cooked with Indian butter-ghee in a creamy nutty sauce

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The Empress Chef's Selections

The dishes on this menu are specialties that we personally recommend from our home towns India and Bangladesh. We bring to you a taste of flavors from abroad cooked authentically to give you a eastern experience. (All these dishes can be cooked, Mild, Medium or Hot).
 
Dhaka Murgh - Originates from Dhaka £9.95
Breast of fresh chicken stuffed with mince lamb with mashed potatoes and spinach and garnished with fresh coriander and tomatoes and glazed with honey, This is a medium dish with a hint of sweetness.
Khala Lamb Bhuna - Collected from the Punjab £8.95
Cubes of New Zealand lamb slowly cooked with Fennel greek, lentils, green peppers and tomatoes. This dish is cooked slowly to bring out the smoky aroma.
Murgh or Lamb Rajshahi - Collected from Rajshahi £9.95
Fresh lamb or chicken cooked with pickled baby mangoes, tomatoes, coriander herbs and spices, served with .fried red chillies.
Madras hot with a succulent smoky flavor Murgh Banarashi - Collected from Banaras £8.95
Cubes of fresh chicken or lamb cooked with pineapple and our secret aromatic spices
A mild exotic dish Mirshi Massala - Collected from Ryhpur £8.95
Chicken or lamb cooked with tamarind, green chilies and curry leaves.
A spicy tangy dish with roasted dry chilies Suhagi Chicken or Lamb £9.95
Tender cubes of fresh chicken or lamb cooked with green peppers, shallots, lemon grass and Jennel greek, This dish can be cooked hot or medium on request.
Chicken Cocktail £10.95
Cubes of chicken or lamb skewered with green pepper then re-cooked in a delicious medium sauce and served sizzling to bring out the flavors.
King Prawn Sizzler £10.95
King prawns grilled in the clay oven then cooked in a tomato puree based sauce, little spicy, tangy for that very special taste, served sizzling.
Biyani Bazaari Special Murgha £7.95
Chicken marinated in spicy sweet, sour, hot sauce and cooked in a cast iron wok to give a fiery flavor.
Biran Machli £8.95
Bangladeshi fish fried pan fried with onions, green pepper and served on a bed of fresh iceberg lettuce.
Salmon Korma £8.95
Salmon cooked in the clay oven and re cooked in mild creamy sauce.
Cumin Talapia £7.95
Cooked in a medium sauce with cumin’s, lemon grass, bay leaves and various spices.
Talapia Jalfry £8.50
Cooked in an iron wok with fresh green chilies, tomatoes, coriander.
Aloo Borta £4.95
Smashed baked potatoes with shallots, roasted dry chilies, fresh coriander Indian.
Sheppard’s Pie £9.95
Indian Sheppardess Pie £8.95

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Tandoori Specialities

Marinated in herbs & spices and cooked in the tandoori, served with green salad and mint sauce.
 
Tandoori King Prawn £9.95
King prawns marinated in a light spicy sauce and cooked in clay oven.
Tandoori Mixed Grill £8.95
(Sheek kebab, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken)
Shashlick
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes with your choice of meat, marinated in a light tandoori spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served sizzling on a iron platter with fried onions.
Shashlick King Prawn £9.95
Shashlick Chicken £7.95
Shashlick Lamb £7.95
Shashlick Vegetable (with grated cheese on top) £6.50
Chicken Tikka £5.95
Cubes of chicken marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor.
Tandoori Chicken £5.95
(on the bone chicken marinated in spicy tandoori sauce and grilled in the tandoor). Lamb Tikka £5.95
Cubes of lamb marinated in spices and grilled in the tandoor.

North Indian Dishes

Tandoori Mixed Grill Bhuna £10.95
Tandoori chicken, lamb tikka, chicken tikka and sheek kebab, cooked in a thick medium sauce. Served with a Nan bread, (on the bone).
Special Chicken Tikka Masala £7.75
Cubes of spring chicken, lightly spiced, grilled on charcoal, prepared in masala sauce, made out of green chilies, coriander and green peppers mild in strength.
Chicken or Lamb Rezala £7.75
Fine Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a spicy sauce cooked with onions and green peppers. served sizzling on a iron wok.
Jaffiong Chicken or Lamb £7.75
Slices of spring chicken or lamb tikka cooked in tandoori then re-cooked with spicy chickpeas in a spicy bhuna style sauce with a boiled. Medium in strength.
Chicken Makhani £7.75
Stripes of chicken marinated in yoghurt sauce then cooked in a very mild authentic karma sauce.
Chicken or Lamb Ahkney £7.75
Cubes of chicken or lamb cooked with basmati rice in an authentic ahkney style, served with omelet on top and vegetable curry.
North Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken or Lamb £7.95
A fantastic spicy curry, very hot with green chiJ/ies, garlic & coriander.
Lahore Chicken/Lamb £7.75
Spicy pieces of lamb/chicken tikka cooked in tandoori then re-cooked with cubes of potatoes in a thick tomato puree based sauce.

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Shellfish Dishes

King Prawn Garlic With fresh fried garlic £9.95
King Prawn Bhuna Medium £9.95
King Prawn Dopiaza Medium £9.95
King Prawn Sag Medium £9.95
King Prawn Madras Hot £9.75
King Prawn Vindaloo Very Hot £9.75
King Prawn and Mushroom £9.75
King Prawn Curry Medium £9.50
Prawn Bhuna Medium £5.95
Prawn Dopiaza Medium £5.95
Prawn Sag Medium £5.95
Prawn and Mushroom Medium £5.95
Prawn Madras Hot £5.75
Prawn Vindaloo Very hot £5.75
Prawn Garlic Medium £5.95
Prawn Curry Medium £5.75

Fresh Vegetables

Motor Ponir Green peas and Indian cheese £3.45
Chana Masala Chickpeas in spicy sauce £3.45
Vegetable Curry Mixed vegetable in a gravy based sauce £3.45
Bombay Potato Spicy potatoes £3.45
Mushroom Bhaji Chopped mushrooms in spicy sauce £3.45
Cauliflower Bhaji £3 .45
Bhindi or Brinjal Bhaji Okra / Aubergine £3.45
Sag Bhaji Spinach £3.45
Dall Tarka Gar/ic lentils £3 .45
Sag Ponir Spinach and Indian cheese £3.45
Sag Aloo Spinach and potatoes £3.45
Raitha (onion or cucumber) Natural yoghurt £2.95

Rice & Breads

Chutney per person Mango chutney, mint sauce, onion salad lime pickle £0.50 Lemon Rice With fresh pieces of lemon £2.95
Special Fried Rice Chickpeas, egg and onions £2.95
Vegetable Rice With fresh vegetables £2.95
Mushroom Rice £2.95
Pilau Rice Basmati £2.35
Badami Rice Cooked with cashew, pistachio and almonds £2.95
Stuffed Paratha Stuffed with fresh vegetables £2.45
Peshwari Nan Stuffed with nuts and almonds £2.40
Keema Nan Stuffed with mince lamb £2.40
Vegetable Nan £2.40
Garlic Nan With fine pieces of fresh garlic and coriander £2.40
Paratha Made with whole meal flour fried in butter ghee £2.40
Plain Rice Steamed £2.20
Nan £2.20
Chapatti Thin bread made from whole meal flour and baked £1.30
Puree Light fluffy bread made from self-raising flour, deep fried £1.30
Papadam Plain or Spicy £0.60

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Biryani Dishes

Cooked with pilau rice and served with a portion of vegetable curry, garnished with tomatoes, cucumber and a hint of coriander.

King Prawn Biryani £9.95
Mixed Biryani £8.95
Hash Biryani Duck £8.95
Chicken Tikka Biryani £8.50
Prawn Biryani £7.50
Chicken or Lamb Biryani £7.50
Chicken and Mushroom Biryani £7.50
Vegetable Biryani £6.95

Korai Specialities

Onions and green pepper cooked in a medium spicy sauce. Cooked in an iron wok to produce wonderful flavours.

King Prawn Korai £9.25
Korai Gosht £6.95
Korai Chicken £6.95
Vegetable Korai £6.50

Balti Dishes

Cooked with a unique blend of herbs and spices with onions, green pepper and tomatoes, Cooked in a cast iron wok to give a lovely tangy but spicy flavour.

King Prawn Balti £9.95
Special Mix Balti £8.50
Prawn Balti £6.95
Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti £7.10
Chicken Balti £6.75
Lamb Balti £6.75
Mix Vegetable Balti £5.95

Persian Dishes

Dansak: Cooked with lentils, hot, sweet and sour Pathia: Dry curry, sweet and sour medium.
King Prawn Dansak £9.95
King Prawn Pathia £9.95
Chicken Tikka Dansak £6.95
Prawn Pathia £5.95
Prawn Dansak £5.95
Chicken Dansak £5.95
Lamb Dansak £5.95

Traditional Dishes

Chicken/Lamb and Mushroom Medium £5.95
Chicken/Lamb Rogon Medium, cooked with lots of fresh tomatoes £5.75 Chicken/Lamb Korma Very mild, creamy sauce £5.75
Chicken/Lamb Bhuna Medium, tasty dry curry £5.75
Chicken/Lamb Dopiaza Medium, Dry cooked with lots of chunks of onions £5.75 Chicken/Lamb Curry Medium £5.75
Chicken/Lamb Madras Hot £5.75
Chicken/Lamb Vindaloo Very hot £5.75

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Drink List

Soft Drinks
Mineral Water £3.50
Coca-Cola £1.55
Fruit Juices £1.65

Aperitifs
Cinzano £2.45
Dubonnet £2.45
Campari £2.45
Martini (dry or sweet) £2.45

Spirits
Vodka £2.45
Rum £2.45
Gin £2.45
Bacardi £2.45
Bombay Sapphire £3.20

Port
Graham's Port £3.20
Cockburn's Fine Ruby £2.55

Brandy
Martell £3.10
Remy Martin (VSOP) £4.20
Remy martin XO £8.95
Hine Petite Champagne £7.50

Whisky
Jack Daniel's £2.85
Glenfiddich £3.40
Bells £2.70
Glenmorangie 10 years old £4.90
Jameson (Irish) £3.00

Sherries
Tio Pepe £3.50

Liqueurs
Baileys £2.85
Cointreau £2.85
Benedictine £2.85
Tia Maria £2.85
Grand Marnier £2.85
Drambuie £2.85
Sambuca £2.85
Amaretto £2.95
Crème De Menthe £3.10
Kummel £3.10
After Shock £3.00
Absinthe £4.95

Beers
Cobra (Bottle 660ml) £4.15
Kingfisher 330 ml £2.95
Budweiser 330ml £2.95


Some other services we offer:
We do cook your own curry night’s events for any private office parties.
Please note that:
The minimum order for a person is main course with rice and Nan or a cover charge of £5.00 will be added to the bill
Service charge is not included and is at customers discretion.
We have the right to refuse service to any persons without any reasons given.