Daryaganj restaurant - food menu
Soup
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Tamatar dhaniya shorba₹238Zesty vine ripe tomatoes and fresh coriander soup, mildly spiced and served with carom crisps.
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Chicken badami shorba₹258Light bodied chicken soup with a hint of freshly chopped mint leaves finished with diced chicken and almond flakes.
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Mutton shorba₹348Robust, rejuvenating, overnight simmered goat trotter with mutton chunks, black pepper and fresh coriander.
Appetizer
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The inventor’s platter₹1547A delectable ramp walk of the daryaganj originals - chicken pakora, tandoori chicken, mutton burrah and tandoori malai jheenga.
Chicken
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The original tandoori chicken (half)₹548Yoghurt and secret spice marinated, succulent, tandoor roasted chicken, on the bone. created by mokha singh (the guru of kundan lal jaggi ) in the 1920’s at peshawar.
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The original chicken pakora₹543A scrumptious creation of kundan lal jaggi at daryaganj in 1947, crisp batter fried chicken scented with hand pounded carom and coriander seeds. we serve a boneless version of this classic.
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Boneless morsels of chicken “tikka”, marinated overnight in yoghurt and our secret spice blend, char-grilled in tandoor.
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Chicken malai tikka₹597Melt in the mouth, tandoor cooked chicken tikka, marinated with “cream-malai”, cashew butter & cardamom.
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Plain naan₹159The classic version, delicately scented with nutty onion seeds also called kalonji.
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Butter naan₹168Liberally smothered with butter.
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Infused with a generous dose of chopped fresh garlic.
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Stuffed with cheddar cheese.
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Cheese garlic naan₹197Stuffed with cheddar cheese and topped with aromatic garlic.
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Roomali roti₹129Unleavened thin flatbread.
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Assorted bread basket₹388Lachha parantha, naan, tandoori roti.
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Assorted papad basket₹258A crunchy collection of roasted and fried papads made from urad, moong, and rice.
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Roasted or fried, lentil-pepper poppadum topped with onion-tomato-chilli-coriander mix.
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Green salad₹178The quintessential onion-tomato-cucumber salad.
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Boondi raita₹178Thick yoghurt with fried chickpea batter pearls.
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Mix veg raita₹178Thick yoghurt with onion-tomato-cucumber.
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Burani raita₹197Thick yoghurt seasoned with fried cloves of garlic and cumin.
Seafood
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Sole fish tikka₹747Boneless "chunks - tikka" of river sole fish, marinated with lemon juice, mustard and carom seeds, gently cooked on coal embers.
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Tandoori malai jheenga₹797An in-house creation, "cream - malai", cashew butter and cardamom marinated fresh prawns, char-grilled in tandoor.
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Tawa fish₹747Boneless fillet of river sole fish, soused with fresh ginger & garlic, dusted with chickpea flour, pan-fried, & topped with a zesty onion and black pepper confetti.
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Amritsari fish pakora₹747Boneless chunks of river sole fish, batter fried, spiked with carrom and crushed coriander seeds.
Vegetarian
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The original 1947 dal makhani₹567This original recipe by kundan lal jaggi is prepared with overnight simmered black lentils, a bit of butter, dry fenugreek leaves and freshly pureed vine ripe tomatoes.
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The original butter paneer₹597House special, tandoor cooked paneer tikka in a delectable gravy made with hand crushed vine ripe tomatoes and a bit of butter, the dish is invigorated with fresh tempering of green chillies and ginger juliennes.
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A celebratory dish, cashew and vegetable stuffed cottage cheese dumplings in a titillating saffron cream gravy.
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Paneer lababdar₹597Lababdar style is amongst the most robust, "cottage cheese - paneer" cooked with onion and capsicum in a thick-creamy - tomato gravy.
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Pan-fried cottage cheese with creamy “spinach puree-saag”, garlic and whole spices, tempered with coriander seeds and red chilli.
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Channa masala₹447A staple from punjab, chickpeas gently simmered with whole spices and then finished with our secret spices.
RICE
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Subz biryani₹647A layered, aromatic specialty, “slow cooked - dum” with gently cooked vegetables of the season, basmati rice, saffron, warm spices and fresh mint.
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Mutton biryani₹848Our piece de resistance, “slow cooked - dum” choice cuts of mutton, basmati rice, saffron, warm spices and fresh mint.
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A layered, aromatic culinary masterpiece created with slow cooked on the bone chicken, basmati rice, saffron, warm spices and fresh mint.
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Mutton yakhni pulao₹848This colloquial recipe is from peshawar of the erstwhile undivided punjab, a delish symphony of basmati rice, flavourful mutton broth, choice cuts of mutton, fresh mint and aromatic fried onions.
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Steamed basmati₹257Indigenous, aromatic, superior long-grain rice, served steaming hot.
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Jeera rice₹287Fragrant long-grain rice layered with a traditional ghee-cumin tempering, served hot.
BREAD
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Unleavened wholewheat bread.
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Butter roti₹139Wholewheat bread smothered with butter.
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Khasta roti₹157Crisp wholewheat bread.
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Missi roti₹159Wholewheat bread fortified with chickpea flour, carom seeds, turmeric, dry fenugreek leaves and fresh coriander.
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Laccha parantha₹168Multi-layered wholewheat bread.
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Lal mirch parantha₹168Multi-layered wholewheat bread with red chilli.
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Hari mirch parantha₹168Multi-layered wholewheat bread with green chilli.
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Pudina parantha₹168Multi-layered wholewheat bread, spiked with sundried mint.
Dessert
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Rasmalai₹238Cotton soft, fresh cheese "chenna" dumplings, macerated in chilled cardamom and saffron infused milk.
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Phirni₹198Silky, slow cooked semolina and milk pudding flavoured with kashmiri saffron.
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Warm, delish, syrup oozing round indian doughnuts, made with reduced milk called "khoya", garnished with pistachio niblets.
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Kesar pista kulfi₹148Kulfi is our hindustani rendition of ice-cream but denser, creamier and yummier! that with a generous dose of kashmiri saffron and pistachio.
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Paan kulfi₹148Kulfi flavoured with exotic betel leaf, rose petal jam and fennel.
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Irish cream kulfi₹227Our house speciality, kulfi permeated with luxurious “coffee-cream” notes of irish cream (contains alcohol).
