DINNER MENU
RO YAL THALI 6 5 p er p e rson
FIR S T KAT O R I
choose one of the following:
Kala Channa Ve Methi Chicken
black chickpeas cooked dried fenugreek leaves flavour the rich
with fresh chillies and ginger tomato based gravy in this chicken dish
SECO ND KA TOR I
choose one of the following:
Paneer Korma V Badami Baingan Ve
Indian cheese in a rich aubergine with coconut, peanut
coconut cream and tomato gravy base and tamarind
Saag Keema Kosha Mangsho
spinach with in-house freshly Bengali style slow cooked meat
ground British beef topside curry in a thick clingy gravy
3 supplementary cost
Prawn Malaikari Pumpkin Niramish Ve
coconut milk based traditional seasonal vegetables infused with
Bengali dish panch phoran, a traditional
3 supplementary cost five-seed spice used in Bengali
cooking
V = vegetarian
Ve = vegan
SIDES & ACCOMPANIMENTS|all included
Aloo Bonde Ve Poppadom Ve
spiced potato balls infused with turmeric crisp thin lentil based fried
and curry leaves fried in chickpea batter wafers
Luchi Ve Tomato Chutney Ve
fried puffed Indian bread sweet and spicy tomato chutney
Cucumber and Cumin Raita V Pickles Ve
spiced yoghurt with cucumber and cumin freshly made carrot, lime and chilli
pickle
Tamarind Dal Ve Pulao Ve
slow cooked tangy and spicy lentils rice cooked with cardamom,
tempered with garlic, dried red chillies, cloves and other spices,
cumin and curry leaves garnished with fried onions
D ES SE R T S |all included
Bhapa Doi V
steamed Bengali yogurt
Khoobani Ka Meetha
stewed hunza apricots with pistachios and cream (Ve option available)
Coconut Ladoo V
Traditional coconut sweet (contains dairy)
Food allergies and intolerances. If you suffer from an allergy or food intolerance please let
us know before ordering. An information pack is available, listing the allergenic ingredients
used in our menu. Please note that our kitchen and food service areas are not nut free or
V = vegetarian
allergen free environments. All weights are approximate before cooking. Ve = vegan
All prices are inclusive of VAT at the current rate.
ABOUT US
Darjeeling Express started as a dinner for 12 guests at my home, serving food lovingly cooked
from family recipes that go back to generations.
The food is a true homage to my royal Mughlai ancestry and the busy streets of Calcutta,
where I grew up. What results is a lovely mélange of street food like channa
chaat and slow-cooked Kohsa Mangsho, that take you on a journey from Calcutta in the
east of India to Hyderabad in the south. Food here is served the way Indian food is
meant to be eaten. Platters of dishes boasting texture and flavours which complement
each other, encouraging you to gather and share in the style of the traditional ‘daawat’
(feast). An all-women team of housewives runs the kitchen at Darjeeling Express, and
have been doing so from day one. What you will taste is home-style food, cooked with
passion and the aim to nourish your body and soul.
