Tikka style unless otherwise requested. An authentic Punjabi style of cooking very popular in Scotland today. All the Karahi dishes are cooked with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, ginger, garlic and fresh coriander and then served on a Karahi (a cast iron dish). For that extra bite ask for a helping of green chillies. The below can be prepared with chicken and vegetables. King Prawns £6.50 extra, Prawns £2 extra, Lamb £3.50 extra

Karahi

£14.50

Karahi Nentara

(with green peppers, mushrooms, ginger, garlic and green chillies)

£14.50

Karahi Lahori

(with chick peas)

£14.50

Karahi Burma

(with banana and mango chutney)

£14.50

Karahi Achari

(with mixed pickle)

£14.50

Karahi Jaipuri Jeera

(with onions, tomatoes and jeera)

£14.50

Karahi Mara

(with mixed vegetables)

£14.50

Karahi Vegetables

A pure vegetarian dish made with a varying selection of freshly prepared vegetables

£11.50

Vegetarian

Tandoori Dishes

Poultry, meat and fish etc. is thoroughly marinated before being cooked in the tandoor (clay oven). These dishes are served with pilau rice, salad and medium strength curry sauce.

Chicken Tandoori 1/4

£15

Chicken Tandoori 1/2

£19

Shimla Mix

Consists of quarter tandoori chicken, two pieces of lamb, two pieces of chicken tikka, one seekh kebab, salad, curry sauce, nan and pilau rice

£22

Chicken Tikka

£16

Lamb Tikka

£19.90

Seekh Kebab

£17

Tandoori Sundries

Tandoori Nan

£3.50

Tandoori Cheese Nan

£5.50

Tandoori Vegetable Nan

£5.50

Mince Nan

£6.50

Mild

Peshwari Nan

With fine almonds and sultanas

£5.50

Kabli Nan

Stuffed with nuts, sultanas and coconut

£5.50

Garlic Nan

£5.50

Tandoori Pratha

£5.50

Tandoori Chapati

£3.50

Multani Sowady

This dish is presented in a uniquely delicate, fragrant sauce which takes hours of dedicated preparation and includes green chillies, onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic.

Chicken

£14.50

Lamb

£17.50

Prawn

£16.50

Lahori Sowady

Again, this dish requires much more care and time in the preparation and is enhanced by the exotic flavours of channa, methi, ginger, garlic, green peppers and authentic Punjabi herbs and spices

Chicken

£14.50

Lamb

£17.50

Prawn

£16.50

Taba

Travel by a culinary magic carpet to the Punjab and enjoy this genuine family dish crafted to an original recipe from Shafiq's birthplace. This traditional dish is prepared using only the authentic herbs and spices favoured by generations of village cooks. Enjoy this true taste of the East with Tabassum Shafiq's favourite dish which comes highly recommended.

Lamb

£19.50

Chicken

£15

Prawn

£16.50

Korma Specials

These great favourites are generally made for the milder palate with our own blends of fresh herbs and mild spices. However, medium strength or stronger kormas are available on request. (chicken £2 extra or lamb £3.50 extra)

Chicken

£13.80

Mixed Vegetable

£10.90

Prawn

£14.50

Lamb

£17.50

Mushroom

£11

Shafiq's personal balti creation

Balti fever is sweeping the UK - now Shafiq brings his own unique touch to the balti experience by presenting his new dish. Chicken or lamb is cooked with onion, ginger, garlic, herbs, spinach and green chillies to create a sublime new eating experience.

Chicken

£16.90

Lamb

£20.90

Balti Dishes

Tikka style chicken or meat cooked with fresh chopped ginger, fresh coriander, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices. A unique eating experience to tingle the taste buds. For extra bite, ask for green chillies.

Chicken Balti

£14.50

Lamb Balti

£17.50

Shimla Mixed Balti

(Chicken, prawns and lamb)

£19.50

Chicken & Prawn Balti

£17.50

Lamb & Prawn Balti

£19.50

Mixed Vegetable Balti

£12

Chef's Specialities

extra lamb is £3.50

Chicken Tikka Chilli Bhoona

A popular dish in the Punjab cooked with green chilli sauce, tomatoes and coriander. Fairly hot dish.

£16.50

Chicken Tikka Garlic

Karahi tikka topped with tomatoes, onion and garlic

£16.50

Chicken Tikka Garlic Chilli

Tikka style of meat cooked in fresh garlic and chilli sauce with fresh coriander, finished off with a topping of green chillies. Fairly hot dish.

£16.50

Special Chicken Dalrazia Karahi

Chicken breast tikka with prawns and pineapple cooked in special herbs and spices

£17

Chicken Tikka Garam Massala

Choice pieces of breast chicken sautéd with finely chopped onions in garlic butter to give an excellent dish best served medium and hotter strength

£14.90

Chicken Tikka Sindrie

Cooked in a special tandoori massala sauce with mushrooms, onions and peppers

£14.90

Chicken Masaladar

Simmered and cooked in piquant sauce with tomatoes and mango chutney

£14.90

Chicken Tikka Massala

Chicken cooked in a mild sauce with fresh cream, nuts and spices

£14.90

Chicken Tikka Tandoori Massala

Chicken cooked in a new style red spicy sauce with green peppers and onions

£14.90

Murgh Samundri

Chicken breast cooked in a special bhoona sauce including fresh ginger, garlic, tomatoes, onions, tomato puree, a touch of cream and a sprinkling of fresh coriander

£14.90

Vegetable selection

Mixed Vegetable Curry

£11

Pakora Curry

Same recipe since 1973

£11

Aloo Saag

£12

Aloo Gobi

£11

Mushroom Bhaji

£11

Tarka Daal

£11

Channa Massala

£12

Rice

We use only the finest quality basmati rice from Pakistan

Basmati Boiled Rice

£4.50

Basmati Fried Rice

£5.10

Special Rice (egg & chick peas)

£6.50

Mushroom Pilau Rice

£6.50

Muttar Pilau Rice (peas)

£6.50

Vegetable Pilau Rice

£6.50

Prathas & Chapatis

Plain Prathas

£3.50

Mince Pratha

(Pratha stuffed with spiced mince)

£6

Vegetable Pratha

(Pratha stuffed with vegetables)

£5.50

Chapati

£2

Special Chapati

(with ghee)

£2.90

European Cuisine

All the dishes below are served with a fresh green salad and French fries

Fried Haddock

£13.50

Various Omelettes

£12.90

Sirloin Steak

£26

Chicken Curried Dishes

All the chicken dishes are breast off the bone

Chicken with mushrooms

£12.50

Chicken Dhansak

With curried lentils and well seasoned spices

£12.50

Chicken with mixed vegetables

£12.50

Chicken Curry

£12.50

Chicken Channa (with chick peas)

£12.50

Chicken Madras

£12.50

Mild

Chicken with prawns

£13.50

Chicken dopiaza

£12.90

Lamb curried dishes

Lamb madras

£15.50

Lamb with mushrooms

£15.50

Lamb chana

with chickpeas

£15.50

Lamb dopiaza

£15.50

Bhoona dishes

Chicken

£12.50

Prawns

£14.50

Lamb

£15.50

Mixed vegetables

£11.50

Burryanie dishes

The burryanie is a very popular dish among all those who enjoy Indian specialties. Meat or vegetables are cooked in pilau rice and garnished with tomato and cucumber and served with a medium strength sauce to suit your palate. Speciality sauces at extra cost of £2.50

Chicken burryanie

£15

Chicken tikka burryanie

£19

Prawn burryanie

£16.50

Lamb burryanie

£19

Shimla special burryanie

prawn, chicken and lamb garnished with fruit

£21

Mushroom burryanie

£13.50

Vegetable burryanie

£13.50

Seafood dishes

Prawn with mushrooms

£13.90

Prawn madras

£13.90

Prawn curry

£12

Mahi massala

Chunks of fish cooked in specially prepared curry

£16.90

Tandoori Salmon

Cooked in the tandoori oven and lightly spiced. Served with rice and curry sauce

£22.90

Specials

Desi Bhoona(chicken)

(Lamb £3.50 extra) Made to make your mouth water. Cooked to order Lamb or Chicken - Medium spiced sauce. Cooked the way Mrs Shafiq cooks at home.

£17

Shafiq's dish of the day

Personally prepared each day by Shafiq, using a range of his favourite ingredients to provide diners with an authentic taste of the East. Enjoy the taste excellence.

£19.50

Set meal for two

(Extra lamb is £3.50) 2 poppadom's with spiced onions. Choice pakora. A choice of 2 from the curries below. A choice of 2 from the curries below: Chicken Tikka Chasni Chicken Tikka Tandoori Massala Lamb Karahi Achari Special Bhoona Lamb Daal (side dish), rice, nan bread. Ice cream or coffee.

£50

Set meal for four

4 poppadoms with spiced onions. Chicken or fish pakora. Vegetable pakora. Special Bhoona lamb or chicken dopiaza. Chicken Tikka Chasni. Lamb Balti. Special Vegetable Curry. Daal (side dish), 2 rice, 2 nan bread. Ice cream or coffee.

£98

New dishes

Anji Dhagi

This dish includes: caramelised onions, Shafiq's special spices, chicken and vegetarian option. can be made for the milder palate. Extra lamb is 3.50 and extra prawn is 2.50. This dish has been made in the family for generations and has always been made for the highest of occasions, now we have introduced this dish to the restaurant for our customers to enjoy.

£17.50

Anji Tabagi

This dish contains caramelised onions, tomatoes, chicken. Extra lamb is £3.50 and extra prawn is £2.50 The spices and herbs are from the homeland, Punjab and allow the flavours of the dish to flourish. This dish is also lathered in a one of a kind sauce and is crafted of a recipe which took years to perfect.

£18.50

Desserts

Please try one of our delicious desserts

Coconut Ice

Dairy coconut ice cream presented in a real half coconut shell - a taste of the Caribbean

£7.50

Kulfi

Authentic Indian style ice cream. Pistachio, Mango or Malai flavours

£6.50

Orange or Lemon Soberts

A choice of natural orange or lemon sorbet presented in its own fruit skin. Light, fruity & refreshing

£6.50

Vanilla Ice cream

Choice of toppings

£5.90

Gulab Jaman with ice cream

With ice cream

£6.90

Sticky toffee pudding

With cream or ice cream

£7.50

Beverages

Shimla blend freshly ground coffee (cup)

£3.50

Espresso

£3.50

Cappuccino

£4.50

Masala tea

£3.50

Tea

£3

Liqueur coffee

£8.10

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