The Garden Of India Menu (2025 Update)
Introducing the menu at The Garden of India, located in the heart of York, is an inviting journey into the rich flavors of Indian cuisine. This vibrant restaurant is celebrated for its extensive selection of hors d'oeuvres, featuring delicious options like the crispy Vegetable Samosa and the succulent Jhinga Bhaza, where giant prawns are perfectly spiced and fried to golden perfection.
The vegetarian side dishes shine, with offerings such as Spicy Bhindi Bhaji and Saag Aloo, highlighting traditional Bombay cooking influences. Guests rave about the warmth of the atmosphere and the attentiveness of the staff, which elevates the dining experience.
With reasonable prices and generous portion sizes, The Garden of India is not just about food; it’s about creating memorable moments. Whether you're looking to dine in or grab a takeaway, this gem promises satisfaction at every visit.
Hors D' Oeuvres
Mixed Kebab
An appetising range of full flavoured chicken & lamb
King Prawn Butterfly
King prawns with egg, fried in butter
Sheek Kebab Starter
Lean minced lamb, delicately spiced with fenugreek leaves, special herbs & charcoal grilled in the clay oven
Shami Kebab Starter
Lean minced lamb, delicately spiced with fenugreek leaves, special herbs & charcoal grilled in the clay oven
Aloo Chaat
Vegetarian Medium. Potatoes
Chole Puri Chaat
Vegetarian Medium. Small whole wheat potato waffles & chickpeas served with a layer of fresh yoghurt & spices
Chicken Chaat
Medium. Diced tender pieces of chicken breast flavoured with tamarind sauce, served with puri & sliced lemon
King Prawn Pakora
King Prawn On Puri
Medium. King prawns stir-fried in a Goan style with finely chopped spring onions & tomatoes in medium spices, served with homemade bread, fried in clarified butter, garnished with a slice of lemon
Prawn On Puri
Medium. Small sea prawns stir-fried in a Goan style with finely chopped spring onions & tomatoes in medium spices, served with homemade bread, fried in clarified butter garnished with a slice of lemon
Chana Puri
Vegetarian Medium. Chickpeas deliciously cooked & served with deep fried thin bread
Murgh Pakora
Succulent diced pieces of chicken with onions blended together with spices & deep fried
Jhinga Bhaza
Giant king prawns marinated in various spices, wrapped in fresh spinach & breadcrumbs, deep fried to create superb crispy prawns
Aloo Palak Pakora
Vegetarian. Finely chopped fresh spinach, potato, black pepper & fenugreek, bound together with spicy gram flour, deep fried to perfection
Onion Bhaji
Vegetarian. Deep Fried Crispy spiced onions with Egg
Garlic Mushrooms
Vegetarian. Sliced mushrooms, gently cooked. Indian style with garlic & garnished with fresh coriander
Meat Samosa
Vegetable Samosa
Chicken Tikka Starter
Lamb Tikka Starter
Lamb Tikka Main
Shanks of tender lamb, marinated in homemade yoghurt & slightly hot tandoori spices. Cooked in the Clay Oven
Chicken Tikka Main
Juicy pieces of chicken breast, off the bone, marinated in herbs and spices, charcoal grilled to perfection.
Tandoori King Prawn Main
Giant king prawns marinated & char grilled
Tandoori Mixed Grill Main
Selection of the tandoori specialities. An imaginative & delightful mixed grill
Chicken Shashlik Main
Barbecued peppers, onions, tomatoes & marinated chicken
Lamb Shashlik Main
Barbecued peppers, onion, tomatoes & marinated lamb
Half Tandoori Chicken Main
Whole Tandoori Chicken Main
Tandoori Dishes
Garden Chef's Specials
Tandoori Butter Chicken
Nuts Mild. Boneless tandoori chicken in a creamy, buttery sauce, made with almond cream & a touch of tomato paste to give a slightly sweet buttery & creamy flavour
Murgh Cham Cham
Medium, hot. Grilled chicken cooked in mince meat, fresh garlic & herbs
Chicken Tikka Masala
Mild to medium Mild Nuts. United Kingdom's best & most popular dish cooked with our own special tandoori sauce, almond powder, coconut powder & fresh cream
Lamb Tikka Masala
Mild to medium Mild Nuts. United Kingdom's best & most popular dish cooked with our own special tandoori sauce, almond powder, coconut powder & fresh cream
Makhani Chicken
Mild Nuts. Chicken cooked in almond, cheese & traditionally light herbs & spices. It's rich, creamy & cheesy
Makhani Lamb
Mild Nuts. Lamb cooked in almond, cheese & traditional light herbs & spices. It's rich, creamy & cheesy
Garlic Chilli Chicken
Hot. Grilled chicken cooked with fresh garlic, chilli and fresh herbs in a thick sauce
Tandoori King Prawn Masala
Mild Nuts. Grilled king prawns, cooked with our own chef's special sauce, almond powder, coconut powder & fresh cream
Chicken Pasanda
Mild Nuts. Grilled chicken, cooked with fresh herbs & spices, almonds, cream & a touch of red wine
Lamb Pasanda
Mild Nuts. Grilled lamb, cooked with fresh herbs & spices, almonds, cream & a touch of red wine
King Prawn Rezela
Nuts Mild. Prawns cooked with garlic, ginger & cashew nuts. Served in a mid creamy sauce
Akhini Chicken
Nuts Mild. Preparation of boneless chicken with pineapple, almonds & sultanas, garnished with tomato, served with special curry sauce
King Prawn Shahabi
Medium hot . The whole king prawn cooked with fresh garlic, coriander & fresh herbs, onion and green pepper
Sherabi King Prawn
Mild. King prawns cooked with white wine, cream, milk, almonds, grapes & garlic powder
Special Malaya Chicken
Nuts Mild. Special prepared chicken tikka, cooked with almond & coconut flakes with a touch of butter & mild spices
Chilli Chicken Masala
Mild . Grilled chicken off the bone, cooked with mince meat, green chilli, garlic, ginger, coriander & a variety of herbs. Very Very Tasty
Garlic Chicken Masala
Medium. Grilled chicken, cooked with fresh garlic & herbs
Murgh Masala
Medium. Spring chicken on the bone cooked with mince meat & eggs
Shahi Shashlik Chicken Bhuna
Medium. Tender pieces of chicken, immersed overnight together with onions, peppers grilled & gently cooked Goan style Medium hot
Shahi Shashlik Lamb Bhuna
Medium. Tender pieces of lamb, immersed overnight together with, onions, peppers grilled & gently cooked Goan style Medium hot
Tandoori Mixed Saag
Medium. An amazing mixture of tender lamb, chicken & minced meat, cooked with spinach & tomatoes. Spiced with garlic, & a selection of fresh herbs Medium hot
Keema Saag Garlic
Medium. A popular dish with Asian restaurant staff. Cooked with mince meat & spinach richly flavoured with garlic & ginger with lots of fresh herbs Medium hot
Special Biryani
Medium. Tandoori lamb, chicken, prawns & vegetables with saffron rice cooked together & served with vegetable curry Nuts
Agni Karahi
Mild. Chicken, lamb charcoal grilled. Cooked in a karahi with onions, garlic, ginger & fresh coriander, flamed with brandy
Chicken Tikka Rogan
Medium. Chicken cooked with shredded onions, kashmiri spices & garnished with fried spices tomatoes & fresh coriander
Lamb Tikka Rogan
Medium. Lamb cooked with shredded onions, kashmiri spices & garnished with fried spicy tomatoes & fresh coriander
Special Tandoori Chicken Curry
Medium. Half a chicken off the bone highly flavoured with a touch of cream. Please mention how hot you would like it
Special Karahi
Medium. Lamb, chicken, king prawns & mushrooms cooked in a very, very rich sauce. Spiced with so many different flavours Medium hot
Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi
Hot. Chicken tikka cooked with plenty of sliced green chillies, onions & green peppers. Fairly hot spices & herbs together with a thick curry sauce, garnished with fresh coriander
Lamb Tikka Jalfrezi
Hot. Lamb tikka cooked with plenty of sliced green chillies, onions & green peppers. Fairly hot spices & herbs together with a thick curry sauce, garnished with fresh coriander
Chicken Nargis
Medium. Grilled chicken cooked in a light spiced sauce with varieties of fresh herbs & spices& boiled egg Medium hot
Murgh Saag
Medium. A wonderful dish cooked with chicken & spinach. The spices are freshly selected by the chef Medium hot
Chicken Tikka Dopiaza
Medium. Marinated chicken, cooked in a clay oven, then cooked in a deep pan with onions & capsicum Medium hot
Tandoori King Prawn Jalfrezi
Hot. Grilled king prawn with plenty of sliced green chilli, onions & green peppers, fairly hot with spices, herbs & thick curry sauce, garnished with fresh coriander
Chicken Naga Shatkora
Lamb Naga Shatkora
Garden House Specials
Garden Balti Dishes
Traditional Chicken Balti
Medium
Traditional Lamb Balti
Medium
Garlic Chilli Chicken Balti
Hot
Garlic Chilli Lamb Balti
Hot
Chicken Patila Balti
Hot. Sweet, sour & hot
Garden Special Balti
Medium
Chicken Pathia
King Prawn Pathia
Lamb Pathia
Prawn Pathia
Pathia Dishes
Korma Dishes
Chicken Korma
King Prawn Korma
Lamb Korma
Prawn Korma
Chicken Dopiaza
King Prawn Dopiaza
Lamb Dopiaza
Prawn Dopiaza
Dopiaza Dishes
Dansak Dishes
Chicken Dansak
King Prawn Dansak
Lamb Dansak
Prawn Dansak
Chicken Rogan Josh
King Prawn Rogan Josh
Lamb Rogan Josh
Prawn Rogan Josh
Rogan Josh Dishes
Bhuna Dishes
Chicken Bhuna
King Prawn Bhuna
Lamb Bhuna
Prawn Bhuna
Keema Bhuna
Mince
Chicken Madras
King Prawn Madras
Lamb Madras
Prawn Madras
Madras Dishes
Ceylon Dishes
Lamb Ceylon
Prawn Ceylon
Chicken Ceylon
King Prawn Ceylon
Chicken Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Prawn Biryani
Biryani Dishes
Vegetable Dishes
Shahi Vegetable Masala
Potato, chickpeas & cauliflower cooked with tandoori sauce, almond and coconut powder with fresh cream. Nuts Mild
Special Vegetable Bhuna
Mushroom, cauliflower & chickpeas Medium hot with thick gravy & well spiced fresh herbs. Medium
Special Vegetable Karahi
Tropical vegetables cooked with double strength sauce with fresh herbs & spices. Nuts Mild
Special Vegetable Balti
Mixed tropical vegetables cooked with yoghurt, coconut, tomatoes & pineapple. Nuts Mild
Sabzi E Bahar
Vegetables of the chef's choice Strength of your choice & plenty of love from the management . Medium
Mushroom Balti
Vegetarian Medium
Aloo Palak Curry
Potatoes & spinach Vegetarian Medium
Vegetable Biryani
Vegetarian Medium
Mushroom Biryani
Vegetarian Medium
Saag Aloo
Stir-fried spinach, served with baby potatoes Mild
Vegetable Bhaji
An assortment of mixed vegetables cooked Bombay style Mild
Spicy Bhindi Bhaji
Spicy fried green okra, cooked with onions & tomatoes Mild Vegetarian
Saag Paneer
Homemade cottage cheese, cooked with stir-fried spinach Mild Vegetarian
Bhindi Bhaji
Ladies finger Mild Vegetarian
Saag Bhaji
Indian spinach, Leaf steamed together with pauia, garlic, aniseed & stir-fried sliced onions, garnished with fresh coriander Mild Vegetarian
Cauliflower Bhaji
Mild Vegetarian
Mushroom Bhaji
Mushrooms cooked in a Goan style recipe Mild Vegetarian
Chana Masala
Small chickpeas, cooked in lemon juice & tamarind sauce Mild Vegetarian
Bombay Aloo
Steamed potatoes cooked Mumbai style with fresh & spices Mild Vegetarian
Aloo Peas
Mild Vegetarian
Aloo Gobi
Steamed potatoes & cauliflower, stir-fried in aromatic spices Mild Vegetarian
Tarka Daal
Tiny salmon pink lentils, gently tempered with turmeric & clarified Indian butter, garnished with fresh garlic, cumin & mustard seeds Mild Vegetarian
Green Salad
Vegetarian
Chips
French fries Vegetarian
Cauliflower Raita
Onion Raita
Vegetable Side Dish
Rice
Boiled Rice
Steamed white basmati rice
Pilau Rice
Fragrantly cooked rice given an aromatic appeal with the addition of cinnamon, cloves, cassia leaf & aniseed
Lemon Rice
Stir-fried ghee rice, lightly flavoured with fresh lemon Vegetarian
Mushroom Rice
Steamed mushrooms, stir-fried with ghee & rice Vegetarian
Vegetable Rice
Mixed vegetables stir-fried with rice Vegetarian
Egg Pilau Rice
Special Pilau Rice
Cooked with fried egg & peas
Tandoori Roti
Brown bread freshly baked in the clay oven
Puri
Garlic Naan
Plain Naan
Keema Naan
Minced meat
Peshwari Naan
Nuts
Kulcha Naan
Cheese & onion
Chapati
Indian unleavened bread
Indian Breads
Sundries
Poppadom
Assorted Pickle Tray
Mango chutney, mint yoghurt & onion salad
Set Meal A For 2
Starters seekh kebab, samosa Main course chicken tikka rogan, lamb pathia Side dishes pilau rice, vegetable bhaji & naan bread
Set Meal B For 4
Starters onion bhaji, samosa, chicken tikka, lamb tikka Main course chicken tikka masala, lamb bhuna, saag prawn, chicken tikka jalfrezi Side dishes aloo gobi, chana masala (chickpeas), 2x pilau rice & 2x naan breads
Vegetable Set Meal C For 2
Starters onion bhaji, chana puri Main course vegetable masala, aloo gobi Side dishes bhindi bhaji & mushroom bhaji, 2x pilau rice, naan bread vegetarian
Vegetable Set Meal D For 4
Starters onion bhaji, vegetable samosa & pakora chana puri mushroom Main course special vegetable balti, aloo palak curry, vegetable biryani, mushroom bhaji Side dishes balti bhaji & mushroom bhaji, 2x pilau rice, naan bread vegetarian
Special Set Meal E For 4
Starters poppadoms & pickle tray, shami kebab, chicken pakora, seekh kebab, prawn puri Main course chicken pasanda, lamb balti, chicken bhuna, king prawn karahi Side dishes cauliflower bhaji, mushroom bhaji, 2x vegetable rice, 2x naan breads Vegetarian