Mehtab East Indian Cuisine (Cochrane)

Appetizers

• Papadum$1.95

  Roasted indian crackers made with yellow lentil and rice serve with chutneys

• Kachumber Salad$2.95

  Diced cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and carrots marinated in lemon juice and pices

• Yakni Soup$4.95

  A delicious yellow lentil soup flavored with herbs, garlic

• Veg. Samosa/Beef Samosa$5.50

  Parcels stuffed with potatoes & veg or mincemeat, serve with chutneys

• Veg Pakora$5.95

  Thinly sliced assorted vegetables rolled in chickpea flour and deep-fried with chutneys

• Onion Bhujia$5.95

  Rings of fresh onion laced with chickpeas flour, spices deep-fried with chutneys

• Chicken Pakora$6.95

  Boneless chunks of chicken marinated in chickpeas flour with indian spices and deep-fried serve with chutneys

• Fish Pakora$8.95

  Crispy boneless basa fillet coated in chickpeas flour & various spices and deep-fried

• Veggie Platter$12.95

  A combination of veg pakoras, veg samosas, onion bhujias serve with chutneys

• Meat Platter$13.95

  A combination of beef samosas, fish pakoras & chicken pakoras serve with chutneys

Vegetarian Dishes

• Paneer Butter Masala$12.95

  Cubes of indian cottage cheese cooked in traditional tomato and butter gravy

• Palak Paneer / Aloo$12.95

  A combination of fresh spinach and indian cottage cheese / potatoes coocked to perfection with home ground spices

• Paneer Pasanda$12.95

  Deep layers of indian cottage cheese cooked with mint sauce served in tomato and cashew nut gravy

• Madras Coconut Vegetables$12.95

  Chef's special, mix vegetables cooked with coconut , coconut, milk curry leaves, mustered seeds

• Aloo Matar/Matar Paneer$12.95

  Fresh peas and potatoes or cottage cheese cooked with exotic indian spices with ginger, garlic

• Aloo Gobhi$12.95

  Thinly combination of fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked in exotic spices tossed with tomatoes and fresh coriander leaves

• Mushroom Pyaza/Matar$12.95

  Fresh mushrooms cooked with roasted spices, onions or peas and tomatoes

• Okra Masala$13.95

  Fresh okra cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes and special blend of spices

• Channa Peshawari$12.95

  Chickpeas cooked with various spices, garnished with fresh tomatoes and coriander

• Daal Makhani$12.95

  A whole black lentil simmered on a slow fire overnight & tempered with ginger, garlic, tomatoes seasoned with butter & fresh cream

• Daal Masoor$12.95

  All-time favorite yellow lentil delicacy tempered with herbs & spices

• Nav Ratan Korma$13.95

  A combination of fresh vegetable cooked in a mild creamy sauce with cashew nuts and fruit cocktail

• Zeera Aloo$11.95

  Potatoes cooked with dried cumin seeds, herbs and exotic spices

• Baigan Bharta$13.95

  An exotic preparation of roasted eggplant pulp with green peas, tomatoes and herbs enhanced with the taste of ginger & coriander

• Dahi (Raita) Plain or Mixed$3.95

  Home-made yogurt with various spices or yogurt mixed cucumber & carrots

Clay Oven Specialities

• Tandoori Chicken$15.95

  Marinated in garlic and tandoori spices, with cumin & cardamom, serve with chutneys

• Murg Malai Tikka$15.95

  A combination of grated cottage cheese, group pepper, marinated in cashew-nut paste,chicken fillets roast in clay-oven

• Chicken Tikka Achari$15.95

  Chicken fillets marinated in ginger, garlic, lemon juice, indian pickles and spices including fenugreek sauce and mustard seeds, plus lots more

• Lamb Seek Kebab$15.95

  Seasoned ground lamb and spices rolled on a skewer & grilled in a clay oven

• Paneer Tikka$15.95

  Cottage cheese marinated in ginger, garlic, lemon juice & spices, roast in a clay oven

• Prawn Tandoori$17.95

  Marinated tiger prawns with aromatic tandoori spices roasted in clay oven

• Lamb Chops$17.95

  Chops of albertan lamb, marinated, grilled in a clay oven

• Tandoori Mix Grill$23.95

  A delicious mixture of different tandoori dishes chicken, lamb, prawns serve with chutneys

Chicken Dishes

• Butter Chicken$15.95

  Cubes of tender boneless tandoori chicken cooked in a light tomato based sauce with exotic spices, reduced with butter and cream

• Chicken Tikka Masala$15.95

  Chicken fillets cooked in butter sauce with aromatic spices and capsicums

• Handi Chicken$15.95

  A chef's special chicken cooked in cashew nut paste and flavored with saffron. Puree cooked to perfection with home made ground spices

• Chicken Badami$15.95

  An awadhi delicacy of chicken fillets simmered with cashew nuts, fresh cherry & almond gravy flavored with dried nutmeg and saffron

• Kadahi Chicken$15.95

  Chicken fillets cooked with ginger, garlic paste and fresh capsicum, tomatoes, onions with garam masala

• Chicken Curry$15.95

  Boneless chicken produced from a wide but balanced range of spices and made in a famous sauce "curry"

• Bhuna Chicken$15.95

  Onions sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, ginger and hot chilies

• Chicken Chilli$15.95

  A delightful combination of herbs and spices, fresh garlic and chilli sautéed with onions, tomatoes producing an aromatic hot taste

• Chicken Roganjosh$15.95

  Chicken fillets cooked with onion tomato gravy blended with spices and a touch of lemon juice, garnished with cilantro

• Palak Murgi$15.95

  Chicken fillets cooked in fresh spinach and freshly roasted spices

• Chicken Korma$15.95

  Chicken fillets cooked in mild creamy curry prepared with cashew nut, cardamom, riped melon seeds, white pepper and poppy seeds

• Chicken Vindaloo$15.95

  Boneless chicken cooked with potatoes, black pepper, lemon juice and chilli to quality for its fabulous rich hot taste

Lamb Dishes

• Lamb Handi$15.95

  A chef's special lamb cooked in cashew nut paste and flavored with saffron. Puree cooked to perfection with home made ground spices

• Lamb Badami$15.95

  An awadhi delicacy of boneless lamb simmered with cashew nuts, fresh cherry & almond gravy flavored with dried nutmeg and saffron

• Lamb Kadahi$15.95

  Boneless lamb cooked with ginger, garlic paste and fresh capsicum, tomatoes, and onions with garam masala

• Lamb Rarajosh$15.95

  Thinly tender pieces of lamb cooked with minced meat in thick gravy with black peppers

• Lamb Curry / Goat Curry$15.95

  Meat / goat(meat with bones) produced from a wide but balanced range of spices and made in a famous sauce "curry"

• Bhuna Lamb$15.95

  Onions sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, ginger and hot chilies

• Lamb Chilli$15.95

  A delightful combination of herbs and spices, fresh garlic and chilli sautéed with onions, tomatoes producing an aromatic hot taste

• Lamb Roganjosh$15.95

  A boneless meat cooked with onion tomato gravy blended with spices and a touch of lemon juice, garnished with cilantro

• Saag Lamb$15.95

  Lamb meat cooked in fresh spinach and freshly roasted spices

• Lamb Korma$15.95

  Lamb meat cooked in mild creamy curry prepared with cashew nut, cardamom, ripped melon seeds white pepper and poppy seeds

• Lamb Vindaloo$15.95

  Meat cooked with potatoes, black pepper, lemon juice and chilli to quality for its fabulous rich hot taste

Rice

We use only basmati rice

• Steam Rice$2.95

  Steam basmati rice

• Saffrom Rice$3.95

  Basmati rice cooked with saffron and cumin seeds

• Vegetable Pulao$4.95

  Basmati rice cooked with assorted vegetables

• Coconut Rice$4.95

  Basmati rice cooked with coconut, herbs and spices

• Kashmiri Pulao$4.95

  A combination of long grain rice with an array of dry fruits and fruit cocktail

• Biryani

  A special blend of spices, aromatic basmati rice cooked with tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and mint

  • Veg$12.95
  • Chicken, Lamb or Beef$14.95
  • Prawns$15.95

Beef Dishes

• Beef Handi$15.95

  A chef's special beef cooked in cashew nut paste and flavored with saffron. Puree cooked to perfection with homemade ground spices

• Beef Badami$15.95

  An awadhi delicacy of boneless meat simmered with cashew nuts, fresh cherry & almond gravy flavored with dried nutmeg and saffron

• Beef Kadahi$15.95

  Meat cubes cooked with ginger, garlic paste and fresh capsicum, tomatoes, and onions with garam masala

• Beef Curry$15.95

  Boneless meat produced from a wide but balanced range of spices

• Beef Bhuna$15.95

  Onions sauteed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, ginger and hot chilies

• Beef Chilli$15.95

  A delightful combination of herbs and spices, fresh garlic and chilli sautéed with onions, tomatoes producing an aromatic hot taste

• Beef Roganjosh$15.95

  A boneless meat cooked with onion tomato gravy blended with spices and a touch of lemon juice, garnished with cilantro

• Beef Saag$15.95

  Boneless meat cooked in fresh spinach and freshly roasted spices

• Beef Korma$15.95

  Boneless meat cooked in mild creamy curry prepared with cashew nut, cardamom, riped melon seeds white pepper and poppy seeds

• Beef Vindaloo$15.95

  Meat cooked with potatoes, black pepper, lemon juice and chilli to quality this dish for rich hot taste

Prawn, Fish Dishes

• Prawn Korma$17.95

  Prawns cooked in mild creamy curry prepared with cashew nut,cardamom, riped melon seeds, white pepper and poppy seeds

• Prawn Vindaloo$17.95

  Popular dish of south indian origin, widely known for its fiery, fabulously rich hot taste. Tiger prawns cooked with potatoes, black pepper, lemon juice and chilli to quality this dish as a hot one

• Prawn Jahangiri$17.95

  King prawns cooked with spinach and ginger with freshly rosted spices

• Prawn Tikka Masala$17.95

  King prawns cooked with famous "tikka masala sauce"

• Fish Vindaloo$16.95

  Popular dish of south indian origin, widely known for its fiery, fabulously rich hot taste. Fish cooked with potatoes, black pepper, lemon juice and chilli to quality this dish as a hot one

Nan Bread of India

Clay oven baked

• Plain Naan$2.75

  Plain flour nan fresh baked to order

• Garlic Naan$3.50

  Plain flour nan cooked with garlic. Very popular. Baked to order

• Butter Naan$3.50

  Multi-layer nan with butter. Baked to order

• Tandoori Roti$2.50

  Whole wheat bread baked to order

• Aloo Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with mashed potatoes. Baked to order

• Lamb Keema Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with minced lamb. Baked to order

• Kashmiri Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with dry fruits. Baked to order

• Peshawari Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with dry fruits & fruits & honey

• Chicken Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with minced chicken breast. Baked to order

• Coconut Naan$4.50

  Stuffed with coconut and fennel seeds. Baked to order

Desserts

• Rice Pudding$4.95

  Fragrant basmati rice cooked slowly in milk with traditional indian spices

• Gulab Jamun$4.95

  Reduced milk balls served in rose-flavored honey syrup and a touch of cardamom

• Mehtab Special Dessert

  Mehtabs own recipe with gulab jamun, vanilla icecream, some nuts some coconuts and some more spices with chocolate on top

  • Dine in Only$6.95

Beverages

• Imported Beer

  Kingfisher, taj mahal, rani, heineken, budweiser, corona

• Domestic Beer

  Traditional, grasshopper, kokanee, kokanee gold, coors light, canadia

• Rum

  Bacardi white, bacardi gold, captain morgan dark, captain morgan spiced

• Scotch

  Chivas regal, johnnie walker black label

• Rye

  Crown royal

• Whiskey

  Jack daniel's

• Gin

  Bombay sapphire

• Vodka

  Smirnoff

• Martini

  Mango martini, lychee martini, guava martini

• Cocktail

• Caesar

Indian Traditional Drinks

• Lassi (Sweet or Salted)$3.95

  A refreshing drink with home-made yoghurt

• Mango Lassi$3.95

  A refreshing sweet drink with home-made yoghurt and mango

• Mango Shake$3.95

• Masala Chai-Tea$2.50

  A typical indian tea brewed with spices to a distinctive mellow flavor

• Indian Lemonade

  With your choice of guava /lychee /mango

• Juices

  Mango, lychee, guava, apple, orange, cranberry

• Soft Drinks

  Cola, diet-cola, sprite, ginger-ale, club soda

• Hot Drinks

  Masala chai tea, green tea, mint tea, earl grey tea