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Traditional Starters

Vegetable Pakora                             3.95

Spicy vegetables deep fried with gram flour

Chicken Breast Pakora                   4.80

Strips of chicken fillet marinated, battered & deep fried

Amritsari Fish Pakora                     4.75

Marinated white fish in a crisp spicy gram flour batter

Haggis Pakora                                   4.80

The Scottish delicacy, deep fried with spices and gram flour

Onion Bhaji                                       3.95

Traditional recipe of green chilli, gram flour and garam masala

Jodhpuri Samosas                            4.75

Indian pastry stuffed with spiced vegetables served with mint chutney

Combo Platter

Combo Platter for 2     10.95

Combo of mixed pakoras, aubergine

fritters, chandry chilli, onion bhaji

& chicken drumsticks

Signature Starters

Barbeque Chicken Chaat                4.80

Tandoori style chicken drumsticks swathed in sweet n sour patia sauce

Poori (various)                                  4.95

A light thin pan-fried chapatti smothered in your choice of pepper chicken, garlic mushroom or spicy prawn masala

Lamb Chops                                      5.25

Tender lamb chops marinated in chef’s secret gram masala and cooked to perfection in the tandoori

Seekh Kebab Masaledar                 5.25

Succulent pieces of lamb grilled and tossed with herbs and aeromatic blend of spices

Chandri Chilli Chicken                     4.80

Diced chicken fillets marinated in a piquant Sweet ‘n’ sour sauce, lightly fried until golden 

Street Kitchen

Delhi Samosa Chaat 4.75

Samosas splashed with cool yoghurt and tamarind chutney

Chicken Tikka Kathi Roll 4.95

Originated in Kolkatta. Juicy morsels of spicy chicken tikka are wrapped in tortilla bread served with mint chutney

Aubergine Fritters 4.25

Sliced Aubergine deep fried in a spicy gramflour batter This classic Indian snack that people enjoy having it with a cup of chai

during monsoon season in India

Kolkatta chilli chicken/Chilli Paneer 4.95

Lightly battered chicken breast or diced paneer tossed with with onions, peppers and chilli sauce – popular street food in Kolkatta 

Scottish Popular & Classics 

Railway Curry

The old delhi style cooked with baby potatoes to a medium or madras or vindaloo strength served in the Indian railway. Please tell the server of your favourite choice

Bhoona

A rich and flavoursome condensed sauce with plenty of ginger, garlic and tomatoes

Kashmiri (Fruity) or Ceylonese Korma

Classic mild Indian experience available in two variations, for the more delicate palate, ask your server for details

Masala

Britain’s national dish- a mouth watering marinade of exotic Punjabi spices, garlic, ginger, cumin, capsicums and onions, simmered in a home made yoghurt sauce

Jalfrezi

A delicately spiced combination of crunchy almonds, cashews, sultanas, and a flourish of fresh cream and coconut cream. If you want the homestyle authentic jalfrezi which flavoured with peppers and onions, non-creamy, please inform your server

Karahi Bhoona

A host of spices sautéed in a rich tarka(ginger& garlic) base with an abundance of capsicums and onions

Jaipuri

A mouth watering potent fusion of peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies, and a touch of coconut, simmered in exotic Jaipuri spices

Shakuti

Popular hot and creamy dish, made with coconut cream, red chilli and fresh green chilli

Chasni

Smooth and creamy with a twist of sweet ‘n’ sour sauce

Parsi Dhansac

This parsi popular dish cooked with bird’s eye chillies, lentils and tomatoes

Patia

A tangy sweet ‘n’ sour sauce

Ashoka’s Balti

Ginger, garlic onions, chickpeas and achar deliciously combined to produce a truly mouth-watering Ashoka Shak classic

Malaider

Spinach purée simmered with lashings of green chilli and garlic with a dash of fresh cream

 Popular Choices are available in the following: Pan Fried Chicken 9.25 • Chicken Tikka 9.25 • Lamb 9.50 •

Mixed Vegetable 7.95 • Atlantic Prawns 8.95 • King prawns 13.95

Tandoori Selection

All these dishes trace their origin to the influence of Mughlai cuisine.

All these varieties of tikkas & kebabs are savoured in India and are barbequed to sizzling perfection in the Tandoor oven.

We serve these Mughlai dishes with a crisp salad garnish, pilau rice or chips & curry sauce.

Any sauce of your choice can be selected from the popular choice or regional special for £1.00 extra

Chicken Tikka                                                                          13.50

Succulent chicken marinated in yoghurt and Spices, cooked to perfection in the tandoor

Lamb Tikka                                                                              14.25

Mouthwatering tender lamb, marinated in exotic Spices, cooked in the tandoor

Salmon Tandoori                                                                    14.95

Fillet of salmon marinated in exotic spices cooked to perfection in the tandoor oven

Paneer Tikka                                                                           12.95

Popular north Indian dish made from chunks of indian cottage cheese, barbequed onions, peppers and olives in mustard and Coriander dressing

King Prawn Shashlk                                                               15.95

Plump Atlantic king prawns barbequed with onions, peppers and tomatoes

Kick Ass Chicken Kebab                                                         13.95

Chicken marinated in hot ‘n ‘ spicy sauce, skewered with onion, mushrooms and chunks of bell pepper

Tandoori Mixed Grill                                                              16.95

A mouth watering medley of lamb chop, chicken chaat, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, chicken wings and barbequed king prawns

Peshawari Lamb Chops                                                         13.95

Lamb chops marinated with fresh ginger paste, raw pinapple and selected herbs and spices

Regional Specials

Vegeterian Dishes 

Paneer Malaider

Home churned cottage cheese cooked in spinach puree with lashings of green chilli and garlic

Mushroom Bhaji

Spiced mushroom curry with onion, tomato ginger & garlic

Tarka Daal

Yellow lentils tempered with cumin garlic & tomatoes

Aloo Benerasi

Tempered baby potatoes, cauliflower, cumin, ginger

Paneer Butter Masala

Cubes of Home-made cottage cheese cooked in a buttery silky gravy

Okra Dopiaza

Okra tossed with ginger, onions cumin & Coriander

Saag (Spinach)

+Choice of one addition-A spinach, garlic, and tempered cumin sauce with your choice of Aloo (potato), Paneer (homemade cheese) or Mushroom

Dal Makhani

Black lentils slow cooked overnight on charcoal.Creamy and earthy, this dal is a delicious accompaniment to tandoori dishes.

Main Course 7.95 Side Dish 4.75

Accompaniments

Continental Options

Fish N Chips      10.50

Breaded Fish served with French fries and crispy salad garnish

Steak Two Ways      12.95

Angus steak, grilled to perfection or marinated Tandoori Steak barbequed with onions, peppers &

mushrooms, served with French fries

All dishes may contain traces of nuts. All meat and poultry served at Ashoka is Halal certified.We import all our spices directly from approved growers across India. Our food suppliers have given assurances that none of our ingredients are genetically modified. We only use 100% fresh British Chicken and Scottish lamb on our menu. No food colouring or additives are used in our cooking .Should you have concerns about a food allergy or intolerance please speak to our staff before you order your food & drink.