Ashas Menu

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My early childhood was spent moving from one town to another

with my fathers travelling theatre company; comprising of over 200

employees, they would perform wonderful musical plays which

would continue throughout the night and end at dawn. Exhausted,

The Company had food together, with my father presiding at

the head of the table. Little me would wander through the com-

munity kitchen; fascinated by the food being prepared in massive

cauldrons. I enjoyed watching the joy on the diners faces as they

savoured tasty delights. I suppose, this was my inculcation into the

fine art of cooking.

Over the years, I refined my musical talents along with my

culinary interests and seriously attempted to learn the diversity in

Indian food, which changes from region to region. India is the land

of countless religions, cultures, languages, dialects and taste buds,

and my attempt to give you a glimpse of a few regional dishes here

at Ashas only scratches the surface of the vast potential of Indian

cuisine. The menu is inspired by the offerings of great chefs that I

have met over the years and I sincerely hope that you, your family

and friends share in my family secrets and enjoy the recipes of my

heart.

AS HA BHO SL E

Al salam alaikom. My ancestors were born into the royal kitchens

of India. Traditional Indian cooking methods have been handed down

through generations. I am presenting recipes that have been tasted

and perfected over lifetimes.

Shukria and enjoy your dining experience.

SALEEM QURESHI

DessertsRASMALAI Dhs 45

Classic Indian cold dessert served with sweetened milk

MANGO KULFI Dhs 45

Home-made Indian ice-cream made with fresh mango

and served with falooda.

PISTACHIO KESAR KULFI Dhs 45

Home-made Indian ice-cream flavoured with pistachio

and garnished with saffron.

GAJAR KA HALWA Dhs 45

Classic Indian dessert made with grated carrots and milk red

GULAB JAMUN Dhs 45

Classic milk reduction and cottage cheese dumplings

served with rabri. (sweet milk reduction)

APPLE JILEBI Dhs 45

Sliced green and red apples coated in a traditional Indian batter fla

saffron, cardamom and Kewda water, deep fried and soaked in s

Served with Vanilla Ice cream.

ASHAS DESSERT SELECTION Dhs 75

Mango Kulfi, Gajar ka halwa,

Gulab jamun, Rasmalai.

WARM CHOCOLATE PUDDING Dhs 35

soft centered and served with mango sorbet

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AppetAPPETISERS

CLASSIC SAMOSA SELECTION Dhs 50

Stuffed with potatoes, green peas, dried fruits,

and curried lamb with green peas.

ALOO MATAR KI TIKKI (V) Dhs 45

Pan fried potato cutlets stuffed with mashed green peas,

flavoured with nutmeg and spices.

CHINGLI CHAAP (Rahul Dev Burman Style) Dhs 85

Jumbo prawns marinated in spicy ginger-garlic

yoghurt, breaded and deep fried.

Rahul Dev Burman was a prince of the royal family

of Tripura in North East India and the emperor of Indian popular musi

This style of fried prawn comes from his native region and he simply ador

AMRITSARI MACHLI Dhs 40

Deep fried Hammour kebabs, flavoured with bishop seeds.

ONION AND POTATO PAKORA Dhs 45

Sliced onion and potato pakora, flavoured with fennel seeds and curry

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All prices are in clusive of 10 % municipalit y fees

Prices are subject to 10% service charge

Breads and Accompaniments

NAAN Dhs 19

Classic Indian bread made from refined flour.

TANDOORI ROTI Dhs 18

Indian bread made from whole wheat flour.

ROMALI Dhs 19

Thin bread made from refined flour.

LACHA PARANTHA Dhs 19

Layered bread made from refined flour.

STUFFED KULCHA Dhs 19

Stuffed bread made from refined flour.(Lamb/Chicken/Paneer/Onion/Cauliflower/Potato)

KHASTA ROTI Dhs 19

Crispy bread made from semolina, refined flour, sugar

and bishop seeds.

MISSI ROTI Dhs.19

Tandoori cooked bread made out of besan flour and spices

flavoured with bishop seeds.

VEGETABLE RAITA Dhs 30

Plain yoghurt topped with chopped cucumber,

tomato and onion.

BOONDI RAITA Dhs 30

Gram flour pearls in spicy yoghurt.

PLAIN YOGHURT Dhs 20

FRESH SLICED SALAD OR TOSSED SALAD

WITH A CHOICE OF DRESSING Dhs 30

Ask your server for d etails.

All prices are in clusive of 10% municipality fees



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Kebabs

SPECIALITY KEBAB PLATTER Dhs 100

A selection of three of our favourite non-vegetarian kebabs.

SEAFOOD PLATTER Dhs 195

A Selection of three of our favourite tandoori cooked seafood varieties.

VEGETARIAN KEBAB PLATTER (V) Dhs 85

A selection of three of our favourite vegetarian k ebabs.

TANDOORI CHICKEN Dhs 85

Classic chicken tikka, marinated overnight in spicyginger-garlic yoghurt. (On or off the bone)

MURG MALAI KEBAB Dhs 85

Boneless chicken, marinated in cashew nut paste,

yoghurt, cheese and cream.

GALAFI SEEKH KEBAB Dhs 75

Minced Chicken mixed with cheese, onions, ginger-garlic, coriander and green

chillies skewed and cooked in a Tandoor.

GOSHT SEEKH KEBAB Dhs 75

Minced Punjabi lamb kebab with cheese, ginger,

garlic and fresh coriander.

BARRAH KEBAB Dhs 95

Baby lamb chops marinated with spices and cooked in a slow heat and

finished with exotic Indian spices(Spicy)

KEBAB SULTANPURI Dhs 75

Minced lamb cutlet stuffed with chopped onions

and mint leaves - cooked on a griddle.

One of my trademark dishes originated in Sultanpur

(Uttar Pradesh) and I am quite sure you will like it.

All items are cooked in a traditional Indian clay oven, unless otherwise stated.

Recipe compliments of Asha Bhosle (V) Vegetarian

All prices are in clusive of 10% municipali ty fees



Bir

PRAWN BIRYANI Dhs 110

Fresh jumbo prawns cooked with biryani rice and flavoured with sa

MURG BIRYANI AWADH Dhs 90

Boneless pieces of chicken, marinated and cooked with biryani r

GOSHT BIRYANI Dhs 90

Lamb cooked with biryani rice and

flavoured with rosewater on the bone.

BAHURANGI BIRYANI (V) Dhs 70

A colourful presentation of mixed vegetables and flavoured rice

KESAR BIRYANI Dhs 95

Lamb biryani with a very rich saffron flavour.

The late actor Prithviraj Kapoor and his illustrious sons Raj, Shamm

and Shashi came from Peshawar. This is their kind of home cooking

rich in ingredients and taste, just like their contribution to cinema.

All biryanis a

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All items are cooked in

Main Course Vegetarian

PANEER MAKHANI Dhs 60

Classic preparation of diced cottage cheese cooked in a

tomato and cream gravy.

PALAK PANEER Dhs 60

Diced cottage cheese in a thick spinach gravy.

KADAHI PANEER Dhs 60

Cottage cheese with green capsicum in a

spicy onion and tomato gravy. (Spicy)

MALAI KOFTA Dhs 60

Deep fried cottage cheese koftas stuffed with dates

and served in a spicy cream gravy.

VEGETABLE JHALFREZI Dhs 50

Sauted fresh vegetables with cumin, red chilli

powder and lemon juice.

MUSHROOM MUTTER Dhs 50

Fresh mushrooms and green peas cooked in an onion,

tomato and cashew nut gravy.

BHINDI MASALA Dhs 50

Fresh sliced okra cooked with onions, tomatoes,

green chillies, coriander and cumin.

ALOO MASALA Dhs 50

Baby potatoes in an onion and tomato gravy tempered

with cumin, curry leaves, mustard and fennel seeds. (Spicy)

HARE BAINGAN KA BARTHA Dhs 50

(Mais favourite)

Mashed eggplant cooked with green chillies, garlic

and fresh coriander.

My mother Mai, cooked great non-vegetarian cuisine

for her family, but remained a pure vegetarian all her life.

She simply adored this simple roasted aubergine dish.

KADAHI VEGETABLES Dhs 50

Mixed vegetables in a chunky and spicy onion tomato gravy.

VEGETARIAN SPECIALITY OF THE DAY Dhs 50

Ask your server for details.

BHARWA KARELA Dhs 60

Whole bitter gourd stuffed with own flesh, tempered with onion and flavoured

with bishop seeds coated in rich tomato gravy.

ARBI MASALA Dhs 60

Fried Arbi (cola cassia) cooked in tomato and onion, flavoured with dried

mango and pomegranate seeds powder.

ALOO MATAR GOBI Dhs 50

Traditional homestyle preparation of potatoes, green peas and cauliflower

cooked with cumin, greenchillies, curryleaves and spices.

KHANDESH BRINJALS IN PEANUT SAUCE Dhs 60

Baby egg plants stuffed with a peanut paste, onion and

coriander and pan fried

My Mother came from the Khandesh province in India. They love their

peanuts and use them quite liberally in their cooking.

This is rural India cooking.

HOME STYLE SPINACH (PALAK) Dhs 60

Usually, Spinach in Indian cuisine is combined with Paneer (cottage cheese)

and often has cream, ghee and butter, which makes it quite rich and heavy.

However, this dish though is light, easy and brings out the

true taste of spinach

SALEEMS DAL MAKHANI Dhs 57

Classic black lentils cooked overnight with tomatoes,

cream and clarified butter.

DAL TADKA Dhs 50

Yellow arhar lentils tempered with garlic, tomatoes and green chillies.

GHAR KI DAL Dhs 50

Yellow moong lentils tempered with fresh coriander, green chillies

and cumin in clarified butter.

As children we spent our holidays in Indore with my aunt JEEJI. She taught me this

dal, which is a common preparation of Madhya Pradesh (Central India).

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MANOHARIS LEG OF LAMB Dhs 160

Boneless pieces of baby leg of lamb flavoured with ginger gar

spices cooked with green chillies in oven.

Manohari Singh hailed from Nepal and was R D Burmans key mu

He played the saxophone and flute in almost all of Rahuls song

Sometimes, we persuaded him to make his Nepali style leg of lamb & this

TANDOORI LOBSTER Dhs 175

Whole rock lobster marinated with crushed

black pepper and bishop seeds.

TANDOORI POMFRET Dhs 90

White pomfret marinated in ginger-garlic, fresh coriandeand mint. (Spicy)

JHEENGA SHAN E NISHA Dhs 110

Jumbo prawns marinated in yoghurt and cheese,

flavoured with cardamom

MACHLI SARSON WALI Dhs 95

Hammour fillet marinated with mustard and yoghurt.


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Main Course Curries Main Course CurriesMURG MAKHANI (BUTTER CHICKEN) Dhs 85

Classic chicken tikka in a tomato and cream gravy.

DHANIYA MURG Dhs 75

Our chefs delicacy. Chicken cooked in a coriander seed

and cashew nut gravy.

CHICKEN JHALFREZI Dhs 75

Chicken strips tossed with fresh vegetables in a chunky

tomato and onion gravy.

MURG BEGAM BAHAR Dhs 65Boneless chicken flavoured with fenugreek, cooked in onion

and cashewnut gravy.

GOAN BROWN CASHEW CHICKEN CURRY Dhs 65

Chicken pieces on the bone cooked with whole red chillies and onions

in a coconut milk and cashewnut gravy.

Goa, in western India, has abundant cashew and coconut and therefore we find liberal

use of these two ingredients in Goan cooking. This particular curry has plenty of whole

cashews and coconut milk. Best to be had with white rice.

HOLKAR PALACE WHITE CHICKEN CURRY Dhs 65

Chicken pieces on the bone cooked with almonds, Chironji and

chilli seeds in an onion and yoghurt gravy.

Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar of Indore and my father were close friends. My parents would

be the guests of the Maharaja, whenever they visited Indore. The Maharaja and my father

relished this chicken dish and my mother convinced the royal chef to part with his recipe

MONAJIS SAME OLD CHICKEN CURRY AND RICE PULAO Dhs 75

Boneless chicken pieces cooked in onion, tomatoes, almonds,

coriander and green chillies.(Served with chicken pulao cooked in its own stock)

Composer O P Nayyars wife Mona, taught me this wonderfully simple, yet tasty chicken

curry and rice pulao. The curry is light and the rice pulao delicate.

Ideally, these should be eaten together.

ROGAN JOSH Dhs 80

Classic boneless lamb curry from Lucknow in a brown onion gravy.

MUTTON KORMA Dhs 80

Boneless lamb cooked in an onion yoghurt gravy,

flavoured with saffron and rosewater - Awadh emperors favourite.

LAAL MAAS Dhs 75

Classical Rajasthani preparation of tender lamb cooked with

rich onion, tomato and yoghurt gravy.(Spicy)

NALLY GOSHT Dhs 75

Nally Lamb shanks flavoured with maze, cooked with ginger and garlic in

brown onion & bone marrow sauce.

MUSCAT GOSHT Dhs 80

Boneless lamb cooked in clarified butter in a rich tomato gravy. (Spicy)

Sightseeing in the Sultanate of Oman, I stopped for lunch at a small dhaba

and had the most wonderful karahi gosht. This is my presentation of that hot afternoon.

CHANDNI CHOWK KA KEEMA Dhs 80

Minced lamb cooked with fresh onions and Ashas secret spices. (Spicy)

Chandni Chowk area in old Delhi has an array of old and traditional

restaurants serving some of the best North Indian cusine. The food

reflects the attitude of the Punjabi people, who are extremely

hospitable, affectionate and generous.

LOBSTER LABABDAR Dhs 165

Thick red onion tomato base curry coating ov er lobster

enriched with cashew nuts and sweetened with honey.

MAIS PRAWN CURRY Dhs 100

Prawns cooked in a coconut and whole turmeric gravy.

My mother, Mai, was a pure vegetarian and refused to taste

non-vegetarian food that she cooked for my father and her family.

So, I became her chief taster and young apprentice.

PRAWN MASALA Dhs 100

Prawns cooked in an onion, tomato and cumin gravy. (Spicy)

MACHLI MASALA Dhs 75

Fillet of hammour cooked in an onion and tomato gravy. (Spicy)

GREEN FISH CURRY Dhs 75

Hammour fillet, cooked with coconut, coriander and green chillies

in a fresh coconut milk gravy.

Not to be confused with Thai style green curry. This is an all Indian prepara

from the west coast of I ndia.

Recipe compliments of Asha BhosleAll prices are in clusive of 10% municipality fees


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