3-7 Milsom Place, Bath BA1 1BZ 01225 300600 OPENING HOURS [email protected] Tuesday – Sunday: 12 NOON – 9PM www.bandookkitchen.com Monday: CLOSED @Bandookkitchen Follow us: The word “Bandook” literally means “gun” or “rifle” in the Hindi/Urdu/Bengali language and takes its cue from when British soldiers used it widely when coming into contact with Indian troops during the Raj. Deeply entrenched within the culture of the Subcontinent, the word continues to be used throughout South Asia. Forceful, robust, potent, strident and powerful - Bandook Kitchen certainly meets the criteria. Paying homage to Indian heritage with our superlative Indian street food cooking, affable service and fabulous surroundings – welcome to Bandook, please take a seat! CHAATS SMALL PLATES CURRY BOWLS BIRYANI’S AN ESSENTIAL OF INDIAN STREET FOOD BIG ON FLAVOUR NOTHING BUT HEARTY… All biryanis are made with love, bursting with exotic Indian flavours – Do try for yourself! Typically served as an hors d’oeuvre in India by a roadside PUNJABI LAMB CHOPS GF 11.00 GRANDMA’S CHICKEN CURRY GF 13.50 LUCKNOWI PARDA LAMB BIRYANI 14.00 food stall or food carts. Welsh lamb chops marinated with robust Punjabi spices. Grandma-ji knows best! Bandook’s famed signature, A Lucknowi inspired Biryani cooked with cubes homestyle succulent spring chicken curry. of Lamb, served with bondi raita. If you would VG Served with mint chutney. PANI PURI 4.50 like the gluten-free option, ask the waiter. The Sepoy’s took shots with these.... mouth-watering RAILWAY LAMB CURRY GF 14.50 Pani Puri Shots! Puffed semolina shell, chickpeas. DELHIWALE’S POCKET KEBAB Street food lovers’ favourite! Layered paratha encased like a All passengers aboard! During the British-Raj, first-class JACKFRUIT BIRYANI VG • GF 13.00 Served with jal jeera water. Meatless and comforting! Layers of zafrani pocket stuffed with chicken or paneer filling of your choice. passengers were served this on long journeys. Authentic lamb curry. rice cooked with piquant jackfruit pieces. KALE PAKORA CHAAT V • GF 6.50 Chicken 8.50 Served with bondi raita. Crunchy kale, onion, tomato, chickpea vermicelli and Paneer V 7.50 OLD DELHI STYLE BUTTER mint glaze. CHICKEN GF 13.50 BANDOOK CHAAT V 7.50 AGNEE FRY CHICKEN WINGS GF 7.50 Char-grilled chicken, fresh tomato, fenugreek and fresh cream. SIDES Signature Chaat using Somerset grated potato basket Tandoori chicken wings tossed in the pan with a ‘fiery’ KERALAN MOILEE VG • GF 11.00 DAAL MAKHANI V • GF 5.00 laced with cool Greek yoghurt, fresh pomegranate, urad Naga sauce. A gently spiced Keralan favourite with aubergine in a Loved by you. Urad dal, moong dal, rajma, cream and spices. & moong dal batter, mashed potato mix. Topped with lovely coconut milk sauce. GUNPOWDER CHIPS VG • GF 4.50 mint & tamarind chutney. MUMBAIKA’S BREAD PAKORA V 6.50 Try them once and you’ll keep coming back for more! Stuffed potato masala sandwich coated in gram flour V • GF PANEER TIKKA MASALA 11.00 PUNJABI SAMOSA V 5.00 SAMOSA CHAAT V 6.50 batter, deep fried. Served with coriander-mint chutney. Grilled paneer with rich tomato and cream sauce. You can’t go wrong with a deconstructed Punjabi vegetable Handmade pastry filled with spiced potato mix. Served with tamarind chutney. samosa. Topped with curried chickpeas, cool Greek yoghurt, TOFU CHILLI VG 6.50 BALCHAO KING PRAWN GF 15.00 tamarind & mint chutney, sev and fresh pomegranate. Tofu stir-fry tossed with padron peppers, curry leaves, Sour fresh-water king prawn curry using spices KABULI CHANA VG • GF 4.00 tempered mustard seeds and spices. synonymous with Goa. Tea-soaked chickpea overnight, sauteed in onions and spices. BENGAL JHALMURI VG • GF • N 4.50 KURKURIT BHINDI VG • GF 5.00 Puffed rice shallots, raw mango, coriander chutney and CHILLI PANEER GF 7.50 Crunchy fried okra in gram flour coating. Served with cilantro chutney. fresh pomegranate. Cottage cheese, garlic, ginger, soy, chilli, sweet peppers. MOGO CHIPS VG • GF 4.50 LARGE PLATES Spiced cassava, deep fried. PAKORAS VG • GF 5.50 THE 1ST BOMBAY GRENADIERS EXPECTS FROM THE PAV BHAJI WALAS OF BOMBAY Assorted seasonal vegetables coated in gram flour. RAITA V • GF 3.50 TO BATH! A MUST TRY… Served with mint & coriander chutney. LARGE, SO GIVE THEM LARGE! KACHUMBER SALAD VG • GF 4.50 KEEMA PAV 6.00 CRISPY CHILLI SQUID 7.50 KAGHAZI TIKKA WALLA BUN 9.50 RICE & BREADS Soft buttered brioche bun. Served with curried mince lamb. Fire it up! Served with papaya salad. Tawa grilled paper-thin chicken breast slices. Ghee-roasted brioche bun. Served with masala ketchup. PILAU RICE V 3.00 RUMALI ROTI V 3.50 PAV BHAJI V 4.50 TANDOORI BROCCOLI VG • GF 7.50 STEAMED RICE Delicately soft, served to you like a folded handkerchief. Soft buttered bun. Served with curried vegetable mash. Tandoor-grilled broccoli florets. Served with a homemade NAANWICH VG • GF 2.50 cauliflower chutney. Indian Bread with a British Twist! Served with masala Ketchup. MISSI ROTI PLAIN NAAN V 3.00 Chicken Tikka 9.50 VG • GF 3.00 BOMBAY PRAWNS N • GF 8.50 GARLIC NAAN V 3.50 TACO DOSA Chilli Paneer 8.50 LACHA PARATHA King prawns marinated in caraway, peanuts, sesame, Traditional South-Indian pancake made using fermented PESHWARI NAAN V 3.00 tomato salsa. V • N 3.50 batter from ponni rice & black lentils served to you as a SOMERSET TANDOORI MURGH BREADBASKET V 5.50 taco. Drumstick sambar and tomato chutney. (half) GF 12.00 TANDOORI ROTI V 3.00 Roti, Naan, Garlic Naan AMRITSARI FISH 6.50 Somerset chicken (half) marinated with yoghurt, chilli CHETTINAD PULLED DUCK GF 12.50 Fish fritters. Popular street food dish of the Punjab. and warm spices, cooked in the clay oven. Served with Served with mint chutney. MINCED LAMB GF 11.50 onion salad & mint chutney. DESSERTS VG • GF VEGETARIAN MASALA VG • GF 9.50 GOBI 65 5.50 BENGALI CHOI PITHA FRY 10.00 GULAB JAMUN V 3.00 Spicy cauliflower florets, deep fried. A vegan-take on the A tribute to Bandook Founder’s Amma! Chopped rice Succulently sweet doughballs fried and infamous chicken 65 originating from Hotel Buhari, Chennai. dumplings, onions, fresh green chillies and meat bhuna stir-fry. drenched in sugar syrup. PARLE-G KULFI SANDWICH V • N 5.00 V Vegetarian VG Vegan OUR SUPPLIERS We’re proud to use the best of local suppliers to create our flavour-packed dishes and much-loved Indian street food classics. MIndia’s favourite ice-cream meets India’s VEGETABLES Bath bus station fruiterers MEAT & FISH Dart Fresh Local, Exeter GROUND & WHOLE SPICES Banyan Tree. As a small business we strive to save GF Gluten Free N Contains Nuts most loved biscuit! Pistachio, Malai and Rose. the planet and become more environmentally friendly. Please help us. Re-use our bags and recycle our takeaway packaging if possible. Together we can save the world! For additional dietary and allergens please ask your waiter..