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Welcome to Toran a new style of Indian restaurant, specialising in healthier options of Indian cuisine.

The meaning of Toran is a Gate prepared for special visitors. In , a Toran is used wherever special visitors are welcomed. A Toran is prepared for the arrival of Royalty, Prime Ministers and at ceremonies such as weddings.

We value every guest and offer a warm & friendly welcome through our own Toran.

We hope you enjoy your stay with us and look forward to seeing you, your friends and family again soon.

A Healthier Choice W vourings or preservatives in our recipes and our Healthier Choice selection of dishes are prepared using the minimum of fats and salts but still delivers wonderful tastes and textures. Food Aller y Tolerance All of our dishes are prepared fresh, therefore if you have any dietary requests please inform your server so they may attend to any amendments to your desired dish. Local Produce Please be aware that we source as many of our ingredients from local growers and suppliers ensuring the highest quality of standards and freshness. Nut Allergies Many of our dishes contain nuts in the recipe, therefore please inform your server if you have a nut allergy. Party Catering Toran is a unique Indian restaurant and is capable of catering for small and larger parties, please speak to one of managers to discuss requirements for your next party. Families Toran is a family friendly restaurant and there is a play area for our younger guests. Please be aware that the play area is NOT supervised and that a parent/guardian should remain responsible at all times when children in your party are using the facility. Management’s Rights Please note there is a minimum spend in our restaurant of £15 per person. Management reserve the right to refuse service.

Vegetarian Medium HotVery Hot House Special Starters

Jhinga Phool £7.95 Poneer Tikka £6.50 A pair of Tiger King prawns cooked in very mild Indian cottage cheese marinated overnight with spices battered with flour then deep fried in yoghurt, various spices and herbs then cooked vegetable oil. Served with special made in clay oven. from chef's own recipe. Chicken Malai Tikka New £6.95 Chicken breast cubes marinated with spices £5.95 Chicken pieces marinated with yoghurt, cheese and herbs then battered in spicy gram flour spices and herbs, cooked in a clay oven. then deep fried in vegetable oil.

Kaju Chicken £6.95 Shikampuri Kebab £5.95 Chicken breast strips stir fried with cashew nut, Minced lamb patties mixed with special blend of capsicums and other spices and herbs tossed Lucknow (North Indian) spices and griddled on with sweet chilli sauce. tawa.

Bhopali Fish £6.95 Garlic Mushrooms £5.95 Cod fish marinated with green seasonings, Closed cup mushrooms marinated with spice coated with special batter and deep fried in and garlic paste covered in breadcrumb then vegetable oil. deep fried in vegetable oil.

Salmon Tikka £6.95 Hara Vora Kebab £5.95 Chunks of salmon fillet marinated overnight in Vegetable patties made with mixed vegetable yoghurt, spices and herbs, then cooked in clay and spinach along with different spices and oven. herbs coated with poppy seeds.

Mushroom Chicken Tikka £6.50 Pepper Mushroom £5.50 Mushroom stuffed with cheese, chicken and Crispy coated mushrooms stir fried with mix very mild spices then battered with spicy gram pepper and various spices and herbs. flour sauce deep fried in vegetable oil.

Traditional Starters

Toran Mixed Combo £6.95 Sheek Kebab £5.50 Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka, Sheek Kebab, Minced meat marinated with herbs and spices Onion Bhaji and Poneer Pakora. and cooked in the clay oven using a skewer.

King Prawn Butterfly £6.50 Chicken Tikka £4.95 Large Tiger king prawn delicately spiced and Diced pieces of chicken overnight marinated covered in breadcrumb deep fried in vegetable with yoghurt spices and herbs then cooked oil. in clay oven.

King Prawn on Puri £6.95 Onion Bhaji £3.95 King size prawn cooked in medium spices Fresh chopped onions mixed with spices, herbs, served on a pan cake. free range eggs and gram flour, then deep fried in vegetable oil. Prawn on Puri £5.95 Small prawns cooked in medium spices served Meat £3.75 on a pan cake. Triangular shaped flaky pastry filled with cooked meat, deep fried in vegetable oil, served with Chicken Chat Puri £5.95 salad. Pieces of chicken cooked with mixed spices and chat masala served on a pan cake. Vegetable Samosa £3.75 Triangular shaped flaky pastry filled with mixed Lamb Tikka £5.50 vegetables deep fried in vegetable oil, served Diced pieces of lamb overnight marinated with salad. with yoghurt spices and herbs then cooked in clay oven. Chicken Samosa £3.75 Triangular shaped flaky pastry filled with chicken Tandoori Chicken £5.50 deep fried in vegetable oil, served with salad. Quarter piece of chicken overnight marinated with yoghurt spices and herbs then cooked Papadum £0.85 in clay oven. Chutney Tray £2.50 From the Tandoor All Tandoori dishes are served with salad.

Tandoori Mixed Platter £14.95 Shaslick (chicken or lamb) £10.95 A platter of Tandoori chicken, Chicken Tikka, Tender pieces of chicken or lamb marinated Lamb Tikka, Tandoori king prawn and Sheek with special Tandoori paste cooked with onions, Kebab. tomatoes and capsicums.

Tandoori King Prawn £14.95 Paneer Shashlick £10.50 King prawn mildly marinated in yoghurt with Chunks of Indian Cottage Cheese marinated various Tandoori spices and then cooked in with special Tandoori Massala cooked in a clay Tandoori oven. oven along with onions, tomatoes and capsicums. Salmon Shaslick £14.95 Fresh salmon grilled with onions, tomatoes and Chicken Tikka £9.50 capsicums. Pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt with various Tandoori spices. Malai Tikka £11.95 Chicken pieces marinated with yoghurt, cheese, Lamb Tikka £10.95 spices and herbs, cooked in a clay oven. Slices of tender lamb marinated in yoghurt with various Tandoori spices.

Tandoori Chicken £9.95 On bone chicken marinated in yoghurt with various Tandoori spices.

Seafood House Specials

Toran Blue £16.95 Goan Machli £15.95 This is a unique Toran seafood dish. The pride Fried fillet of Sea Bass in spicy goan sauce with of Bay of ’s Tiger King Prawns cooked in a touch of garam massala. a special medium spiced sauce made from our Chef’s own recipe. Fish Moilee £14.95 Traditional Bangladeshi Pangush Fish fillet Jhinga Garlic £15.95 cooked in a fairly hot and sour sauce made Pieces of Tiger King Prawn cooked in a tangy from coconut milk, lime juice and several spices creamy sauce with garlic flavour seasoned with and herbs of Chef’s collection. parsley and thyme. This is a fusion dish of East and West. Chef Recommended. Bengali King Prawn £14.95 Whole King prawn cooked in Tandoori oven and Machli Jhol £15.95 then simmered in a rich spicy sauce giving it a This traditional Bangladeshi dish made with wonderful barbecued flavour. This dish can be Telapia fish. Chef made his own recipe from tailored to your desired level of heat from fresh ginger, garlic, green chillies, onion, curry medium to hot. leaves, seeds and spring onions. Very delicious and melt in the mouth. A must try dish. Ambot Tik £14.95 This is a West-Indian dish prepared from Tiger Jhinga Kerala £15.95 King Prawns, cooked in sweet, sour and hot Bangladeshi Tiger King Prawns cooked in a sauce with fresh garlic, onions and capsicum. South Indian sauce made with red chillies, fresh coconut and paste with Kasundi Jal Masala £14.95 several other spices and herbs. Sweet river jumbo king prawn cooked with its shell in curry leaves, coconut milk, ginger, green Bappra Chingri £15.95 chillies, tamarind juice and a touch of kasundi Poached marinated shrimps with coconut milk, paste. curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and a touch of kasundi paste Toran House Specials

Nowabi Chicken £14.95 Chicken Gumnaam £12.95 This dish was famous during the Mughols A Chef’s special crispy fried cubes of chicken Empire. Chicken breast fillet fried in then tossed with exotic spices, herbs and yoghurt to cooked with a special paste made from almond, tantalise your taste buds. sultana, coconut, cashew nut and garam massala. Sugar and cream is used to make it Chicken Green Massala £12.95 mild. Tandoori chicken off the bone cooked with fresh spinach and green sauce made from chef’s own Goan Lamb £14.95 recipe with a hint of fresh mint. This Portugese dish was very famous when they ruled India. Tender chunks of lamb cooked in a Naga Lamb £12.95 thick Goan sauce with Chef’s own spices and This flavoured meat dish is very popular in West herbs. This is recommended for lovers of hot Bengal. Pieces of Lamb cooked in a special dishes. massala sauce with a hint of well known Naga Pickle. It is really a hot dish similar to vindaloo. Rajasthani Lamb £14.95 A dish to try by the hot lovers. We can reduce Chunks of lamb cooked in a special sauce made the hot upon request. with yogurt, red chillies, onions, garlic, ginger, seeds and garam massala garnished Shorshe Chicken or Meat £12.95 with fried red chillies. This hot dish is pride of A classic dish from Bengal, a choice of meat or Rajasthan. chicken cooked in a fragrant massala sauce made with ground mustard and traditional Spicy Chicken Tawa £14.95 Indian spices. Chicken breast slices stir fried with mixed pepper, onion, mustard seeds, green chillies, Shahi Murg (Old Deli Style) £12.95 garlic, ginger, and tomatoes. A touch of soya Tender chicken soaked in spicy creamy yoghurt sauce use to give it an oriental flavour. sauce, cooked in Tandoori clay oven then cooked in tomato, cashew nut gravy with a Murgh Noorjahani £13.95 touch of rose water. Pieces of Chicken breast cooked with almond, sultana, onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies, Tuttu Jardaaloo (chicken or lamb) £11.95 cinnamon, cardamon, , fenu greek leaf A famous Persian sweet and sour preparation and garnished with boiled egg. with apricot and garnished with crispy juliennes of potato. Bahari Chilli Chicken £13.95 Crispy Coated Chicken cubes stir fried with Garlic Chilli Chicken £11.95 green chillies, red chillies, mixed peppers, Tender pieces of Chicken cooked with green chunks of onions with chef's own spices then chillies, roasted garlic flakes, several spices and garnished with sparkle of spring onions. herbs. This is a fairly hot dish has it's unique flavour and taste. Achari Gosht £13.95 One of the very One of the very famous tradi- Murgh Bemissal £11.95 tional Bangladeshi dishes. Chunks of lamb Succulent chicken tikka cooked in hot sweet cooked in a spicy masala sauce with a touch of and sour sauce made from date juice, tamarind mixed pickle from to give its unique and red chillies, with a hint of flavoured spices. taste. Butter Chicken £11.95 Badami Murgh £12.95 Chicken overnight marinated with yogurt and Chicken breast cubes and cashew nuts fried spices partially cooked in clay oven then again with ghee and then cooked in a medium spiced cooked in a special makhni sauce made from thick sauce made from yogurt, cream, cashew butter, tomato paste and various spices and nut, almond, coconut, various spices and herbs. herbs to give the dish it's unique flavour It is one of the famous dish of Punjab. The Old Favourites

Made with: Rogan Gosh - A medium hot dish prepared with Chicken £ 8.95 pimento and garlic, then topped with lots of fresh Lamb £ 9.95 tomatoes. Prawn £ 9.95 King Prawn £12.95 Dansak - A sweet, sour and medium hot dish Vegetable £ 8.50 cooked in lentil sauce.

Curry - A light mixture of spices are used to Madras - One of the most popular dishes of create this medium sauce to suit all palettes. South India, fairly hot with a sour taste, prepared with garlic, chilli, lemon and tomatoes. Kurma - A most popular mild dish cooked with mild sauce made from cashew nuts, almonds, Vindaloo - Another South Indian dish, widely coconut and cream. Suitable for beginners. know for it’s fabulous firey taste. Red chillli powder is the key element to make this dish Bhuna - A traditional dish cooked with sliced very hot. onions and mixed spices and garnished with fresh tomatoes.

Traditional Dishes

Karai Chicken or Lamb £10.95 Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti £10.95 It is a most popular Punjab dish cooked with Chicken or lamb pieces cooked in a special chunks of chicken or lamb garnished with Balti sauce with spice and herbs. onions, garlic, mixed pepper, tomatoes, traditional spices and decorated with sprinkle of Chicken or Lamb Saagwalla £10.95 spring onions. Chicken or lamb cooked with fresh spinach and various herbs and spices. Tandoori King Prawn Karai £14.95 As above but cooked with Tandoori King Chicken or Lamb Pathia £10.95 Prawns. Chicken or lamb cooked in sweet, sour and hot sauce. King Prawn Jhalfrezi £13.95 King prawns cooked with mixed peppers, Jhalfrezi (chicken or lamb) £10.95 chopped onions and fresh green chillies with Succulent pieces of spring chicken or lamb traditional spices and herbs. cooked with mixed peppers, chopped onions and fresh green chillies with traditional spices Tandoori King Prawn Massala £13.95 and herbs. Tiger king prawns marinated with spices and herbs fairly cooked in clay oven then Chicken or Lamb Tikka Massala £ 9.95 re-cooked in home made massala sauce. The most famous dish marinated with special spices and herbs then added to an exotic home Chicken or Lamb Pasanda £11.95 made massala sauce. Chunks of chicken or lamb tikka cooked in a mild creamy sauce made from set yoghurt, almonds, cashew nuts, coconut and flavoured with Kawra water.

Biryani Dishes

An aromatic rice dish where long grains of Chicken or Lamb £11.95 Basmati rice are stir-fried with the various Chicken or Lamb Tikka £12.95 accompaniments using light mixed spice including garam massala and Indian Prawn £12.95 seasonings. Served with mixed vegetable curry, King Prawn £14.95 made with: Vegetable £ 9.95 House Special £14.95 Healthier Choice

Paneer Butter Massala £11.95 Vegetable Naga £9.95 This famous North Indian dish cooked in a rich This famous Bangladeshi vegetarian dish is creamy sauce made with Indian cottage cheese. cooked with a selection of seasonal vegetables Fresh onion, garlic, ginger, red chilli, cumin with spices and herbs and a touch of well seeds, tomatoes, garam masala, butter, ghee, known West Bengal Naga pickles. This dish is sugar and single cream is used to make this hot compare to Vindaloo delicious dish. Must try dish recommended by chef. Begun Ki Shaad £9.95 This is a fairly hot vegetarian dish Vegetable Kofta Balti £10.95 recommended by our Chef. Brinjel (Aubergine) Home made vegetable balls cooked in a rich pies, slow cooked in vegetable oil then put in a and spicy Balti Sauce. rich and spicy massala sauce with split green chillies to add heat. If you want to reduce the Paneer Jhalfrezi £10.95 hear, remove the green chillies. Indian cottage cheese cooked with mixed peppers, chopped onions and fresh green Aloo Choli £9.95 chillies with traditional spices and herbs. Diced potatoes and whole chickpeas delicately spiced and cooked with tangy tamarind sauce. Dingri Palak £10.95 Spinach cooked with mushrooms and garlic. Dall Massala £9.95 Whole lentils with spinach and potatoes cooked Rajma Chole £10.95 in sweet, sour and hot sauce with spices and Chick peas and red kidney beans cooked with herbs. onion, tomato,garlic and served with creamy sauce.

Palak Paneer £10.95 Indian Cottage cheese cooked with Spinach, different spices and herbs then garnished with baby spinach leaves. A must try dish recom- mended by our chef.

Side Dishes Rice & Breads Sag Paneer £4.95 Aubergine Bhaji £4.95 Plain Rice £2.95 Garlic Nan £3.75 Sag Aloo £4.95 Bindi Bhaji £4.95 Pilau Rice £3.25 Cheese Nan £3.75 Bombay Aloo £4.95 Chana Massala £4.95 Egg Rice £3.75 Chilli Nan £3.75 Mixed Veg Bhaji £4.95 Tarka Dall £4.95 Fried Rice £3.75 Poratha £3.75 Mushroom Bhaji £4.95 Sag Bhaji £4.95 Lemon Rice £3.75 Chapati £2.50 Chilli Mushrooms £4.95 Onion Bhaji £3.95 Coconut Rice £3.75 Chips £3.50 Cauliflower Bhaji £4.95 Mushroom Rice £3.75 Zeera Rice £3.75 Special Rice £3.75 Plain Nan £2.95 Peshwari Nan £3.75

Traditional English Meals

Chicken and chips £10.95 Fish and chips £ 9.95 Chicken and salad £10.95 Plain omelette and chips £ 8.95 Chicken omelette and chips £10.95 Mushroom omelette and chips £ 9.95