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Dishes are derived from the Punjabi cuisine of North India and specific dishes are given a Kenyan slant due to the Restaurant’s African roots. Each recipe is unique in its depth of taste, flavour and balance of spices.
Brilliant’s Healthy Option are marked on the menu with a symbol. Dishes with the Healthy Option symbol are made using adapted cooking methods, substituting ingredients in the dish for healthier choices or by using a combination of the two (a healthy cooking method and substituting ingredients). The nutritional information for each dish is an approximate guideline only in accordance to the portion served. BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:14 Page 2
Papadoms £0.50 Plain or Spicy Roasted
~ Non Vegetarian Appetisers ~
Brilliant Butter Chicken Full/Half £18/£9 Brilliant’s secret signature dish cooked with butter
Brilliant Jeera Chicken Full/Half £18/£9 A Brilliant classic with roasted cumin and black pepper
Brilliant Chili Chicken Full/Half £20/£10 Infused with fenugreek, spiced with chillies
Tandoori Chicken £12 Punjabi spices steeped through garlic yoghurt, roasted in the clay oven Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 580kcal Fat 33g Saturated Fat 8g Protein 75g
Malai Chicken Tikka £9 Marinated in creamy cashew nut and cheese, flavoured with ginger and fenugreek
Achari Chicken Tikka £9 Steeped in a marinade of pickled spices, flavoured with green chilli and mustard Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 476kcal Fat 22g Saturated Fat 2g Protein 58g
Tandoori Chicken Tikka £9 Marinated in low fat Greek yogurt, ginger, garlic and chilli Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 420kcal Fat 14g Saturated Fat 3g Protein 52g
Tandoori Chicken Wings £8 Kashmiri chilli garlic wings with a Cajun spice twist Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 458kcal Fat 31g Saturated Fat 6g Protein 28g
Chicken Pakoras £7 Coated in a seasoned gram flour Punjabi spiced batter
Tandoori Lamb Chops £11 Flavoured with nutmeg and cardamom, roasted and finished with coriander Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 595kcal Fat 24g Saturated Fat 6g Protein 97g
Seekh Kebabs £4 Minced Lamb Kebabs combined with onions, red chilli and coriander Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 401kcal Fat 19g Saturated Fat 8g Protein 31g
Shammi Kebabs £5 Lamb kebabs coated in an egg batter
Meat Samosas £3 Generously filled with a spiced lamb and onion filling BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:14 Page 3
Nyama Choma £9 Lamb ribs barbequed in Brilliant’s secret Kenyan mix
Brilliant Tandoori Mixed Grill £18 Tandoori Chicken Tikka,Tandoori Lamb Chops, Seekh Kebabs and Tandoori Prawns Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 809kcal Fat 31g Saturated Fat 9g Protein 108g
~ Seafood Appetisers ~
Tandoori Salmon £9 Char-grilled with chilli flakes, chick-pea flour and a hint of dill Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 480kcal Fat 23g Saturated Fat 5g Protein 34g
Tandoori La-Jawab Prawns £12 Soaked in a marinade of fresh garlic, herbs and limejuice, grilled in the clay oven Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 462kcal Fat 24g Saturated Fat 3g Protein 54g
Tandoori Tilapia Fish £9 Aromatic Punjabi spiced with carom and cumin, cooked in the clay oven Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 382kcal Fat 14g Saturated Fat 5g Protein 55g
Fish Pakora £6 Gram flour batter coated crispy pakoras
Chilli Garlic Calamari £7 Crispy squid in cornflour, hot spices and herbs
~ Vegetarian Appetisers ~
Tandoori Paneer Tikka £8 Indian cheese in a cumin infused yoghurt marinade, cooked in the tandoor Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 503kcal Fat 35g Saturated Fat 22g Protein 27g
Pilli Chilli Paneer £8 Brilliant fusion of Punjabi and Chinese spiced Indian cheese
Vegetable Shashlik £8 Fresh vegetable medley with garlic and cumin, roasted in the clay oven Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 362kcal Fat 11g Saturated Fat 3g Protein 16g
Desi Chilli Cheese Potato Skins £7 Potato halves hollowed and re-dressed with chilli cheese mash, served with Desinaise
Papri Chaat £5 Spiced chick-pea and potato topped with savoury vermicelli, tamarind and yoghurt
Alu Tikki £5 Potato cutlet, masala chick peas, yogurt and tamarind sauce BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:14 Page 4
Vegetable Samosas £3 Generously filled with spicy peas and potato
Bhajia Mix £5 Potato, spinach and onion bhajis
Chilli Mogo £4 Garlic and chilli cassava
Masala Fries £5 Pan fried in chef’s most top secret spices
Mirch Masala Mushrooms £7 Indo-Chinese spiced with garlic and chilli
~ Main Course ~
Masala Chicken £9 Cooked in traditional Punjabi masala style with a Kenyan twist
Murgh Makhani £10 A Mughlai chicken speciality in a creamy butter sauce
Palak Chicken £9 Cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick onion and tomato masala
Methi Chicken £9 Vibrantly spiced with fenugreek and finished with coriander Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 485kcal Fat 16g Saturated Fat 5g Protein 64g
Chicken Curry £9 Tender chicken simmered in an onion and tomato gravy
Karahi Chicken £10 Tossed with fresh red and green capsicums in a thick coriander and Kashmiri chilli sauce
Chicken Tikka Masala £9 A true British classic made ‘Brilliant’ style
Chicken Keema £10 Minced chicken cooked in a light masala sauce, seasoned with homemade garam masala
Masala Lamb £9.50 Tender lamb stewed in a coriander and cumin onion masala sauce
Palak Lamb £9.50 Cooked with fresh spinach leaves in a thick onion and tomato masala
Karahi Gosht £10 Lamb stewed in an onion masala, finished with red and green capsicums BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:15 Page 5
Masala Lamb Chops £11 Spring lamb chops in a golden masala sauce, seasoned with homemade garam masala
Keema Peas £9.50 Minced lamb in a fresh tomato masala
Chicken and Lamb main course dishes also available in Full (£36) and Half (£19) Bowl Portions. Ask your server for more details.
~ Seafood Main Courses ~
Karahi Prawns £13 Tossed with fresh red and green capsicums in a thick masala sauce
Masala Prawns £12 Sizzled with cumin in an onion and tomato masala sauce
Masala Fish £10 Delicately simmered in a spicy masala, finished with carom and coriander
~ Vegetarian Main Courses ~
Dal Tarka £6 Yellow lentils sizzled with chopped garlic and red chillies Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 281kcal Fat 11g Saturated Fat 0g Protein 13g
Dal Makhani £6 Creamed black lentils tempered and seasoned with mild spices
Vegetable Keema £8 Quorn mince with peas in a fresh onion and tomato light Punjabi sauce Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 398kcal Fat 13g Saturated Fat 3g Protein 41g
Alu Chollay £7 Chick-pea and potato curry flavoured with raw mango and pomegranate
Mixed Vegetable Jalfrezi £8 Thick textured sauce with fresh seasonal vegetables
Alu Gobi £7 Potato and cauliflower florets flavoured with fresh ginger and garlic
Alu Brinjals £7 Potatoes and aubergine cooked in a spiced masala sauce
Paneer Makhani £8 Home-made soft paneer in a Mughlai creamy butter masala BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:15 Page 6
Palak Paneer £8 Home-made Indian cheese cubes cooked delicately with fresh spinach leaves
Paneer Jalfrezi £8 Indian cheese cubes cooked with fresh red and green capsicums in a masala sauce
Mattar Paneer £8 Indian cheese with peas in a curry sauce
Bhindi £8 Lady fingers (okra) cooked with sliced onions, flavoured with ginger and raw mango
Bombay Alu £7 Potatoes cooked with tomatoes and seasoned with mustard seeds Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 478kcal Fat 30g Saturated Fat 4g Protein 7g
Vegetable Koftay £8 Bottle gourd dumplings flavoured with pomegranate, steeped in a smooth runny masala
Saag Alu £7 Spinach and mustard leaves stewed in a onion masala with potato and coriander
~ Rice ~
King Prawn Biryani £14
Chicken Biryani £13
Lamb Biryani £13
Vegetable Biryani £10
Pillau Rice £4 Basmati rice cooked with peas, imbued with fresh ginger, garlic and cumin
Mushroom Rice £4
Steamed Basmati Rice £3
~ Bread ~
Chapatti £1.50 Whole wheat bread cooked on the traditional Indian tawa (griddle)
Bhatura £2 Crispy puffy leavened bread deep fried BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:15 Page 7
Stuffed Alu Paratha £3.50 Whole wheat layered bread stuffed with spicy mashed potatoes and sizzled on the griddle
Tandoori Lacha Paratha £3.50 Layered bread flavoured with butter and cooked in the clay oven
Tandoori Roti £2 Whole wheat bread baked in the traditional clay oven
Roomali Roti £3 A Mughlai speciality made on a special upside-down griddle (tawa)
~ Naan ~
Plain £2.50
Garlic £3.50
Peshawari £3.50
Keema £4.50
Chilli £3.50
~ Yogurt and Salad ~
Plain Yogurt £2
Cucumber and Onion Raita £3.50
Regular Salad £3.50 Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 50kcal Fat 0g Saturated Fat 0g Protein 1g
Cuchumber £4 A tangy chopped spicy salad Nutrition Facts (per dish): Calories 167kcal Fat 9g Saturated Fat 0g Protein 1g BrilliantNewMenu_A4_8pp:Layout 1 21/2/17 11:15 Page 8
~ Desserts ~
Rasmalai £3.50 Home-made cheese patties in a sweet milk syrup
Gajar Ka Halwa £3.50 Warm caramelised carrot dessert with pistachio and almond
Gulab Jamun £3.50 Deep fried milk dough dumplings, served hot in a sweet syrup
Kulfi £3.50 Home-made traditional rich ice cream with ground pistachios and almonds
Warm Chocolate Brownie £6 Served with a scoop ofVanilla Ice-Cream
Criterion Ice-creams: £4
Vanilla Strawberry Chocolate Gulab Jamun Jalebi Mango Sorbet
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Please inform your server of any food allergy requests. Request to see a copy of our allergen matrix chart or visit www.brilliantrestaurant.com
All prices includeVAT. A discretionary service charge of 10% is added to your bill.
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