Here - Gandhi Mahal

www.gandhimahal.com
3009 27th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Please call 612-729-5222 for reservations
Gandhi Mahal
is a restaurant dedicated to the principles that Mohandas Gandhi
advocated in his lifetime. We welcome you to our “gathering place” in honor
of Gandhi’s ability to bring diverse people and beliefs together.
We are a full spice, full menu Northern-style Indian restaurant
specializing in recipes that have been handed down in our family
for many generations.
Our mission is to provide high quality, healthy food
that promotes a peaceful mind and experience
in a hospitable and comforting environment.
Suruwat (APPETIZERS) Served with Condiments
Please tell your
server if you
have any special
dietary needs,
in most cases
we can
accommodate you.
A1) Papadum $1 (2 cumin wafers)
A2) Samosa $5 2 deep fried Pastry pockets filled w/vegetables or meat,
served with tamarind, onion, and green chutney
A3) Pakora $4 (choose eggplant, cauliflower, banana, or potato)
5 lightly battered fritters
A4) Onion Bujia $4 (onion, mixed vegetable, and lentil fritters)
A5) Janta Appetizer Assortment $5 Combination of Onion Bhaji, Eggplant-Potato-Cauliflower
Fritters, and Papadam
A6) Tossed Salad $4 Indian style ‘chat masala’ salad
A7) Aloo Chat $4 Tossed pieces of potatoes w/blended yogurt, special spice, tamarind and
mint sauce
A8) Nanmush Gandhi $5 Special hummus served with freshly baked Tandoori Nan
Goram Lukhme
(Soups) Served with Papadam
S1) Chicken Soup $4
S3) Mulligatawny Soup $3 (tomato, lentil, carrot)
S2) Coconut Soup $3
S4) Yellow Dal Soup $2
Bangla Talapia
$15
Fish cooked and spiced in a
typical Bangladeshi way.
Served with Papadum
Rosai (ENTRÉES) Served with Basmati Rice
Spiced to order as: mirchi nahi (mild), tura bahati mirchi (medium), bahati-mirchi (hot),
Bollywood jana (extra hot)
Choose:
Tofu or Vegetable $11, Chicken $12, Beef or Goat or Lamb $15, Fish or Shrimp $17
Special Recipe Entrées Add $2 (these special sauces are sure to please the palate)
★1) Delhi Tikka Masala Tomato cream sauce flavored with fenugreek leaves; goes best with white meat
★2) Shahi King Korma Luscious, creamy gravy with a touch of sweet and saffron
★3) Pagal Coconut Curry Minced coconut blended with herbs and spices, sautéed in creamy sauce
4) Goa Jalfrezi Medium spiced tomato curry with stir-fried onions, bell peppers, tomatoes.
5) Persian Dhansak A Parsee delicacy, cooked in a lentil and tomato curry
6) Kamal Ke Mango A strongly spiced curry with clear onion ( piaz) dominance to the sauce;
goes very well with red meats.
7) Moghal Saagwalla Fresh spinach with onions, tastefully spiced and flavored with mint
leaves; best with red meat
8) Crore Queen Vindaloo A fiery combination of freshly roasted and ground spices and
condiments from Goa cooked with potatoes
9) Rogan Josh A traditional North Indian dish cooked in a medium hot spicy sauce and an
exotic blend of spices in spiced garlic sauce
10) Bhuna Bulabala Thick meat stew seasoned in its own juices and spices
11) Dill E Dildar Cooked with spinach, chickpeas, and mushrooms
12) Indian Five Spicy Garlic Shrimp Sautéed in spices and garlic sauce
13) Bombay Korahi Cooked in sauce w/spring onions and green pepper served on sizzling platter
14) Birayani Kazana Aromatic long-grain basmati rice cooked naturally with traditional herbs
and authentic spices; favored by Indian gentry as celebration or feasting fare throughout the
centuries. This entrée goes well with other entrées.
The Masu Karma Platter
(not available for takeout or delivery) $15 one person, $25 two people
A Thali dinner for non-vegetarians. Includes vegetable pakora, aloo pakora,
and papadam with chutneys; samples of Lamb Curry, Chicken Korma,
served with Basmati rice, and raita yogurt sauce.
Comes with Ruhel’s special mango chutney or pickles and kheer dessert.
Tandoori Namone
All dishes made in the tandoor traditional clay oven are marinated in tandoori spiced
yogurt and cooked in the tandoor, which seals the meat, retaining its natural juice.
24) Tandoori Mixed Grill $18 Combination of chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, lamb tikka,
and shikh kebab
25)Tandoori Lamb Cutlet $14 29) Tandoori Garlic Shrimp $16
26) Kebab $16
30) Chicken Tikka $15
27) Tandoori Fish $17
31) Vegetable Tandoori $12
28) Tandoori Chicken $12 32) Shikh Kebab $15
Tandoori Bread
Fresh-baked in our traditional tandoor clay oven
B1)
B2)
B3)
B4)
Nan $3
Rooti $3
Garlic Nan $4
Cheese Nan $4
B5)
B6)
B7)
B8)
Paratha $3
Aloo Nan $4
Sweet Coconut Nan $4
Keema Nan $4
B9) Poori-Puffy Bread $4
BB) Bread Basket $12 (includes
Nan, Poori-Puffy bread, Garlic Nan,
Aloo nan)
Wines (See separate list for complete wine and beer choices)
Here are some suggestions for a delicious “wining and dining” experience.
Reds
Whites
Big Monster Red
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Noir
Sauvignon Blanc
This delicious red blend goes well with #3 Pagal
Coconut Curry with Beef, Goat, or Lamb
Try this rich and soft red wine with the Masu
Karma Platter
Red Zinfandel, Bordeaux
Try these well-structured reds with any of the
Tandoori Breads or Samosa appetizers
Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon
Full-bodied, try with hearty stews or peppery
foods
Try with Bangla Talapia, Papadum, or vegetarian
dishes
Try this crisp wine with any Tandoori Namone entrées
Reisling, Gewürztraminer, White Zinfandel
Sweet white wines that go well with spicy dishes
Special Occasion?
Champagne/Sparkling or Rosé
These go well with anything – try with #8 Crore Queen
Vindaloo, or even with dessert
Vegetarian Menu
These dishes are prepared in the way that Gandhi would have enjoyed. If you
don’t see something here that you desire, ask our staff if we can make it
for you. All vegetarian entrées are served with Basmati rice.
Please tell your
server if you
have any special
dietary needs,
in most cases
we can
accommodate you.
15) Malai Kofta $12 Golden fried balls of paneer and potatoes w/ a touch
of spice gently cooked in mild almond sauce
16) Aloo Begun $12 Fresh eggplant and potatoes cooked w/ ground spices,
tomatoes, and garlic
17) Chole Peshawari $10 Whole chick peas cooked w/ potatoes and chana masala
18) Palak Paneer $12 Home-made cheese cooked in smooth spinach sauce
19) Vegetable Curry $10 Seasonal vegetables cooked in curry sauce
20) Vegetable Karahi $12 Served w/thick sauce with spring onions and green peppers served in
sizzling platter
21) Chana Sag $10 Chick peas and spinach
22) Aloo Palak $10 Potatoes cooked w/spinach in curry sauce
23) Dal $9
The Gandhi Thali (not available for takeout or delivery) $14 one person $23 two people.
An assortment of foods prepared in the way that Gandhi would have approved of.
Includes vegetable pakora, aloo pakora, and papadam with chutneys; samples of
Sag paneer and vegetable curry, with Basmati rice, and raita yogurt sauce.
Comes with Ruhel’s special mango chutney or pickles and kheer desert.
Mitai Ghar (DESSERT)
D1)
D2)
D3)
D4)
Kheer $3 Basmati rice pudding
Khulfi $4 Homemade pistachio and saffron ice cream
Gulab Jamun $4 Traditional hot dessert made from homemade cheese and honey
Faluda $4 Dairy-free sweet dessert made with coconut milk and agar agar
Beverages
Soft Drinks $2 (Ginger Ale, Barq’s Root Beer, Coke, Diet
Coke, Sprite, Orange, Mello Yello, Lemonade)
Lassi $4
Juice $3 (Orange, Mango)
Homemade yogurt drinks
poured over ice
Assorted Teas $2 Iced Tea – sweet or unsweetened.
Hot Tea: Herbal, Darjeeling, Spiced/Indian Cinnamon and
Cardamom, Green, or Caffeine-Free
Choose: Regular Salty:
Refreshing Plain Yogurt
Chai Tea $3
Coffee $2
Bottled Water $2
Wine and Beer (see separate list)
–OR–
Sweet: Mango, Pistachio, or Rose
We provide take-out, delivery, and full service five-star
catering for all special events and celebrations
and also provide off-site catering.
Please call 612-729-5222 for reservations or more information.